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A Michigan college is accusing the University of Missouri of misusing millions of dollars in an endowment from 2003. Hillsdale College, located in south Michigan, sued the university in 2017 over the school’s handling of a multimillion-dollar endowment to hire business and economics professors. The college says MU has not followed the instructions of the

A murder charge has been filed in the case of a missing Jefferson City man nearly five years after his body was found. Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Mary Kay Lutz said Friday that she has charged Aaron Irwin with first-degree murder in the killing of Cody Thirlwall. A hunter found Thirlwall’s body near Enon in

Columbia residents will get a chance to meet the two finalists for city manager on Wednesday, July 10. The two candidates are current interim City Manager John Glascock, and James “Jim” Palenick. Both will be at City Hall as the reception starts at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. People will get a chance to

Police arrested the suspect in a standoff at a duplex in northwest Columbia early Friday afternoon. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said police had been negotiating with Timothy Rottet, 26, to get Rottet out of a duplex on Zinnia Drive. Rottet has an arrest warrant for probation or parole violation for assault and dangerous

Firefighters battled a structure fire in Macks Creek late Friday afternoon. The Southwest Camden County Fire Protection District responded to the home on Petite Lane just before 5 p.m. to find a mobile home and vehicle engulfed in flames, according to the agency’s Facebook page. Firefighters put out the fire in the vehicle and then

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers increased patrols throughout the holiday weekend. “Operation Dry Water is an attempt to promote safety on the water ways by making sure everyone has a sober captain and also making sure that they’re operating within the laws of Missouri,” said Brian Geier, a Missouri State Trooper. The counting period for

TONIGHT: Storms taper off before sunset. Mostly cloudy with lows in the low 70s. Patchy fog possible. SATURDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index in the mid-upper 90s depending on where storms develop. EXTENDED: A cold front will slide in

Fulton police are seeking the public’s help to identify two burglars. The Fulton Police Department said in a news release that officers took reports of five business burglaries throughout the city Friday morning. In at least one of the burglaries — in the 1200 block of South Business 54 — a burglar broke into a

A Jefferson City Public Schools employee will go before the school board Wednesday with her job on the line. Tammy Ferry, the district’s instructional technology coordinator, told ABC 17 News that the board will consider whether to fire her in a termination hearing scheduled for 3 p.m. at Miller Performing Arts Center. Attorney David Moen,

Jefferson City authorities detained six juveniles late Thursday after a fight at the Salute to America festival celebrating Independence Day. The Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release Friday that several juveniles were involved in a large fight in the 200 block of East Capitol Avenue. Three separate groups were fighting, the release

A box truck on its side blocked part of Route KK in Columbia starting late Friday morning. The Columbia Fire Department posted on Twitter at about noon Friday that firefighters were working on a non-injury crash on Route KK at Crabapple Lane. The post included a photo of a box truck on its side completely

Ameren Missouri says its customers in the state should see a slight reduction in their electric rates next spring. The utility filed a proposal Friday with the Missouri Public Service Commission for a $1 million reduction in its revenues from rates. The company said a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours a month would see

Officers with the Fulton Police Department responded to a call of people shooting fireworks at each other on Thursday night. The fight allegedly happened at Carver Park, police said. No arrests were made, according to FPD. There were also no injuries in the incident. The city’s municipal code states that it is illegal to throw

FRIDAY: Morning rains will continue to taper off, but excess cloud cover will keep us cooler. Highs will top out in the low to mid 80s. A stray strong to severe storm is possible late morning or early afternoon, gusty winds would be the main threat. TONIGHT: Skies will slowly clear out this evening. Temps

Jefferson City’s annual Salute to America continues Thursday. This year’s festivities come after two natural disasters, the EF-3 tornado and historic flooding, ripped through parts of the city. Deborah Tragasz and Hallie Glaser were downtown Thursday afternoon. They lived in the Hawthorne Apartment complex, which was extremely damaged by the tornado. It left them without

Thousands of people celebrated the Fourth of July in downtown Jefferson City. Salute to America had approximately 40,000 attendees over the two-day period, said event coordinator Penny Smith. She said this year’s event ran smoothly, with no reported issues despite rainy weather Thursday. Many eventgoers said Salute to America 2019 was an opportunity for the

Rock Bridge linebacker Will Norris announce via social media that he is committed to Mizzou. Norris also was the kicker for the Bruins and was a key player on special teams. Norris helped Rock Bridge reach its district championships game. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Will_Norris25/status/1146826605244952576″,”author_name”:”Will”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Will_Norris25″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;COMMITTED! &#lt;br&#gt;&#lt;br&#gt;Proud to announce I’ll be furthering my academic and athletic career

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department commissioned the Columbia Police Department to expand its jurisdiction for the Fourth of July holiday. CPD officers will be able to respond to calls outside the Columbia city limits for the holiday if necessary. “We are working together to ensure we are keeping people safe,” said CPD interim Chief Geoff

UPDATE 8 P.M.: ABC 17 News is told by the Maries County Sheriff’s Office that both teenagers were found Thursday night. ORIGINAL STORY: The Maries County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two teenage runaways Thursday afternoon. Investigators said deputies think the boys are in a rural area southeast of Vichy. Anyone who lives in the

A Fireworks tent collapsed on Thursday afternoon in north Boone County. LIVE PLAYBACK of the collapse is available in the player below. Boone County firefighters were called out to the scene at North Highway B and East Parks Lane around 1 p.m. Thursday. No one was hurt in the incident, and it is not causing