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A search for a new city manager in Columbia could take between two and four months, according to the firms vying for the job. The details come in handouts city staff gave the Columbia City Council on Monday night. ABC 17 News made a records request for the documents, despite the bids themselves being closed

The Mizzou football team signed 22 players on Wednesday, including six from Missouri. Rivals ranks MU’s class No. 31 in the nation. The Tigers have signed 11 offensive players and 11 defensive players. Below is a list of the 22 signees. TIME NAME HT. WT. POS. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. Connor

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced his selection of state Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick to be the next state treasurer. Parson said at a news conference Wednesday that he has selected Fitzpatrick to take over the office that will be vacated by current State Treasurer Eric Schmitt. Schmitt is set to become Missouri attorney general

TONIGHT: Light rain showers will build into the region as we head into the night, with many areas seeing anywhere from .10″ to .25″. It will be another mild night thanks to the clouds, as lows bottom out near 40 degrees by tomorrow morning. However, a shifting wind out of the northwest will set the

The Missouri Public Service Commission is considering Invenergy’s acquisition of the Grain Belt Express, an electric transmission line that would cut across eight Missouri counties. Invenergy Senior Manager Beth Conley said she expects the commission to make a decision on the case sometime next year, however there is no time limit for the decision to

One horse in Miller County was killed this week after someone allegedly shot it with an arrow along Highway FF. The mare’s throat was also slit, and the arrow was cut out of the horse. Another horse was also reportedly shot in the neck with an arrow, but survived. The Miller County Sheriff’s office said

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating possible stolen guns incidents that could be tied to Bush Pilots Motorcycle Club members in Iberia, Missouri. According to court documents filed on Wednesday, deputies were searching for stolen guns at a suspected stash house of Bruce D. Maylee, who is the president of the Bush

A 6-year-old child is recovering after being struck by a vehicle in Holts Summit Wednesday morning. The Holts Summit Police Department posted on Facebook the crash happened outside North Elementary School around 7:52 a.m. Police said the child was taken by ambulance to Capital Region Hospital in Jefferson City with minor injuries. What caused the

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Republican Josh Hawley will serve on the Judiciary, Armed Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees when he takes office in the U.S. Senate next month. Hawley announced the committee assignments Wednesday. He also will serve on the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Special Committee on Aging.

Missouri’s unemployment rate has reached a record low. The state Department of Economic Development said Wednesday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3 percent in November. That was down one-tenth of a percent from the previous month. It marked Missouri’s lowest-ever monthly rate in records dating to 1976 from the federal Bureau of

THIS AFTERNOON: High pressure over the Ohio Valley is continuing to eat away at the eastern flank of clouds early this afternoon. This will prevent any widespread cloud cover to form until later this afternoon/evening. We can expect temperatures to float in the low to mid 50s until evening… some spotty showers begin developing after

Clean Line Energy officials will go back to the Public Service Commission for the second day Tuesday to discuss the Grain Belt Express. Grain Belt Express is a direct current transmission line that will deliver wind energy from western Kansas to utilities and customers in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and neighboring states. It would stretch about

No one was hurt after a trailer caught fire Wednesday morning at the corner of Richie Avenue and Leach Lane in Centralia. The fire started at approximately 5 a.m. Wednesday, and when fire crews got there, flames were already shooting out of the roof, officials said. No one was hurt in the fire, and no

A Columbia woman turned herself in to the Boone County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday after she had warrants out for her arrest for allegedly stealing from multiple businesses. According to court documents previously filed, Talicia Fletcher was wanted for allegedly stealing a television from a Walmart in Mexico, Missouri, as well as stealing items from

A Mexico, Missouri, man was arrested Tuesday evening after he allegedly pulled a knife on his neighbors. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, officers responded to the 1000 block of W. Breckenridge Street in reference to a “neighborhood dispute.” When officers arrived, they found residents of two homes arguing over noise, and Frederick Waddell,

WEDNESDAY: A jacket will be needed for the first part of the morning, but temperatures will quickly rise into the afternoon hours. Despite the cloudy conditions, highs will top out in the low 50s with breezy winds out of the southwest up to 15 mph. A few spot showers are possible into the afternoon hours,

Moberly Area Community College could be the next home of manufacturing in Columbia. “I just think that the opportunities are limitless,” said Jo Fey, dean of the school’s workforce development and technical education program. The school applied for a state grant to expand its mechatronics program hosted at its Columbia campus on Business Loop 70.

Nearly 160 crashes on Interstate 70 through Mid-Missouri, part of Troop F, over the past year are blamed on drivers following too closely, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Over the last five years, there have been 840 crashes with seven fatalities, 193 injuries and 640 incidents of property damage handled by Troop F

The Columbia Public Schools District is one step closer to annexing Rock Bridge Elementary School into the city. The school lies just on the outskirts, at the intersection of South Route K and South Highway 163. Members of the public attended a public information meeting at City Hall to get more information from Crockett Engineers

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Jeremiah Tilmon scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Missouri to a 71-56 victory over Xavier on Tuesday night. Foul trouble has been a recurring theme for Tilmon, a 6-foot-10 sophomore forward, but he avoided silly fouls while playing solid defense against the Musketeers. Mark Smith and