Month: May 2019

WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny and warm. Highs reach into the low 80s. TONIGHT: Skies remain partly cloudy tonight with mild overnight lows. A spot storm chance can’t be ruled out through th night. Lows dip into the low 60s with winds out of the southeast from 5-7 mph. EXTENDED: The remainder of the week

Missouri senators are set to take up one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans on Wednesday. The bill bans most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. The only exceptions to the bill’s ban on abortions would be medical emergencies, not rape or incest. If the bill is approved, Missouri would join four other states

Columbia Public Schools has plans to make changes to several schools, including Hickman and Rock Bridge high schools. Crews will work to remodel the older schools, making one point of entry for students and visitors. On top of the remodels, CPS will hire door monitors for Hickman and Rock Bridge. Hickman will have one entrance,

Missouri senators have passed a business incentive bill backed by Gov. Mike Parson following a more than 27-hour filibuster. Senators voted 25-8 on Tuesday to send the measure to Parson’s desk. The bill would authorize up to $50 million of tax credits for General Motors to expand an assembly plant at Wentzville. It also would

Three-star forward Kobe Brown has committed to play basketball at the University of Missouri. He chose Mizzou over Vanderbilt, Penn State and Minnesota. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/TheKobe24Brown/status/1128424141323894784″,”author_name”:”Kobe Brown”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/TheKobe24Brown”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Blame the city I’m a product of it.. You gotta love it. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/thejourney?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#thejourney&#lt;/a&#gt; ✨ &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/committed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#committed&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/2S0LzfHUwB”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/2S0LzfHUwB&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Kobe Brown (@TheKobe24Brown) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/TheKobe24Brown/status/1128424141323894784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 14, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”

Jeremiah Tilmon will return to Mizzou for his junior season. Meanwhile, Jontay Porter will go pro, according to head coach Cuonzo Martin at a news conference on Tuesday. “With Jontay yeah excited for him and obviously he made his own decision,” Martin said. “I think it’s a great decision for him. No doubt in my

Former Tulsa guard Shug Dickson has committed to play basketball at the University of Missouri. Dickson is originally from St. Louis where she attended Lutheran North High School. Dickson spent her first two seasons at Tulsa. She averaged 14 points and five assists during her sophomore year in 2018. The 5’9″ guard then transferred to

Mizzou Urgent Care will soon move to a new location, according to officials with MU Health Care. The urgent care is currently located inside of the South Providence Medical Building. As of June 1, it will be located at 3916 Providence Road, next to Mizzou Therapy Services, said Caroline Dohack, communications specialist. The Columbia Chamber

The Missouri Department of Transportation will close two intersections along Route 54 near Linn Creek starting Wednesday, officials with the department said. According to a news release, crews will be installing J-turns at the intersection of Route 54 and Route A. The work will close access to westbound Route 54 at the intersection. Drivers from

A judge sentenced an Eldon man to prison for engaging in illicit sexual activity with a minor, officials said. According to a news release from the Office of the U.S. Attorney Western District of Missouri, the judge sentenced James Guthrie III, 37, to 15 years in prison without parole. Guthrie traveled to North Carolina on

Boone County’s lead prosecutor said Tuesday that he will not pursue state charges against a Columbia man who fatally shot another man and claimed self defense. A federal judge sentenced Ricky Gurley to 24 months in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty in January to being a felon in possesion of a firearm. A search

University of Missouri police say a report of sexual assault that prompted a campus-wide alert last week was false. “After a thorough investigation, the University of Missouri Police Department has determined that the report of a sexual assault over the weekend was unfounded,” MUPD Chief Doug Schwandt wrote in an email to the campus. “The

Officials with the city of Boonville have confirmed the city’s airport is currently closed for reconstruction. Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport is near I-70 off Pearre Lane and State Road 87, southeast of the city. The project is estimated to cost around $3 million and is expected to be completed in October. According to the city’s

TONIGHT: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. A few storms may become strong with wind gusts up to 60 mph and 1″ hail. Lows fall into the upper 50s to around 60. WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny and warm. Highs reach the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: The remainder of the week will

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri System Board of Curators will vote on a 5 percent tuition increase on all four campuses Wednesday. The special curators’ meeting will take place by phone conference. The increase will be the largest in several years. State law had limited increases to the percentage as the yearly increase

It has been five months since South Dakota woman Melissa Peskey was found dead outside of Boonville. “Its been a work in progress. It is an open and active investigation, and our goal is to get more information about what happened that night,” said Sergeant Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Highway

The school cafeteria feeds thousands of students in Columbia every weekday. It’s one of the few places parents have control over what their kids eat, and the cleanliness of where they are eating. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspects every Boone County school’s cafeteria once a semester. “It’s the same inspection that we would

The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department said it was short 28 lifeguards on Tuesday, which could cause pool hours to shorten. The city is offering to help cover most of the cost for lifeguard certification for anyone more than 15 years old, said Columbia Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs. However, if the city does

Skin cancer is preventable, yet there are 5 million diagnosed cases of it a year. It’s the most common cancer in the United States, said Dr. Emily Smith, an assistant professor of clinical dermatology and dermatopathology with MU Health Care. In her clinical practice, she sees patients with high risk cancers like melanoma. “If caught

ABC 17 News has confirmed a mother and a son are in custody after a shooting Monday afternoon in Sedalia. Tiffanie L. O’Malley, 42, and Tyler J. Evans, 24, both of Sedalia, were arrested around 4:45 p.m. Monday on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Prosecutors in Lafayette County have