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University of Missouri updates mask policy

Some colleges mask back up, as COVID-19 cases surge

August 1, 2021 3:28 AM Ben Fein

Some universities will implement mask mandates, in an effort to combat the rise in cases caused primarily by the Delta variant.

UPDATE: One person arrested in connection to shots fired on Clark Lane in Columbia

July 31, 2021 3:51 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ARREST UPDATE: Columbia Police have arrested 28-year-old Darrius L. Davis of Columbia, in connection the Saturday morning’s shots fired on Clark Lane. Darrius L. Davis of Columbia Davis was arrested on domestic assault in the first degree, assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession

Woman seriously injured after assault in Columbia Friday night

July 31, 2021 10:21 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assault in Columbia Friday night, left a woman seriously injured. Around 11:30 p.m. Columbia Police were called to the 100 block of Benton Street for a reported assault. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman with serious injuries and she was taken to a local hospital. The woman

Boone County updates outdoor warning sirens procedures

July 30, 2021 6:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Monday, the Boone County Office of Emergency Management will activate warning sirens when the National Weather Service issues a severe thunderstorm warning with a “destructive” tag included in the warning language. The weather service puts the destructive tag on the warning if there is a threat of baseball-sized hail and/or if

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports highest active cases since early January

July 30, 2021 7:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia man gets probation for setting fire at 2020 protest

July 30, 2021 3:05 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man will serve two years of probation for setting fires at a protest downtown. Jeffrey Cotton pleaded guilty to attempted knowingly burning Monday. The charge was reduced after assistant prosecutor Justin Owens said the state did not have evidence the fires Cotton set caused any damage to city property. Cotton

Columbia police find property damage after shots fired

July 30, 2021 1:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

Officers were sent at about 4:30 p.m. to Boyd and Lamp lanes on a report of shots fired, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. They found evidence that shots were fired, including a damaged vehicle.

Trailer fire shuts down eastbound I-70 in Columbia

July 30, 2021 10:16 AM Matthew Sanders

The fire near the Range Line Street exit caused emergency crews to shut down the highway at about 10 a.m. On-ramps from Providence Road and Range Lane were also shut down, according to emergency alerts from county dispatchers.

Semi-truck crashes into bridge at Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector

July 30, 2021 8:17 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews are working to clear the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 after a semi-truck crashed into the bridge at the Highway 63 connector, according to Boone County Joint Communication’s Twitter. BCJC first sent an alert about the crash shortly after 4:30 a.m. Friday. Officials also tweeted just before 8 a.m. Friday that

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Springfield-Greene County withdraws request for alternate care site for coronavirus patients

July 29, 2021 4:26 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Former Columbia city budget officer pushes back on reasons given for his firing

July 29, 2021 8:46 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While City Manager John Glascock presented the FY22 budget Thursday morning, one of the people that helped prepare it watched from outside city government. Kyle Rieman, the former city budget officer, was fired on July 26. The circumstances leading Rieman here has him confused. “If you had asked me a month ago

Columbia city manager says city in ‘fine financial position’ as he unveils budget

July 29, 2021 10:59 AM Hannah Falcon

City Manager John Glascock will present his version of the Columbia city budget for the 2022 fiscal year at noon on Thursday.

Judge denies bond for invasion of privacy suspect, calling him a ‘danger to community’

July 28, 2021 11:01 AM Leila Mitchell

A man facing an invasion of privacy charge for the fifth time in a little over two months has a bond hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

CDC recommends sunscreen as dangerously hot weather blankets Mid-Missouri

July 29, 2021 4:01 AM Ben Fein

Columbia and counties across Mid-Missouri are expected to see weather flirt with triple digits on Thursday, as the CDC recommends wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should mask mandates return to Columbia and Boone County?

July 29, 2021 3:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now advised everyone to wear masks indoors in coronavirus hot spots such as Mid-Missouri.

More people continue to get vaccinated at outreach clinics across Mid-Missouri

July 28, 2021 7:44 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 20 doses were given out Wednesday at the food truck roundup in Columbia today, and although these are not the numbers that were being vaccinated at former mass vaccination sights, vaccinators say that every dose counts. “Every person counts, that is one less person that can contract Covid,” said Nurse Taylor

Accidental fire in bedroom damages Columbia home

July 28, 2021 6:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

(COLUMBIA, MO) – The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3400 block of Elm Grove Drive. Columbia firefighters first on the scene reported smoke from the front door. Officials report the fire was contained to a back bedroom. Fire investigators determined the fire originated in a back bedroom and was accidental.

Sterk to collect remaining pay and incentives in Mizzou exit

July 28, 2021 6:16 PM Matthew Sanders

He will be paid his base salary of $507,500 for each of the two years remaining on his contract with incentives and deferred compensation worth $450,00 for a total of $1.465 million.

More than 57,000 Missourians could be mandated to get vaccine pending White House decision

July 28, 2021 5:58 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19, or submit regular testing and wear a mask at all times. On Tuesday, Pres. Joe Biden said this was “under consideration,” and is expected to announce the mandate Thursday. According to data from Missouri’s Economic Research

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County Health Department launches back to school COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Team Audrain campaign for residents

July 27, 2021 7:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

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