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Miller County crash kills two

August 30, 2021 10:40 AM Matthew Sanders

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol reported. Neither was wearing a seat belt.

Man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off cliff

August 30, 2021 7:26 AM Meghan Drakas

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off a cliff Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report, 41-year-old Thomas Painter from Bosworth, Missouri, jumped off a cliff approximately 125 feet in the air. Painter did not come up once he hit

Columbia Red Cross team responding to Louisiana for Hurricane Ida

August 30, 2021 5:13 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross of Missouri-Arkansas is sending multiple response teams to Louisiana to help residents of the state recovering from Hurricane Ida. The Columbia Red Cross is sending one team of two drivers with a vehicle filled with food and emergency supplies to communities in Louisiana. Two crews will also depart

Columbia College returns in-person with COVID-19 precautions in place

August 30, 2021 4:37 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College students start class Monday in-person and the school has put COVID-19 precautions in place. Masks As of Aug. 9 masks are required indoors for all students, staff, and faculty regardless of vaccination status. There are some exceptions to the mask policy, including when people are alone in a work space

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support the Missouri AG’s lawsuit against school mask mandates?

August 30, 2021 3:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has named Columbia Public Schools in a class-action lawsuit meant to ban districts’ mask mandates statewide.

Missouri Task Force 1 arrives in Louisiana in time for Hurricane Ida

August 29, 2021 7:19 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri Task Force 1 arrived at its staging location Sunday morning, ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall around 1 p.m.

SUNDAY: Over 2,000 Missourians hospitalized with Covid-19

August 29, 2021 3:56 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,092 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 627,196 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 219 new probable cases with a total number of 126,858 antigen test results being positive. Four new

Bridge work continues in Boone County, I-70 traffic delays expected

August 29, 2021 4:59 AM Ben Fein

Ongoing rehabilitation work of the Perche Creek Bridges in Boone County is expected to cause lane closures this week.

Police issue a Silver Alert for missing 71-year-old woman

August 28, 2021 11:54 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: As of a little after 8 a.m. on Sunday, the University of Missouri Police Department released Theresa Antoine-Mitchell had been found and is safe. The University of Missouri Police Department has issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a missing woman last seen on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. Police are searching

Defensive driving course tackles number one cause of teen death

August 28, 2021 9:42 PM Hannah Falcon

Car accidents are the number one reason teens die. A national nonprofit visiting mid-Missouri is trying to change that.

SATURDAY: Fourteen new Covid-19 deaths recorded

August 28, 2021 8:14 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.9% on Saturday, The change in positivity comes along with 1,865 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 626,104 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 698 new probable cases with a total number of 126,639 antigen test results being positive. Fourteen new

Two Camdenton residents killed after motorcycle crash in Maries County

August 28, 2021 4:45 PM Chanel Porter

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and woman from Camdenton were killed in a motorcycle crash in Maries County on Saturday. Driver of the vehicle, Roy Allison, 74, failed to navigate a curve on northbound US 63, 8 miles north of Rolla. The vehicle crossed over the center of the roadway and struck another vehicle

New laws set to go into place in Missouri to limit health orders, allow college athletes to be compensated

August 28, 2021 3:50 AM Ben Fein

ultiple new laws are set to take effect on Saturday, including compensation for student athletes, limits on health orders, multiple relating to law enforcement and others.

One man flown to hospital following boat incident

August 28, 2021 3:58 AM Ben Fein

One Wisconsin man was life flighted to University Hospital in Columbia following a boat crash at The Lake of The Ozarks.

SportsZone Football Friday 2021: Week 1

August 27, 2021 7:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

Here are the scores from Week 1 of area high school football.

Columbia police: Stolen catalytic converters cases as cost of metals rise

August 28, 2021 12:01 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is reporting a rise in stolen catalytic converters in the area. According to a report, there was a total of 78 catalytic converters stolen in 2020 and 96 so far for this year. Thieves steal the catalytic converter because of the precious metals in them. Converters contain platinum,

Jefferson City nursing home sued over COVID-19 death

August 27, 2021 3:07 PM Matthew Sanders

David Ousley died Oct. 4 at age 83 after contracting COVID-19 while living at Jefferson City Manor, his family says in the lawsuit. Ousley is one of 13 residents of Jefferson City Manor who have died during the pandemic, according to federal data. The family is suing the nursing home and its owner, Juckette Management Services Senior Living, Inc.

The director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services on Thursday extended the current COVID-19 order, which had been set to expire Tuesday.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 54 new coronavirus cases

August 27, 2021 11:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Sturgeon school district warns parents of a man following a mother to school

August 27, 2021 4:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sturgeon Superintendent Dr. Melia Franklin sent out a warning Friday morning after a man followed a parent to the elementary school from Casey’s gas station. The superintendent says the mother alerted the teachers on duty about the man. An administrator approached the man, and the man became belligerent and menacing but left,

Columbia murder suspect released on bond

August 27, 2021 3:57 PM Matthew Sanders

Jeffrey McWilliams is suspected in the death of Augustus Roberts, who died at a home in the 1900 block of Lasso Circle on Dec. 11, 2017. He is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.