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CPS superintendent discusses the dramatic changes for next school year

April 30, 2020 10:05 AM Zara Barker

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman talked Thursday about the district’s latest efforts amid COVID-19 with ABC 17’s Zara Barker.

University leaders expect “unpopular” decisions due to financial troubles

April 29, 2020 9:41 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UM System President Mun Choi said he expects to make some “unpopular” decisions in the coming year due to COVID-19’s impact on the school. Choi made the comment during the Mu Faculty Council meeting on Wednesday alongside MU Provost Lantha Ramchand and Vice Chancellor Rhonda Gibler. Choi said he expected state leaders

Local gym using UVC lights to disinfect facility

April 29, 2020 6:32 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) As states across the nation begin their first phases of reopening business, many americans are eager to get back to the gym. Dr. Randall Williams, the director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued an order on April 27 allowing gyms to reopen on Monday. Gyms across Missouri are

Columbia police to build levee on Lamine River to find missing Columbia woman

April 29, 2020 3:43 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department announced Wednesday it will work with local and state partners to build a levee at the Lamine River to help in the search for a missing woman.

Mid-Missouri meat industry sources say local supply is stable

April 29, 2020 2:45 PM Amber Tabeling

COVID-19 threatened to disrupt meat supply across the country as many meat companies closed, but many sources have said that the current meat supply remains in good standings.

Alleged Boone County shooter charged with four felonies

April 29, 2020 5:00 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged a Columbia man Tuesday with four felonies after another man was shot at a Boone County trailer park.

Landlords dealing with restrictions amid COVID-19 pandemic

April 29, 2020 4:33 PM Ben Fein

Landlords in Columbia are having to deal with obstacles while trying to show and lease their properties.

Woman pleads guilty in Columbia killing

April 29, 2020 12:12 PM Matthew Sanders

One of seven people charged with murder in what investigators said was a drug deal turned bad pleaded guilty to a drug charge Monday.

Columbia police looking for person linked to Sunday burglary

April 29, 2020 11:07 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday that officers are looking for a person tied to a weekend burglary.

Man arrested in connection with January shooting on Business Loop

April 29, 2020 10:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Another person has been arrested in connection with a January shooting that happened on the Business Loop.

Judge gives 17-year sentence in Columbia murder case

April 29, 2020 10:14 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to murder Monday in a January 2019 killing.

Boone County prosecutors charge man with trespassing, property damage at MU

April 29, 2020 8:57 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a man on Tuesday with trespassing at the University of Missouri and allegedly breaking into a campus building.

State health department could pay private labs more than $1 million to ramp up testing

April 28, 2020 7:48 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services could pay more than $1 million to private labs in increase testing capacity as the state begins to relax social distancing rules. The contracts obtained by ABC 17 News show that at least three labs, including one in mid-Missouri, will help the state

Local hospitals postpone thousands of elective procedures during COVID-19

April 28, 2020 8:04 PM Sydney Olsen

Representatives from hospitals in Columbia announced last week they will slowly begin to schedule more procedures and surgeries that are not related to COVID-19.

Wind knocks over electric pole

April 28, 2020 7:04 PM Katie Greathouse

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Strong winds knocked over an electric pole in Boone County as storms swept across Mid-Missouri on Tuesday. It happened on Route K at McBaine city limits before 6 p.m. BCJC: Electric pole leaning at Route K at McBaine city limits and creating a traffic hazard. Use caution, avoid area if possible.—

Columbia man pleads guilty to meth, gun possession

April 28, 2020 4:59 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man admitted in federal court Tuesday to having methamphetamine and a gun.

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks

Masks delivered by former Missouri governor fail fit test

April 28, 2020 4:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Masks delivered by a former Missouri governor to at least one local agency to protect first responders from COVID-19 did not pass a fit test.

Mid-Missouri hospitals prepare for spike in COVID-19 patients after reopening

April 28, 2020 11:50 AM Molly Stawinoga

With the state reopening in less than a week, hospitals in mid-Missouri are preparing for a possible spike in COVID-19 cases.

Officers identify human remains of Columbia man missing since September

April 28, 2020 3:51 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said Tuesday that human remains found two weeks ago have been identified as a Columbia man who had been missing for months.

CPD: Officers looking for man suspected of kidnapping, domestic assault

April 28, 2020 9:07 AM Matt Ragsdale

CPD tweeted after 8 a.m. on Tuesday that the man was believed to be armed and dangerous.