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Boone County law enforcement begins getting COVID-19 vaccine

January 20, 2021 6:44 PM Sydney Olsen

Employees of the Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Department have been getting the first in the series of COVID-19 vaccine this week.

Susan Blackburn, VP of Columbia Board of Education drops out of reelection race

January 20, 2021 1:50 PM Meghan Drakas

The current VP of the Columbia School Board has decided not to run for reelection.

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.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 90 new COVID-19 cases; recoveries tops 15,000

January 20, 2021 9:30 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

True/False organizers give update on 2021 festival

January 19, 2021 11:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

True/False Film Festival organizers gave some updates on how planning the 2021 festival is going.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia police be able to use chokeholds?

January 20, 2021 1:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

The tactic came under scrutiny this summer after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis as an officer knelt on his neck.

Columbia City Council votes against complete ban on chokeholds

January 19, 2021 2:38 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department revised its use of force policy to more clearly define the definition of neck restraints as a use of deadly force.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County provides community with latest information

January 19, 2021 10:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH REPLAY: Health director updates Columbia City Council on coronavirus efforts

January 19, 2021 5:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

The council meets at 7 p.m.

Substitute teacher shortage remains as Columbia Public Schools students go back to classrooms

January 19, 2021 1:52 PM Meghan Drakas

As Columbia Public Schools students return to their classrooms this week a situation still looms that could send them back online at least temporarily: a lack of substitute teachers.

Columbia police respond to shooting on Clark Lane

January 19, 2021 8:58 AM Matt Ragsdale

A large Columbia police presence was reported in the 2200 block of Clark Lane Tuesday morning.

Columbia resumes curbside recycling collection on a reduced basis

January 19, 2021 4:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents will be able to resume curbside recycling on Feb. 1 while others will have to wait a week according to the City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility. Officials say the department is now sufficiently staffed to offer a curbside recycling program on an alternating weekly basis. Customers will receive a

Some educators eager for coronavirus vaccine but Missouri timeline remains unknown

January 19, 2021 1:07 PM Victoria Bragg

Teachers and school staff are in Tier 3 of Phase 1B in the state’s vaccination plan.

Electrical fire causes $100,000 worth of damage at Columbia home

January 18, 2021 10:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The fire at 2707 Rain Tree Court started with faulty electrical wiring in a shed next to the home, the Columbia Fire Department said in a news release Tuesday.

Columbia Public Schools to return to in-person hybrid learning Tuesday

January 19, 2021 4:29 AM Zola Crowder

Columbia Public School students are returning to the classroom in a hybrid learning model Tuesday morning.

Two Columbia businesses issued COVID-19 related violation notices

January 18, 2021 7:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

According to documents, The Vault at 5965 E. Clark Lane Suite A and Black and Gold at 2102 Business Loop 70 E. each violated health orders.

Columbia businesses see uptick in traffic as students return

January 18, 2021 2:03 PM Meghan Drakas

With the return of students to campus this past weekend, some Columbia businesses have already seen an increase in traffic.

Columbia traffic will be impacted by MU and CPS students returning

January 18, 2021 6:20 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia Public Schools and University of Missouri students will return to the classroom Tuesday, meaning traffic in and around Columbia will pick up.