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ELECTION UPDATES: Biden dominates Mid-Missouri primary votes

March 10, 2020 4:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

More Republican voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump than Democratic voters did for Biden — Trump took 4,563 votes in Cole County.

High-profile attorney to represent Columbia man charged in wife’s disappearance

March 10, 2020 6:47 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A high-profile Missouri attorney will represent a Columbia man charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance. Scott Rosenblum of St. Louis will defend Joseph Elledge in a Boone County murder case. Rosenblum told ABC 17 News he looked forward to defending Elledge in court. A grand jury indicted Elledge with first-degree murder

COVID-19 outbreak blamed for drop in attendance

COVID-19, nice weather blamed for drop in True False attendance

March 10, 2020 6:04 PM Abbey Lamb

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) True False Film Festival is reporting a drop in attendance numbers since the 2019 festival. Camellia Cosgray, director of the True False Film Fest, says that more than 46,600 seats were filled during the weekend. That’s down from last year’s total of about 50,000. “We attribute the decrease primarily to fears about

CVS to acquire, operate Schnucks pharmacies

March 10, 2020 12:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and Schnucks announced Tuesday the businesses signed an agreement allowing CVS to acquire and operate the pharmacies inside the grocery chain.

Columbia Public Schools Board of Education

Columbia Public Schools reviews cleaning, communication protocol after virus case in Missouri

March 9, 2020 3:35 PM Barry Mangold

Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman will present information related to the novel Coronavirus to the Board of Education at its meeting Monday night.

Jill Biden stumps for husband in Columbia

March 9, 2020 4:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

Jill Biden stopped in Columbia on Monday to campaign for her husband Joe Biden.

Truck fire backs up I-70 traffic

March 9, 2020 12:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

A semi-truck fire backed up traffic Monday afternoon along Interstate 70 in Columbia.

Crews respond to north Columbia crash Monday morning

March 9, 2020 9:42 AM Matt Ragsdale

Crews responded to a crash at the intersection of Brown Station Road and Blue Ridge Road Monday morning.

Missouri woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly 2017 crash

March 3, 2020 5:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

A woman was sentenced Tuesday in the Boone County courthouse to 10 years in prison connected to a 2017 deadly crash on Interstate 70.

MU police directing traffic on Stadium Boulevard for morning crash

March 9, 2020 7:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

University of Missouri police officers directed traffic at Stadium Boulevard and Champions Drive Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash blocked the intersection.

MoDOT Central District sign and a filled pothole.

MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’

March 7, 2020 5:12 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an

Rollover crash at Providence and Nebraska in Columbia

Traffic slowed on Providence after rollover crash

March 7, 2020 2:00 PM Barry Mangold

Columbia police responded to a rollover crash at Providence and Nebraska Ave. Saturday afternoon.

Columbia film festival brings crowds downtown

March 7, 2020 7:09 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Festival is in full swing Saturday as festivities are planned throughout the weekend. Showtimes are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. with films in both Jesse Auditorium and the Missouri Theatre. The films will continue all throughout Saturday with over 40 expected to be screened. A portion of Ninth

Officers have mental health options after officer-involved shooting

March 6, 2020 8:10 PM Zach Boetto

The officer-involved shooting Thursday in Columbia resulted in one person dead and three Columbia police officers on paid administrative leave.

Columbia officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in child's death.

Judge denies police officer’s request to have case dismissed

March 6, 2020 9:38 PM Katie Greathouse

A Boone County judge decided Friday not to dismiss the case against a Columbia police officer that hit and killed a child with her cruiser.

Father of suspect says he tried to get son to surrender to CPD during fatal encounter

March 6, 2020 11:51 AM Sydney Olsen

An autopsy is set for early next week on the body of a man found dead after exchanging gunfire with police Thursday in south Columbia.

Sonic boom heard, felt in Boone County

March 6, 2020 1:57 PM Matthew Sanders

A military aircraft caused a sonic boom heard around Boone County on Friday, a fire official said.

Man killed in south Columbia standoff was wanted on suspicion of child molestation

March 5, 2020 6:28 PM Zach Boetto

Columbia officers said a man is dead after he barricaded himself in a south Columbia home and shot at police.

State cites seven supervision issues as reason for revoking learning center’s license

March 5, 2020 7:56 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The future of the Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center is uncertain as the center works to keep its state license. The Department of Health and Senior Services sent the learning center a letter on Feb.13 to inform staff the department intended to revoke the center’s license after several incidents where children

Officials seek to allay coronavirus fears at Columbia City Hall news conference

March 5, 2020 1:44 PM Amber Tabeling

City and local health officials sought to reassure the public Thursday in Columbia, saying no COVID-19 cases have been identified in Missouri.