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Gov. Mike Parson held a press conference at 3 p.m. Wednesday on a statewide reorganization effort. LIVE PLAYBACK of the news conference can be viewed in the player below. The announcement included the restructuring of four state agencies. Officials from the Department of Economic Development, Department of Higher Education, Department of Natural Resources and the

Jefferson City School District Superintendent Larry Linthacum spoke with ABC 17 News on Wednesday about afternoon bus delays on the first day of school.

A Missouri judge is extending an order blocking a new Missouri law that sought to shield large farms from stringent local health rules. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green banned enforcement of the law until he rules on a Sept. 16 court hearing. Another judge’s earlier ruling delayed the law until Thursday. The law would

University of Missouri staff have been impounding Bird scooters regularly for blocking sidewalks, according to a university spokesman. “It’s a little disappointing that we’re continuing to have these issues, and we’re not seeing them necessarily decrease,” said Christian Basi of MU. “(The scooters) can catch people by surprise. They can cause trip hazards. They can

New vehicle inspection laws and license fees went into effect Wednesday across Missouri. Senate Bill 89 exempts vehicles up to 10 years old from biennial safety inspections as long as they have fewer than 150,000 miles. The other law going into effect is an increase in processing fees at rural private license offices. According to

The Moberly Area Community College Board of Trustees approved an expansion to the Columbia campus at its meeting this week. The new area will be for the college’s mechatronics program, which will expand into a portion of the Parkade Center on Business Loop 70 in Columbia, where the campus currently is. About one half of

A circuit judge has put a hold on new regulations on large animal farm operations in Cooper County. Judge Robert Koffman on Monday granted the request for a temporary restraining order in a case brought by dozens of farmers against the Cooper County Board of Health and its members. The order blocks enforcement of regulations

The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals filed a notice on Tuesday stating that part of the University of Missouri’s appeal in a case over the employment status of graduate workers will not be reheard or transferred to the state Supreme Court. Lawyers representing MU previously asked the appeals court to rehear the case over

A new Missouri ban on abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won’t take effect Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked it from being implemented. U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs put a pause on the law as a legal challenge against it plays out in court, which could take months. He added that

Lawyers representing the University of Missouri are asking a Missouri appeals court to rehear a case over the employment status of graduate workers or for the state Supreme Court to take up the case. The university filed a motion asking for the rehearing or transfer Wednesday after the Western District Court of Appeals ruled last

Boards from two Missouri counties have joined with a group of landowners in asking a judge to put a hold on a state law limiting counties’ power to enact health ordinances regulating large livestock farms. The law, which the Missouri General Assembly approved in its last session, goes into effect Aug. 28. Senate Bill 391

TODAY: Mostly Sunny with low humidity. High near 83. TONIGHT: A few clouds, cool again with lows in the low 60s. EXTENDED: A warm front is set to lift northward across mid-Missouri throughout the day Thursday. That will lead to rising temperatures and humidity. Much of the day looks dry Thursday, but a spot shower

The Columbia Police Department was investigating a shooting in the central part of the city late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Police responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of Garth Avenue at 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Police were unable to locate anyone with injuries or any property damage, but they

Jefferson City School District is working to find out what caused major bus delays on the first day of the school year. Ryan Burns, the director of communications for the district, said officials with First Student and Jefferson City School District started meeting at 7 a.m. Wednesday to resolve the issues. On Tuesday, several buses

One person was in serious condition, and one person was in fair condition Wednesday morning after a Tuesday crash on south Route K and William Smith Place. The crash happened Tuesday evening after one vehicle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Gregory D. Haynes,

UPDATE (12:30 a.m.): Judge Ohmer dismissed the jury for the night around midnight, without a verdict. Deliberation will resume Wednesday morning at 10a.m. The jury started deliberating around 1:30p.m. Tuesday afternoon, meaning they have been working for about 10.5 hours. ORIGINAL: The jury in an arson trial of a Columbia businessman began deliberating Tuesday afternoon

Columbia police are looking for a man accused of shoplifting after a large police presence caused a Columbia school to go on lockdown. CPD tweeted Tuesday night, asking the public for help to identify the suspect. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD/status/1166538495785152513″,”author_name”:”ColumbiaPD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@ColumbiaPD&#lt;/a&#gt; is asking for help to identify this person. On 8/27/2019 CPD responded to a

The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission looked at plans for a medical marijuana dispensary in Columbia Tuesday. The commission held an informational meeting where people could review the request. On the list of pre-filed applications, a company called Agape Total Health Care of Missouri, LLC is requesting to open five medical marijuana dispensaries in Missouri,

A University of Missouri Police Department report shows friends of Erik Severson were worried about him before the MU student was found unresponsive in his dorm room. MUPD officers said other students had not heard from Severson and were concerned. An MUPD report, which ABC 17 News obtained through an open records request, said officers

Some buses were delayed up to an hour during drop-off on the first day of school for the Jefferson City School District. “We plan to do a full evaluation of our transportation process with First Student to assess the cause of these issues,” district spokeswoman Ryan Burns said. “It is not unusual to experience some