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A 62-year-old Kirksville man pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from an MU fraternity chapter. Burt Louis Beard waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty to stealing a total of $380,502 from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. It happened during the last half of Beard’s time serving as

The city of Columbia, Ameren and members of Missouri Task Force One are en route or on scene to help with the damage left from Hurricane Irma. A ten-person crew from Columbia’s electric utility left on Friday for Orlando, which is serving as the staging area for out-of-state organizations offering to help. Columbia Community Relations

UPDATE: On Monday, Robert Stewart was charged with tampering with a vehicle and resisting arrest for the chase. UPDATE: 9:30 a.m.: Boone County deputies arrested Robert Stewart after they say he did not pull over for them. Stewart was booked in the Boone County Jail for resisting arrest, careless and imprudent driving, driving with a

TONIGHT: A dry and slightly warmer night is ahead of us with overnight lows in the mid 50s. Clouds will begin to increase overnight from the southeast ahead of Irma. Winds will be out of the northeast under 8 mph. TUESDAY: We’ll have increasing clouds from the east as remnants of Irma move in. Thickest

A man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Gasconade County Monday morning. It happened around 2:45 am on eastbound Missouri 28, just west of US 50. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, 35-year-old Brian Tyree from Bland, Missouri, was riding his motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a curve. He then

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in August to his role in an April shooting learned his fate on Monday. Assistant Boone County Prosecutor Brouck Jacobs told ABC 17 News that Monterio Truss was sentenced to four years in prison for tampering with evidence and got a 15-year suspended sentence for unlawful use of a

The devastating terror attack on Sept. 11, 2001 exposed the need for a strong counter-terrorism effort in the United States. Since then, the government has ramped up efforts to fight terrorism abroad and at home. In response to the terror attacks, then governor Bob Holden established the Missouri Office of Homeland Security, the first of

Robert E. Lee Elementary in Columbia is one of at least 52 schools across the country named after the Confederate general, according to a study conducted by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The school is also one of 20 public entities in the state that has a Confederate-related name or meaning. One of those items

Following a natural disaster there is always a call to help those in need. However some online campaigns may not be beneficial for the victims they claim to serve. Here are some tips from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Army on how to avoid giving money to an online scammer. Ask questions.

What was once Hurricane Irma has now become a weakening tropical storm. Maximum winds within the storm are down to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. It’s still weakening and will likely become a tropical depression through the night Monday into Tuesday. But the once-powerful hurricane was one of the strongest storms

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a 31-year-old man was shot in the Holts Summit area. Deputies responded at 11:32 a.m. to the 3200 block of State Road AA near Holts Summit for a domestic disturbance in which a man was shot. The 31-year-old male from Kansas City, Missouri was found to have a non-life-threatening

After a lengthy court battle with chemical engineering professor Dr. Galen Suppes, MU officially announced his firing from the college Monday morning. “Dr. Suppes’ misconduct has impacted many of our students, staff and faculty over a very long period of time,” Elizabeth Loboa, dean of the College of Engineering, said. “As educators and employers, we

Irma made landfall as a hurricane Sunday afternoon on the Florida Peninsula near Marco Island, Florida. Since then, Irma has been weakening, but continues to wreck havoc across the peninsula and into Georgia as it tracks north. Thanks to the interaction with land, Irma has weakened significantly, but it’s still a dangerous storm. Monday morning

MONDAY: It was a cool start to the morning, but temperatures have begun to climb into the upper 60s and lower 70s. With winds out of the northeast under 9 mph, we’ll continue to see drier air reinforced in Mid-Missouri. This will make the afternoon feel pleasant and more like the fall season. TONIGHT: A

MONDAY: Monday will bring another beautiful, sunny day in mid-Missouri. After a cool start to the morning, we’ll see temperatures climb into the upper 70s by the afternoon hours. Winds through the day will shift out of the northeast under 9 mph, reinforcing the cool and dry air that’s already in place across Mid-Missouri. TONIGHT:

The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will consider forming at renaming committee for Robert E. Lee Elementary School at its meeting Monday night. This comes as efforts are underway across the nation to remove Confederate symbols from public entities, including names of public schools. According to a study done by the Southern Poverty Law

TONIGHT: A dry and relatively cool night is ahead of us with overnight lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Winds will be out of the east under 8 mph under clear skies. MONDAY: If you’re a fan of sunshine there will be plenty of it as we head through the day on Monday.

Mizzou football coach Barry Odom has fired defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach DeMontie Cross. “I am very appreciative of all that DeMontie has done for Mizzou, and am sorry that this did not work out, however, after careful evaluation, I believe it is important to make this change now,” Odom said. Odom hired Cross

At 7:00 AM CDT, the center of Hurricane Irma was located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 81.5 West. Irma is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph, and an increase in forward speed is expected later today, with that motion continuing through Monday. On the forecast track, the eye of Irma should move over the