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A Boone County jury found a Columbia man accused of arson not guilty Wednesday. After an eight-day trial and nearly 12 hours of deliberation, the jury decided they could not say without a reasonable doubt that Mehrdad Fotoohighiam paid an employee $500 to set Marcia Green’s home on fire back in 2014. Green and lead

The Downtown Columbia Leadership Council met Wednesday to vote on a compromise plan for the Flat Branch Park Expansion Project. In May, the City Council approved a master plan that would eliminate half of the parking spots at a shopping center at the corner of Providence and Broadway. After the vote, several businesses voiced concerns

The Jefferson City Health Services Department performed inspections on 39 food establishments in the month of July, including three child care facilities. No violations were found at Pumpkin Patch Preschool & Childcare or Capital City Christian Church Child Care, while only one core violation was discovered at Four Leaf Clover Preschool. The report stated that

The Callaway County Commission on Friday approved the language for two sales tax increases to fund law enforcement that will appear on the November ballot. Proposition 1 will increase the countywide sales tax by a half-cent. The money raised by the increase would fund law enforcement services for the county including hiring new deputies and

TONIGHT: Mostly clear, lows in the mid-60s. THURSDAY: Nice to start, partly to mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: A southward progressing cold front will slide south across Iowa and northern Illinois during the day on Thursday, moving into northern Missouri by Thursday night. Given the amount of instability, thunderstorms

The woman involved in the 2018 criminal case against University of Missouri football player Tre Williams told police she worsened the marks on her neck after she and Williams fought earlier that night, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. Williams, a junior defensive end for the Missouri Tigers football team, pleaded guilty in

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