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Rep. Courtney Curtis filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against The Missouri Democratic Party, Stephen Webber, the chairman of Missouri Democratic Party, and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Curtis claimed on March 27, he attempted to file his declaration of candidacy as a Democratic candidate for the August 2018 primary for the 14th Senate District. However,

A Clinton man has been indicted in a $4.7 million investment fraud scheme in which he defrauded 89 investors who believed they were purchasing cattle for resale at a profit. Cameron Hager, 42, was charged in a nine-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that Hager, who

Montgomery County deputies are asking the public for help in finding a burglary suspect. Officers said the suspect forced entry into a residence in the Middletown area on Sunday, when the owners of the residence were attending church Easter Services. Commemorative quarters, a substantial amount of jewelry and other items of value were stolen. Deputies

TONIGHT: We are going to see a dry and clear night ahead as clouds decrease through the early evening. This will set the stage for a very cold night across the region. Winds will gradually subside through the night, but will still be quite breezy out of the northwest up to 20 mph. Overnight lows

The Boone County Fire Protection District is currently working a structure fire in the 5100 block of N. Creasy Springs Road. The call was dispatched around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Boone County Fire Protection District said first arriving units found fire in the attic. ABC 17 News has a crew headed to the scene

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway issued a report on Tuesday revealing millions in potential inaccuracies by the Department of Labor related to unemployment insurance program financial activities. The report also found continued failure by the state to properly account for federal dollars. Galloway said the report details issues resulting from changes to the Unemployment Insurance

Finalists for the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights, Title XI and ADA are visiting MU’s campus this week. Andrea “Andy” Hayes, who has served in the interim Title IX role since August, is vying for the position and was the first finalist to speak in an open forum to faculty, staff and students today.

Polls are open all across Mid-Missouri for election day. Boone County clerk Taylor W. Burks said so far, there haven’t been any surprises. “Nothing out of the ordinary. We’re seeing folks call in who maybe need to change there address at the last minute or have a question about their polling place. All comparable to

THIS AFTERNOON: It will be very windy headed into the afternoon after the passage of our cold front. We could see some light showers, but we should remain mostly dry. Temperatures will drop through the afternoon into the mid-30s. You will need the heavy coat if you have any plans this evening. TONIGHT: We are

UPDATE, 11:00 p.m.: The Columbia City Council unanimously approved the lighting plan, including more than 30 new bulbs in the East Campus neighborhood. Ryan Williams with Columbia Water & Light said he hoped to measure the light output from each pole before and after the change. The results could help the department decide a broader

Polling locations will open at 6 a.m. for the 2018 April elections. In Boone County, most Columbia residents will see three items on their ballot: Boone Hospital Board of Trustees candidates, Columbia Public Schools Board of Education candidates and a Columbia Public School $30 million bond issue. Some Columbia residents will also have the City

UPDATE – 6:30 A.M.: More than 600 customers are still without power after an early morning outage. It’s about half the amount of customers that were at one point without power in the western end of Jefferson City. The Hy-Vee market near the Capital Mall told ABC 17 News it was affected by the power

TUESDAY: You’ll need both the umbrella and jacket as the weather will be changeable through the day. Dense fog and isolated rain showers are likely in the morning, but will pick up as a line of showers and t-storms move through the area as a cold front moves southeast this afternoon. Most of us will

Spring in Mid-Missouri has been hard to come by lately, as winter is hanging on as tight as it can. Thanks to several blasts of cold air, the month of March closed with temperatures below seasonal values. That trend is continuing into the month of April, with bitter cold and snow. In the perfect April

TONIGHT: A developing storm system to our west will lift a warm front through Mid-Missouri overnight which will lead to rising temperatures, reaching the low to mid 40s by morning with increasing showers and isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog is possible overnight. A few strong to severe storms are possible which could produce large hail, mainly

A Columbia man is facing a few charges after allegedly going on a rampage that including choking a victim, throwing dresser drawers and slashing her car tires, police said. Columbia police said they were dispatched to the 200 block of Old Highway 63 Friday afternoon for reports of an assault.. Police said they found that

Columbia police said they arrested a man on Friday after they investigated a fraud at a Missouri Credit Union Bank. Police said they were first called to the bank at 2101 West Broadway on March 28. They said the investigation revealed Jamie Mason, 31, of Ashland, tried to cash a fake check at the bank.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is scheduled to hold a press conference Monday morning to discuss a new investigation into the social networking site Facebook. This comes as Facebook is under fire for allegedly granting the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica access to data of at least 50 million users. The firm has ties to

TODAY: It will be remain cold this afternoon across Mid-Missouri. Thanks to overcast skies and snow cover on the ground, temperatures will be slow to rise through the day. Through the day showers will develop to our south and gradually track to the north. Areas that will still be below freezing could briefly see some

Two people were injured Monday morning after a truck rolled over due to icy roads. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone County Fire Protection District both responded to Highway VV near East Mauller Road just after midnight. Troopers confirmed two people were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, and one had to