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Governor Jay Nixon announced the appointment of Yvonne S. Sparks (D), of St. Louis, to serve on the University of Missouri Board of Curators Friday. Under the Missouri Constitution, governance of the University of Missouri System is vested in an independent board of curators, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the

An Ashland man convicted of second degree murder for the brutal 2014 death of a Columbia infant will have to wait until Nov. 30 to learn his fate. A Boone County jury convicted 33-year-old Cody Marshall Baker of second degree murder in September. Baker appeared in court Friday in Columbia, and Judge Jodie Asel rejected

The University of Missouri Board of Curators Thursday announced a new interim President for the UM System. In addition, the board turned over MU Chancellor responsibilities from R. Bowen Loftin to interim Chancellor Hank Foley effective immediately. Mike Middleton is currently deputy chancellor emeritus and professor emeritus at the MU law school. Middleton has had

Cyberbullying is a 21st century problem and it affects millions of students. Tina Meier is one person trying to do something about it. Meier created the Megan Meier Foundation to educate students about cyberbullying. It’s become her life’s work and it was born out of tragedy. “It’s kind of nice to be able to be

Winds will shift to the southwest Friday night, sending milder air into Mid-Missouri for the weekend as high temperatures reach into the lower 60s. Most of the weekend will be dry but clouds will increase Sunday as a storm system approaches from the southwest. Rain will increase from west to east Sunday night as an

Following days of turmoil on the University of Missouri campus, ABC 17 News talked with city officials about how the unrest is affecting Columbia as a whole. Second Ward Councilman Michael Trapp said he met with some of the protesters on campus Friday and said although things have been eventful, he feels this is bringing

Thursday afternoon, Hunter Park, 19, appeared for a video arraignment hearing at the Boone County Courthouse. Jeff Hillbrenner, who is representing Park, asked Judge Kimberly Shaw to set the defendant’s bond to $10,000 along with certain conditions. Park is currently being held in the Boone County Jail without a set bond. He has been charged

Sources confirm Mike Middleton will become the new interim president for the University of Missouri System. The Board of Curators is set to officially make the announcement during a 1:30 p.m. news conference Thursday. Middleton is currently deputy chancellor emeritus and professor emeritus at the MU law school. The board ended a closed executive session

Road work that was scheduled to wrap up Tuesday is now getting pushed back until Friday. Crews in central Columbia said they need more time to work on the area near Providence and I-70. They’re burying cable and electric lines along the Business Loop. Parts of Grand Avenue have been closed for more than a

Other campuses across the U.S. are reacting Thursday following this week’s events and protests at the University of Missouri. Officials at Howard University in Washington D.C. said the school learned about a threatening online post Wednesday night on social media. Local and federal agencies and the field office for the FBI have been briefed about

State officials are considering some new projects at the Mid-Missouri veterans home in Mexico. Missouri’s Public Safety Director and the Executive Director of the Missouri Veterans Commission met with residents and staff. They talked about nearly $3 million in planned renovations at the facility. The projects include replacing the nurse call and fire alarm systems,

A Northwest Missouri State University student was charged Thursday after allegedly making threats on social media. Court documents said 19-year-old Connor Stottlemyre is charged with making a terroristic threat after using the social media site Yik Yak to threaten people on the NW Missouri campus. Stottlemyre allegedly posted, “I’m gonna shoot any black people tomorrow

The University of Missouri Board of Curators announced deputy chancellor Mike Middleton as the new interim UM System President. Several state leaders responded to the appointment, including Governor Jay Nixon. “I commend the Board of Curators for selecting Mike Middleton, an accomplished and widely-respected leader who is deeply committed to the university and its students,”Gov.

ABC 17’s Dan Messineo asks what progress has been made to protect kids from cyberbullying and finds out if the problem has gotten any better with more and more kids getting tablets and smart phones.We’ll break down what parents can do to help their kids avoid becoming targets in a Special Report, Thursday, November 12

Court documents reveal the 19-year-old man who allegedly made threats against the MU campus on social media said he had a “deep interest” in a shooting on an Oregon college campus. MU police officers arrested a suspect for making threats against campus on Yik Yak and other social media. Hunter Park was identified as the

A sign outside Mizzou’s Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center has been vandalized. Someone appears to have used black paint or spray paint to cover the word “black” on the sign. The above photo was posted on Twitter by an account linked to Mizzou’s Legion of Black Collegians. In 2010, someone spread cotton balls outside the Gaines-Oldham

On Wednesday, ABC 17 News dug deeper into claims made on social media that created panic on the University of Missouri campus. MUPD arrested the person responsible for a threat made on Yik Yak Tuesday night, but other claims were being made that ABC 17 News has found to be untrue. It started with several

A strong storm system moving to our north sent a trailing cold front through Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon. Storms formed ahead of the front and quickly moved through from 3 to 6 PM. By 4 PM, a large portion of Mid-Missouri from just south of Boonville to near Macon was under Severe Storm Warnings for the

The Mizzou Team Store was not selling Mizzou Tigers “whiteout” shirts for the upcoming game against BYU at its store or on its website Wednesday. The shirts were listed on the store’s website as the official 2015 whiteout shirt for Saturday’s game against the BYU Cougars the weekend prior to the game. The attached picture