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Columbia Board of Education votes to change attendance boundary in first phase, real estate experts weigh in

May 10, 2021 5:13 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted to approve the first phase of attendance boudary changes which will move about 100 students next fall. District leaders and the company contracted to look into any potential changes Cooperative Strategies recommended the Phase 1 Elementary Attendance Area Boundaries for Parkade Elementary to the Board of Education, which

Art in the Park canceled this summer due to coronavirus

May 10, 2021 11:18 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Art in the Park in-person event is canceled this summer after multiple artists declined to travel this year due to the coronavirus. Art in the Park was originally scheduled for June 5 and 6 in Stephens Lake Park with 110 local and national artists to attend. Officials with the event also said

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds four coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

May 10, 2021 8:09 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia police investigate shots fired incident in the parking lot of the Broadway Walmart

May 10, 2021 8:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police release new details about a report of shots fire at the Walmart on Broadway at 8 p.m. Monday. Officials report searching the area and finding evidence of shots fired. Witnesses told police that four men may have been involved but ran away toward the Hy-Vee across from Walmart. Shortly afterwards,

American Airlines brings more flights to Columbia Regional Airport

May 10, 2021 8:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) American Airlines currently has four daily flights out of Columbia Regional Airport and will add an additional flight in June for a total of five daily flights. Officials from the airport report that of the five daily flights offered by American Airlines, three are to Dallas/Fort Worth and two to Chicago O’Hare

Columbia police report no one was in danger after a suspicious incident Monday

May 10, 2021 2:03 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that dispatchers received reports that a woman was forced by a man into a gray SUV just before noon near Scott Boulevard and Chapel Hill Road. Officers could not find the vehicle.

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Missouri coronavirus vaccine orders sink along with demand

May 10, 2021 11:52 AM Leila Mitchell

Missouri requested 21,290 vaccine doses last week and received 20,620. This is a 36,380 vaccine dose decrease from the week of April 26-May 2 when Missouri received 57,000 doses. The drop is even greater when looking back several weeks.

Cooperative Strategies' change of school boundaries recommendation to CPS.

Columbia Board of Education to discuss attendance area changes

May 10, 2021 4:30 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch discussions about attendance area changes and COVID-19 in schools in the player below. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The Columbia Board of Education will hear recommendations on a possible change to attendance areas Monday night. You can find the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting agenda here. The board

Robbery reported at Columbia gas station

May 10, 2021 10:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

A man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a Columbia gas station Saturday.

Columbia Board of Education to discuss changes to recording IEP meetings

May 10, 2021 6:03 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will discuss revisions to Policy KKB during it’s meeting Monday night. Policy KKB currently prohibits visual or audio recording on district property unless authorized. Last year, the board discussed the policy, but did not make any changes. Many parents and students had come forward to

Housing cost increases affect Columbia’s real estate market

May 9, 2021 8:38 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) National housing cost increases have affected the Columbia real estate inventory and the ability of developers and builders to create new homes. Lumber costs skyrocketed last March at the start of the pandemic. Costs have continued to increase over the last year due to supply and demand issues. Lumber is one of

Vandalized Columbia lynching site marker repaired

May 7, 2021 9:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County said Friday in a news release that its staff learned of the vandalism to the James T. Scott marker around 8 p.m. Thursday.

Storms early Sunday morning cause damage in Columbia

May 9, 2021 5:33 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms hit the Boone County area on Sunday morning and caused damage within the Columbia area. Severe weather on Sunday morning caused a tree to fall in the middle of the road near the corner of South William and Ross Street. A few residents in the area who saw what happened, reported

Columbia events draw thousands, resulting in an economic boost for businesses

May 8, 2021 7:32 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s 2021 graduation and the True/False Film Festival are bringing more people to Columbia this weekend, resulting in more traffic for businesses. Mizzou commencements began yesterday honoring 5,547 students through a series of events continuing into next weekend. Each graduate was given six tickets to give to friends and

Commencement ceremonies continue for 2021 graduates at the University of Missouri

May 8, 2021 4:33 AM Ben Fein

The University of Missouri will continue graduation festivities in the first of two weekends of ceremonies for 2021 graduates.

Columbia native to be recommended to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School.

May 7, 2021 6:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia native Taylor Drennan will be recommended next week to the Columbia Board of Education to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School. Drennan has been serving as the school’s interim principal this semester after CPS reported that Principal Jimmy Hale was out for the remainder of the year in

Police: Man injured after east Columbia shooting

May 7, 2021 5:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man was hit by gunfire Friday afternoon in east Columbia. Officers were sent to the area of Orchard Lane and Callaway Drive for a shots heard call Friday at 4:30 p.m. and found shell casings in the street, a Columbia Police Department officer at the scene said. Sgt. Patrick

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.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 87th coronavirus-related death; 19th in 2021

May 7, 2021 9:51 AM ABC 17 News Team

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MU plan to restructure social justice centers pushed back

May 7, 2021 2:16 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plan to restructure the University of Missouri’s social justice centers this summer has been pushed back indefinitely. MU spokesman Christian Basi said Friday that the plan had been postponed to give Maurice Gipson, vice chair of diversity, inclusion and equity, more time to communicate with those affected by the changes. MU

University of Missouri graduations begin with COVID-19 restrictions

May 7, 2021 1:40 PM Zola Crowder

MU is honoring 5,547 students with more than 6,115 degrees through a series of in-person, socially distanced ceremonies.