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Columbia golf courses to open Friday

April 16, 2020 2:36 PM Tyler Murry

Courses will open at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

Mid-Missouri leaders respond to the idea of reopening the state

April 16, 2020 5:48 PM Ben Fein

Local leaders who spoke with ABC 17 News on Thursday said they would like to lift restrictions on business and movement put in place to slow COVID-19 as soon as possible, but such easing must be done in a safe way.

MU Health to participate in COVID-19 plasma trial

April 16, 2020 10:58 AM Amber Tabeling

University of Health Care announced Thursday it is joining a nationwide clinical trial to research whether plasma from previous COVID-19 patients could help those who are still fighting the virus.

COVID-19’s impact on travel forces hotels to cut staff

April 16, 2020 6:42 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As people across the state and country are asked to stay in their homes, unemployment continues to swell, especially within the tourism industry. In Missouri, 307,498 people have filed for unemployment because of COVID-19 as of Thursday at 4 p.m. Boone County has racked up 7,787 of those claims, while Cole County

VIDEO: Boone County commissioner says workers to return May 4

April 16, 2020 6:25 PM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County employees will get back to work May 4, the first day a statewide stay-at-home order meant to slow down COVID-19 will be lifted.

A Jefferson City Police Officer was shot after a chase lead to a shootout near East Atchison and Jackson Streets April 16, 2020. The officer was last listed in stable condition.

Man charged with murder after Jefferson City police fatally shoot suspect

April 16, 2020 1:53 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors have charged a man with murder after a man he was with died in a shootout with Jefferson City police.

Police seek two men in Columbia home invasion

April 15, 2020 11:20 PM ABC 17 News Team

A told officers that she and a child were inside a home when two men broke in and assaulted her, Columbia police said Thursday.

Web Extra: Robin Pingeton speaks about signings and staying home

April 16, 2020 4:28 PM Tyler Murry

Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton met with reporters, virtually, to talk about her team and the offseason.

Police looking for man in north Columbia

April 16, 2020 1:12 PM Matt Ragsdale

An ABC 17 News crew said some officers had guns drawn and were searching the area surrounding the Cape House apartment building on Parker Street.

St. Louis County, Kansas City extend stay-at-home orders

April 16, 2020 12:29 PM Associated Press

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is set to announce whether he’s extending his statewide stay-at-home order to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, but Missouri’s largest city and county aren’t waiting.

Smithfield Foods closes plants in Wisconsin, Missouri

April 16, 2020 10:40 AM Associated Press

Smithfield Foods will temporarily close its meat processing plants in Cudahy, Wisconsin and Martin City, Missouri because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Missouri unemployment claims increase as COVID-19 pandemic continues

April 16, 2020 8:10 AM Matt Ragsdale

According to statewide data, 339,208 residents have filed for unemployment over the past four weeks.

Tracking the return of rain

April 16, 2020 4:40 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: Showers will move in, but for most of us looks like it could be this afternoon before we would need the umbrella. Highs still look to make it back into the 50’s despite the cloud cover. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the middle 30’s overnight as showers continue. North of HWY 24 we could see

Jefferson City officer shot, suspect killed after chase leads to shootout

April 16, 2020 3:14 AM Zara Barker

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – KMIZ A Jefferson City Police officer was shot in the chest Wednesday night after an investigation led to a chase. According to a news release, the Jefferson City Police Department said officers were investigating a weapons offense around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday when they noticed a vehicle wanted in connection to multiple

Officials look for ways to expand health care in rural counties during COVID-19 crisis

April 15, 2020 5:39 PM Connor Hirsch

Some rural counties have yet to see a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases despite major outbreak in some urban areas.

Andrew’s at-home sports: April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020 10:11 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Wednesday, April 15 in the video player above.

Loan program for small businesses receives huge response

April 15, 2020 6:21 PM Sydney Olsen

The Microenterprise Recovery Loan Program in Columbia opened at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, and closed shortly before noon when the city received as many applications as they had funding for.

MU summer camps canceled due to COVID-19

April 15, 2020 6:53 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to cancel all 2020 summer camps due to COVID-19. This decision comes after university officials also moved all in-person summer courses online and Summer Welcome online. Christian Basi, a spokesperson for MU says the decision was made in light of the health and safety of students

IRS launches new online tool to check on stimulus payments

April 15, 2020 11:32 AM Amber Tabeling

The InternalThe Internal Revenue Service launched Wednesday an online tool called “Get My Payment” for Americans to check on the status of their economic impact payment. Revenue Service launched an online tool called “Get My Payment” for people to check on the status of their Economic Impact Payment Wednesday morning.

Jefferson City sales tax revenue lags, full virus impact unknown

April 15, 2020 5:28 PM Joe McLean

Jefferson City leaders are proceeding with caution on many sales-tax supported projects while monitoring the expected drop in revenue associated with COVID-19.