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Pro-Trump rioters outside the U.S. Capitol

Missouri man charged in riot seen with Pelosi nameplate

February 5, 2021 3:45 PM Associated Press

The uncle of a Missouri woman accused of participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month is now facing charges himself.

$200 million meat plant could soon bring Columbia hundreds of jobs

February 5, 2021 3:10 PM Zola Crowder

Swift Prepared Foods is looking for a new location for an Italian meats processing plant to open in 2022. And the company is considering Columbia.

Coronavirus vaccine providers say registration remains the most efficient way to get the shot

February 5, 2021 12:31 PM Chanel Porter

Mid-Missouri medical providers say filling out their vaccine surveys is still the way to go.

All appointments booked for Jefferson City mass vaccination clinic

February 5, 2021 5:30 AM Ben Fein

The state teamed up with the Missouri National Guard and Department of Health and Senior Services to host a mass vaccination clinic in Jefferson City on Friday.

Federal court to hear Cole County child pornography case

February 5, 2021 8:56 AM ABC 17 News Team

A federal court will hear a case involving a Fulton man arrested on multiple counts after a teen found a hidden camera in their bedroom.

Kansas City homicide suspect in Boone County Jail

February 5, 2021 8:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

The man arrested Thursday afternoon in Columbia on suspicion of a 2016 Kansas City homicide is in the Boone County Jail.

No injuries in fire that destroyed barn near Harrisburg

February 5, 2021 5:18 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Boone County Fire Protection District said no one was injured in a barn fire early Friday morning.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the next round of COVID relief include $1,400 checks?

February 5, 2021 2:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are backing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that would include $1,400 checks for most individuals.

MU Health pharmacy head and Boone County Health Department spokeswoman answer coronavirus questions

February 5, 2021 12:06 AM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care held its first mass vaccination clinic today giving over 2,000 people their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. ABC 17 News spoke with MU Health pharmacy head Brad Myers and Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services spokeswoman Sara Humm today and they answered questions live on air about

Contingency plans in place to avoid wasting vaccine doses in Cole County, state

February 4, 2021 6:11 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Cole County is preparing for its first mass vaccination clinic Friday, plans are in place to avoid wasting any of the “valuable resources.” The mass vaccination event will be at the Linc in Jefferson City. It starts at 8 a.m. and is by appointment only. All of the appointments have

Two charged in Camden County drug case

February 4, 2021 9:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A confidential informant gave a tip to members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group that 500 pills that contained Fentanyl and a large amount of money were at a trailer home in Camdenton. Amber Rodriguez According to court documents, Layne Elmore and Amber Rodriguez are accused of delivering the drugs out

MU Health vaccinates over 2,000 in first coronavirus shot clinic

February 4, 2021 5:15 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) At 3 p.m. Thursday, MU Health vaccinated 1,300 people so far at its mass vaccination clinic at Faurot Field. The hospital vaccinated 2,056 people by the end of day Thursday and plans to vaccinate another 2,000 people on Saturday. Brad Myers the Executive Director of Pharmacy and Lab Services at the University

Effort to nullify federal guns laws in Missouri draws law enforcement opposition

February 4, 2021 1:49 PM Meghan Drakas

A Mid-Missouri sheriff said Thursday that he opposes an effort by Republicans in the Missouri General Assembly to ban enforcement of federal gun laws.

McKinsey to pay nearly $600 million in settlements over its work with opioid companies

February 4, 2021 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will pay nearly $600 million in multiple settlements over its work consulting for drug companies that states say fueled the nation’s opioid crisis. McKinsey reached the agreement with a coalition of 47 attorneys general, the District of Columbia and five US territories. The company settled

Columbia police arrest man accused of statutory rape

February 4, 2021 11:42 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police arrested a man early Thursday morning who is accused of a 2020 statutory rape.

Police arrest Kansas City homicide suspect in Columbia

February 4, 2021 3:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Kansas City Police Department said the man is suspected of a 2016 homicide.

The columns on the Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri.

UM System Board of Curators approves ‘Research Commons Thermal Plant’

February 4, 2021 6:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A more than nine million dollar project is expected to help save the University of Missouri money. The UM System Board of Curators approved this afternoon building the ‘Research Commons Thermal Plant.’ MU says the new facility removes a need for the school to replace an aging steam main and boiler on

Lake St. Louis man faces federal charges tied to Capitol breach

February 4, 2021 4:45 PM Associated Press

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area man is now the third Missourian facing federal charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Paul S. Westover of Lake St. Louis made his initial court appearance Thursday on a felony count of impeding law enforcement officers. He’s also charged with three misdemeanors accusing him

The director of the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services on Thursday extended the current COVID-19 order, which had been set to expire Tuesday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 71st COVID-19 related death; 8th day in a row of double digit new COVID-19 cases

February 4, 2021 8:53 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor, Missouri health director warn against jumping in coronavirus vaccine line

February 4, 2021 11:43 AM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s top health official said Thursday that he reprimanded a health care provider for giving coronavirus vaccine shots to people who were not eligible to get them under the state’s vaccination plan.