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Mid-Missouri schools cancel class ahead of additional snow

February 10, 2021 5:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

Many school districts around Mid-Missouri have canceled classes ahead of another round of snow.

Boone Hospital waiting for state approval to continue CPS staff vaccinations

February 9, 2021 12:08 PM Zola Crowder

Boone Hospital Center is at a standstill, waiting for coronavirus vaccines from the state health department to continue vaccinating Columbia Public School staff.

Lettered highways and residential streets still covered in snow as winter weather continues

February 9, 2021 5:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

Around Mid-Missouri, residential streets and lettered highways were still covered in snow as winter weather continues to move through the area.

University of Missouri Police Department names interim chieif Brian Weimer as chief of MUPD

February 8, 2021 10:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Police Department Interim Chief Brian Weimer has been named chief of MUPD. Weimer took over as interim chief in July, replacing former Chief Doug Schwandt, who retired Aug. 3, 2020, after 20 years of service to the department. MUPD is the primary law enforcement response agency for MU and

WATCH REPLAY: Coronavirus update on Columbia Board of Education agenda

February 8, 2021 4:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a coronavirus update from Superintendent Peter Stiepleman.

Columbia Public Schools cancels classes for Tuesday; Dozens of districts cancel Tuesday classes

February 8, 2021 11:04 AM Matthew Sanders

Boonville, Fayette, Otterville and Pilot Grove were among the public districts that had called off Tuesday classes by 4 p.m. Monday.

Jefferson City School District to appeal employee firing case to Missouri Supreme Court

February 5, 2021 11:12 AM Matthew Sanders

Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ordered the district to rehire Ferry with back pay last March. The Western District upheld that ruling in December.

The columns on the Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri.

UM System Board of Curators approves ‘Research Commons Thermal Plant’

February 4, 2021 6:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A more than nine million dollar project is expected to help save the University of Missouri money. The UM System Board of Curators approved this afternoon building the ‘Research Commons Thermal Plant.’ MU says the new facility removes a need for the school to replace an aging steam main and boiler on

Mass vaccination event to begin at Faurot Field Thursday

February 4, 2021 5:15 AM Ben Fein

MU Health Care’s mass vaccination event is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday and will aim to vaccinate 2,000 people.

WATCH REPLAY: Columbia City Council, school board candidates at forum

February 3, 2021 3:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia Board of Realtors will host the first April election forum of the season Wednesday night.

Fewer high school seniors and low-income students completing FAFSA

February 2, 2021 12:21 PM Chanel Porter

Fewer students are turning in federal student aid applications across the country compared to the same time period in 2020.

Appeals Court reverses 2019 ruling about guns on MU’s campus and where they can be kept

February 2, 2021 9:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A state appeals court has reversed a 2019 ruling about guns on Mizzou’s campus. The ruling now allows employees to bring guns on campus but the weapons must stay in their vehicles and hidden from sight. A University of Missouri professor filed a lawsuit in 2015 after he wanted to keep his

Sturgeon Superintendent accepts job at Gasconade R-I

February 2, 2021 11:10 AM Matt Ragsdale

Sturgeon R-V administrators say Superintendent Geoff Neill is leaving the district for the same position at a Gasconade County school district.

MU student removed from campus for harassment, alleged use of racial slur

January 28, 2021 4:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri student affairs is reporting a student was removed from campus after an overnight incident involving harassment and the alleged use of a racial slur. According to a release by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bill Stackman, MU police responded to a report of an intoxicated student harassing two other

MU Health plans to vaccinate 1k people per day by early February

January 28, 2021 11:57 AM Meghan Drakas

The goal is among the information that will be presented to a UM Board of Curators committee by Dr. Richard Barohn, MU’s executive vice chancellor for health affairs. The open meeting begins at 1 p.m.

CPS parent group donating thousands of N95 masks to Columbia Public Schools employees

January 26, 2021 11:54 AM Chanel Porter

A community group says it plans to donate more than 2,000 N95 masks Tuesday for Columbia Public Schools employees.

WATCH: Columbia superintendent gives update on hybrid learning

January 26, 2021 3:24 AM Molly Stawinoga

CPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17 News This Morning.

University of Missouri Campus 09-02-2020

LOOKING AHEAD: What the weekend could bring with university students back

January 22, 2021 5:59 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the first week of classes comes to an end for University of Missouri students, there are 57 students with current active COVID-19 cases. Scott Clardy, a spokesperson for the Columbia/Boone County health department, told ABC 17 in an interview Monday, he expects cases to increase due to the return of students.