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Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Boone County Circuit Judge denies motion to dismiss charge in Joseph Elledge case

February 6, 2020 9:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court records show Jacobs denied the motion from Elledge’s attorney John O’Connor after it was taken into advisement on Monday.

Blackwell scores career-high in Mizzou’s win over Georgia

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Tyler Murry

ATHENS, Ga. – The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a, 73-65, win over the Georgia Bulldogs. The victory improves Mizzou’s record to 6-17 (3-7 SEC). Freshman Aijha Blackwell scored a career-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds. Blackwell led the team and shot 7-12 from the field. As a team,

State audit report slams Hawley campaign; senator’s team files complaint

February 6, 2020 1:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nicole Galloway on Thursday released her office’s review of whether the Missouri Attorney General’s Office used state resources to bolster the former AG’s senate run.

UM curators approve all-online fitness degree, leaders say it fits in with push toward precision health initiative

February 6, 2020 11:58 AM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved Thursday a new degree focused on fitness, which will be completed completely online. The bachelor of science in fitness programming and management program is 100 percent online and targeted at off-campus students only. Curator Darryl Chatman said curators had tough questions about the logistics

Police: Intruder killed during reported Columbia home invasion

February 6, 2020 12:32 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia teenager was killed by gunfire during what was reported as a home invasion Wednesday night.

Lawmakers advance proposal for casinos at Lake of the Ozarks

February 6, 2020 4:46 PM Associated Press

A Missouri House panel has endorsed a plan that could allow casinos to be built near the Lake of the Ozarks.

Power back on for more than 2,000 Boone Electric customers in south Columbia

February 6, 2020 3:37 PM Matt Ragsdale

Crews tweeted again around 3 p.m. power had been restored.

Southwest Missouri woman suffers serious injuries in Camden County crash

February 6, 2020 1:33 PM Matthew Sanders

A Hollister, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries when a semi-truck’s trailer hit her vehicle, which had crashed on an icy road Wednesday night.

Man killed in crash on Interstate 70 in Columbia

February 6, 2020 1:21 PM Matthew Sanders

A 26-year-old man died Wednesday when his car slid into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 in Columbia.

Is Biden still the frontrunner?

February 6, 2020 11:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

After a poor showing in Iowa, we examine whether Joe Biden can still be considered a front runner in the Democratic primary. Video by Stringr.

Tempe company CEO suspended after allegedly saying racial slur to Uber driver

February 6, 2020 9:56 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, AZ (KTVK) — A CEO of a Valley fertilizer company has been relieved of his duties after he allegedly said a racial slur to his Uber driver, who is African American. Tempe-based Agroplasma said in a statement that CEO Hans Berglund “has been relieved of his duties”

Slick road conditions for Thursday morning commute

February 6, 2020 5:54 AM Madison Fleck

Roads remained partly snow-covered Thursday morning, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map. LIVE PLAYBACK of what the roads looked like on Highway 63 at 7 a.m. can be viewed in the player below. Drivers should allow extra time for the morning commute, MoDOT said in a Tweet. Before heading out this morning

A Cole County Public Works truck refills on pretreatment materials during Wednesday's winter storm

Sheriff commends Public Works departments amid winter storm

February 5, 2020 7:34 PM Barry Mangold

Local officials said Wednesday that the effects of a winter storm in Cole County were more manageable than originally expected. Cole County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a small number of minor crashes through Wednesday afternoon, according to Sheriff John Wheeler. He said the preparation of the city and county public works departments paid off. “Public

Interstate 70 reopens in Columbia after crash on Wednesday night

February 5, 2020 7:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

Crews closed Interstate 70 eastbound on Wednesday night for a crash near the Rangeline Street exit.

CPD death investigation in north Columbia

February 5, 2020 7:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers to a crime scene at a residence on Doris Drive in north Columbia Wednesday night.

WEATHER ALERT DAY UPDATE: Light accumulation possible with last push of snow tonight

February 3, 2020 2:03 PM Luke Victor

Watch a Wednesday afternoon update on weather conditions from Chief Meteorologist Jessica Quick in the player below SYNOPSIS Precipitation continues to ride up a stationary boundary bringing heavy snow to the Midwest and several other precipitation types furth south and east. PRECIP BREAKDOWN/TIMINGS Precipitation is starting to slow down to our west and that should