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ABC 17 News has confirmed MU’s controversial assistant communication professor, Melissa Click, has been suspended with pay after getting caught grabbing a student’s camera during November protests on campus. The University of Missouri System Board of Curators announced the decision around 7:15 p.m. after meeting behind closed doors for nearly four hours Wednesday. The Board

The majority of Monday looks dry with rain increasing by evening from the southwest near the western parts of the Ozarks by 7-9PM. Rain is likely to continue to lift overnight through Tuesday morning moving into Columbia and Jefferson City near the 12AM-2AM time frame. A couple of thunderstorms can’t be ruled out from Monday

A jury found a Jefferson City man not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at knife point in Columbia. The jury deliberated for several hours on Jemell Butler’s case Wednesday night before deciding he was not guilty of attempted sodomy or armed criminal action. They did, however, find Butler guilty of misdemeanor stealing, as opposed

In an email ABC 17 News obtained Wednesday, former UM system President Tim Wolfe said his “sudden decision to resign was largely motivated by a significant pending event that was to occur on campus.” Wolfe said they university, the FBI, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Columbia Police Department, and University of Missouri Police Department were all

The state plans to appeal a federal ruling that gives the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia more time to find a doctor with privileges at a nearby hospital to perform surgical abortions. ABC 17 News confirmed Wednesday the state filed a notice of appeal regarding the preliminary injunction order. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey granted

In a released letter by former UM System President Tim Wolfe Wednesday, Wolfe claimed one state senator pressured him to make it impossible for one Missouri Attorney General candidate to run for office. According to Wolfe, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, (R)-Columbia, pressured him to take away an employee’s right to ask for unpaid leave when running

A new email has surfaced from former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe calling out the UM Board of Curators, former MU Chancellor Bowen Loftin, state Sen. Kurt Schaefer, Interim UM President Mike Middleton and other officials, including Mizzou former head coach Gary Pinkel, and its athletic director, Mack Rhoades. ABC 17 News obtained

The owner of Millard Funeral Home in Columbia says they are handling services for a homeless veteran Thursday morning. They were first contacted by the VA hospital in December, after no one claimed the body of Jeffery Lopardo, 67, from Jonesburg, Mo. Reid Millard reports seeing a lot of community support since then. He says

ABC 17 News was at the state Capitol Wednesday working to find out what kind of impact Tim Wolfe’s letter explaining his resignation has on lawmakers. ABC 17 tracked down Senator Kurt Schaefer on Wednesday. Wolfe blasted Schaefer, accusing him of abusing his position of power. Wolfe called out Schaefer by name, accusing him of

We are getting a break from winter as the storm track stays north of us and milder air moves in from the west the next few days. Temperatures will gradually climb as high clouds pass through occasionally. The warmest day of the week is Saturday with high temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60

Former UM System President Tim Wolfe called out the Mizzou athletic department in an email detailing his reasoning behind resigning last fall. Wolfe said former head football coach Gary Pinkel failed to communicate with UM System officials during the football player protest. Wolfe also said the football team’s actions were “The equivalent of throwing gasoline

University of Missouri Interim Chancellor Hank Foley delivered the State of the University address Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Union. Foley brought up the need for change on campus with the start of the new year. On the recent unrest on campus, he said, “Many of these events that were unfolding in the public eye were

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday following an armed robbery off Clark Lane Wednesday morning. Officers were called to the Casey’s at 3905 Clark Lane shortly after 7:30 a.m. Officers found a victim at the Gerbes off Paris Road a short time later. Investigators determined the victim drove 26-year-old Kyle Ledbetter to the 3900 block

ABC 17 News confirmed Wednesday the Missouri Supreme Court has rejected the application for an appeal from Mid-Missouri teen killer Alyssa Bustamante. The decision came down Tuesday on transferring her case to the state’s high court. Bustamante was 15 years old when she slashed the throat of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten in 2009. She lived near

A Columbia woman is facing charges after allegedly exploiting an elderly man. Jennifer Caldwell had her first court date after police learned about the victim this month. Caldwell lived with the man at the time. Officers said she asked him to cash a check and give her some of the cash, but it was actually

One person suffered minor injuries Tuesday night after a masked person shot him in his west Columbia driveway. Sgt. Robert Fox with the Columbia Police Department said several people around Morning Glory Drive called them after they heard gunshots just after 8 p.m. Sgt. Fox said someone wearing a white mask shot at two men

Moberly Area Economic Development Corporation announced dozens of new jobs are coming to Glasgow and Cole Camp Wednesday morning. Turnkey Processing Solutions LLC has purchased Phoenix Manufacturing, according to a press release from MAEDC. Currently 32 people are employed at Phoenix Manufacturing facilities in Glasgow and in Cole Camp. Turnkey plans on expanding operations, adding

A Missouri Senate committee is meeting Wednesday morning for a public hearing in Jefferson City on a bill to remove the current ban on carrying concealed firearms in higher education institutions. State Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, will testify and present Senate Bill 731 Wednesday morning at 8:15 at the Statehouse. Munzlinger will testify before the

Columbia’s Business Loop Community Improvement District filed a motion to have a lawsuit against them thrown out. Earlier this month, Jennifer Henderson sued the CID over the way they handled the election to put in the half-cent sales tax. Attorney Caleb Colbert represents the CID and wants the challenge to their December sales tax election

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month across the country. One Missouri lawmaker is working to raise more awareness to the dangerous issue in the state. Senator Jamilah Nasheed sponsored the concurrent resolution to recognize January as Sex Trafficking Awareness Month in Missouri. It’s an issue ABC 17 News has been digging into for the past