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ABC 17 News has confirmed a MU Communication professor has been charged with class C or 3rd degree assault for her actions during the MU campus protests this past fall. On Tuesday, Dr. Melissa Click pleaded not guilty to the charge, and waived her arraignment. ABC 17 News learned Tuesday that the UM Board of

Jury selection was underway for a Jefferson City man accused of sexual assault in Boone County. Jemell Butler is charged with sodomy, robbery, and armed criminal action. Both the defense and prosecution got to opening arguments Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors said Butler attempted to sodomize a woman he met online where he arranged for her to

A University of Missouri Rolla student accused of making online threats during the MU campus protests last November pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Hunter Park appeared in Boone Co. Court after allegedly making anonymous posts on Yik Yak, which involved the deadly shooting at a college in southwest Oregon. The concerns over the threats close down

Mizzou leaders could talk about new developments on campus Wednesday afternoon. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley is giving the State of the University address at 1:30 at Memorial Union. Officials said he will talk about plans for the future. The new interim UM System President Mike Middleton is providing the introductions. The UM Board of Curators

A Columbia man who robbed six banks and used a bicycle as his getaway vehicle will spend nearly five years in federal prison. Shaun Christopher Becker was sentenced Tuesday to four years and nine months in prison without parole. He was also ordered to pay $4,490 in restitution. Becker admitted in August 2015 that he

Investigators are working to find out how much damage was done after a sprinkler head malfunction at Columbia’s city hall Monday night. It happened at 7:40 p.m. Columbia fire crews responded to find water coming from a sprinkler head in the city council chamber’s overflow room. A second leak was also found in the IT

Three people were injured Monday night in a crash in Jefferson City. It happened after 5 p.m. in the 3400 block of Missouri Boulevard. Police say a car driving in the westbound lanes crashed into the rear of another car. It caused a chain reaction, forcing the second car to crash into a third car.

Columbia community members met Monday evening for the fourth open forum on the Mayor’s Community Violence Task Force recommendations. The meeting focused on repeat offenders’ re-entry back into the community. “In addition to focusing on the enforcement piece, we also need to offer those people who have had a history in violent crime to have

Temperatures will feel more like winter the next couple days as northerly winds send colder air in from Monday night through early Wednesday, keeping temperatures in the 30s during the day and 20s at night. Winds will shift to the southwest Wednesday afternoon, sending warmer temperatures into Mid-Missouri for the end of the week and

Camden Co. deputies said a weekend traffic stop in Camdenton led to a felony drug bust. 32-year-old Daniel Delinger was stopped on Saturday in the 200 block of Oklahoma Street. Authorities said he was driving on a suspended license. They also reportedly found several prescription pills in his possession. Delinger is charged with felony possession

Lawmakers in Jefferson City are weighing in on the status of MU Communication Professor Melissa Click. Click is charged with misdemeanor assault after her actions during unrest on the MU campus in November. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley said Monday that Click will keep her position until a task force decides whether she deserves to keep

Drivers can expect some more delays Monday on Highway 50 in Jefferson City. Crews are doing blasting work for the new Lafayette interchange project, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday. It will close parts of the highway in certain segments that should last between 5 and 15 minutes every time. It is happening between

After a two day trial, a repeat crime offender was found guilty of selling drugs in Cole County to an undercover Highway Patrol trooper two separate times in 2012. Lawrence Mosely was found not guilty on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon. At the time of the trial, Mosely was in the state

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The Columbia Public School District announced Monday it received a check for $20,000 from a multinational manufacturing company. 3M donated the money to the district’s STEM program. STEM stands for science, engineering, technology and math. The $20,000 will be used for the district’s steam bus. The bus has different robotics and tools for STEM projects

Several schools in different states went on lockdown Monday morning due to a viral social media threat. Schools in Florida, Michigan., and Kansas City had heightened security after a screen shot of a text message was passed around social media that read, “Rhs shootout!!!! Don’t come to school tomorrow Monday January 25th, 2016!” Raytown High

Significant budget cuts are expected for the next school year in Hallsville. The Board of Education met last Wednesday, where no motion was made to finalize a 60 cent levy increase for the April 5 ballot. The ballot issue will therefore not make the Boone Co. deadline for Monday, meaning large cuts will have to

Missouri lawmakers met at the Capitol Monday to go over Governor Nixon’s budget recommendations. Senator Kurt Schaefer led the Senate Appropriations Committee starting at 12:30. In Nixon’s proposal, the budget includes $5 million to expand the Thompson Center for Autism. He also wants to invest $131 million in additional state and federal funding for the