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THURSDAY UPDATES: Camden and Cole County provide updates on COVID-19 cases

October 15, 2020 5:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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University of Missouri to host the 2025 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship finals

October 15, 2020 8:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Collegiate student-athletes from across the country will make their way to Columbia in a few years. The NCAA announced yesterday the University of Missouri is set to host the 2025 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship finals. That will happen at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in south Columbia. Sports Sales

Power restored in central Columbia

October 15, 2020 5:01 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 80 Water and Light customers in central Columbia lost power Thursday afternoon.

Columbia homeless shelters could serve fewer people over winter

October 15, 2020 2:17 PM Ben Fein

Columbia homeless shelters and other similar organizations are facing new challenges ahead of winter as the organizations continue to work through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia police identify remains as missing man

October 15, 2020 5:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Human remains found this summer in central Columbia are those of a local man reported missing in late July. The Columbia Police Department said Thursday that remains found Aug. 22 in the 100 block of Austin Avenue are those of Clayton Jacobs, 58. Jacobs’ loved ones reported him missing July 29. Police

Missouri COVID-19 hospitalizations ‘obviously concerning’ health officials

October 15, 2020 11:55 AM Zola Crowder

Coronavirus hospitalizations have reached an all-time high in Missouri, hitting 1,443 on Wednesday.

Final day for census count arrives

October 15, 2020 12:16 PM Riane Cleveland

Thursday marks the deadline for participation in the 2020 census after the Supreme Court ruled the count could end early.

Police investigate Wednesday night shooting in central Columbia

October 14, 2020 9:10 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police have started investigating a Wednesday night shooting in the central part of the city, according to a news release sent out Thursday morning.

Columbia and University of Missouri to host 2025 NCAA DI cross country championship

October 14, 2020 9:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Convention Visitors Bureau, Columbia Sports Commission and the University of Missouri has been awarded the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country National Championships. The event will bring over 500 athletes to compete on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course. “The University of Missouri and Mizzou Athletics are

As CPS teachers prepare for the return of in-person classes, parents work to prepare their children

October 14, 2020 7:21 PM Amber Tabeling

As Columbia Public Schools’ Elementary teachers are preparing their classrooms for in-person, parents are preparing their children for the new normal before returning to school on Monday, Oct. 19th for the first in over six months.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri’s COVID-19 public health dashboard updated for first time since Saturday

October 14, 2020 11:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Some Columbia Public Schools teachers prepare for the switch to in-person learning

October 14, 2020 12:10 PM Zola Crowder

Ariel Schwarting, a third grade teacher at Grant Elementary, is setting up a system for her students to keep supplies separate in the classroom.

CMCA launches Boone Cares utility assistance program

October 14, 2020 11:58 AM Riane Cleveland

Eligible Boone County residents are now able to apply for support to pay past-due utility bills through CMCA’s Boone Cares utility assistance program.

Failing grades increase as CPS students learn online

October 13, 2020 8:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Online learning continues to show it’s challenges within Columbia Public Schools as data shows failing grades are significantly up this year as students learn online.

Last stretch of search for missing Columbia mother will be on land

October 13, 2020 7:49 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia police have been searching for Mengqi Ji in the Lamine River outside of Boonville for more than one year.

Columbia man charged with child molestation

October 13, 2020 9:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested Friday for Child Molestation – 1st Degree. According to a probable cause statement, Miguel Torres-Ramos allegedly molested the victim on Sept. 30 this year. The victim told law enforcement that Torres-Ramos did this multiple time but the most recent was Sept. 30 according to court documents. According

Columbia police search Lamine River for remains of Mengqi Ji

October 13, 2020 8:42 AM Matt Ragsdale

On Tuesday morning, Columbia police restarted the search for remains of missing mom, Mengqi Ji.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Callaway County reports fifth COVID-19 related death

October 13, 2020 5:39 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Some happy, some let down by Columbia Board of Education’s decision to send some kids back to class

October 13, 2020 12:06 PM Riane Cleveland

Families with students in Columbia Public Schools have differing opinions of the school board’s decision for elementary students to return to the classroom.

Columbia Board of Education votes to not send middle and high school students back to in-person learning

October 13, 2020 11:51 AM Zola Crowder

School board President Helen Wade said during the board’s four-hour meeting that the youngest kids are the ones that need to be in-person first.