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Columbia Mayor-elect Brian Treece isn’t sworn into office until Monday, but he already has another appointment to make. The chairman of the Mayor’s Task Force on Infrastructure, Chris Kelly, has resigned. The long-time community and state servant headed up the task force that was approved by the city council last July. Mayor Bob McDavid recommended

Southern Boone School District officials held a meeting for parents on the danger of social media as a gateway to child human trafficking Thursday. A detective with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force and a member of the Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition spoke to parents in the Southern Boone High

The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators met Thursday morning in Rolla to discuss changes for the upcoming school year. Recent hires at the University of Missouri would not be eligible for subsidized health insurance after they retire and this would include anyone who was employed for less than five years on January 1st, 2018.

UPDATE: 39-year-old Robert Lozano was arrested and charged in connection to an armed robbery that happenedat the Eagle Stopconvenience storeat the junction of Hwy. 87 and I-70 Thursday. According to the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the convenience store around 1:30 Thursday morning to find Lozano had fled the scene. Cooper County Sheriff’s

Update: A Fulton teenager has been arrested in connection with a Facebook page called “South Callaway Sexiest.” After investigating for more than two months, investigators have identified Andrew Buckner, 17, as the author of the Facebook page. The page, taken down by Callaway County authorities in February, contained images of female students at South Callaway

Update: MODOT just announced that they will be keeping the westbound lanes opens for two more weeks. According to project engineers, the delay is related to concerns over preparing the steel for painting. Officials say the scope of the project has not changed, nor has the estimated total closure time of four months. Original Story:

Governor Jay Nixon has signed a bill prohibiting statewide elected officials and members of the General Assembly from serving as paid political consultants for other elected officials or candidates for those offices. The bill is one of several related to ethics reform, one of the top priorities for this legislative session. It also bars elected

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is scheduled to open Monday morning on the Business Loop in Columbia, the CEO of Arkansas-based SmitCo Eateries said. Brian Smith said the restaurant will open at 10:30 a.m. Monday. He told ABC 17 News that the restaurant has hired 88 employees, who are currently in training. The location is in the

Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol have arrested a man from Sunrise Beach on suspicion of promoting child pornography, possessing child porn, and possession methamphetamine. Richard Brown, 35, was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by the Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. Investigators searched Brown’s home on Deep Water Drive, and reported

Boone County deputies arrested a man Tuesday afternoon after he led them on a chase, according to a detective at the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Dennis Bunn, 33, is now facing multiple charges including resisting arrest and burglary. The Boone County Sheriff’s department received a call about a possible abandoned vehicle in the 3900 block

Due to technical difficulties, the Sporting KC game scheduled to air on MyZouTV (MyNetwork), Wednesday, April 13, will not air. The Closer will air in its place.

A suspect landed behind bars following a drug bust on Tuesday southwest of Jefferson City. ABC 17 News has confirmed Kenneth Spears is now facing two felony drug charges in Cole County. The sheriff’s department searched his home off Shagbark Circle between Route C and Highway 54. Deputies claim they found some meth, a large

Due to an unexpected zero-growth in sales tax revenue, Columbia city officials have introduced a 30-day hiring freeze for its employees to help adjust the city’s budget. Tony St. Romaine, Deputy City Manager, said the city usually sees it’s highest sales tax revenue during the months of December and January. He said the city budgets

The third suspect in last week’s shooting which damaged a school bus full of students has been caught. Craig Hawkins was caught in Springfield, and has been moved to the jail in Cole County. Jefferson City police officers, acting on tips Hawkins had fled to Springfield, got in touch with that city’s street crimes unit.

Some security cameras in downtown Columbia will eventually no longer be used by the Columbia Police Department. ABC 17 News confirmed with the Columbia Police Department Wednesday that the department did not budget for camera replacements or maintenance to the cameras. This only affects six cameras downtown and does not include the garage cameras maintained

Looking back at 30 years of data, our last freeze in Mid-Missouri is usually April 10 for areas along the Missouri River to April 20th in the Ozarks. The latest date of freezing temperatures in Columbia is May 9th which occurred in 1906. Our last freeze last year was April 4th. It looks unlikely that

The flu season is winding down, but Mid-Missouri doctors tell ABC 17 they’re still seeing cases of the flu. Some doctors said they’ve seen more cases in just the past couple weeks than they’ve seen all season. Dr. Tara Flynn told ABC 17, “It’s always hard to know when flu season ends. We kind of

University of Missouri officials announced Tuesday they were eliminating about 50 jobs in addition to several other departmental changes in their expected budget cuts. The cuts are in response to the larger than expected drop in enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year. City of Columbia leaders are now working to address those cuts and come

The Missouri Senate committee on education approved the “Walter Cronkite New Voices Act“Wednesday. If passed the bill would allow student journalists more comprehensive editorial control over publications. Currently, under theHazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision, student journalists bear the responsibility of justifying any questionable or controversial news content for publication. “(The Walter Cronkite New Voices

COLUMBIA, Mo- Ten detention officers are needed at the Boone County Jail. The jail has continuously had a problem with keeping a full staff. It was so in need of officers at one point that they had to move some inmates to another facility. Luckily the pod was reopened just last month but the search