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UPDATE 6:00 p.m.: At least 50 cars were on fire at a Callaway County junkyard near the Millersburg exit Friday afternoon. North Callaway Fire Protection District Chief Lana Karhoff said the fire started from a burning pile of debris outside a nearby home. Gene Nichols told ABC 17 News he started the small fire in

Jefferson City firefighters and city code enforcement returned to an apartment complex Friday that was damaged in a fire the day before. Residents told ABC 17 News they called city officials after their landlord did not properly clean up the ash and soot left by the blaze. “He’s just painting over the black stuff instead

A judge sustained a motion to amend bond conditions for a truck driver charged in a deadly crash on I-70 east of Columbia. Anthony West is now allowed to operate a motor vehicle. His next court appearance is set for March 21 and the trial is set for March 29. The crash happened in July

Speaker Pro Tem Denny Hoskins is a two term representative from Warrensburg. Just this week, he filed to officially run for the Missouri Senate. Representative Hoskins is our guest for “This Week.” I start our conversation on the topic of former University of Missouri assistant professor Melissa Click. He says Click’s termination is justified. Representative

If someone is out with friends on a Saturday night, they might be tempted to check into the restaurant where they are eating or the concert they’re attending. “A lot of people feel like they have to check in and do status updates to say, ‘I’m at this game’ or, ‘I’m out of town,’” said

ABC 17 News confirmed with officials Christmas-style lights on a fake plant might have started an apartment fire in Jefferson City. Damage is estimated at $25,000. Four people, including two children safely escaped the complex Thursday evening off Weathered Rock Court, near Ellis Boulevard and Highway 54. Smoke detectors helped alert the family, which is

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is taking action to allow a wage hike for home care attendants. Nixon on Friday vetoed a legislative measure designed to block an agency rule change for an increase in those workers’ wages. Lawmakers want to stop a proposed Department of Health and Senior Services rule that would raise the pay

COLUMBIA, Mo- While winter’s days are numbered the amount of influenza cases are increasing. The number of cases this year are extremely smaller than last. As of Monday the number of cases in Boone County that had been reported was 154. After the season ended last year there were 2,399. Some attribute the high numbers

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The University of Missouri’s vice chancellor of diversity issued a new plea to members of Concerned Student 1950, asking them to join current efforts at improving the culture at Mizzou. Chuck Henson wrote a letter claiming he has not met the group in person. “For my part, I have been seeking you out. I have

Temperatures will feel more like early April this weekend as they climb into the 60s both Saturday and Sunday. Southwesterly winds will increase in western Missouri Saturday afternoon to 15 mph near HWY 65 but will stay near 10 mph farther east. It will start off chilly with temperatures in the 30s Saturday morning but

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is mourning the death of his 90-year-old father. The Democratic governor said Friday that Jeremiah “Jerry” Nixon died of natural causes at his St. Louis home. Jerry Nixon was a World War II and Korean War veteran who later served as an assistant prosecutor in Jefferson County before establishing his own

ABC 17 News talked to the student journalist who was confronted by former professor Melissa Click in last fall’s viral video after Click was terminated Thursday. Mark Schierbecker told ABC 17 News he thought the UM System Board of Curators did the right thing in firing Click, but said he thought there was still a

Hours after the University of Missouri Board of Curators fires Melissa Click, the MU Faculty Council met at Memorial Union on campus. Thursday’s meeting was dominated by the topic of Click’s termination. ABC 17 NEWS has been on the story since Dr. Click’s first known encounter with the media during the November protests that were

The University of Missouri campus stayed peaceful Thursday after the UM System Board of Curators announced its decision to fire former professor Melissa Click. ABC 17 News talked to students across campus to get their reaction to the announcement. Most students said they agreed with the board’s decision. “There are several of us who were

Right now, the number of reported rapes in Columbia is the highest it has ever been. You may remember ABC 17 News started looking into the problem in the East Campus neighborhood in 2014, when a suspect committed suicide after allegedly attacking women in the area. Many college women and men living on East Campus

The University of Missouri Board of Curators released its 24-page investigative report on assistant communications professor Melissa Click Thursday afternoon after announcing her termination. The curator’s investigation conducted by Bryan Cave, LLP started on Jan. 27 just two days after the city prosecutor filed assault charges against the professor. Click was featured in a video

ABC 17 News has confirmed a University of Missouri Communication professor has been fired from her position. MU officials told ABC 17 Thursday afternoon that Dr. Melissa Click is no longer employed at the university. Click has received backlash after appearing in more than one video clashing with law enforcement and journalists last fall. University

Several Missouri state legislators have been calling for Asst. Professor Melissa Click to be fired since a video showing her intimidating a student journalist by calling for “muscle” went viral and gained national attention. Four months later, the UM Board of Curators announced Click no longer has a job. “Any time you have a professor

The Missouri House Committee approved a bill that would require the board of each public higher education institution in Missouri to have a procedure in place on how tohandle sexual assult cases on campuses. The bill would require all higher education schools in Missouri to engage with law enforcement agencies and enter into a Memorandum