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Missouri civic and educational leaders hope a new health research facility will become a force for medical research in the country. The university held a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the NextGen Precision Medical Institute, formerly known as the Translational Precision Medical Complex. Construction of the $220 million facility is already underway at the corner of

Missouri’s health department has declined to renew the abortion license for the state’s lone clinic, but a court order allows the St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate to perform the procedure — for now. The state notified the clinic of its decision Friday morning before a court hearing. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer said a

The Missouri Department of Transportation is assessing roads for damage as floodwaters recede. Crews will inspect roads, clear debris and determine if repairs are necessary, said Chris Engelbrecht, MoDOT’s emergency response liaison in a news release. Engelbrecht said many highways remain flooded and there’s potential for floodwaters to rise, depending on rainfall amounts. The Missouri

UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: More than 1,200 Columbia Water and Light customers were without power as of 6 p.m., according to the outage map. ABC 17 News respond to a tree on a line on south Star School Road near west Burr Oak Road. UPDATE 3:45 p.m.: Hundreds of Three Rivers Electric customers lost power last

Prosecutors charged a Cole County elected official Friday with misdemeanor assault after his arrest Thursday. Christopher D. Estes, of Jefferson City, is charged with fourth-degree assault. According to a probable cause statement, deputies were called to Estes’ address at 1600 Wooded Hills Lane on a report of harassment. A man told deputies Estes punched him

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy early, another round of strong storms is possible with isolated gusty winds into the overnight hours. Lows in the low 70s. SATURDAY: Hot and humid with a chance for a few late day storms that could become strong. Highs in the low 90s. Heat index near 100. More heavy rain and storms

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Friday that a 22-mile stretch of the Osage River had opened to recreational boating. The section of river from Lock and Dam No. 1 to the Route B bridge at St. Thomas reopened Friday, according to a patrol news release. The patrol’s Water Division determined the river levels had

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe thunderstorms Friday morning. MORNING UPDATES: (10:30)-Round 2 looks like it is going to affect many of the same areas within the coming early afternoon hours. All the same threats on the table, with damaging winds and some hail

The cause of Thursday’s fire at Spencer’s Crest Condominiums in Columbia could have been caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Although the cause of the fire was undetermined, Battalion Chief and Fire Marshal Jim Pasley said smoking materials cannot be ruled out. The fire started at the second-floor deck and caused about $250,000 in damage,

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City teen with five felonies in connection with what authorities say was a drug deal that led to a shooting Wednesday. Raeqwon R. Morris, 18, was charged Thursday with first-degree assault, aiding a person shooting from a vehicle, first-degree property damage, armed criminal action and dealing marijuana. A Jefferson City

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri is doubling down on efforts to rein in big-tech companies by proposing that Facebook, Twitter and other online behemoths be required to prove they’re not using political bias to filter content. The bill follows repeated assertions by President Donald Trump and other Republicans that big tech companies have an

Columbia police are searching for at least one suspect after guns wer stolen from Powder Horn Gun store Friday morning. Columbia police cleared the scene just before 6 a.m. Friday at Powder Horn Gun store on the corner of Dogwood and Paris Road. The suspect broke in to the store and stole guns, but it’s

FRIDAY: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for the potential for severe thunderstorms this morning, especially along and north of I-70. Storms could bring heavy rain, damaging winds, and hail for the morning commute and exit by lunch time. Temperatures try to recover back into the upper 80s to around 90. TONIGHT: It will

Jontay Porter was not selected in the 2019 NBA Draft. He will likely sign with a team as an undrafted free agent in the next few days. Porter averaged 10 points and seven rebounds per game as a freshman at Mizzou. He appeared in all 33 games for the Tigers in his first season at

The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission approved a rezoning request for a piece of land that may become an apartment building. The commission voted 4-3 on Thursday night to rezone the land at the corner of McKee Street and Clark Lane from R-2, which would allow for a single-family home or a duplex, to multi-family

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to begin public assistance damage assessments on Monday following last month’s E-F 3 tornado. The agency will look at what public entities, such as county governments, school districts and nonprofit organizations, are eligible for reimbursement, said Caty Eisterhold, a public information officer for the Missouri State Emergency Management

Columbia firefighters were sent Thursday afternoon to a fire at a condominium complex in north Columbia. The call to Spencer’s Crest Condominiums in the 3800 block of Saddlebrook Place went out a little after 4 p.m. Smoke from the fire was visible at the ABC 17 News studios south of Interstate 70. Working fire at

Since ABC 17 News last aired an investigation on levee conditions across mid-Missouri, the number of levees that have been overtopped or breached has nearly tripled. In April, 18 levees had breach or overtopped; at the start of June, that number jumped to 51. In total, those levees protect nearly $300 million worth of property.

Four people from Florida face drug charges after a traffic stop Wednesday in Cooper County. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a vehicle with Anthony Noto, Dylan White, Kevin McClain, and Kimberly Gorrell inside near the 98-mile marker on Interstate 70 on Wednesday morning. The trooper wrote in a probable cause statement that

The City of Columbia Public Works Department says its Street and Traffic Division crews have completed training on its new line striper truck. According to the department, several city streets including Business Loop 70 West in front of Cosmo Park were striped during training. Technicians were able to work on the equipment to make sure