The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting ten new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 44 active cases in the county, a six case increase from Wednesday. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,558. The county has reported the total number of cases removed from
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a western Missouri Republican and a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, may be on the verge of joining the growing field of candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hartzler said Thursday she’ll make an announcement June 10 at Frontier Justice, a firearms store and shooting
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies are working to return stolen property found Wednesday night. According to a Facebook post from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found what appeared to be a temporary storage place for stolen items in the 6000 block of Creasy Springs Road. Deputies found two stolen cargo trailers and a boat
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PILOT GROVE, Mo, (KMIZ). The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was helping investigate a bank robbery at Alliant Bank in Pilot Grove. The sheriff’s office is assisting Pilot Grove police with the investigation. At least two sheriff’s office patrol cars and one police car responded to the scene. The FBI has released new information
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple retailers and organizations are giving away incentives including gift cards to incentivize residents to get the coronavirus vaccine. The White House recently announced multiple incentives including free childcare to anyone who gets vaccinated. A full list of incentives can be found here. President Biden’s current goal is to get 70% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A contractor for the City of Columbia will close the intersection of Route K at Sinclair Road and Old Plank Road for the construction of a single-lane roundabout. The intersection will be closed between June 7 and August 16, weather permitting, for construction of the roundabout. The roundabout is expected to be
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pettis County prosecutors have charged a man for allegedly displaying a gun at a Monday shooting in Sedalia. Prosecutors charged Jesse Rubio with unlawful use of a weapon on Wednesday, a class E felony. Sedalia police said witnesses accused of Rubio of pulling a gun out of his waistband while in his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Non-profits in Mid-Missouri are experiencing a shortage of volunteers, which could in turn impact how many people they can serve. The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri sent out a call Wednesday asking for more people to volunteer, saying the shortage of hands could impact programs that provide food to thousands
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted a man on new gun charges in an early May shooting. Semaj Harris is accused of murder in a Jefferson City. Semaj Harris was charged with aiding a shooting from a vehicle and illegal gun possession in a May 5 shots-fired incident at Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marks three weeks since the mask ordinance in Columbia has been lifted and case rates have stayed relatively steady. When the order was lifted on May 12, Boone County’s 5-day average daily case total was at 6.8. After May 14, the county experienced a slight drop in cases before another increase
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting six new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 38 active cases in the county. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,548. The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is 18,394. The Columbia/Boone County
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One person is still in custody on unrelated charges following a shooting that killed one at Lazy Gators late Saturday night.
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Legends Rec-Plex will be holding its grand opening Wednesday afternoon in Fulton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for one suspect from a car chase with police early Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says three individuals were taken into custody and this includes the driver of the vehicle. All three individuals currently in custody are 14-years-old. Their names will not be released
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One home was damaged after shots fired at the 400 block of Providence Road. Officials report that no one was injured, but they have no suspect description at this time. ABC 17 News crew on scene saw crime scene tape was up and police shut down Fifth Street. Our crew on scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from St. Roberts, Missouri, was taken to University Hospital in Columbia after a single-car crash in Miller County Tuesday night. Shaelynne Wilson, 29, was driving along Sequoia Road about a quarter-mile north of Highway 17 when her car ran off the side of the road, hit several trees, and overturned
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gregory Garner of Columbia is accused of domestic assault after allegedly hitting a woman 20 to 30 times Friday at Extended Stay America in Columbia. Officials were first dispatched to a call at on West Business Loop 70 Friday. According to court documents, when officials went into Garner’s room they saw a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of taking pictures up a woman’s dress at a Columbia grocery store has bonded out of jail. Ronald Dameron was arrested by the Columbia Police Department on Monday for invasion of privacy. At the time of the arrest, court documents stated that Dameron was currently out on bail for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Coronavirus vaccine supply and demand in Missouri is continuing to drop, as fewer Missourians get the vaccine each week. For the week of April 26, Missouri received 57,000 doses of the vaccine. Then, for the week of May 3, Missouri got 20,620 doses. A few weeks later for May 25, Missouri only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s office released its annual traffic stop report on Tuesday, showing that the statewide disparity in traffic stops based on rates made a slight drop. According to the data from the Missouri Attorney General’s Annual report on traffic stops, black drivers in Missouri were pulled over 71.6% more than
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