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City council members will get their first chance Monday night to discuss CPD Sergeant Rob Fox’s community policing draft report, which came out as part of the council’s agenda last Friday. The draft report laid out several recommendations, which are examined at length in this ABC 17 News article from Friday. Several council members either

Stephens College announced Wednesday that undergraduate tuition will be reduced by $8,250 starting in the 2019-20 school year. It’s part of the Stephens Solution College Affordability Plan, which aims to see that no student will pay more than $22,500 in tuition starting next year. The current maximum tuition is $30,750. “We’re addressing families’ concerns about

Moniteau County again has a prosecuting attorney. Presiding Circuit Judge Kenneth Hayden on Wednesday appointed California, Missouri, attorney Ann Perry as temporary prosecutor after Shayne Healea’s resignation Tuesday, deputy Moniteau County clerk Darlene Oliver said. Healea resigned as part of a plea deal in his assault case. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to four misdemeanors after

TONIGHT: Scattered storm chances continue into tonight, with the better chance for storms north of I-70. Building clouds will lead to overcast skies, as the slow moving front gradually stalls out near I-70. A secondary round of rainfall will develop after 2am bringing waves of rainfall into the Thursday morning commute. Winds will shift out

A woman died of a heart attack Saturday in Morgan County after being attacked by a dog. Sheriff Norman Dills said the death happened in the Proctor area when a 61-year-old woman was attacked by a dog she was caring for and suffered the fatal heart attack. The dog attacked a man who came to

The Better Business Bureau released a new investigative study that showed the number of fake check scams is on the rise, even though the actual use of checks decreased. Michelle Gleba, BBB Columbia Regional Director, explained the findings of the report on Wednesday. The report showed that the amount of fake regular checks, cashier’s checks

Attorneys for the Hallsville R-IV School District responded to the wrongful death lawsuit that targets the district, the Hallsville Middle School assistant principal, the former middle school principal and the superintendent of the district. The response was filed Friday and stated that 13-year-old Rylie Wagner “was not bullied by any District student or employee.” Wagner’s

ABC 17 News is taking an in-depth look at what’s next for Shayne Healea after the now former Moniteau County prosecutor pleaded guilty Tuesday to four misdemeanor charges. Healea was driving drunk when he drove into Addison’s restaurant in 2014, injuring four people. He resigned and will not run for reelection as part of a

The City of Columbia appointed an interim finance director Wednesday to hold the office until it begins a nationwide search later this month. Former City Controller Janet Frazier will hold the position until the replacement for the former director, Michele Nix, is found. Nix announced her resignation last month in order to take on a

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re tracking a slow moving cold front in western Missouri bringing rainfall to Kansas City along the I-49 corridor as of 11am. This front will ease it’s way off to the east this afternoon, affecting our western counties by 2-3pm, making it’s way closer to the HWY 63 corridor by the evening rush.

Mexico public safety officers tried to pull over a car in the 800 block of W Breckenridge Tuesday night. As officers approached the vehicle, they say the driver, 27-year-old Dana Ware Jr., sped away from the stop. Ware drove about three blocks before police say he stopped the car and fled on foot. “Additional officers,

Parking at Columbia Regional Airport (COU) will remain free after the city council voted down a proposed increase Tuesday night. In a 5 to 2 vote, the council rejected a measure that would have imposed a $3 per day parking fee at the airport. Council members Betsy Peters and Ian Thomas supported the parking fee.

TODAY: It’s a fairly quiet morning across Mid-Missouri, with building clouds from the west. A cold front to our northwest will slowly track into the region today, bringing cooler conditions and scattered storms chances. With the upper level ridge breaking down that has been responsible for our hot weather, we’ll see slightly cooler conditions today.

The Columbia City Council once more rejected a $4 million sewer extension west of town. Council members, in the sixth hour of their meeting that started Tuesday night and extended into Wednesday morning, voted 4-3 against extending sewer along the Henderson Branch, and connecting it to two commercial properties in the Midway area. Council members

A Moniteau County elected official pleaded guilty Tuesday to four misdemeanor charges in connection with an October 2014 crash into a building that left four people injured. Moniteau County prosecutor Shayne Healea entered the plea in a Shelby County courtroom on a change of venue to three counts of Class 1 misdemeanor assault in third

UPDATE: The city council voted 7-2 in favor of creating the School Street Historic District. ORIGINAL: Jefferson City officials have not received confirmation that homeowners in a local historic district have the ability to avoid a FEMA rule that blocks significant home improvement projects. The Jefferson City council will consider the application for the School

Employees with the city of Columbia could get greater pay raises in next year’s budget. The Columbia City Council adopted several different measures to raise pay for city workers, setting the new minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour and giving a 45-cent an hour raise to every employee. The council also accepted plans

Five people died in traffic crashes over the Labor Day holiday weekend across Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday reported numbers from the holiday counting period, which started at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday. Eleven people were killed on the roads during the 2017 Labor Day weekend. The patrol

BJC HealthCare will no longer run Boone Hospital Center after Dec. 31, 2020. The Boone Hospital Board of Trustees said in a news release Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with BJC leaders to end BJC’s management of the hospital. The trustees have been reviewing options for hospital management since last October. BJC had

Two Columbia men pleaded guilty Tuesday to being part of a prostitution ring. Barry Manthe, 65, and Ronald Clark, 67, pleaded guilty in separate appearances to charges of using the internet to promote a racketeering enterprise, in this case a prostitution business that operated out of a Columbia residence, the U.S. attorney’s office said in