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Crash at Stadium Blvd. and Broadway ends with traffic light in roadway

September 29, 2021 9:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A crash at Stadium Boulevard and Broadway in Columbia ended with a traffic light in the road.

Hospital leaders stress the importance of showing how effective COVID-19 vaccines are in local areas

September 29, 2021 5:49 PM Chanel Porter

MU Health Care is now sharing data on how many COVID-19 patients are vaccinated.

Advocates urge governor to grant clemency in Columbia triple murder

September 29, 2021 4:28 PM Kennedy Miller

Anti-death penalty advocates delivered a petition Wednesday asking the state to spare the life of Ernest Johnson, saying his intellectual disability makes it unconstitutional to execute the man convicted of a Columbia triple murder.

Boone County man pleads guilty in crash that killed Columbia pedestrian

September 29, 2021 12:06 PM Matthew Sanders

Charles Waddill pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death and tampering with evidence.

First post-war Afghan refugee arrives in Mid-Missouri

September 29, 2021 11:11 AM Matthew Sanders

The refugee, identified by Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri as Fazal, was greeted at the Columbia Regional Airport by a group that included newly-hired staff who speak Pashto, the charity said. The charity said refugees need food, clothing, shelter, jobs, English language training and introduction to their new communities when they arrive here.

Boone County Commission hears support, opposition to courthouse murals

September 28, 2021 4:00 PM Leila Mitchell

The Boone County Commission heard support for and opposition Tuesday to removing 25-year-old paintings by former Columbia College art professor Sid Larson from the Boone County Courthouse.

Flu shots to be given out at Boone County schools beginning next week

September 28, 2021 10:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

The health department will be giving out flu shots at school-based and community outreach flu-shot clinics beginning next week.

Columbia business petitions against Business Loop 70 exit closure

September 28, 2021 12:29 PM Joushua Blount

Lee’s Tire started the petition because of its location near the ramp. The petition says the closure will hurt business on the Loop by reducing traffic.

Miller County prosecutor to review fatal Columbia officer-involved shooting

September 28, 2021 7:31 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Miller County will review a deadly shooting involving a Columbia police officer. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it gave the case to Miller County prosecutors for review on possible charges. The Boone County prosecutor’s office says a judge appointed Miller County to serve as a special prosecutor. A Columbia

Judge denies bid to immediately halt Columbia Public Schools mask mandate

September 28, 2021 5:26 AM Zola Crowder

Attorney General Eric Schmitt sought a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit he filed last month to end CPS’s mandate that all students and staff wear masks while indoors. Judge Brouck Jacobs denied that request in a two-plus-hour hearing Tuesday, along with a request to make the lawsuit class action, which would bring in other schools with mandates as defendants.

Schnucks to close earlier, citing pandemic-influenced job market

September 28, 2021 11:45 AM Kennedy Miller

The regional supermarket chain said in a news release this week that its stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. effective next Monday. The deli, meat and seafood counters will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The stores are currently open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about crime in downtown Columbia?

September 28, 2021 1:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

Shots were fired over the weekend in downtown Columbia, a week after two people were hit by bullets in the same area. Weekend shootings in the crowded downtown area are not unheard of but remain relatively uncommon. However, the crowded nature of downtown on weekend nights brings extra danger to those incidents. Are you worried

Woman charged after Sunday morning assault in Columbia

September 27, 2021 11:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia woman after a Sunday morning assault where the suspect cut the victim with knives.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 136 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

September 27, 2021 6:16 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Columbia College appoints 18th President

September 27, 2021 8:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia College Board of Trustees unanimously named David Russell the college’s 18th president Friday.

MU Health Care now shows COVID-19 vaccination status of inpatients in efforts to show vaccine effectiveness

September 27, 2021 8:03 PM Chanel Porter

MU Health Care decided on Monday to report the number of COVID-19 patients in its hospitals who have been vaccinated.

Columbia city leaders look to past task force for violence mitigation strategies

September 27, 2021 7:36 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot

Boone County Commission to hear public input on courthouse murals

September 27, 2021 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the commission chambers at the Boone County Government Center.

Hickman students return to school after gun scare at Homecoming dance

September 27, 2021 1:01 PM Hannah Falcon

Students at Hickman High School returned to class Monday without new information on what led to the chaos that followed a gun scare at Saturday’s Homecoming dance.

Missouri attorney general answers CPS request to dismiss school mask lawsuit

September 27, 2021 5:19 PM Matthew Sanders

The state, under the direction of Attorney General Eric Schmitt, sued last month to end a mandate that all students and staff wear masks indoors at CPS. Schmitt has also asked a judge to certify the lawsuit as class action, which would add other Missouri schools with mask mandates as defendants.