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Fatal crashes over Labor Day weekend lower compared to last year

September 7, 2021 11:12 AM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the preliminary statistics for the holiday weekend from 6 p.m. Friday, through 11:59 p.m. Monday in a release Tuesday.

Columbia police find missing woman

September 7, 2021 5:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Columbia Police posted to Twitter on Tuesday morning that Ernestine Foster was located. No other details were released. ORIGINAL STORY: The Columbia Police Department needs help from the community to find a missing woman. According to a post made Monday night on the police department’s Facebook page, a family member last

Southern Boone High School closed Tuesday for a deep clean after student tests positive for COVID-19.

Southern Boone School District returns Tuesday with COVID-19 safety measures

September 7, 2021 4:00 AM Meghan Drakas

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone School District is returning on Tuesday with an outlined plan of COVID-19 safety measures in place for students and staff. In the plan, the district says it has been consulting with the CDC and the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services to make its safety plan

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you using coronavirus precautions in public?

September 7, 2021 2:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

Health experts continue to plead with Americans to take steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus amid an ongoing summer surge fueled by the more contagious delta variant.

Drivers fill the roadways to enjoy holiday weekend

September 6, 2021 11:35 PM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More Individuals are getting out on the roads to take holiday trips. Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted that if holiday plans involve drinking, to get a sober driver. Andy Strubel is a Columbia resident. He said that he heard from family that the travel is not as easy as one might expect.

Columbia woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for a Feb. shooting

September 6, 2021 8:55 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Friday in a Feb. 2021 shooting. Elizabeth Dye received a 20-year prison sentence in the death of Maya Wootton. Police say Dye was homeless and living in a car, and shot Wootton in the basement of Wootton’s home on Orchard Court Lucas Harper pleaded guilty last

Noncompliant sex offender arrested Saturday after a chase through a bean field in Miller County

September 6, 2021 7:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man was arrested off Highway 52 in Saint Elizabeth after a brief police chase on Saturday. A Miller County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of vehicle theft. According to a news release, the suspect drove the stolen truck through a bean field and got stuck before running

Missouri Task Force One returns from Ida search and rescue mission

September 6, 2021 4:56 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force One returned safely Saturday to Columbia after being sent to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, to assist in search, rescue and assessment efforts after Hurricane Ida. FEMA tapped Task Force One on Aug. 27, sending 80 men and women from across the state to Louisiana. Chuck Leake, assistant chief of the

Doctor says it is safe to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as other shots

September 6, 2021 4:08 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As flu season approaches and more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, some people might be concerned about getting vaccinated against different viruses too close together. Dr. Christelle Ilboudo with MU Health Care said although the original studies said different vaccines should be spaced out by two weeks, that is no longer the

Patrol: Two arrested on suspicion of drug, gun crimes after Audrain County chase

September 6, 2021 12:02 PM Matthew Sanders

Ismail Muhidin, 20, and Hassan Mohamed, 25, were arrested Friday afternoon after a chase on Highway 54, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The chase started when a trooper tried to pull Muhidin and Mohamed over for speeding, the patrol said.

MONDAY UPDATES: Coronavirus numbers drop in Columbia Public Schools

September 6, 2021 8:16 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Health officials concerned holiday travel could cause spike in COVID-19 cases

September 6, 2021 4:14 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials are concerned Labor Day travel could cause another spike in COVID-19 cases, especially among the unvaccinated population. This comes as the start of the school year has brought an uptick in cases among children who are not vaccinated. Dr. Nancy Tofil, the Director of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the summer surge changed your Labor Day plans?

September 6, 2021 3:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised unvaccinated people not to travel this Labor Day weekend. However, many people continue to travel and to attend gatherings despite the surge in cases.

SUNDAY UPDATES: 600 Missourians are in the ICU with Covid-19

September 5, 2021 7:04 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 11.6% on Sunday, The change in positivity comes along with 1,230 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 639,439 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 277 new probable cases with a total number of 131,089 antigen test results being positive. No new

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is on high alert as traffic increases across mid-Missouri roadways throughout Labor Day Weekend.

Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2021 5:05 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout

Teen killed in watercraft collision at Table Rock Lake

September 5, 2021 2:38 PM Chanel Porter

STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old girl from St. Louis was killed in a watercraft collision at Table Rock Lake on Saturday. Troopers responded to Little Indian Point 5 around 4 p.m. The teen was ejected from her watercraft after she was struck by another teenager’s watercraft. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield

Prayer vigil held for Rock Bridge student following ATV crash

September 5, 2021 10:41 AM Ben Fein

Hundreds gathered on top of an MU Health Care parking garage to show support for Rock Bridge freshman Davis Taylor.

Woman killed in crash in Callaway County

September 5, 2021 10:30 AM Meghan Drakas

CALLAWAY, Co. (KMIZ) One woman was killed in a crash on Saturday night in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Report, 47-year-old Renee Honor was driving on I-70 eastbound along mile marker 146, when her car went off the right side of the road. The GMC Acadia then hit an embankment and

Missouri Task Force One returns home from Louisiana

September 4, 2021 11:03 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ)Missouri Task Force 1 arrived back home safely at Boone County Fire Protection District Headquarters in Columbia Saturday after deploying to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida response efforts. MO-TF1 was in Louisiana for one week to help with the aftermath of the storm and got orders to return. They left Louisiana Friday

Full capacity and tailgates return to Faurot Field for the season opener

September 4, 2021 8:18 PM Hannah Falcon

For the first time since 2019, the stadium allowed for full capacity and tailgating.