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Curators committee hears update on MU Health executive hiring

September 1, 2022 4:27 PM Ethan Heinz

MU Health Care is moving closer to filling out positions on its executive team, according to a presentation given to a University of Missouri Board of Curators committee.

Missouri judge moves Greitens custody case to Texas

September 1, 2022 12:12 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A child custody case between former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his ex-wife has been moved to Texas. Sheena Greitens’ lawyer confirmed to the Kansas City Star Wednesday that the judge decided the case should continue in Texas, where Sheena Greitens is a public affairs professor at the University of Texas.

Traffic impacts expected for Mizzou Football’s home opener

September 1, 2022 6:12 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. Thursday is the University of Missouri’s home opener for football and the university wants everyone to keep in mind the expected increased traffic in the campus area. The increased crowds will cause some changes to the parking and paths people will need to use for travel. 2022 MIZZOU FOOTBALL GENERAL PUBLIC PARKING Mizzou

Memorial Stadium food inspection records, alcohol sales, season ticket sales

September 1, 2022 6:19 AM Matthew Sanders

ABC 17 News obtained records of food safety inspections conducted during Mizzou football home games last season.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you excited about Mizzou football’s season opener?

September 1, 2022 2:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou football will open its season by hosting Louisiana Tech at Memorial Stadium on Thursday.

Columbia shooting suspect not found after search at apartment complex

August 31, 2022 8:34 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia shooting suspect remains at large after a search at an apartment complex in east Columbia Wednesday night. Police initially believed a man involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon may have been barricaded in an apartment at The Links on Clark Lane. At least five patrol cars responded to the scene

Mizzou’s Thursday night football game to impact Columbia’s economy, traffic

August 31, 2022 9:10 PM Leila Mitchell

The return of Mizzou football is just one day away and the game is expected to bring several thousand fans to Columbia.

Man shot in vehicle on Columbia street

August 31, 2022 12:08 PM Matthew Sanders

Police closed off part of an east-central Columbia street Tuesday.

Columbia woman accused of stealing from elderly couple and their disabled daughter

August 31, 2022 4:08 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman stole tens of thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of an elderly couple and their disabled daughter, a Boone County Sheriff’s Office detective wrote in a statement used to justify a felony charge against her. Ana Cristina Lopez-Clark, 54, was arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail

Boone County health department offering Novavax for people 12 and older

August 31, 2022 3:42 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is now offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to people 12 and older.

Columbia middle school to hold back-to-school event Wednesday

August 31, 2022 5:27 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Staff at a Columbia middle school plan to hold a back-to-school event Wednesday. The “Back to School Bash” is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. at John Warner Middle School. Organizers want the event to welcome the community back to school. The Back to School Bash will allow parents to meet their

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you more worried now that monkeypox is in Mid-Missouri?

August 30, 2022 11:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County health department said Tuesday that a county resident has tested positive for monkeypox.

Two Columbia middle school students assaulted on bus; suspect detained

August 30, 2022 1:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Two Columbia Public Schools middle school students were assaulted Tuesday morning on their bus, a district spokeswoman said.

Hundreds of students get free books from Read Across Columbia

August 30, 2022 5:23 PM Chris Bryant

More than 600 kids at Columbia Public Schools got new books Tuesday at Blue Ridge Elementary School as part of the Read Across Columbia program.

First monkeypox case reported in Boone County

August 30, 2022 2:36 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County has reported its first case of monkeypox.

At least two homes hit in central Columbia shooting

August 30, 2022 1:22 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say at least two homes were hit with gunfire in a central Columbia shooting late Monday night. ABC 17 News crews were on scene around 11:40 p.m. and saw multiple officers searching the area with flashlights. CPD says an officer was close by at the time of the shooting and

Bike thefts in Columbia raise concerns

August 29, 2022 8:58 PM Ethan Heinz

The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating several bicycle thefts so far this year.

Most power restored after large Columbia Water and Light outage

August 29, 2022 3:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Most of the more than 1,600 Columbia Water and Light customers who lost power Monday afternoon had service restored by about 4 p.m., the utility said in social media posts Monday.

Judge seals decision in Greitens family court case

August 29, 2022 4:56 PM Lucas Geisler

A Boone County judge closed off her decision in a family court case involving the state’s former governor.

Columbia College boasts biggest new student class since 2018

August 29, 2022 10:44 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia College said Monday that it welcomed the most new students to classes since 2018.