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Jefferson City Public Works prepares for days-long winter storm

January 31, 2022 11:10 AM Hannah Falcon

Mid-Missouri is expecting to get several inches of snow this week, which may make for unsafe road conditions.

Public works crews in Columbia/Boone County prepare ahead of our next winter storm

January 31, 2022 5:51 PM Chanel Porter

Boone County crews are preparing for snow, freezing rain and dangerously low temperatures.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports nearly half of 530 new coronavirus cases under 30-years-old

January 31, 2022 10:10 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Remote operations and classes for Wednesday and Thursday for the University of Missouri system

January 31, 2022 3:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The University of Missouri System and the MU campus will move to remote operations and classes for Wednesday and Thursday due to winter weather.

City of Columbia to open overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station Tuesday through Friday

January 31, 2022 3:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The City of Columbia is opening the Wabash Bus Station overnight warming Tuesday night through Friday night due to forecasted winter weather.

Prosecutors file lesser charge against suspect in deadly Columbia shooting

January 31, 2022 1:28 PM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed lesser charges against a man accused in a deadly Columbia shooting.

Columbia man sentenced after reaching plea deal in deadly shooting

January 28, 2022 12:40 PM Zachary Farwell

A Boone County judge sentenced a Columbia man to 27 years in prison Friday for his role in a deadly shooting.

Traffic delays expected along I-70 on Monday

January 31, 2022 5:20 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in the Columbia area should expect delays on eastbound Interstate 70 at the Sorrels Overpass Monday. MoDOT is planning for five-minute rolling roadblocks in the eastbound lanes to allow a crane to safely move concrete to the median. MoDOT expects the delays to happen between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 🚧I-70

Columbia College will return to in-person learning Monday

January 30, 2022 5:16 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College will return to in-person learning Monday after spending months in a partially virtual setting due to the COVID-19 case increase in Boone County. College officials announced after consulting with the COVID-19 Task Force, careful examination of data, and in consideration of feedback from faculty, staff and students, that the school has

Power has been restored to over 1,500 Columbia residents

January 30, 2022 6:34 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Power has been restored to all users as of 9 p.m. on Sunday. Around 3 p.m. on Sunday, a widespread power outage was reported in the area of the Columbia Mall. At that time, the City of Columbia reported 1,637 residents were without power. Matt Nestor with the city’s utilities department

Man seriously hurt after being hit by car in Columbia

January 30, 2022 10:00 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was seriously hurt after being hit by a car in Columbia on Saturday night. According to Columbia Police, Sullivan S. Preston, 19 of Bowen, IL was walking eastbound along I-70 Drive Northwest when he was hit by a 2003 Honda CRV. Joseph C. Gilmore, 30 of Columbia was behind the

Columbia Police arrest man accused of setting car on fire

January 29, 2022 10:46 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested Leslie Lee Williams, 40, of Columbia on suspicion of arson early Friday morning. CPD responded to a car on fire in the lot of Extended Stay at 2000 West Business Loop 70 around 1:35 a.m. on Friday. Police eventually identified the suspect as Williams who had outstanding arrest warrants

Local health organizations make changes following decreased demand for COVID-19 testing

January 28, 2022 9:14 PM Joushua Blount

just before and soon after the holidays, the demand for COVID testing increased.

Two taken to hospital after midday wreck in Columbia

January 28, 2022 8:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials report two people were taken by ambulance to a local hospital after a two-vehicle wreck at Range Line near Blue Ridge just before 12:30 p.m.

City of Columbia launches new utility website for customers

January 28, 2022 7:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The city of Columbia is launching a new website for residents to pay for utilities.

Numbers rising for police officers shot during traffic stops

January 28, 2022 11:54 AM Kennedy Miller

Shootings of police officers have shaken multiple American cities already in 2022 — building off an increase in such shootings in 2021.

City of Columbia trash vouchers arriving as new program ends first year

January 28, 2022 11:08 AM Erika McGuire

Columbia trash customers should be receiving vouchers for new bags in the mail this week, though some residents have complained about not being able to find the special bags the city requires.

Pediatric expert: Masks in schools help reduce omicron’s spread

January 28, 2022 5:52 PM Hannah Falcon

Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.

One killed in Interstate 70 crash near Clark Lane

January 28, 2022 10:20 AM Matthew Sanders

A crash Thursday night on Interstate 70 killed a person from Columbia, police said.

Snow may have been a shock for some but Columbia Public Works came prepared

January 27, 2022 7:09 PM Kennedy Miller

Some drivers may have been caught off guard by the snowfall this morning but Columbia Public Works certainly wasn’t.