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Private health insurers will cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests starting Saturday

January 11, 2022 5:35 PM Chanel Porter

Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans.

University of Missouri Board of Curators votes down temporary face mask recommendations

January 11, 2022 8:56 AM Zachary Farwell

Board members met virtually at 8 a.m. to talk and vote on the recommendations from President Mun Choi. The board voted the first recommendation down with 3 to 6. Board members voted 2 to 7 against the second recommendation.

Ulman man taken into custody after nine-hour standoff

January 11, 2022 7:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

ULMAN, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ulman resident was arrested after an over nine-hour standoff in Miller County after law enforcement responded to a domestic disturbance. Thomas Patterson, 53, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. Miller County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the disturbance just after 7:45 a.m. at

Parents’ Bill of Rights legislation breaks record for most public testimony submitted in Missouri House

January 11, 2022 2:06 PM Hannah Falcon

Before the Missouri House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education recessed at 10 a.m., committee staff shared that the House record for most public testimony submitted in person or in writing was broken.

Former Cole R-V School District teacher dies a year after retiring; district cancels classes Thursday

January 11, 2022 6:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole R-V School District is reporting the death of Edward Hager, a longtime agriculture sciences instructor and FFA advisor. The district reported Hager retired at the end of last school year. Hager was a native of Eugene and former graduate of Cole R-V High School. The district said in a Facebook

Blair Oaks R-II School District names new intermediate school principal

January 11, 2022 5:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks R-II School District announced Tracey Burns as Blair Oaks Intermediate School Principal for the 2022-2023 school year. Burns currently serves as director of curriculum and assessment in the Blair Oaks R-II School District and has served in this position for the last 7 years and has 11 years

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports the second day in a row of over 500 new coronavirus cases

January 11, 2022 10:09 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri Supreme Court sides with Jefferson City Schools in dispute with former employee

January 11, 2022 4:03 PM Matthew Sanders

The court found in its 12-page opinion that the district showed Tammy Ferry violated district policy by transferring the files to her computer in 2019 “without a legitimate educational interest.”

Two dead, child hurt after crash involving train in Randolph County

January 11, 2022 1:53 PM Zachary Farwell

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened around 9:55 a.m. at a railroad crossing on Country Road 2795 near Clark.

Report: CDC considers changing mask recommendations to N95 or KN95

January 11, 2022 11:52 AM Joushua Blount

Post reported this week that the CDC is considering updating its mask guidance to recommend that people opt for the highly protective N95 or KN95 masks worn by health care personnel.

No one hurt after central Columbia home catches on fire

January 11, 2022 6:46 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a house fire in central Columbia early on Tuesday morning is under investigation. Firefighters responded to the home in the 1500 block of Stone Street near the Business Loop around 3 a.m. Firefighters said smoke was found coming from the back of the home. Crews found the fire in

University of Missouri declines to change COVID-19 protocols amid spike in student cases

January 11, 2022 5:30 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System Board of Curators declined to change its COVID-19 protocols amid a spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among MU students. On Monday morning, the board members released an agenda for the immediate review of the system’s COVID-19 protocols. During the 8 a.m. meeting Tuesday, MU

Fulton man hit and killed by van on Bluff Street

January 11, 2022 6:05 AM Zachary Farwell

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was killed on Monday night after he was hit by a van. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:30 p.m. on Bluff Street near Meadowlark Lane. Troopers said Ray E. Payne, 67, was walking across Bluff Street when a van driven by Shannon M.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should MU start the semester with in-person classes?

January 11, 2022 1:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

Many colleges and universities — including Stephens and Columbia colleges — have decided to start their semesters with online classes because of the high case rates, which have led to record hospitalizations. The UM Board of Curators meets Tuesday to review COVID-19 protocols.

Columbia Board of Education votes to put $80 million bond issue on the April ballot

January 10, 2022 5:24 AM Meghan Drakas

At the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board members plan to vote on adding an $80 million bond issue to the City of Columbia’s April ballot.

Detention Sergeant dies from COVID in Miller County

January 10, 2022 10:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Miller County Sheriff’s Department is reporting Detention Sergeant Janell Visser has died from the coronavirus. Visser began her career with the Miller County Sheriff’s Office in 2007 and was recently named the 2021 Jailer of the year. According to a post on Facebook, Visser served for over 14 years and was

Columbia man charged for New Year’s day shooting

January 10, 2022 9:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man with multiple crimes after a New Year’s Day shooting near Silverball bar.

Share of breakthrough coronavirus infections increasing as omicron spreads in Missouri

January 10, 2022 12:12 PM Erika McGuire

Missouri is seeing a larger share of fully vaccinated or previously infected people getting the coronavirus amid a surge powered by the more transmissible omicron variant.

Mid-Missouri schools move ahead with in-person learning as coronavirus surge sets records

January 10, 2022 11:51 AM Kennedy Miller

School is back in session for districts around Mid-Missouri, but the return to classrooms has coincided with a meteoric rise in new coronavirus infections, causing at least one area school to hold remote classes and creating worries among some parents.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 222 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

January 10, 2022 11:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

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