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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 50 new COVID cases

July 6, 2022 5:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weather Alert Day: Dangerous heat and humidity continues through tomorrow

July 2, 2022 5:39 PM Jessica Hafner

UPDATE: Wednesday Evening Update: This blog has an updated forecast video and heat index tracker through Friday. BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through Thursday as dangerous heat is expected to impact much of the country, including Mid-Missouri. Heat index values could be in excess of 105 degrees,

Mediacom reports wide outages for second straight day

July 6, 2022 5:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Internet provider Mediacom reported widespread outages in Missouri and Iowa for the second day in a row Wednesday.

Columbia man charged after alleged assault involving a knife

July 6, 2022 4:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly injured a person early Wednesday morning with a razor.

Boone County to begin chip seal treatment of 36 sites beginning Friday

July 6, 2022 4:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The annual preservation chip seal treatment in Boone County will begin Friday and go through two weeks.

Missing Camden County man last reported seen on June 7

July 6, 2022 3:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Camden County Sheriff’s Dept. is reporting Tanner Elmore, 36, of Montreal, is missing.

Tips help Jefferson City police identify man suspected of July 1 assault

July 6, 2022 2:21 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Jefferson City police arrested a 20-year-old Jefferson City man Wednesday morning for his involvement in the assault reported last Friday.

Man arrested in Pulaski County after allegedly dousing a woman in gasoline

July 6, 2022 11:21 AM Ben Fein

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department arrested one man in Pulaski County, after crews originally responded to reports of a structure fire.

One man seriously hurt after motorcycle crash in Johnson County

July 6, 2022 5:54 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported one man was seriously injured following a motorcycle crash in Johnson County, Tuesday evening.

Voter registration deadline hits for Missouri’s upcoming primary election

July 6, 2022 5:45 AM Ben Fein

Missourians looking to vote in the upcoming August 2 primary, must be registered to vote by Wednesday, July 6.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about safety at public events after the Illinois mass shooting?

July 6, 2022 2:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The suspect in Monday’s mass shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead and injured more than two dozen has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.

California remains under water order after test reveals E. coli

July 5, 2022 11:59 AM Kennedy Miller

A boil order in California remained in effect Tuesday after Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources reported a positive test for E. coli in the city’s water last Wednesday.

Columbia City Council table proposed downtown event, residents express concerns after latest mass shooting

July 5, 2022 9:50 PM Leila Mitchell

The city of Columbia has several summer events that bring many people from all over to the city, on the heels of several mass shootings, Columbia residents feel uneasy.

No decision made by City Council of Jefferson City on employee pay raises

July 5, 2022 11:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The City Council of Jefferson City has tabled a bill that would give city employees a proposed pay increase.

Columbia man charged for allegedly drug trafficking cocaine, marijuana and meth

July 5, 2022 10:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after police connected him to a large drug trafficking operation on the 300 block of Ripley St., according to court documents. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Mark McKee with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, one count of delivery of 35 grams

MU Health Care CEO stepping down this month

July 5, 2022 11:50 AM Matthew Sanders

Curtright is leaving to take a job in Oklahoma as COO at OU Health, MU Health said in a news release Tuesday. He has led MU Health Care since 2016.

Gravois Mills man seriously injured after motorcycle crash in Camden County

July 5, 2022 8:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A motorcycle driver was seriously injured after a Tuesday afternoon wreck on Old Highway 54, a quarter-mile west of Route AA in Camden County.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept. looking for stolen trailer and excavator

July 5, 2022 7:12 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Thursday, Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Gouldman Road in Buell for a report of a stolen trailer and excavator.

Lane restrictions on Interstate 70 at High Hill in Montgomery County will be down to one lane Wednesday

July 5, 2022 6:54 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MoDOT contractors will work from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. as they close a lane in each direction on Interstate 70 at mile marker 180 to continue work on the overpass that was hit by a tractor-trailer on June 23.

Mediacom outage cuts internet service to some in Mid-Missouri a second time in four hours

July 5, 2022 4:40 PM Matthew Sanders

It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were affected by the outage.