Columbia Public Schools may change mask requirements after the school year starts
The district sent a letter to families on Friday announcing the decision.
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Two area governments looking for public comment on how to spend CARES Act funding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two area governments have begun looking at how to use CARES Act money for community needs. Jefferson City leaders are planning to apply for two million dollars in the CARES Act funding. The money can go to public services, infrastructure, economic assistance, and planning. Residents can fill out a community needs assessment
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Nearly 500,000 entered the Missouri Vaccine Incentive Program
Check back for updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Roots N Blues Festival partnering with health care providers for vaccine clinic ahead of event
Roots N Blues music festival will require attendees to present proof they’ve had a coronavirus vaccination or a COVID negative test.
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Governor orders flags at half-staff for fallen Jefferson City Marine
Marine Corps Cpl. Dalton Pierson died July 28 at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Parson’s office said in a news release. The release did not say how Pierson died.
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CDC panel set to discuss booster shots after FDA authorization
The CDC advisory panel is set to meet Friday and must issue a recommendation to distribute the booster shots.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is the state doing enough to help hospitals?
Gov. Mike Parson announced $30 million this week to help hospitals with critical staffing shortages as coronavirus patients continue to strain the state’s health care system.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Roots N Blues Festival will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry
The Roots N Blues Festival will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry into the festival. Festival officials are asking attendees to bring four things to enter: a valid government issued IDproof of vaccinationor a negative covid test obtained less than 72 hours before entry is required. Children will
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2020 Census data shows Boone County population growth
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2020 once-in-a-decade Census data shows Boone County growing in population and becoming more diverse. The federal data dropped on Thursday for states to begin redistricting efforts. The new numbers show Missouri added 165,986 residents in the last ten years. Boone County is one of the only mid-Missouri counties which significantly grew
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Missouri State Fair opens amid an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the state
Missouri’s annual state fair is set to kick off as the opening ceremony is expected to begin at 11 a.m. Thursday.
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Iberia man sentenced to 13 years for sexual assault
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia was sentenced to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse as an aggravated sex offender. David Gene Lee, 50, sexually assaulted a 19-year-old victim in Jan. 2021 at a Budget Inn. A press release says that Lee stalked the victim at the Missouri River Regional
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Weather Alert Day: One more day of intense heat, storms
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerous heat and humidity holding on through the end of the week. Strong storms are also possible by Thursday evening, posing the threat of heavy rain and isolated damaging winds. Upper level high pressure is locked into place for another day or
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SEVERE WEATHER UPDATES: Outages reported across mid-Missouri, trees down block road in Columbia
A storm coming through mid-Missouri has caused several power outages and blown over trees have blocked a road in Columbia. According to the Boone County Joint Communications, drivers should choose an alternate route on Rock Quarry Rd between Grindstone and Stadium closed due to several trees down in the road. Boone County Joint Communications is
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COVID surge in Cole County impacts wait times, doctors push vaccines
As Missouri passes 10,000 COVID deaths and hospitals and ICU capacities peak, Cole County health officials plan to give an update on the state of the county Thursday afternoon.
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Helias Catholic High School will require masks in common areas, 3 feet of social distance
The guidelines are effective as of Wednesday but may be updated, especially if conditions related to COVID-19 change within the Helias Catholic school building or the wider community, according to the plan.
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Missouri redistricting commissions schedule public hearings as 2020 Census data is to be released Thursday
Two governor-appointed committees are starting work to redraw Missouri’s district maps.
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Blair Oaks Board of Education takes up return plans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News sat down with Superintendent of Blair Oaks R-II School District Jim Jones to talk about the upcoming school year and how it might differ from the last. Jones covered topics including vaccines, COVID-19 precautions, masking and academic changes for the nearly 1,250 students who attend Blair Oaks. The first
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Versailles man seriously injured after Wednesday evening wreck in Morgan County
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is seriously injured after a wreck on Highway 52 in Morgan County Wednesday night. According to the online crash report, Lucas Hayden, 22, of Versailles, was driving a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle and lost control. The motorcycle left the roadway and then overturned and hit a fence. Hayden was wearing
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‘We’re absolutely in a third wave:’ Front-line ICU doctor calls for mask mandate and vaccine outreach
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pulmonary and critical care physician Kate Grossman is a front-line ICU doctor working with COVID-19 patients every day at Boone Health in Columbia. She says Columbia’s health care workers are overwhelmed. “It’s incredibly busy and it’s incredibly exhausting,” Grossman said. “Every day in the hospital, we are full, we have nurses caring
Continue Reading Jefferson City man sentenced to 13 years for receiving child porn
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) A U.S. district judge sentenced a Jefferson City man Wednesday to federal prison for receiving child porn over the internet. Dana Paul Cline, 54, was sentenced to 13 years in prison without parole and ordered to pay a total of $31,000 to several of his victims. Cline pleaded guilty in July
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