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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County positivity rate more than doubles from the previous week

April 9, 2021 10:53 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Health officials hopeful expanding vaccine eligibility could lead to coronavirus herd immunity by end of May

April 9, 2021 2:09 PM Zola Crowder

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams said he hopes to have 75% of the population vaccinated by the end of May.

Woman says her two teen daughters were hit in south Columbia shooting

April 8, 2021 4:04 PM Leila Mitchell

Kandas Holmes-Barnes said her 13-year-old daughter was shot in the shoulder and mouth, causing her to swallow a bullet.

Dozens speak out during Planning and Zoning meeting on development in the Gans Creek Wild Area

April 8, 2021 11:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of residents spoke during a public comment at the planning and zoning committee meeting Thursday evening to oppose development that would impact the Gans Creek Wild Area at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park The residents are attempting to protect the area from over-development. The residents against the development cite how it

Boone County officials propose new wind farm regulations at public hearing

April 8, 2021 5:15 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Public hearings for wind farm regulations have been scheduled by the Boone County Zoning Commission throughout April. The commission will host the first public hearing Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Boone County Government Center. Boone County Resource Management Director, Bill Florea, says the department was looking forward to hearing the

$1 million endowed professorship to support autism research, services at MU

April 8, 2021 9:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri alumni Bill and Nancy Thompson established the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship in Child Development with a $1 million gift. The gift honors Ron Ashworth, board chair for the Thompson Foundation Board of Directors and a longtime advocate of both neurodevelopmental disability issues and the Thompson Center for Autism and

Experts say vaccinations even more important as COVID-19 variant shows up in Mid-Missouri

April 8, 2021 3:06 PM Zola Crowder

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services reported the first known U.K. coronavirus variant COVID-19 case in Boone County.

Columbia businesses cleaning up after flooding

April 8, 2021 1:31 PM Chanel Porter

The UPS Store in the plaza suffered water damage during the storm and was forced to close early. On Thursday, Neville and Sons carpet cleaning and water damage restoration company was at the store.

Two minors hurt in south Columbia shooting

April 8, 2021 2:10 AM Ben Fein

Officers were originally called to the 1800 block of Juniper Drive around 11:15 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired in the area.

Columbia police shut down Rock Quarry road south of Nifong

April 7, 2021 11:32 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications is reporting Rock Quarry road is shut down just south of Nifong due to a police incident. ABC 17 News will have more information as it becomes available.

Health leaders say new variant found in Missouri is a reminder the pandemic not over

April 7, 2021 5:43 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health leaders across the state are saying the finding of the first case of the COVID-19 variant originally found in South Africa is a good reminder the pandemic is not over. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the case of the variant found in Jackson County on Tuesday. The

Columbia bus driver fired after video surfaces showing reckless driving

April 7, 2021 4:09 PM Victoria Bragg

A bus driver has been fired after a Columbia Public Schools parent recorded a video of a school bus swerving in and out of lanes on Highway 63 on Tuesday evening.

Columbia Board of Education to receive recommendation on next assistant superintendent for elementary education

April 7, 2021 4:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will get a recommendation for the next assistant superintendent for elementary education next week. De’Vion Moore will replace current Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Dr. Jill Brown who announced earlier this year she would be leaving the district. Moore is currently the principal at Alpha Hart Elementary

Health care professionals: Get second coronavirus vaccine dose at same place as first dose

April 7, 2021 12:33 PM Meghan Drakas

Health care professionals are urging people to get their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the same place as their first dose to avoid vaccine waste.

Federal report shows drastic increase in Missouri hospital supply shortages

April 7, 2021 5:26 AM Ben Fein

In Missouri’s latest state profile report, formerly known as the ‘Red Zone’ report showed a 40% increase in hospitals reporting supply shortages.

Newcomers Sasser and Snodgrass defeat incumbent in Columbia’s Board of Education race

April 6, 2021 12:27 PM Connor Hirsch

After a year for school districts across the country that was unlike any in recent history, five Columbia residents are asking voters for a spot on the seven-member Board of Education.