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Organizers of an effort to recall Columbia Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser submitted their petition to the city on Monday. Taylor Burks told ABC 17 News the petition has 416 signatures, eight more than the number required to initiate a recall election. The recall effort was started by some Fifth Ward residents who are upset

A Jefferson City school bus driver behind the wheel of the bus that was shot last week was recognized at Monday night’s school board meeting. Members gave an official thank you and standing ovation to Tiesha “Ty” Donner, the driver of bus #28. Donner recounted the day saying, “In a school bus in motion, gunshots

The House Committee on Urban Issues met Monday to discuss diversity at the University of Missouri. UM system President Mike Middleton testified before the committee as did curator Pamela Henrickson and Chuck Henson, the university’s interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity. Committee chairman Rep. Courtney Curtis said his goal was to gain a

A man was killed Friday in a two vehicle crash in Camdenton. It happened around 4:20 Friday afternoon on South Business Route 5 near the intersection of VFW Road. 40-year-old David Ray was traveling southbound on the road when his vehicle crossed the center line and collided with a northbound truck pulling a trailer. Emergency

UPDATE: Funeral arrangements are now set for former University of Kansas football player Brandon Bourbon. Bourbon was found dead Friday from an apparent suicide in Maries County Friday after he was missing for six days. According to the Declue Funeral Home website, services for Bourbon will be held in Potosi, Mo starting on Tuesday. The

Due to an expected drop in student enrollment next fall, the University of Missouri announced it will be temporarily restricting two more residence halls on campus from incoming freshman. According to the university’s Residences’ Online Access to Rooms website, both Respect and Excellence Halls will no longer be available to students next semester. A statement

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded late Saturday night after receiving a call that a vehicle was overturned. Keith Hopkins was driving on Highway 40 when he crossed the center lane, drove off the left side of the road, hit a tree and overturned the vehicle. Hopkins was taken to the University Hospital where he

Early Sunday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol received a call that a car drove off the side of the Highway 63 going northbound. Landon Anderson, 21, was driving when he fell asleep at the wheel, causing it to drive off the right side of the road. The vehicle hit numerous objects before it came

Rain early in the day Sunday will move east and end but additional storms will likely develop by late afternoon in our southwestern counties and track to the northeast. These storms are expected to develop near Truman Reservoir 5-6 PM and spread to the east-northeast through late evening ahead of a cold front which will

The Columbia Fire Department was called to a house fire in the 3200 block of Old 63 South, Copper Beach Townhomes around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday. Crews arrived in less than five minutes and saw smoke and flames coming from the back of the home on the deck. Firefighters were able to get the incident

Four people are recovering after their car slips into a ditch. It happened in Morgan County on Potters Ford Road just about a mile south of Morgan County Road. While heading southbound, the vehicle skidded across the road before falling off the right of the roadway. The vehicle overturned and collided with a ditch before

When David Dollens got a phone call from someone claiming to be the IRS, a little red flag went up for him. “I hung up,” he said. But when they called back a second time, he listened for a while before hanging up again. “The second time they said ‘we’re not going to give you

About 1,300 volunteers participated in a city-wide trash pick-up event in Columbia Saturday morning for the 20th annual Cleanup Columbia. The City’s Volunteer Programs staff said about 1,700 bags of trash were collected from 140 locations across Columbia. 22 groups participated in the clean up efforts. Volunteers picked up litter along streets, in parks and

A low pressure system moving eastward through Nebraska and Iowa will drag its associated warm and cold fronts through the mid-Missouri region Sunday through Monday afternoon, providing the region with a much needed, wetting rain. A warm front will begin lifting to the northeast overnight Saturday and through Sunday morning. As it makes its trek

Three people were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after a two-car crash in Camdenton. The crash happened around 4:20 on Highway 54 at Sunny Slope Drive. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Sarah Bryant, 53, tried to cross the highway and drove into the path of another car. Bryant was taken to the hospital

The Miller County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged two people in connection to this week’s vandalism of the School of the Osage bus fleet that forced the district to cancel classes Monday. Shane Sabourin and Alexander Keith have each been charged with 18 counts of First Degree felony tampering. More specifically, the two are charged

A car is completely destroyed after it caught fire on Highway 63, right after the Brown School Road exit. The call came in around 4:45 p.m. that the car was on fire and crews arrived shortly after. No one in the car was hurt and authorities are still investigating how it caught on fire. One

The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1300 block of Gordon Court at 1:50 a.m. Saturday. When firefighters got on scene, they reported a fire in the garage with smoke throughout the home. Fire crews immediately went into the home and performed an aggressive fire attack and

Columbia firefighters responded to a house fire early Saturday morning on Clickscales road. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Clinkscales. A neighbor reportedly called 911 after seeing the fire. Firefighters on scene told ABC 17 News the fire was on the back deck. Two people were home at the time

The Boone County Republican Caucus is being held at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Attendees must have a photo I.D. It is held every four years and is open to all registered republican voters in Boone County. The meeting will select individual delegates to the Missouri Republican State