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Woman seriously injured after golf cart crash in Camden County

July 6, 2022 10:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A woman was seriously injured after a golf cart crash at the Golf Club at Deer Chase in Linn Creek Wednesday morning.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the FDA ban Juul sales?

July 7, 2022 2:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

The FDA briefly banned Juul sales last month but now says it will delay that decision.

Columbia man sentenced after downtown shooting

July 6, 2022 11:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man is sentenced to eight years in prison for assault after he shot at police in downtown Columbia in Jan. 2021.

Four injured after two-vehicle crash in Callaway County

July 6, 2022 11:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people are injured after a two-vehicle crash on Route WW on Wednesday afternoon in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Erynn Knight, 18, of Fulton, was driving a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am and pulled out from a private drive in front of a 2007 Jeep

CDC recommends Boone County residents to wear masks indoors

July 6, 2022 9:54 PM Marina Diaz

There has been an uptick in Boone County’s COVID-19 numbers according to the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Local law enforcement talks event security and safety in light of recent mass shootings

July 6, 2022 7:46 PM Leila Mitchell

Columbia police said in light of recent events, measures are being taken to ensure public safety.

Columbia public works respond to rising natural gas prices

July 6, 2022 8:56 PM Kennedy Miller

Over the past several months natural gas prices have been on the rise in Mid-Missouri.

Preparations begin at Columbia VA for free housing and assistance to help veterans get care

July 6, 2022 8:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

Site preparations began for a new Fisher House location on the campus of Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.

Two separate crashes on Wednesday morning temporarily close Highway 63

July 6, 2022 6:46 AM Siobhan Harms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two morning crashes three hours apart slowed traffic on Highway 63 on Wednesday. At 4:09 a.m., the Columbia Fire Department responded to a crash at Highway 63 at Grindstone Parkway. The first Columbia Fire crew arrived just before 4:20 a.m. found a dump truck on its side in the northbound lanes of

Boone County adds 30 new voters during last day to register to vote in August primary

July 6, 2022 7:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

Time has run out for people to register to vote in the August primary.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 50 new COVID cases

July 6, 2022 5:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mediacom reports wide outages for second straight day

July 6, 2022 5:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Internet provider Mediacom reported widespread outages in Missouri and Iowa for the second day in a row Wednesday.

Columbia man charged after alleged assault involving a knife

July 6, 2022 4:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly injured a person early Wednesday morning with a razor.

Boone County to begin chip seal treatment of 36 sites beginning Friday

July 6, 2022 4:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The annual preservation chip seal treatment in Boone County will begin Friday and go through two weeks.

Missing Camden County man last reported seen on June 7

July 6, 2022 3:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Camden County Sheriff’s Dept. is reporting Tanner Elmore, 36, of Montreal, is missing.

Tips help Jefferson City police identify man suspected of July 1 assault

July 6, 2022 2:21 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Jefferson City police arrested a 20-year-old Jefferson City man Wednesday morning for his involvement in the assault reported last Friday.

Highland Park suspect admitted to firing on parade crowd, and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say

July 6, 2022 11:40 AM CNN Newsource

The man detained in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois admitted to investigators that he fired on the crowd, a prosecutor said during a court hearing Wednesday.