COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CVS Pharmacy employees across Missouri are protesting what they are calling “poor working conditions and sub-par Regional leadership”. ABC 17 News spoke with six employees of CVS, four of which work at a Mid-Missouri CVS locations. All six wished to remain anonymous due to the possibility of retaliation. The first walkouts began
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Boone County’s top prosecutor said Monday that his office has charged a man with second-degree murder and other violent felonies after the shooting death of a 3-year-old Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) introduced a $8.5 billion bill last week to reauthorize WHIP+, or Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program-Plus. The bill would allow farmers to recoup money for crops that were lost due to ongoing drought conditions that continue to impact the state. The program provided payments to producers in 2018
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man suffered a serious injury Sunday morning in a crash in Maries County on Highway 133, about a mile and a half south of Van Cleve, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe – driven by Dale Bosley, 40
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Ahead of the Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, ABC 17 News is digging into Alzheimer’s Disease and the resources available to families.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in July with first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse is now in the Boone County Jail. Dayvion Robinson, 23, was arrested by the Lincolnwood Police Department in Illinois on Sept. 14, according to court records. A notice of extradition was filed by a Boone County assistant Prosecutor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that led to a 3-year-old boy being shot. Police do not have an update on the victim’s condition, who was taken to a local hospital. “That child sustained a gunshot wound to his torso. They made the decision to quickly scoop the child up, put the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri Pridefest Street Fair The Mid-Missouri Pridfest Street Fair started Saturday afternoon and will run until Sunday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will cause multiple road closures and potential traffic in downtown Columbia throughout the weekend. Throughout the weekend, a portion of Park Ave. will be closed from around
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Millions of adults will continue to get their COVID-19 vaccines paid for as new shots targeting new strains are distributed.
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A Boone County jury convicted a Rocheport woman of sex trafficking her own daughter after an afternoon of deliberations Friday.
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Several events this weekend will affect traffic in Columbia.
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The series is organized by the St. Louis Sports Commission, according to the contract signed in October with the university which includes a $150,000 price tag for an event management fee.
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An apparent crash involving a tractor-trailer backed up traffic on Interstate 70 in Columbia on Friday afternoon.
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The Central Missouri Humane Society said Friday that it won’t take in new animals other than strays for two weeks amid an outbreak of dog respiratory illnesses.
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Two people were killed in a crash in northeast Columbia on Thursday night, according to the Columbia Police Department.
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A Columbia man was charged Friday with three felonies and two misdemeanors after his arrest at Columbia Regional Airport.
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Power has been restored after 1,985 customers were without power in East Columbia.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement shut down the southbound lanes of Highway 63 on Thursday night in between Vandiver Drive and Clark Lane for a crash. An ABC 17 News reporter saw debris in the middle of the road, as well as a one vehicle flipped over and at least one other vehicle parked on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care installed a weapons-detection system on Thursday. MU Health spokesman Eric Slusher told ABC 17 News in an email that the systems were added to three emergency room entrances at University Hospital and MU Women’s Hospital. “The safety of our employees, patients and visitors is our highest priority,” Slusher wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A records request obtained by ABC 17 News found that the University of Missouri has investigated two sextortion cases so far this semester. The University of Missouri Police Department previously announced in April that there were 10 cases during the 2022-23 school year. MUPD spokeswoman Sarah Deidrich said sextortion can begin, “when
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