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Phase 2 activation extends vaccine eligibility to those 'essential for economic recovery.'

Gov. Parson projects 40% of Missourians will not be interested in receiving the vaccine

March 19, 2021 3:52 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Parson said Thursday after announcing a timeline for Phases 2 and 3 that the state anticipated 60% of Missouri residents will be interested in receiving the coronavirus vaccine. That still leaves 40% of the state’s population that may not be interested in receiving the vaccine at all. “Even though natural immunity

Vaccine supply to increase as millions of Missourians will soon be eligible

March 19, 2021 3:16 PM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that vaccine supply will increase as millions of Missourians will become coronavirus vaccine-eligible in the next few weeks. “The federal government has informed us that COVID-19 vaccine allotments to Missouri are projected to increase significantly by the first week of April,” Parson said. The Governor said it’s important

ABC 17 News March 18 COVID-19 Roundtable

March 18, 2021 11:46 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News held another roundtable discussion tonight. As coronavirus vaccine distribution continues across Mid-Missouri, ABC 17 News spoke with local health officials to help walk us through the mass vaccination process. Tonight’s conversation was over the new major vaccination rollout and who qualifies under this upcoming phase. The roundtable also spoke

Car crash leads to power outage near Clark Lane

March 18, 2021 6:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to the Ameren Outage Map, the power has been restored in the area. Authorities also removed the car. ORIGINAL: Several Columbia residents are without power Thursday evening after a stolen car crashed into a ground transformer box near Clark Lane. Boone Electric Cooperative is on scene restoring power for 17

13th Circuit Court moving to Phase 3

March 18, 2021 9:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In-person court hearings could soon resume at the 13th Circuit Court at Boone County Courthouse. The courthouse moved to Phase 2 on Feb. 22 based on no in-house positives and improving numbers of COVID in both counties. The court is now moving up to Phase 3 after being in Phase 2 for

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County active cases rise above the triple-digit mark

March 18, 2021 10:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for more updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Parson announces two appointments to the University of Missouri board of curators

March 18, 2021 7:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced two appointments to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The appointments will be submitted to the Missouri Senate on Monday upon return from the legislative spring break. The current board members will continue to serve on expired terms until their successors are confirmed. Todd P. Graves,

Local vaccine providers prepare for the upcoming large number of vaccine-eligible people

March 18, 2021 7:22 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced Missourians in Phase 2 of the state vaccination plan will become coronavirus vaccine-eligible on March 29. Phase 3, which includes all state residents, will be activated to receive a vaccine on April 9. The activation of Phase 2 is estimated to extend vaccine eligibility to 880,000 Missourians that

Columbia man arrested after more than 1,000 images of child pornography reported

March 18, 2021 4:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The sheriff’s department says an online tip from an internet service provider reported over 1,000 images of child pornography located on an account belonging to Gary Todd, 60.

Cole County adds more roads to flooded list

March 18, 2021 8:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County officials are closing more roads because of river flooding while saturated ground and high creeks have caused the state to close three Boone County highways.

MU moving construction crews into place for new Women’s and Children’s

March 18, 2021 11:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

The University of Missouri will start moving construction crews over to the site of the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital next week.

Crews working to put out house fire west of Columbia

March 17, 2021 10:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire District is on the scene of a fire on the 4400 block of W. Rockhampton Circle. An ABC 17 News crew is on scene reporting multiple trucks are on scene. ABC 17 News will update with new information as it becomes available.

Park officials warn people to stay out of flooded waters and be cautious of flooded areas

March 17, 2021 6:56 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Columbia Parks and Recreation, common areas that tend to flood are along the MKT Trail, The Hinkson Creek Trail, and the Grindstone Nature Area. It says as of Wednesday afternoon, most of those places were underwater. The Director of Columbia Parks and Recreation Mike Griggs says visitors should watch out

Drivers urged to avoid water as heavy rain leads to flooded roads

March 17, 2021 2:11 PM ABC 17 News Team

Several roads around Mid-Missouri were closed Wednesday and a flood warning was in effect for a Missouri River tributary in Boone County as more storms threatened the area.