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CPS Grab-and-Go meal service updates routes

October 1, 2020 3:15 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Public Schools is making some changes to its Grab-and-Go meal service starting Thursday.

Columbia releases guidelines for Halloween during coronavirus pandemic

September 30, 2020 4:15 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia is encouraging people to stay safe for Halloween during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

Traffic stop leads to two arrests on multiple charges

September 30, 2020 9:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested the passenger in a vehicle during a traffic stop for multiple charges including trafficking drugs, and unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Ethan Leavell was the front passenger in a vehicle that failed to signal a right turn causing the traffic stop. Officials say Leavell consented

Woman arrested and charged after four children found alone in hotel room

September 30, 2020 9:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responding to a report of children being left alone in a hotel room in June leads to charges for a Columbia woman. According to court documents, police responded to the Motel 6 on the 3400 block of Interstate 70 Drive Southeast after an employee reported three children between one and

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Key metric continues to drop for CPS to consider hybrid learning

September 30, 2020 2:09 PM ABC 17 News Team

District leaders with Columbia Public Schools are expected to go over its reopening plan next week, according to an email sent out Wednesday afternoon.

Columbia Police search for Mexico murder suspect Tuesday night

September 30, 2020 7:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed to ABC 17 that they were searching for a homicide suspect Tuesday night in west Columbia. According to the department, deputies with the help of Columbia police were looking for Timothy Midgyett. Midgyett is one of three suspects in a June homicide in Mexico. It

Man accused of arson linked to Boone County house fire

September 30, 2020 12:18 PM Matt Ragsdale

A man faces an arson charge linked to Tuesday house fire north of Columbia.

Rapid testing could bring kids back into the classroom

September 30, 2020 11:51 AM Zola Crowder

President Donald Trump announced a plan to make rapid COVID-19 available for students and teachers but it’s unclear if the plan will have any effect for CPS.

Community flu vaccination events begin in Boone County

September 30, 2020 5:09 AM Ben Fein

Wednesday is the first of seven community vaccination events being held by the Columbia/Boone County Health Department.

Missouri Supreme Court rules against Columbia man in arson case

September 29, 2020 10:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man acquitted of paying someone to set a home on fire will not get a new trial in a lawsuit connected to the incident. The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled against a request today from lawyers for Mehrdad Fotoohighiam. A jury in Boone County found him not guilty last

A jump in absentee votes does not mean a change in election outcome

September 29, 2020 6:49 PM Sydney Olsen

It has been one week since mail-in ballots were sent out and absentee voting began in Missouri. Both Cole and Boone Counties have already seen a large amount of people vote absentee.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Columbia Environmental Health issues violation report on AMF Town and Country Lanes; Boone County adds 3 COVID-19 deaths

September 29, 2020 11:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boone Hospital Center announces transition date from BJC system

September 29, 2020 8:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Boone Hospital Center Board of Trustees and BJC HealthCare have agreed to an April 1, 2021 date for Boone Hospital Center’s full transition from the BJC system. The date was originally set for January 1, 2021. The three-month adjustment change is largely a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. “The Trustees

Online interested parties meeting for Holly Avenue traffic calming project scheduled for Oct. 5-16

September 29, 2020 8:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works department is requesting public feedback regarding the Holly Avenue traffic calming project. The project is intended to use traffic calming devices to lower operating speeds on Holly Avenue from Parker Street to Oakland Gravel Road. Holly Avenue is seventh on the 2018 Neighborhood Traffic Management Program

Columbia Stormwater Utility hosting meeting regarding Hickman Sixth and Seventh Street Stormwater Improvements

September 29, 2020 7:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

(COLUMBIA, MO) – The City of Columbia Stormwater Utility is holding an interested parties meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the Columbia Public Schools parking lot near the intersection of Sixth Street and Hickman Avenue, to discuss the upcoming Hickman, Sixth and Seventh Street Stormwater Improvements Project. The purpose of this

MU's new COVID-19 antibody research project

MU starts a new data survey and COVID-19 antibody test research project to see how common the virus is on campus

September 29, 2020 6:32 PM Amber Tabeling

The University of Missouri is collecting random students, staff and faculty survey data and voluntary blood samples for a multidisciplinary research project to see how common COVID-19 antibodies are within the MU community.