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The owner of the group home where Carl DeBrodie was living at the time he was found dead inside a storage unit has responded to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family. The lawsuit was filed by DeBrodie’s birth mother Carolyn Summers in January. The attorney for Second Chance Homes and owner Rachel Rowden

UPDATE: A Cole County judge will now consider whether or not to dismiss the lawsuit filed on behalf of the Sunshine Project. The governor’s attorney, Bob Thompson, argued that they produced some records that were available, but the ones that were deleted by the app could not be. Thompson said it doesn’t become a record

A Missouri appeals court denied the prosecution team’s request to avoid paying for some of a man’s defense work. The Eastern District Court of Appeals denied the writ of prohibition that the attorney general’s office asked for in the Pablo Serrano-Vitorino case. St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer ordered prosecutors pay $40,000 toward mitigation research

It’s hard to believe that spring is here, when many blooms are still absent from plants. Although the growing season has started in parts of Mid-Missouri, hard freezes are still occurring which could pose some problems for those plants that have bloomed. The bitter cold through the first week of April have led to one

Winter just won’t go away and that means another chilly weekend ahead. The weekend will start off with a band of moisture moving into the Ozarks, south of HWY 50 close to 7 PM Friday. Some light rain showers are possible with this but will transition to snow showers by 8 PM. Not much accumulation

The Boone County Fire Department has confirmed an extrication crash near the intersection of U.S. 63 and Dripping Springs via Twitter. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/BooneCountyFire/status/982384886685290496″,”author_name”:”Boone County Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/BooneCountyFire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;5:30 p – Fire units responding to an extrication crash near the intersection of U.S. 63 and Dripping Springs &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/E3KcuwJl7c”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/E3KcuwJl7c&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Boone County Fire (@BooneCountyFire) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/BooneCountyFire/status/982384886685290496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;April 6, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script

UPDATE 5:02 P.M.: The majority of the damage done to the home was in the attic and the exterior of the building, said Frazier, who thinks the house can be salvaged. UPDATE 4:41 P.M.: Assistant Fire Chief Brad Frazier says the fire most likely started in the attic or at a wood pile in the

A Springfield, Mo., man along with his three sons and a daughter, another Springfield resident and a Columbia, Mo., woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to an official release. The release goes on to list the suspects: “Lucian Robinson, 60, of Springfield;

TONIGHT: Snow is possible as we head into the evening, with the greatest chance along and south of Hwy 50. It’s highly possible that areas near I-70 remain snow free, outside of a few flurries. This drying trend has been evident the past 24 hours, so wouldn’t be surprised if many locations no accumulating snow.

The Cole County courthouse was completely evacuated Friday afternoon. ABC 17 is on scene and working to find out why the building was evacuated and if there are any safety concerns.

UPDATE 2:27 P.M.: Jefferson City Public Schools will pay a total of $400,000 and Gretchen Guitard will get $250,000 of that. The school district has 20 days to pay. The lawsuit, combined with Karen Ray and Laura Cooper’s lawsuit from the last couple of years, puts the total price tag of JCPS discrimination at $1,075,000.

Lincoln University Board of Curators formally introduced Dr. Jerald Jones Woolfolk as the 20th president on Friday afternoon. Woolfolk was announced as the new president in March. Curator Marvin Teer, President of the Board of Curators, previously said Woolfolk is the right leader for the university at this point in its legacy. “We have a

The University of Missouri is holding an open forum today for the third and final Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights, Title IX & ADA candidate. The university held two other forums this week. The candidates for the position are Andrea “Andy” Hayes, Robinette Kelley and Inya Baiye. Hayes has been serving in the interim

UPDATE: Columbia Police confirm one person has minor injuries from broken glass after an early-morning shots-fired incident on I-70 just west of Stadium Boulevard. Officers responded to the area at 2:22 a.m. for a report of an assault with a gun. The preliminary investigation revealed a female was westbound on I-70 when a motorcycle that

UPDATE (3 am): Columbia police have confirmed they are investigating a death in the area of Woodrow Street. This comes after ABC 17 News crews on scene saw investigators put a body into a body bag. Original Story: ABC 17 News is working to confirm more details after Columbia police blocked off a street in

FRIDAY: Clouds are slowly streaming into Mid-Missouri, as northwest flow aloft tracks our next system through the area. While it’s not terribly cold outside, highs in the lower 40s are still unseasonably cold for this time of the year. Thanks to windy conditions out of the north up to 20 mph, with gusts as high

FRIDAY: It will be a blustery, cold day across Mid-Missouri, with falling temperatures through the day and northerly winds gusting to 25 mph. While the first part of the day will be dry, building moisture from the southwest will move into the cold air in place across the region. This will lead to some light

One person is recovering after a a single-vehicle crash in south Columbia early Friday morning. It happened around 4 a.m. near the intersection of Providence Road and Nifong Boulevard. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw one vehicle that appeared to have crashed into a traffic signal pole. The car was heavily damaged. Crews on

City planners released new details on the police department’s substation in north Columbia. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the city’s request 8-0 for the Planned Development Plan for the station. Designs from McClure Engineering show the two-story building will have 33 parking spots for the public and 107 parking spots for police. The two

Mizzou forward Jontay Porter will join his brother, Michael, and enter the NBA Draft. However, Porter will not sign with an agent. Therefore, he can still decide to return to Mizzou for his sophomore season. The deadline to decide whether or not to return is May 30. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MizzouHoops/status/981988242936549377″,”author_name”:”Mizzou Basketball”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MizzouHoops”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Good luck, #️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ &#lt;a