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Statewide prescription monitoring bill advances to Senate, faces roadblocks

February 17, 2020 8:27 PM Associated Press

Missouri is the only state without a statewide database to track prescription opioids, and it’s unclear when, or if, that will ever change.

St. Louis Co. officer shot, suspect at-large after shoplifting

February 16, 2020 10:58 PM Barry Mangold

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for one suspect after a uniformed police officer was shot in Ferguson, Missouri Sunday evening. The St. Louis County Police Department said the officer was shot while in a Walmart. The officer attempted to stop a shoplifter, police said, who then shot the officer multiple times. The officer

Gov. Parson’s budget to include $22 million for county jail reimbursement

February 14, 2020 10:33 AM Joe McLean

An effort is underway by the Parson administration to pay down the $32 million tab owed to county jails across the state.

Habitat for Humanity to build nine homes in Jefferson City

February 14, 2020 7:39 PM Zach Boetto

The River City Habitat for Humanity is nearly doubling down on its regular home builds this year after the tornado that struck Jefferson City last May.

Representatives say funding to raise teachers’ pay will be hard to find

February 13, 2020 4:01 PM Connor Hirsch

Missouri representatives on both sides of the aisle say finding money in the budget to boost teachers’ pay could prove difficult.

Ethics commission: Greitens campaign failed to report contributions

February 13, 2020 2:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Ethics Commission fined former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign in an order released Thursday after finding his committee failed to report in-kind contributions.

Contractors break ground on Moniteau Creek Bridge demolition

February 11, 2020 8:34 PM Zach Boetto

Demolition started Tuesday on the Moniteau Creek Bridge in Cole County. Eric Landwehr, a Cole County Public Works engineer said the bridge, which is located just off of Highway 179, had been out of commission since 2016. “It’s about time because it was getting in bad shape,” Landwehr said. In February 2016, MoDOT gave the

Missouri bill takes aim at rising drug costs and drug industry middlemen

February 11, 2020 2:34 PM Connor Hirsch

A bill filed in the Missouri Senate aims to modify the role of pharmacy benefit managers to combat rising drug prices and provide transparency for patients.

Charges dismissed in deadly Saline County shooting

February 11, 2020 5:39 AM Brittany Wiley

The Missouri Attorney General’s office confirmed Monday that charges against a Saline County murder suspect were dismissed.

House committee to discuss vaping in schools

February 11, 2020 5:18 AM Brittany Wiley

The Missouri State House committee on Elementary and Secondary Education is set to discuss vaping in schools on Tuesday.

Retro Hawk production crews filming a scene for a movie in Mid-Missouri

Lawmakers push for tax breaks for film productions in Missouri

February 9, 2020 11:00 AM Barry Mangold

Several state representatives have proposed a reboot of Missouri’s film tax incentive program, citing the success of productions such as “Gone Girl.”

Photo of a coyote in a field courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Recent spike in Coyote sightings in Mid-MO

February 8, 2020 9:18 PM Zach Boetto

Many Columbia residents have recently shared their close encounters with coyotes on social media. The Missouri Department of Conservation says seeing a coyote in your neighborhood is not necessarily cause for alarm. According to the MDOC, coyotes are most active during the hours of dawn and dusk but coyote attacks are rare. Officials say coyotes

Federal agency sues managers of Jefferson City hotel over sexual harassment claims

February 7, 2020 7:01 PM Zach Boetto

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the company that operates the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Jefferson City after a hotel worker allegedly sexually harassed his co-workers.

Local experts say repeat of Iowa caucus issues unlikely in Missouri

February 7, 2020 5:05 PM Amber Tabeling

The technology issues that caused Iowa caucus results to be delayed should not happen in Missouri’s upcoming primary election, experts told ABC 17 News on Friday.

City, Boone County officials eye development in west Columbia

February 6, 2020 5:11 PM Zach Boetto

The City of Columbia and Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission members discussed expanding the 26 square mile West Area Plan during a meeting at City Hall on Thursday. The current West Area Plan includes new developments to a portion of land north of West Gillespie Bridge Road and west of Scott Boulevard. Officials said

Supreme Court decision puts Columbia business owner’s future in question

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dimetrious Woods wants to build something. Woods opened an auto spa in 2019 at the corner of Business Loop 70 and Rangeline Street. He also helped a group of other men mentor young people following a violent month in Columbia that killed six people. He’s branded himself around town as “Motivated Meechi.”

State audit report slams Hawley campaign; senator’s team files complaint

February 6, 2020 1:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nicole Galloway on Thursday released her office’s review of whether the Missouri Attorney General’s Office used state resources to bolster the former AG’s senate run.