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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports no coronavirus updates due to increased workload for staff

January 24, 2022 11:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Columbia police to resume full enforcement of traffic laws

January 24, 2022 4:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police will resume traffic law enforcement after stopping it due to the coronavirus in 2020, according to Police Chief Geoff Jones. Under a special order, Columbia police were authorized to stop drivers only for hazardous moving violations and indicated for criminal investigation purposes. “The health emergency called for clear action to

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Judge plans to set trial date in Joseph Elledge child abuse trial

January 24, 2022 3:28 PM ABC 17 News Team

Jurors will be selected from Warren County after convicted killer Joseph Elledge child abuse trial after a hearing ended Monday afternoon.

City of Columbia to open overnight shelter this week

January 24, 2022 12:40 PM Matthew Sanders

The city last week raised the low-temperature threshold to open the center from 9 degrees to 15 degrees.

Convicted murderers Joseph Elledge and Lynlee Renick both due in court Monday

January 24, 2022 5:50 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two convicted murderers are both set to continue with court proceedings Monday afternoon in Boone County. Joseph Elledge Mengqi Ji and Joseph Elledge Joseph Elledge was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder in his wife, Mengqi Ji’s death. Elledge reported Ji missing in October of 2019. After investigators

Former Fulton police chief announces candidacy for state representative

January 24, 2022 7:00 AM Zachary Farwell

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The former chief of the Fulton Police Department plans to try his hand at state politics. Steve Myers announced his candidacy for Missouri’s 49th House District on Monday morning. He will look to replace incumbent Republican Travis Fitzwater. Fitzwater cannot seek re-election due to term limits. “We need elected officials who are

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has the omicron wave changed your view of vaccination?

January 24, 2022 2:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

The omicron wave has upended some of our assumptions about the coronavirus.

Russian aggression stokes fear in Ukraine, says professor with MU ties

January 23, 2022 4:45 PM Leila Mitchell

Oksana Zamora, a Ukrainian professor who spent six months at the University of Missouri in 2018 as part of a faculty exchange program, said the tensions mirror those seen in 2014, when Russia invaded Crimea.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases added to the state’s dashboard

January 23, 2022 2:45 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35.1% on Sunday. An additional 7,219 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,024,477. There have also been 245,476 probable antigen test results being positive, with 736 added Sunday. One new death was

State COVID-19 testing event in Jefferson City on Sunday

January 23, 2022 3:48 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is set to host a free COVID-19 drive-thru testing event from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Fire in Columbia causes $75,000 worth of damage

January 22, 2022 7:00 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to 3101 Creasy Springs Road for a commercial structure fire. An employee of Boone Quarries call 911 and stated there was smoke coming from the top of a building on the east quarry entrance. The first unit arrived about five minutes

Columbia man arrested Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child and felony resisting arrest

January 22, 2022 3:02 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jarvis Montell Dancy, 29 of Columbia, was arrested Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child and felony resisting arrest. On Saturday around 6:40 a.m, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 1800 block of George Street. Once on the scene, officers

SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 8,500 new COVID-19 cases added

January 22, 2022 2:30 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35% on Saturday. An additional 8,577 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,017,258. There have also been 244,740 probable antigen test results being positive, with 2,366 added Saturday. Six new deaths were

Columbia College returning to in-person learning to end January

January 22, 2022 1:54 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College announced Saturday that students will return to in-seat learning on Jan. 31. The institution started the spring semester in a partially virtual environment due to the COVID-19 case increase in the area. The college will require all faculty, staff, students and visitors to wear masks when indoors starting on Jan. 29 unless

Dozens protesting outside Wabash Bus Station over Columbia’s warming center policies

January 21, 2022 1:45 PM Matthew Sanders

The City of Columbia says it will open the overnight warming center at Wabush Bus Station on Tenth Street Friday and again on Tuesday.

One person transported to hospital following crash in Johnson County

January 22, 2022 5:32 AM Ben Fein

One person was transported to the hospital in serious condition following a single vehicle crash in Johnson County just after 10:00 a.m. Friday morning.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Two fatalities reported after crash in Osage County

January 21, 2022 10:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Two people were killed following a head on collision in Osage County just after 4:00 p.m. on Friday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on US 50 after one vehicle attempted to make an improper pass while attempting to pass a tractor trailer. The

Attorney general sues JC Schools, CPS over mask mandates; CPS calls lawsuit a ‘waste’ of tax money

January 21, 2022 11:24 AM Zachary Farwell

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed another lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools and, for the first time, against the Jefferson City School District over the districts’ renewed, temporary mask mandates.

Jefferson City Room at the Inn to open Feb. 1

January 21, 2022 8:58 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new emergency overnight shelter in Jefferson City announced they plan to open on Feb. 1. The Jefferson City Room at the Inn will be open at 1015 Edmonds Street in the Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri building. The shelter will be open from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m and

Columbia Parks and Recreation planning fireworks test

January 21, 2022 8:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia Parks and Recreation is exploring potential sites for the 2022 Fire in the Sky 4th of July fireworks display.