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Columbia police Silver alert canceled; woman found

July 22, 2021 9:06 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Silver Alert was canceled after a woman was located. The woman was reported missing Thursday evening. The woman was last seen at 1 p.m. by her son.

Miller County man seriously injured after wreck in Camden County Thursday afternoon

July 22, 2021 8:59 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 76-year-old man is seriously injured after a wreck on Route A one mile south of Bear Road in Camden County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Earl Sanders was driving a 2004 Ford F-150 northbound on Route A when it went off the right side of the

THURSDAY UPDATES: Gov. Parson directs state resources to Springfield-Greene County due to rise in COVID-19 cases

July 22, 2021 7:49 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson is sending additional personnel and equipment to Springfield and Greene County to assist in the fight against COVID-19 and support the local health care system. “Throughout this pandemic, we have worked with our local partners to provide support and resources as quickly as logistically possible, and that has not changed,” Governor Parson

More than 100,000 sign up for Missouri vaccine incentive program in less than a day

July 22, 2021 1:19 PM Hannah Falcon

Those in the blue tier are eligible for an education savings account through the Missouri State Treasurer’s MOST 529 program instead of the lottery-like prize for the other two tiers.

Interstate 70 ramps to be impacted during Stadium Boulevard project next week

July 22, 2021 6:21 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic entering and exiting Stadium Blvd. onto Interstate 70 will be impacted next week due to lane closures. The I-70 eastbound exit ramp and the westbound entrance ramp will both be closed on Monday and Tuesday. Also, two of the three northbound lanes of Stadium Boulevard will be closed on Monday, with

Columbia city manager questioned over handling of employee speech at city council

July 22, 2021 6:19 PM Lucas Geisler

Attorney Andy Hirth sent a letter Wednesday to city manager John Glascock pushing back on Glascock’s decision to put city budget officer Kyle Rieman on paid leave. Glascock did not specify why he was put on leave in a July 9 memo to Rieman, but Hirth’s letter said Glascock told Rieman it was “insubordination.”

Man arrested after shooting at Jefferson City gas station

July 22, 2021 5:26 AM Zola Crowder

Officers on Thursday afternoon arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the shooting, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. He was already awaiting trial for first-degree robbery from a 2019 incident, police said.

Grease fire closes Jefferson City Arby’s

July 22, 2021 11:07 AM Matthew Sanders

Firefighters were sent to the restaurant at 2815 S. Ten Mile Drive on Thursday morning for a fryer on fire, according to a news release. The restaurant was evacuated and firefighters put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher.

Opioid settlement worth millions of dollars announced in St. Louis

July 22, 2021 9:18 AM Leila Mitchell

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said the state could expect more than half a billion dollars as part of a settlement between several states and painkiller manufacturers. Attorney General Schmitt made the announcement alongside the families of people affected by the opioid epidemic. Schmitt said the final details of the settlement

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Missouri’s vaccine incentives work?

July 22, 2021 2:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri is having a surge in coronavirus cases health officials say is being powered by the more contagious delta variant combined with a low vaccination rate. About 40% of the state is fully vaccinated.

Jerry Fitzwater in the Randolph County Courthouse.

Judge denies bond in deadly Moberly shooting

July 21, 2021 3:54 PM Zach Boetto

Judge Mason Robert Gebhardt on Wednesday set a Sept. 10 preliminary hearing date for Jerry Fitzwater of Moberly. Fitzwater, 79, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of Mitchell Nickerson.

Fulton man faces multiple charges after allegedly hitting caseworker and officer with vehicle

July 21, 2021 7:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton police arrested a man Wednesday they say hit a caseworker and officer with a vehicle. Officers report Charles McMasters entered the caseworker’s vehicle drove the vehicle, hitting the caseworker and an officer on the scene. Both were knocked to the ground and suffered moderate injuries. Officials say McMasters drove away in

Kaiser building fire may be connected to Thursday night shooting at Lake of the Ozarks

July 21, 2021 5:20 PM Hannah Falcon

Osage Beach Fire Protection District responded to a building fire off Highway 42 at 11:30 Tuesday night. Crews were at a metal building with Midwest Drifters Motorcycle Club signs until 5 a.m. The Midwest Drifters were at the shooting Thursday night at the Bagnell Dam Bouvard strip, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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 active coronavirus cases rises to 744; highest since Jan. 25

July 21, 2021 7:11 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.

Missouri to offer cash prizes for coronavirus vaccine; new health director named

July 21, 2021 2:23 PM Chanel Porter

The state will offer people 12 and older who have had at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine a chance to enter a drawing for $10,000 starting Aug. 13. Drawings will be held every two weeks through Oct. 8. People under 18 will be entered to win a $10,000 education savings account.

Fulton man arrested for child porn possession

July 21, 2021 3:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested on a Callaway County warrant for possession of child pornography after an investigation began in January. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force received a CyberTip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding a person in the Fulton area who

Jefferson City police arrest man accused of exposing self to child in city park

July 21, 2021 10:24 AM Matthew Sanders

Officers were called at about 11 a.m. Tuesday to Ellis Porter Riverside Park on a report of a man who had exposed himself to a child in the women’s bathroom, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. The caller told police the man left the park in a black SUV.

Columbia man faces two more invasion of privacy charges

July 21, 2021 11:55 AM Lucas Geisler

Boone County prosecutors charged Ronald Dameron on July 12 and July 16 with attempted invasion of privacy. Police in both cases said women accused Dameron of following them around stores in Columbia and possibly trying to take pictures up their skirts.

Commissioners: Door-to-door vaccine outreach won’t happen in Cole County

July 21, 2021 10:37 AM Molly Stawinoga

Commissioners said they had received emails and phone calls from concerned community members about door-to-door outreach efforts.

Delta variant in Missouri goes from single digits to nearly 90% in two months

July 21, 2021 5:28 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the delta variant now accounts for nearly 90% of all new COVID-19 cases in Missouri. In less than two months, the proportion of the delta variant in Missouri went from less than 7% to just under 90%. On June 8,