Jefferson City Schools decides to not shorten quarantine time for employees
School board will review whether teachers should be considered essential workers.
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Missouri agency working to fix state’s COVID-19 dashboard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two days after a “database extract error” incorrectly showed a massive one-day increase in coronavirus cases in Missouri, the problem remains unresolved. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said Monday that the state is still working to pinpoint the cause of the problem, which is related
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DEFENDERS: Scammers target Amazon users ahead of Prime Day
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Days before Amazon Prime Day, the Better Business Bureau is warning Amazon users about scammers trying to steal your personal information. In a news release, the BBB says the scammer will call you and if you answer a recorded message will play. The message claims there is a problem with Amazon account.
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Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’
At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws “as they are written.”
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Jefferson City police arrest man with multiple warrants
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officers arrested a man with multiple active warrants early Sunday morning. A release from the police department said 27-year-old Jonathan Adams and a woman were arrested at a Days Inn hotel on Jefferson Street. Officers were patrolling the area when they saw a vehicle associated with Adams in the
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Patrol: Truck crash into bridge seriously injures man
A Lake of the Ozarks-area man was seriously hurt after crashing into a bridge later Saturday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
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Benton County Sheriff recovering in hospital after motorcycle crash
The sheriff of Benton County and his wife are at University Hospital in Columbia after a motorcycle crash.
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Sunday Sit-down with Souichi Terada
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Kansas City Star’s Mizzou beat writer Souichi Terada in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Recap: Drinkwitz captures signature first win over No. 17 LSU
ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou football team’s upset win over No. 17 LSU on Saturday. “It was our will versus there’s,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “We wanted it more, bottom line.”
Continue ReadingSUNDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 25 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported an error on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard on Sunday.
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Columbia Board of Education to vote on return to learn; parents await decision
The Board of Education is set to vote on an in-person four-day week learning model on Monday for Columbia Public Schools to return to classrooms, while parents await to see how the decision could impact their families.
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Fatal motorcycle crash in Osage County
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fatal motorcycle crash in Osage County is the second fatality of October for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F. According to MSHP crash reports, 52-year-old, Tammy S. Sauer of Loose Creek Mo. was traveling westbound on Highway 100 when she traveled off the right side of the roadway and flipped
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Mizzou upsets No. 17 LSU
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz’s squad played a close game with LSU throughout, ending in a 45-41 air-raid victory. Mizzou came out firing as the underdogs against the 17th-ranked team in the country. The momentum shifted in the fourth quarter when MU defensive lineman Chris Turner blocked LSU’s field goal attempt. Missouri regained possession and
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Columbia Board of Education expected to vote on return to in-person classes
The Board of Education is set to hold a meeting in which the main focus will be making a formal motion and voting on the districts re-opening plan.
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Missouri Task Force 1 to return home by Monday
Missouri Task Force 1 will make the journey home from Louisianna on Sunday.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 66 new COVID-19 cases
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 144,230 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
Continue ReadingTracking a warm close to the weekend
TONIGHT: Conditions will be calm and cool tonight as temperatures fall into the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Sunday will be our last warm day in the 80s for a while with some humidity playing into the day. Clouds may flit across the sky, but we largely will be sunny. EXTENDED: After all of the warmth and humidity
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Extra Mizzou home game brings fewer crowds to some businesses in Columbia
Local businesses in downtown Columbia saw smaller crowds this home game compared to the Alabama game on Sept. 26.
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SportsZone Football Friday 2020: Week 7
Cuba (22) at South Callaway (29) FMarshall (59) at Fulton (21) FHallsville (16) at Blair Oaks (55) FHelias (28) at Jefferson City (0) FBoonville (54) at Versailles (6) FEldon (13) at California (59) FMoberly (14) at Hannibal (13) FCentralia (24) at Bowling Green (22) FLebanon (52) at Camdenton (38) FHickman (0) at Ray-Pec (56) FRolla
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Warmer temperatures and more humidity for this weekend
TODAY: Expect temperatures to rise quickly today as skies stay mostly clear. By kickoff for the game today we’ll be in the upper 70s. Some humidity has moved into the area so it’ll feel a little warmer than it actually is. High temp in the afternoon will top out in the low 80s and we’ll feel
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