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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 176 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

January 11, 2021 10:08 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Police identify man killed in Columbia house fire

January 11, 2021 10:51 AM ABC 17 News Team

George R. Grant was found dead in a home in the 200 block of Ruby Lane in west Columbia after firefighters were sent to an arson call Monday morning, the Columbia Police Department said.

Pro-Trump rioters outside the U.S. Capitol

2 Capitol Police officers suspended and another individual arrested for their alleged roles in riot

January 11, 2021 4:33 PM CNN Newsource

Two Capitol Police officers have been suspended and another individual has been arrested for their alleged roles in the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, said Rep. Tim Ryan.

Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform

January 8, 2021 5:33 PM CNN

“After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said.

Columbia police use a drone early Friday morning after a bomb threat.

Police: No evidence of bomb at Stephens College

January 8, 2021 2:39 AM Molly Stawinoga

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed Friday that no evidence of a bomb was found after a threat at Stephens College. Boone County emergency dispatchers received a bomb threat call at Stephens College just before 1 a.m. Friday. Columbia Police Department Sgt. Ryan Brunstrom told ABC 17 News crews at the scene that a person

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office reports 14 inmates test positive for COVID-19

January 7, 2021 8:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Congress completes electoral count, finalizing Biden’s win after violent delay from pro-Trump mob

January 7, 2021 2:41 AM CNN

Congress has formally affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, completing a final step in the electoral process after a mob incited by President Donald Trump breached the US Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers to evacuate both the House and Senate chambers. Vice President Mike Pence, who presided over the count conducted by a joint

Senate rejects objection to Arizona electoral votes after riot at the Capitol

January 6, 2021 3:54 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that Congress would resume the certification of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday after rioters incited by President Donald Trump breached the Capitol and halted the process of declaring President-elect Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election.

Woman shot inside Capitol during riot has died

January 6, 2021 5:15 PM Associated Press

A woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol during the violent pro-Trump protest has died.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports potential COVID-19 scam

January 5, 2021 8:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Highway patrol warns of I-70 crash in Callaway County

January 5, 2021 1:37 PM Matthew Sanders

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said drivers should try to avoid part of westbound Interstate 70 in Callaway County after a crash. The patrol’s Troop F, which covers much of central Missouri, posted a message on its social media accounts at about 1:30 p.m. saying troopers are working a crash at

MONDAY UPDATES: Cooper County Health Center warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at Deon’s Bar and Grill

January 4, 2021 8:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Columbia man killed in Jefferson City officer-involved shooting

January 4, 2021 2:51 PM Matt Ragsdale

Police said they shot at the man after he refused to drop a large knife.

STORM UPDATES: Ameren reports 56 Boonville residents without power

January 1, 2021 1:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports sixth death this week related to COVID-19

December 31, 2020 9:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Mid-Missouri House members plan to object to Electoral College count

December 31, 2020 2:53 PM Matthew Sanders

Two U.S. House members representing parts of Mid-Missouri will object to the counting of Electoral College votes in a joint congressional session Wednesday, according to a statement posted on a congressman’s website.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 90th COVID-19 related death

December 29, 2020 7:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Colorado identifies first known case of UK coronavirus variant in US

December 29, 2020 4:10 PM CNN

A Colorado man has the variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom that health officials say is more transmissable than other strains of the virus, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 97 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

December 28, 2020 9:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

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House approves Trump’s $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate

December 28, 2020 5:16 PM Associated Press

The House has voted to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain.