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Columbia’s only QuikTrip was closed Thursday morning for renovation work. ABC 17 News took pictures of the gas station on Clark Lane blocked off to customers Thursday morning. A fence was put up around the gas station and the pumps were loaded up on trailers. ABC 17 News checked QuikTrip Corporation’s website which indicates that

The Jefferson City Police Department is working to add a second school resource officer, or SRO, to the Jefferson City High School. The U.S. Department of Justice is giving up to $8 million in grants aimed to advance community policing. The police department is applying for a grant in hopes to have a second commissioned

A new hospital in north Columbia would take on child and teenage mental health needs as its “centerpiece” of service. CenterPointe Behavioral Health submitted its plans to the state’s Health Facilities Review Commission last month for approval to build a 72-bed hospital at the corner of International Drive and Rangeline Street. The plan says it

The Beagle Freedom Project (BFP), a group of animal rights and rescue activists, has filed a lawsuit against the University of Missouri, claiming the university violated the state’s Sunshine Law. The complaint filed by BFP accused the university of “extorting the public” for documents related to how dogs and cats are treated in experiments. BFP

Columbia Parks and Recreation administrators want to meet with residents to talk improvements for McKee Street Park. Columbia administrators will detail planned park improvements and gather residents’ ideas about what might be needed in the area. Planned McKee Street Park improvements will cost around $75,000 and be funded by the park sales tax. The meeting

COLUMBIA, Mo- The UM Board of Curators met Wednesday morning to vote on tuition and supplemental fees for the fiscal year of 2017. In a unanimous decision, the board agreed to not raise tuition costs for 63% of the undergraduate student body. This will be the second time in the past three years that resident,

ABC 17 News crews went to a crash involving multiple vehicles in northeast Columbia just before noon on Wednesday. ABC 17 News has confirmed at least three vehicles were damaged in the wreck. Fourteen units responded to Paris and Brown Station roads around 11:50 a.m., including city firefighters and ambulances with Boone Hospital and University

Columbia Police arrested James Webb after a traffic stop Tuesday night. According to police, Webb was the passenger when the car he was riding in was stopped in the 2900 block of Lawnridge Court in north Columbia. Police say they smelled marijuana from the passenger side of the car. After searching the vehicle, police say

A man and woman have been arrested for their alleged roles in a murder-for-hire plan in Sedalia. According to court documents, an informant for the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a having a conversation with Wendy McGinnis and Terry Johnson, in which McGinnis said she wanted her husband Steve McGinnis dead. Wendy also allegedly indicated

A Jefferson City doctor is pleading guilty to lying about the extent of patients’ conditions to make sure the costs were covered by insurance companies. Randall Meyer, 60, waived his right to a grand jury last Friday. He has to give up his medical license two weeks before he is sentenced. His sentencing hearing has

A jury found a Mexico, Missouri man guilty of child abuse with serious physical injury and endangering the welfare of a child Tuesday night after deliberating for three hours. The abuse took place between March and May of 2014. 32-year-old Monte Corriel Ashcraft faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum sentence

UPDATE 5/18 8:24 am: Missouri State Highway Patrol crash records say 56-year-old Carolyn Smith was killed in a crash on Highway 50 yesterday in Gasconade County. Troopers say Smith crossed the center line on the road, striking another vehicle. The highway patrol says this is the third fatal crash this month in mid-Missouri and 24th

UPDATE: Karen Ray has been awarded $225,000 in punitive damages. “I’m just happy for the win,” Ray said. “I believe it is a win for the Jefferson City teachers, many of whom have contacted me saying that they are still bullied. The money may not send the message we wanted, but they now know we

While Columbia Water & Light presented two new options for a high-voltage transmission line, city council members seemed most interested in the new mayor’s proposal. Staff held an informational work session on the long-debated project Monday night at a pre-council meeting. The city council voted in January to re-open the discussion, putting a hold on

COLUMBIA, Mo- Construction crews recently re-opened a section of Scott Blvd that created more access to Route KK. Concerned viewers have called saying they keep seeing accidents happening near Old Mill Creek Rd. and Route KK, possibly due to the increased traffic flow. One happened Friday where one person was taken to the hospital. ABC17

A committee formed in January at the University of Missouri is set to release a final report of recommendations on how the university can better address free speech and campus protests. The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Protests, Public Spaces, Free Speech, and the Press was formed in January by Interim Chancellor Hank Foley and

UPDATE: Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board say the engineer and MU graduate who was in control of an Amtrack passenger train when it derailed was distracted. NTSB officials sayBrandon Bostian had lost situational awareness prior to the deadly derailment because he was listening to radio transmission about another train that had been hit

The Columbia City Council voted to approve a freeze on demolition and building permits within one mile of the University of Missouri’s campus Monday night. The vote was 5-2 and will be applied to downtown, lasting until December 1, 2016. The temporary freeze applies to multi-family housing units, something downtown Columbia has seen a boom

Columbia voters will now decide on how Columbia Regional Airport’s expansion will be paid for. The city council voted to put a lodging tax increase on August’s ballot Monday night, something that has drawn mixed reviews. The plan would raise tax from 4% to 5% per night at Columbia hotels. Businesses in town, like Veterans

A registered sex offender in Jefferson City has been arrested on suspicion of getting too close to McKay Park, a violation of Missouri Sex Offender Registration guidelines. Last week, Jefferson City police learned about a possible sex offender approaching children around the community. Officers determined the contact was happening near schools, as well as in