Month: August 2019

Lawyers representing the University of Missouri are asking a Missouri appeals court to rehear a case over the employment status of graduate workers or for the state Supreme Court to take up the case. The university filed a motion asking for the rehearing or transfer Wednesday after the Western District Court of Appeals ruled last

Boards from two Missouri counties have joined with a group of landowners in asking a judge to put a hold on a state law limiting counties’ power to enact health ordinances regulating large livestock farms. The law, which the Missouri General Assembly approved in its last session, goes into effect Aug. 28. Senate Bill 391

TODAY: Mostly Sunny with low humidity. High near 83. TONIGHT: A few clouds, cool again with lows in the low 60s. EXTENDED: A warm front is set to lift northward across mid-Missouri throughout the day Thursday. That will lead to rising temperatures and humidity. Much of the day looks dry Thursday, but a spot shower

The Columbia Police Department was investigating a shooting in the central part of the city late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Police responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of Garth Avenue at 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Police were unable to locate anyone with injuries or any property damage, but they

Jefferson City School District is working to find out what caused major bus delays on the first day of the school year. Ryan Burns, the director of communications for the district, said officials with First Student and Jefferson City School District started meeting at 7 a.m. Wednesday to resolve the issues. On Tuesday, several buses

One person was in serious condition, and one person was in fair condition Wednesday morning after a Tuesday crash on south Route K and William Smith Place. The crash happened Tuesday evening after one vehicle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Gregory D. Haynes,

UPDATE (12:30 a.m.): Judge Ohmer dismissed the jury for the night around midnight, without a verdict. Deliberation will resume Wednesday morning at 10a.m. The jury started deliberating around 1:30p.m. Tuesday afternoon, meaning they have been working for about 10.5 hours. ORIGINAL: The jury in an arson trial of a Columbia businessman began deliberating Tuesday afternoon

Columbia police are looking for a man accused of shoplifting after a large police presence caused a Columbia school to go on lockdown. CPD tweeted Tuesday night, asking the public for help to identify the suspect. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD/status/1166538495785152513″,”author_name”:”ColumbiaPD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@ColumbiaPD&#lt;/a&#gt; is asking for help to identify this person. On 8/27/2019 CPD responded to a

The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission looked at plans for a medical marijuana dispensary in Columbia Tuesday. The commission held an informational meeting where people could review the request. On the list of pre-filed applications, a company called Agape Total Health Care of Missouri, LLC is requesting to open five medical marijuana dispensaries in Missouri,

A University of Missouri Police Department report shows friends of Erik Severson were worried about him before the MU student was found unresponsive in his dorm room. MUPD officers said other students had not heard from Severson and were concerned. An MUPD report, which ABC 17 News obtained through an open records request, said officers

Some buses were delayed up to an hour during drop-off on the first day of school for the Jefferson City School District. “We plan to do a full evaluation of our transportation process with First Student to assess the cause of these issues,” district spokeswoman Ryan Burns said. “It is not unusual to experience some

A federal lawsuit in Missouri claims an e-cigarette company targeted young people to sell its products, causing a rash of health issues. Mindy Boyd, a Clay County resident, sued JUUL Labs on Monday on behalf of her teenage daughter. The lawsuit said Boyd’s daughter began using JUUL’s vapor smoking products at 14 years old. She

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A Missouri law is limiting the number of children both licensed and unlicensed day care providers can have. Gov. Mike Parson signed Nathan’s Law on July 11 with the intent of ensuring the safety of all children in daycare. It’s inspired by the death of an infant, Nathan, who suffocated in his crib at day

Missouri officials met Tuesday to discuss flood protection systems on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in order to minimize damage from future flooding. The meeting at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building was the first of Gov. Mike Parson’s Flood Recovery Advisory Group. The advisory group is made up of agencies that represent areas

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. WEDNESDAY: Gorgeous day with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: High pressure keeps us dry and comfortable through Thursday with highs 3-5 degrees below average. A cold front will approach the area on Friday, giving us a

Fleeing shoplifters at the Columbia Best Buy led to a school being locked down Tuesday. Columbia police were sent to the Best Buy off Stadium Boulevard after the store reported two shoplifters ran from the store at about 3:40 p.m., Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said. Pitts said police contacted nearby Our Lady of

A lack of cooperation from victims or witnesses often hampers investigations into violent crimes such as the shooting Monday of a man in the parking lot of a busy Columbia retail area, a Boone County detective said. Columbia police investigated two shots fired cases Monday: one on Stadium Boulevard and one on Typhoon Court. In