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Former CPS employee sentenced for assaulting student

June 5, 2020 6:52 PM Katie Greathouse

A former Columbia Public Schools employee pleaded guilty three years after he was accused of inappropriately touching a middle school student with a disability.

MU plans community talks in response to complaints of racism

June 5, 2020 8:03 AM Molly Stawinoga

University of Missouri Interim Chancellor Mun Choi is promising students that leaders will take “important positive actions” following complaints of racism on campus.

Final suspect gets probation in Sylvan Lane killing case

June 4, 2020 11:13 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final suspect in a 2018 killing received probation for her part in the Columbia man’s death. Hollie Johnson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of a controlled substance. Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced her to five years of probation, but she could serve a seven-year prison sentence if she violates it. Johnson

Protests continue in Columbia on Thursday

June 4, 2020 9:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday night marked another night of protests in Columbia. The demonstration remained calm as law enforcement escorted the crowd around parts of the city. The group went from downtown toward the Business Loop and back to the Columbia Police Department. At times protestors chanted and temporarily blocked traffic downtown, but remained peaceful.

MU’s fall plans could impact local economy

June 4, 2020 9:26 PM Ben Fein

Students at The University of Missouri haven’t been to an in person classroom since March 11, but that may change soon.

Improvement project on I-70 outer roads set for next week

June 4, 2020 7:29 PM Katie Greathouse

A road project aimed at improving safety is set to start next week in Columbia.

Reserves to cover Columbia Public Schools deficit spending in coming fiscal year

June 4, 2020 12:34 PM Amber Tabeling

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools proposed a 2020-21 budget on Wednesday that relies on $17 million in deficit spending as COVID-19 continues to drag down revenue and a new middle school opens. Kathy Steinhoff, president of the Columbia Missouri National Education Association teachers’ union, said she believes that students or classrooms will not see

WATCH: Doctors hold show of solidarity with George Floyd protests

June 4, 2020 5:11 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of MU Health Care doctors held a show of solidarity with protesters Thursday. The group White Coats 4 Black Lives held the event on the University of Missouri campus. The group observed a moment of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd, the black man who

Tiger Tots owner drops COVID-19 health rules challenge

June 4, 2020 11:34 AM Matthew Sanders

The owner of a Columbia daycare has dropped his case seeking to stop COVID-19-related health orders issued by the county and city health director.

Local attorney weighs in on new charges in George Floyd case

June 4, 2020 12:22 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office upgraded charges Wednesday against the former Minneapolis police officers allegedly responsible for George Floyd’s death. ABC 17 spoke with local attorney and former Cole County prosecutor Bill Tackett about what the next steps are in the case. Tackett said there are a couple of things the

Protests continue in downtown Columbia

June 3, 2020 8:52 PM Sydney Olsen

Protesters took to the streets in downtown Columbia again Wednesday evening. Groups have been marching through streets and kneeling in intersections of downtown Columbia for several days.

Plans uncertain for large item, recycling pickup in Columbia next week

June 3, 2020 11:49 AM Amber Tabeling

There are no set plans for what the City of Columbia’s curbside trash collection and recycling pick up will look like next week.

Columbia Police trying different tactics to handle protests

June 3, 2020 5:04 PM Ben Fein

The City of Columbia saw protests both Monday and Tuesday of this week and Columbia PD took very different approaches to handling each night.

Columbia volunteers to provide free lunches at city park

June 3, 2020 1:12 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County health department and city volunteers are scheduled to hand out free lunches at Douglass Park starting Wednesday through the end of July. Lunches will be available Monday-Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., the department said in a news release Wednesday. Changes have been made to the annual program.

A car flips onto its roof in a suspected DWI crash in Columbia.

Underage man arrested in DWI crash

June 3, 2020 8:43 AM Molly Stawinoga

A Columbia man, 20, is being held in the Boone County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

Columbia police: Missing teen found safe

June 2, 2020 5:29 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police made a public appeal Tuesday for help finding a missing 17-year-old boy.

Protesters march through downtown Columbia

June 2, 2020 8:06 PM Sydney Olsen

A group of about 50 protesters gathered at the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday, holding signs and chanting things such as “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police.”