Columbia City Council discusses COVID-19 and budget
The Columbia City Council will meet at 5 p.m. for the pre-council meeting Monday to begin discussions about the fiscal year 2021 budget.
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WATCH: Columbia mayor addresses increase in COVID-19 cases
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece spoke with ABC 17 News on Monday as the city council met to discuss COVID-19 and its hit on the fiscal 2021 budget.
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Expanded absentee voting amid COVID-19 likely won’t be available by June election
Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved an expansion of absentee voting for the rest of 2020.
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Health official: New COVID-19 cases might increase as reopening continues
Many Mid-Missouri counties are seeing fewer or no active COVID-19 cases two weeks after a statewide stay-at-home order expired, but local health officials said an increase is expected.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports new COVID-19 case
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Missouri officials say they’re ramping up COVID-19 testing as reopening continues
The state government is ramping up COVID-19 testing and will continue to emphasize it as the state continues a phased reopening, Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri’s top public health official said Monday.
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Clarksburg man pleads guilty to fatal DWI
A Clarksburg man was put on probation after he pleaded guilty Friday to driving while intoxicated that caused the death of a California man.
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VIDEO: CPS superintendent discusses 3 options for next school year
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17’s Zara Barker on Monday to talk about how the district is continuing to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sedalia man dies in Sunday crash
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Sedalia man died after a crash in Morgan County Sunday afternoon.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri reporting 594 deaths from COVID-19
The Saline County Health Department reported an additional three positive cases of the coronavirus.
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Cloudy, chilly start to the week
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will become mostly cloudy by sunrise. Temperatures will be a bit chilly, in the low 50s. MONDAY: Clouds and chillier temperatures will be the main feature Monday. We’ll struggle to get out of the 50s with a gusty northwesterly wind. We also can’t rule out a few spot sprinkles throughout the day–
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Centralia man sentenced to four years in prison after vehicle chase
A Centralia man pleaded guilty to several charges after a vehicle chase that ended in Boone County.
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Columbia City Council to vote on temporary housing for first responders
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is expected to vote on a resolution Monday that would authorize temporary housing for first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement would give the Columbia Police Department and the Columbia Fire Department the option to stay at Stephens College, should the need arise. Stephens College has designated
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Columbia City Council to discuss budget changes amid COVID-19
Columbia’s City Council will hold a meeting Monday night at 7 p.m., in which both the budget and COVID-19 will be big talking points.
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Two killed in Miller County car crash
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Miller County.
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Columbia police searching for car after multiple shootings Saturday
The Columbia Police Department is investigating multiple reports of shots fired early Saturday morning.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: More than 10,600 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting 10,675 cases of COVID-19 in the state.
Continue Reading Police chase ends in crash, sending one teen to hospital
A 16-year-old boy suffered moderate injuries when he crashed his car trying to flee police.
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Boat totaled after fire on the Lake of the Ozarks
One person escaped without injury when a boat caught fire on the Lake of the Ozarks.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: State gets shipments of drug used to treat COVID-19 patients
The University of Missouri announced hundreds of additional furloughs and salary reductions on Friday.
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