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THURSDAY UPDATES: CPS dashboard reports 19 students positive with COVID-19

October 29, 2020 10:45 AM ABC 17 News Team

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FBI warns hospitals about Russian cyberattacks

October 29, 2020 12:17 PM Victoria Bragg

The FBI said Russian hackers are targeting US hospitals by using malware that locks computer systems and denies hospitals access to its data.

Boone Electric Cooperative assisting in Hurricane Zeta restoration

October 29, 2020 5:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

This is the third hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in eight weeks.

Low water pressure forces boil water notice for Rockbridge Estates

October 29, 2020 5:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Consolidated Public Water of Boone County is reporting a precautionary boil water advisory after an afternoon water main break and a report of low water pressure. According to the release, the advisory runs from 3:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday at noon. All water service areas affected include customers on 163 from Rockbridge

Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers

October 29, 2020 6:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see rates going up under a filing that will take effect Sunday. Customers in mid-Missouri will see a rate increase of $.03 per Ccf (per hundred cubic feet) of natural gas. According to the release, Ameren reports up to 55% of its customers’ current natural

Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations set pandemic records

October 29, 2020 11:32 AM Ben Fein

Boone County set two COVID-19 records on Wednesday with 95 hospitalizations and 31 patients in ICU beds.

Boone County Fire Protection District: Tuesday night fire considered suspicious

October 28, 2020 8:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District is reporting the fire on the 700 block of Demaret Drive last night at around 11:15 pm is considered suspicious. Officials report the incident is being investigated as an arson. Officials say residents were lucky they discovered the fire as quickly as they did and were able

Three file for city council bids on first day

October 28, 2020 8:26 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people returned petitions to run for Columbia City Council on the first day allowed. City clerk Sheela Amin said all three petitions are for candidates in Second Ward. Andrea Waner, Bill Weitkemper and Jim Meyer all returned petitions with 50 signatures by Wednesday morning. Amin said she still must verify the

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: CPS and other districts report new COVID-19 cases

October 28, 2020 10:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Firefighters at Centralia wood products business

Firefighters called to possible factory fire near Centralia

October 28, 2020 2:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Boone County fire units were called to a fire at a building listed online as a wood products business near Centralia on Wednesday afternoon. The call came over emergency radio at about 1 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew saw fire trucks and volunteer firefighters’ vehicles massed outside an address listed

Boone County man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter for June 2019 shooting

October 28, 2020 4:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man entered a guilty plea last week for a June 2019 shooting and a judge sentenced him to 12 years in a Missouri prison. Derrick Petty pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action on Oct. 23. Petty will serve 12 years for the crime. Judge Brouck Jacobs

Mid-Missouri clerks make plans to give quarantined, isolated voters chance to cast their ballots

October 28, 2020 5:13 AM Brittany Wiley

As the election nears, mid-Missouri clerks are making plans to help give anyone in quarantine or isolation from COVID-19 the chance to vote.

Columbia Public Schools among hundreds to get rapid COVID-19 test kits

October 28, 2020 11:49 AM Zola Crowder

Hundreds of school districts and individual schools across Missouri will soon have the tests for students, faculty and staff.

Southern Boone school board to get information about online learning plan

October 28, 2020 10:57 AM Ben Fein

The Southern Boone Board of Education will get details about what the district will do if COVID-19 cases force classes online when it meets Wednesday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

State trooper hurt in Mid-Missouri crash on Monday

October 28, 2020 10:01 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Mid-Missouri trooper was hurt in a rollover crash on Highway 63 Monday morning.

Firefighters: North Columbia apartment fire is ‘suspicious’

October 28, 2020 8:26 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters say a late Tuesday night fire on Demaret Drive is suspicious.

Mid-Missouri clerk’s offices take COVID-19 precautions for voters

October 27, 2020 6:38 PM Sydney Olsen

County clerks’ offices have been taking precautions to protect voters from COVID-19 as absentee voting has been taking place. They plan to do the same for the Nov. 3 election.

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.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 104 new cases

October 27, 2020 9:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Early voting sets records in Mid-Missouri, across the country

October 27, 2020 3:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

Across the nation, voter turnouts have set records with a week until the election.

City of Columbia needs survey responses for Community Development Block Grant

October 26, 2020 10:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is going to receive an additional $737,588 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) due to Congress passing of the CARES Act. City of Columbia Housing Programs Manager Randy Cole says “We are entering into a public engagement and