A Columbia nonprofit will end its relationship with a local church following a Sunday sermon some found hurtful. The Ragtag Film Society board voted Friday afternoon to sever ties with The Crossing after the church’s co-pastor gave a sermon on gender identity and transgender people. The Ragtag Film Society operates the Ragtag Cinema on Hitt
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SATURDAY: Rain possible through early evening hours. Highs near 60. SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy and then gradually clearing to become partly cloudy. Fog is expected into the early morning hours. Lows are going to be in the mid 40’s. EXTENDED: Sunday is beautiful and breezy with highs in the low 70s. Showers and thunderstorms arrive late,
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Here are the scores from Week 8 of area high school football. Hallsville (27) at Boonville (14) FINAL Eldon (26) at Versailles (49) FINAL Southern Boone (21) at California (14) FINAL Battle (54) at Jefferson City (35) FINAL Rock Bridge (20) at Helias (27) FINAL St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia) (29) at MMA (22) FINAL Fulton
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The attorney for the Columbia police officer that hit and killed a child asked the prosecutor on the case to consult a forensic video expert, according to a letter obtained by ABC 17 News. According to a crash report, Gabriella Curry, 4, was struck on Jan. 4 when Officer Andria Heese, 27, tried to park
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The University of Missouri rebuked its theater department on Friday after the department faculty said it would not host True/False Film Festival programming next year. The department released a statement on Friday pulling its partnership with True/False because of the group’s ties to The Crossing Church. The church received criticism for a sermon on Sunday
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A person of interest in two shootings has been apprehended in Mississippi, according to the Marshall Police Department. Authorities have been looking for Terrelle Palmer since the shootings on Oct. 3. Three people were injured and one killed in the shootings, prompting lockdowns of Missouri Valley College and Marshall Public Schools, Marshall police said. Calvin
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Police officers and firefighters are working a crash in Columbia. It happened around 9:00 p.m. on Vandiver Drive at Providence Road. As of 9:11 p.m., traffic cannot turn on Vandiver Drive going eastbound. ABC 17 News saw one person put into an ambulance at the scene. We are working to confirm the person’s injuries with
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A property owner has confirmed Planet Fitness will be one of its new tenants, setting up a second location in Columbia. The new gym will go at the Nifong Shopping Center, filling the spot left vacant by Gerbes. The grocery store closed last September. The gym is planning to open next month, according to Jay
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, cool. Lows in the upper 40s. SATURDAY: Rain likely through mid-late afternoon. Highs near 60. EXTENDED: Rain moves out by late afternoon Saturday, leaving us with clouds for the rest of Saturday night. This will keep things mild in advance of our next front on Sunday night. Sunday is beautiful and breezy
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Columbia leaders discussed workforce development and community contributions Friday at a meeting that brought together officials from Columbia Public Schools, the University of Missouri, business and city and county governments. Representatives from the Boone County Commission, the Columbia Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Public Schools, the University of Missouri and the City of Columbia were
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On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center released their Winter 2019-2020 outlook for the United States. Two key features come to play for mid-Missouri in their report. They expect temperatures throughout the 3-month period to settle out near normal. This doesn’t imply that it will be warm necessarily, but that there
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Two superintendents of Cole County school districts shared their reactions to the annual performance report released Wednesday by The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “We are pleased with our APR results, but with any data related to student performance, it is important to analyze the data to see where improvement is needed,” said
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City School District said Friday that a reported social media threat originated in another state and had no ties to Jefferson City. Police searched Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Friday after parents and students reported seeing a threatening message on the social media service Snapchat, Jefferson City School District spokeswoman Ryan Burns said.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Passing clouds are expected this afternoon, with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s . TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will increase across the area overnight as showers look to build into the region throughout the morning Saturday. Lows fall into the upper 40s and low 50s . EXTENDED: Rain showers look to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story THOMASVILLE, NC (WGHP) — One Thomasville parent had a terrifyingly close call during a crash on Salem Street. Before 9 a.m. Friday morning, Thomasville police shared photos of the car crash near Winston Street. “No injuries but extremely lucky!” police said in the Twitter post. The parent driving
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FRIDAY: We’ll see some passing clouds early on today, but should start thinning out more toward the afternoon. Highs will be in the low 70s . TONIGHT: Any evening plans look to be ok, but we are going to be tracking some showers toward daybreak. Lows fall to near 50. EXTENDED: Those showers will affect
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A meeting scheduled for Friday morning will focus on items from Columbia Public Schools. Along with CPS, leaders from Boone County, the City of Columbia, the Chamber of Commerce and the University of Missouri will all be at the City Hall meeting. The groups are set to discuss a possible bond issue for CPS that
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Callaway County voters will see two half-cent sales tax propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot that, if passed, would increase law enforcement pay and capital improvements for criminal justice centers. A public forum has been scheduled for Thursday evening in Holts Summit by the Callaway County Commission and the Callaway County Sheriff to explain the
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Hallsville residents will vote on Nov. 5 whether to sell the town’s sewer system. No matter what residents vote in favor of, there will most likely be some changes to the current system. The city reached out to several companies, both private and public, that may be interested taking over the system. Several of those
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Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said partnerships between the two government entities are important to making things better. The two spoke to reporters following a 30-minute closed-door meeting. The two said they discussed job expansion, road projects and local crime in that time. Parson highlighted the importance of the two working
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