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MoDOT tackles Stadium Boulevard pothole problem

April 26, 2021 11:31 AM Zola Crowder

Missouri Department of Transportation crews started patching potholes Monday in Columbia, focusing on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63.

Columbia businessman pleads guilty to child molestation, endangerment

April 26, 2021 10:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be sentenced in July after he pleaded guilty Friday to four felonies including child molestation and child endangerment. Cale J. Kliethermes, 43, faces between five and 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree child molestation, two counts of attempted child endangerment and one count

Pedestrian hit on Highway 40 in Boone County

April 25, 2021 9:41 PM Lucas Geisler

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 40 year old Brandon Inman of Parsons, Tenn. The crash report says Inman suffered serious injuries in the crash. ORIGINAL: One person is in the hospital after a vehicle hit them near the Midway Travel Plaza Sunday night around 9 p.m.

Columbia community reacts to parking garage carjacking on early Saturday morning

April 25, 2021 7:47 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many Columbia residents and students said they have mixed feelings about the safety of the area after the armed carjacking at the Hitt Street Garage, early Saturday morning. Zi Tompkins, a junior at Mizzou, works just a few blocks from the Hitt Street Garage and said she couldn’t find an Uber late

Crash snags traffic in west Columbia

April 25, 2021 8:34 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-car crash in west Columbia blocked traffic Sunday night. ABC 17 News crews saw two vehicles involved in a crash at Fairview Road and West Broadway just after 8 p.m. Fire trucks had blocked a part of the westbound lane on Broadway while clearing the vehicles from the intersections. Fire crews

Police locate stolen vehicle, still asking for help to identify two individuals of interest

April 24, 2021 1:24 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to MUPD, the stolen Nissan Sentra has been located. It was found on a residential street in Columbia. ORIGINAL: The University of Missouri Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in an alleged carjacking early Saturday morning. The University of Missouri sent out an alert

Pandemic friendly graduation ceremonies held for the Mizzou class of 2020 graduates

April 24, 2021 7:13 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri held five different graduation ceremonies Saturday to safely celebrate the class of 2020 one year later. Five ceremonies were held with a total of 1,500 students attending out of about 2,000 2020 graduates: 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.5:45 p.m. to

University of Missouri welcomes back 2020 graduates Saturday

April 24, 2021 4:24 AM Ben Fein

One year later, 2020 graduates are being given the opportunity to walk across the stage Saturday at Mizzou Arena.

Spring rain is far above normal, creating demand for home flooding cleanup services

April 23, 2021 11:54 AM Leila Mitchell

Spring rainfall has come in at 33% higher than normal this year, causing flooding and saturating the ground. The excess water has led to increased demand for the work ServiceMaster does, a company representative said Friday.

ParkMobile: Change password after data leak

April 23, 2021 9:58 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A parking app used in Columbia experienced a security breach which resulted in some user information being accessed. ParkMobile says the company experienced the breach due to an issue linked to a third-party software used. An investigation into the problem has ended and the company says the issue has been fixed. ParkMobile

MoDOT: Concrete patching to close lanes on Stadium Boulevard

April 23, 2021 9:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making improvements to Stadium Boulevard in Columbia beginning Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Crews will patch potholes on Stadium Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Highway 63. One lane in each direction will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each

Five collection sites across Mid-Missouri Saturday for prescription drug take-back event

April 23, 2021 8:06 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A prescription drug take-back event is being hosted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies throughout Boone County including Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, University of Missouri, and VA Hospital Police Departments at multiple locations on Saturday. This effort is undertaken to provide

Volunteers to clean up litter near Highway 63 and Interstate 70

April 23, 2021 6:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Volunteers and City of Columbia staff will pick up litter along Highway 63 and Interstate 70 on Sunday from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m as part of the 25th annual Cleanup Columbia. The group will focus on the area south of I-70 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 63. Cleanup Columbia is a

Local church donates money to help City of Columbia residential customers with utility assistance

April 23, 2021 6:32 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Crossing church will give a donation of $400,000 to go toward paying off City of Columbia residential utility accounts pending disconnection, and those that have a payment arrangement and are potentially at risk of being disconnected. Officials at the city report the money will pay the balance on 888 residential accounts.

How resuming the Johnson & Johnson vaccine use will affect Missouri vaccination efforts

April 23, 2021 5:44 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S heath officials gave approval to resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Friday night. Just before 4 p.m. on Friday, a U.S. health panel gave the green light on resuming the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The panel convened after reports of six women developing a

Schnucks issues recall for three items sold at EatWell in Columbia

April 23, 2021 5:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnucks is recalling several bakery items that came from Genpak, a manufacturer, that loose particles of plastic may be in the baked good. The recalled items at the EatWell in Columbia: Raspberry Crumb Coffee Cake – UPC 4131832134Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake – UPC 4131832135Butterflake Roll, 12 count – UPC 251386XXXXX According to

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports active cases remain above 100 for third straight day

April 23, 2021 9:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia man faces multiple drug charges after a traffic stop Thursday

April 23, 2021 4:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Levi Gaddy Hallsville police reportedly found multiple drugs inside the vehicle after pulling over Levi Gaddy, 35, of Columbia, Thursday night for a traffic violation. According to a social media post by the city, a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed nearly 2.5 pounds of marijuana, 14 THC vape cartridges and

Outreach clinics continue in Mid-Missouri as vaccine demand decreases

April 23, 2021 2:04 PM Chanel Porter

Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services has partnered with Boone Health and MU Health Care for a coronavirus vaccine outreach clinic on Ballenger Lane on Saturday.

Columbia police searching for 13-year-old last seen on Monday

April 23, 2021 1:36 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police are looking for a teenager who ran away from home, department spokeswoman Brittany Hilderbrand said on Friday.