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Nearly a dozen public meetings are scheduled to talk about changes to Go COMO, the Columbia public bus system. City leaders said the bus system will start its new routes on June 3. The buses will run at 45-minute intervals while passing through the Wabash Bus Station. Thursday, April 18 from 5:30-7 p.m., Public Transit

A Miller County man is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to raping more than one child over several months in 2017. Prosecutors say Dillon James Hail, 23, sexually assaulted three different children in Miller County, knowing they were all underage. Investigators say the guilty pleas are tied to three, separate criminal cases. In the

The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the charges it filed against Pablo Serrano-Vitorino. Serrano was found unresponsive inside his jail cell at the St. Louis Justice Center on the morning of April 9. According to the St. Louis Medical Examiner’s Office, Serrano was pronounced dead at St. Louis University Hospital at 3 a.m. Serrano

A principal of the new middle school in south Columbia has been recommended to the Columbia Board of Education. Jimmy Hale is expected to transition into the role this summer while preparing to open the new school in 2020. Hale has been the assistant principal at Jefferson Middle School since 2013. A spokeswoman said he

United and American Airlines resumed flights out of Columbia Regional Airport on Tuesday morning after the airport shut down last week. The airport closed to air traffic on April 9 due to necessary runway repairs because of concerns about the “crown” where runway 2-20 intersects runway 13-31. The crown helps drain water off the runway

TONIGHT:We’ll see more clouds build in this evening with winds remaining out of the south. That will keep us mild overnight in the low 60s. WEDNESDAY: Clouds hold during much of the day but highs still soar to near 80 degrees with breezy southwest winds. Storms arrive late and could be strong to severe. EXTENDED:

The man accused of setting fire to Columbia’s Planned Parenthood clinic in February apparently wrote to his wife that he was on a “mission” to protect unborn children, according to documents filed in the federal case against him. An affidavit for a search warrant filed April 11 by FBI Special Agent Curtis Bryant quotes a

Two people were hit by bullets Saturday in a Jefferson City shooting that killed one of them, according to court documents. Marquis D. Avant, 22, of Jefferson City, was arrested and charged over the weekend and admitted to firing a weapon during a disturbance Saturday morning in the 300 block of Hickory Street. According to

An appellate judge dismissed an appeal Tuesday in the open records case brought by the Glasgow School District against the Howard County coroner. A circuit court judge ruled in June that the coroner’s office wrongfully withheld documents that were requested by the Glasgow School District. Western District Appellate Judge Edward Ardini found that the trial

The Columbia Public Library reopened at about noon Monday after being evacuated while authorities combed the building for a bomb. Police had earlier blocked off a section of Garth Avenue and evacuated the Columbia Public Library after a possible threat made over social media. Library workers called police at about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday after seeing

A Jefferson City man is now charged with murder after a fatal shooting early Saturday. Police said in a press release that Marquis D. Avant, 22, of Jefferson City was arrested over the weekend and admitted to firing a weapon during a disturbance Saturday morning in the 300 block of Hickory Street. According to the

A fire badly damaged a mobile home Tuesday afternoon in the Pinnacles area of northern Boone County. The Boone County Fire Protection District posted on Twitter that district firefighters were at the scene of a fire in the 900 block of East Pinnacles Road. Crews at the scene reported fire and smoke were snowing from

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re tracking a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon. Temperatures respond well and top out in the low 80s. Winds will be gusty out of the southwest up to 25 mph. TONIGHT: We’ll seem more clouds build in this evening with winds remaining out of the south. That will keep us mild

Columbia Public Schools officials informed police Monday after a non-credible threat was found scrawled on a bathroom stall, a district spokeswoman said Tuesday. Graffiti with a threatening message was found on the stall wall and was investigated as outlined in district procedure, CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said. The threat was not found to be credible

A Boone County man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for shooting into a home at a family gathering. Gary Jolley was convicted in February of five felones and two misdemeanors: unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree domestic assault, two counts of armed criminal action, burglary, third-degree domestic assault and second-degree child endangerment.

University of Missouri art history professor Anne Rudloff Stanton spoke with ABC 17 News about the significance of the Notre Dame, located in Paris, France. The building caught fire Monday evening, and much of the building was destroyed. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

The Missouri Senate has passed a proposal to pay for bridge repairs across the state. Lawmakers voted 26-7 for the resolution Monday. The plan calls for the state to pay $50 million upfront to fix 35 bridges. If the state gets a federal matching grant, that would pave the way for Missouri to borrow $250

TODAY: Expect another beautiful day with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 with sunshine. The warm up can be attributed to breezy winds out of the south up to 15 mph. A few clouds return by evening. TONIGHT: Some clouds build today as temperatures only dip into the low to mid 60s through