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Boone Medical Group and Boone Hospital Center are officially taking over the Hallsville Area Family Clinicon Route B in Hallsville. The new ownership will take effect May first. Those who run the non-profit are blaming new regulations under the affordable care act. This announcement comes just one week after the chairman of the Hallsville medical

“All is well,” according to the 911 dispatch and emergency medical services centers in Osage County. As Sheriff Michael Dixon remains on unofficial hiatus, county officials say law enforcement and emergency services have not been significantly affected. “We have not noticed any issues with our responses. The calls are still being sent out and we

Smoke in the basement of a building at Lincoln University prompted a brief evacuation Friday morning. At around 8:30,firefighters from the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Dawson Hall, a residential hall at the school. LU Public Safety officials had found smoke in the basement and on the tenth floor, and

A Columbia woman wanted on a drug-related warrant in Miller County has been arrested by deputies in Callaway County. On Thursday morning, deputies got a call about a suspicious vehicle at the Taco Bell in Kingdom City. When they arrived, deputies contacted Amber Higgins of Columbia and Andrea Robertson of Hermann. While searching the vehicle,

The weekend is looking fantastic with light east/southeast winds for Saturday with plenty of sun. Sunday will bring an increase in clouds during the day as a storm system approaches. Winds will be increasing during the day and gusting from 25-30 mph. Rain and thunderstorms look to move in late Sunday night. Some storms in

Governor Jay Nixon has appointed Columbia lawyer Jeff Harris as a circuit judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit, which covers Boone and Callaway Counties. Harris, who will take the place vacated when Judge Gary Oxenhandler retired, will be sworn in Monday. Harris has been serving as policy director for Governor Nixon since 2009. Before that,

Thursday night and Friday morning the full moon was in true Apogee, the farthest point from earth to the moon at approximately 267,000 miles. Tonight the moon will be full coming out of Apogee, but you’ll still be able to see the micro moon under a mostly clear sky. The next full moon in Apogee

Workers are getting ready to close a different part of Scott Boulevard in south Columbia this weekend and reopen another one ahead of schedule. On Friday they are closing a section between the roundabout at Vawter School Road and Sawgrass Drive. It will stay like that until late summer. Drivers will still be able to

A man has been charged with statutory sodomy in Boone County. Court documents claim Jerry Venneman allegedly sexually abused a minor last year. He’s also accused of blackmailing and bribing the victim. Venneman is due back in court in May.

Jimmy Thomas, the Texas man charged with aggravated stalking was out of jail Thursday. He was being held without bond in the Boone County Jail, but Judge Deborah Daniels lowered his bond Thursday to $25,000, cash or surety. He’s accused of making harassing phone calls to an employee at University Hospital. Gregory McClain, a former

A Texas man wanted for aggravated stalking was being held without bond in the Boone County Jail as of Friday night. ABC 17 News broke the story when Jimmy Thomas was charged in March, accused of making harassing phone calls to a worker at University Hospital in Columbia. Just last week, a former surgeon at

Boone County Joint Communications has begun accepting applications for emergency telecommunicators. According to the Human Resource Director of Boone County, approximately 40 people have been applying to these jobs and are being put thru the hiring process. According to Joint Communications, there is a turnover rate and that’s the reason they need more emergency dispatchers.

One Jefferson City fire station is in dire need of replacement or remodeling. ABC 17 News reported earlier this month, Jefferson City voters will decide on extending the city’s half-cent capital improvement sales tax in August. If the extension passes, $912,500 would go toward fixing Fire Station 2. Station 2 was built more than 45

The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire Thursday night on Plymouth Rock. Someone called 911 just before 9 pm after spotting smoke coming from the home. crews arrived on scene and brought the fire under control in about 45 minutes. The fire department says no one was home at the time, but a

UPDATE:Fikri Muhamed Djulpiqo has now been placed on probation after he was indicted on child porn charges earlier in 2016. He is set to serve five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty. ORIGINAL STORY, 2/16/16: A Jefferson City man is facing grand jury charges after investigators said he shared child porn through Twitter. The

As the legislative session begins to wind down, the Missouri House and Senate approve a $27 billion budget. The budget includes a 2 percent pay raise for state workers, an additional $71 million for K-12 education and $500,000 for a statewide web portal. One of the most debated issues this session has been higher education

Columbia city leaders will participate in a presentation and discussion about the budget at their annual spring retreat Thursday. According to Deputy City Manager Tony St. Romaine, the discussion will involve a high-level overview of Columbia’s approximately $450 million dollar budget. Newly-elected mayor Brian Treece says his top priority for the budget is public safety.

The Regional Economic Development Inc., or REDI, held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning to open its newly remodeled innovation hub. According to REDI, the hub is “a collaborative workspace and business development program for entrepreneurs.” Many local start ups have taken a leap of faith with REDI in the past few years. Sam Bodine is

A Columbia man has been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery following an incident in late March. On March 31, police responded to a robbery call on south Providence. The victim told officers Trevon Green came into the home and robbed the victim at gunpoint. A week prior, Green thought the victim stole his wallet;

The Thompson Center at the University of Missouri is now taking part in the country’s largest autism study to date. It is one of just 21 institutions helping collect data from 50,000 people and their families. Researchers want to study factors involved in the spectrum disorders. So far, 50 genes have been identified as playing