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March 16, 2021 9:11 PM ABC 17 News Team

Moberly works to bring new company, 200 jobs to city.

Moberly Public School Board votes to hire new superintendent

March 16, 2021 9:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Public Schools Board of Education has voted to hire Dr. Dustin Fanning as the next district superintendent of Schools. Fanning will start his new job on July 1 of this year. Fanning was also named as interim superintendent for the remainder of the school year.

Bond denied for mom charged in thwarted murder-for-hire plot

March 16, 2021 4:32 PM Associated Press

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for a southwest Missouri real estate agent who is accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill her former mother-in-law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Camden County Judge Heather Miller said Tuesday that she believed that 43-year-old Leigh Ann Bauman posed too much

Missouri State Fair on this year after 2020 cancelation

March 16, 2021 4:04 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Officials are planning for a full Missouri State Fair after the event was canceled last year because of the coronavirus. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn on Tuesday confirmed plans to bring the fair back this year. Officials canceled the event last year over concerns about safety during the pandemic. The Sedalia

Black woman becomes face of Missouri following NAACP warning

March 16, 2021 1:38 PM Associated Press

A Black woman has become the face of Missouri’s tourism campaign, nearly four years after the NAACP warned travelers that their civil rights may not be respected it they visit the state.

Animal rights group files federal complaint against Unversity of Missouri

March 15, 2021 11:50 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stop Animal Exploitation Now! has filed an official complaint against the University of Missouri for alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act with the USDA. University of Missouri Federal Complaint 3 15 21Download The allegations come from two incidents where five dogs died and two piglets went missing. The complaint refers to

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 41 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

March 15, 2021 8:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Amber Alert canceled for missing St. Joseph 2-year-old

March 15, 2021 4:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect responded to the Amber Alert by the St. Joseph police and the child was recovered safely at 5:24 p.m. An Amber Alert was issued for a two-year-old child after she was taken by force after 3:30 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol release, Jeremiah Latour broke into

Missourians in Tier 3 now eligible for coronavirus vaccine

March 15, 2021 5:25 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: As of 10 a.m., the Columbia/Boone County health department had no open vaccination appointments listed on its website. Thousands of Missourians are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine under Phase 1B, Tier 3 in the state’s vaccination plan. Those eligible in tier three include the following workforces: Education (K-12)ChildcareCommunications SectorDams SectorEnergy

Vaccinators encourage the public to take any vaccine that is available as thousands become eligible Monday

March 14, 2021 6:27 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care experts are advising eligible people to not turn down any coronavirus vaccine if it becomes available, while vaccine supply still continues to be an issue. “Take what’s available to you when it’s your turn to sign up because you don’t know when that’s going to come again,” said Dr. Robin

SUNDAY UPDATES: Nearly 1.8 million vaccine doses given out in Missouri prior to Tier 3 opening

March 14, 2021 2:30 PM Connor Hirsch

Vaccine distribution continues in the Show-Me state, with the total number of people completed vaccination hitting 631,832.

Local vaccinators preparing for phase 1B tier 3 to open Monday

March 13, 2021 5:42 PM Victoria Bragg

Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will begin on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine.

Two people rescued from flooded bridge in Rolla

March 13, 2021 10:52 AM Zach Boetto

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water rescue crews saved two people from a flooded bridge in Rolla on Friday night. It happened around 9 p.m. on a low water bridge on Missouri County Road 527. According to a Facebook post from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, the truck got stuck on the bridge when trying to cross

Pharmacies and hospitals prepare for Tier 3 activation on Monday

March 12, 2021 3:55 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will be activated on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine. Boone County hosted its first mass vaccination clinic in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Friday. The clinic is expected to administer 2,300

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County uses 1,802 out of 2,300 vaccine doses during today’s event

March 12, 2021 9:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Mid-Missouri health officials: More resources needed to achieve President Biden’s ‘return to normalcy’

March 12, 2021 3:19 PM Zola Crowder

In a primetime address to the nation on Thursday night, President Joe Biden announced his plan to have all US adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and to get the country closer to normal by July 4.

ABC 17 News March 11 COVID-19 Roundtable

March 11, 2021 9:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News held another roundtable discussion tonight. Tonight the topic was how Columbia Public Schools plans to prepare for a return to classrooms in the coming weeks, preparations as Phase 1B Tier-3 vaccinations officially begin tomorrow and changes in making vaccine appointments that you may want to know. Tonight’s roundtable discussion

Former Libertarian candidate for governor announces candidacy for US Senate as a Republican

March 11, 2021 9:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Libertarian candidate for Missouri governor in 2020 Rik Combs announced his candidacy as a Republican for the U.S. Senate seat for Missouri. Combs is a former senior officer in the United States Air Force for parts of three decades before retiring and serving as CEO for the consulting firm Baron