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Columbia police will still be present in schools after contract for resource officers expires

June 30, 2020 5:05 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia’s contract with Columbia Public Schools for school resource officers expires at midnight on Tuesday.

St. Martin pastor resigns more than a year after being put on leave

June 30, 2020 9:39 PM Katie Greathouse

ST. MARTIN, Mo. (KMIZ) The pastor of St. Martin Parish has resigned a year and a half after he was put on administrative leave. Mark Porterfield’s resignation became effective Tuesday, according to the Diocese of Jefferson City. The resignation comes after Porterfield was put on leave in January 2019 after he was accused of misconduct

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole, Moniteau among counties with new COVID-19 cases

June 30, 2020 9:13 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia manhunt started with domestic assault call

June 30, 2020 11:45 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police searched for a suspect along part of Stadium Boulevard.

Increasing Boone County COVID-19 cases may cause delay in contact tracing

June 30, 2020 10:58 AM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department said new COVID-19 cases may cause delays in tracking down possible other cases.

Gov. Mike Parson signs the fiscal 2021 budget

Missouri governor holds nearly $450 million in spending

June 30, 2020 2:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson unveiled his restrictions and line-item budget vetoes at his COVID-19 briefing Tuesday, the day before the start of the 2021 fiscal year.

More than 1,200 customers without power in west Columbia

June 30, 2020 1:02 PM Matthew Sanders

The map showed an outage affecting 1,266 customers in west Columbia near Route ZZ at about 1 p.m.

Much of Mid-Missouri entertainment business still closed amid COVID-19 slowdown

June 30, 2020 12:49 PM Zola Crowder

Even after the state’s reopening last month, much of Mid-Missouri’s entertainment business has remained closed.

Jefferson City police say some fight participants identified; mall incident tied to arson

June 30, 2020 12:36 PM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say they have identified two juveniles and two adults involved in a shooting Friday night at a carnival at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City.

Mexico police release more information about weekend killing

June 30, 2020 12:04 PM Matthew Sanders

Mexico police on Tuesday released a description of a vehicle that might have been involved in a deadly weekend shooting.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

One arrested after ATV crash in Miller County

June 30, 2020 10:45 AM Matthew Sanders

State troopers arrested a Rocky Mount, Missouri man after an ATV crash early Monday in Miller County.

Weather Alert Day: Flooding rainfall, summer heat to affect mid-Missouri this week

June 29, 2020 10:05 AM Luke Victor

Monday Morning Update:It’s starting to look like we may have avoided the worst of the flooding threat so far. We’ll continue to monitor trends on radar, but the area of concern has shifted more into Illinois this morning. There’s still a chance we pick up some afternoon showers & storms, east of HWY 63. A

Man accused of Quail Drive killing now in Boone County Jail

June 30, 2020 8:36 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jail records say a man accused of a deadly shooting on Quail Drive was booked into the Boone County Jail.

Fulton man killed while walking on Callaway County road

June 30, 2020 5:52 AM Brittany Wiley

One person is dead after a pedestrian crash in Callaway County Saturday night.

Boone County firefighters put out mobile home fire

June 29, 2020 10:18 PM Katie Greathouse

Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District worked to put out a mobile fire Monday night.

Congregate living facilities continue to battle ‘high-risk’ COVID-19 threats

June 29, 2020 12:00 PM Zach Boetto

Sixteen of Mid-Missouri’s nursing homes and other congregate living facilities have seen COVID-19 cases in staff or residents as the state continues working to give families access to outdoor visits with loved ones.

University of Missouri to require face coverings in classrooms

June 29, 2020 3:07 PM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri will require students and employees to wear a mask in classrooms in the fall as a way to fight the spread of COVID-19, the university said Monday.

Man killed in Camden County crash

June 29, 2020 6:47 PM Katie Greathouse

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 70-year-old man was killed in a crash in Camden County on Monday afternoon. It happened around 1:40 p.m. on Highway 5 north of the Business 5 overpass. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a vehicle driven by Tracy Kemp, 60, rear-ended a pickup truck driven by Tommy

Mask order’s wording will affect enforcement at businesses

June 29, 2020 6:31 PM Connor Hirsch

As Columbia leaders are putting together an order to potentially require citizen to wear masks in public, it poses the question of enforcement.

Columbia Public Schools says it ‘will expect’ students to wear masks; city works on requirement

June 29, 2020 11:27 AM Amber Tabeling

The local health department is drawing up an ordinance that would require people to wear masks in public places in Columbia, while Columbia Public Schools will expect students to wear masks this fall.