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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A 19-year-old man has been charged with kicking a cat like a ball on a Kansas City high school football field in an act of apparent cruelty that was captured on video and posted to Snapchat. Johnathan Taylor, of Kansas City, was charged Thursday with misdemeanor animal abuse. Court records

UPDATE 9/14 – 4:30 A.M.: Authorities canceled a SILVER advisory for Victoria J. Smith, 73, of Morgan County. Smith was found safe in Pekin, Illinois, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. ORIGINAL: Morgan County authorities have issued an advisory for a missing Stover woman. Authorities say Victoria J. Smith, 73, was last seen

FRIDAY: Rising humidity will certainly be felt as you head out the door Friday morning, as dew points will be sitting near 70 degrees. This will make it feel quite muggy outside, with afternoon highs climbing into the upper 80s under mostly sunny skies. Factoring in the humidity, it will feel more like the lower

With unanimous support, a bill that would allow for the expansion of treatment, or drug courts in Missouri passed through a Senate committee Thursday. The bill’s next stop is to the Senate floor for a roll call vote. The bill, which was filed as House Bill 2, was one of the principle reasons why Gov.

The Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee approved Thursday all 44 people nominated or renominated to various state boards and commissions by Gov. Mike Parson. Notable nominations include: Sandra K. Karsten as director of the Department of Public Safety Donald M. Claycomb, Independent, as a member of the State Board of Education Kimberly R. Bailey, Republican, as

City bus drivers would benefit the most from the Columbia City Council raising the minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour. An ABC 17 News analysis shows that bus drivers make up the largest division of workers among the 204 full-time employees that would get the raise. Thirty-two of the transit division’s 36 bus

While it’s only been less than a month since Bird scooters came to Columbia, resident Lillian Davis said she wants them gone–for good. “I had a very bad experience with a scooter and a young man on it and a deaf person standing in front of me. I hollered ‘look out’ and it was too

UPDATE, 10:27 p.m.: Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm, with maximum sustained winds logged at 90 m.p.h. A bulletin from the National Hurricane Center said the storm carried a “life-threatening storm surge.” ORIGINAL: The outer edge of Hurricane Florence is starting to lash the Southeast, with winds stronger than 80 mph

Lincoln University officials are planning another vigil after the death of a second student since classes began last month. Ariel Perkins was driving on Interstate 70 near Kingdom City from her home in Illinois when her car was hit by another vehicle as she used an emergency turnaround. Thompkins Health Center director Jamie Smith said

One person was taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in Callaway County on Thursday night. The crash happened on Route J south of County Road 324 around 6 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a driver swerved to avoid an object and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to overturn. Troopers said the

Jefferson City Public Work officials said the Ohio Street Bridge will remain closed during a meeting Thursday. After a recent inspection by the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Jefferson City Public Works Department decided it was best that the bridge on Ohio Street, between Louisiana Avenue and South Boulevard, close to vehicle traffic. The bridge

Marijuana is illegal in Missouri. However, CBD is sold all over the state. Shops are selling products containing cannabidiol, a substance found in cannabis that doesn’t deliver the high commonly associated with marijuana. Advocates say it helps people with a range of conditions, from extreme epilepsy to chronic pain. “The legality of CBD oil is

A man was taken to Boone County Jail after he allegedly assaulted a woman and stole from her. According to a probable cause statement, Channing Williams was traveling with the victim from Hallsville to Columbia when Williams pulled over the vehicle near Paris Road. The victim told police Williams wrapped a cord around her neck

An insurance company plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that it owes $5.3 million to a Columbia man whose murder conviction was thrown out after he spent 10 years in prison. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., doing business as Travelers Insurance, submitted its notice of appeal to the Missouri Court of Appeals Western

Federal regulators have fined a contractor working at the construction site of the new Capitol City High School in Jefferson City. Samron Midwest Contracting of Jefferson City will pay $18,755 in fines for three violations flagged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after three people were injured at the work site in July. That

Moniteau County has its second interim prosecutor a little more than a week after the resignation of Shayne Healea. Presiding Circuit Judge Kenneth Hayden appointed and swore in Derek Spencer, an assistant prosecutor in neighboring Cole County, as the new interim prosecutor Thursday after ann Perry’s resignation. Hayden on Sept. 5 appointed Perry, a California,

TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay in the mid 60s through the night with mostly clear skies. With winds out of the southeast up to 8 mph it will feel a bit muggy through the night. FRIDAY: Rising humidity will certainly be felt as you head out the door Friday morning, as dew points will be sitting

The 2019 Salute to Veterans Airshow will be held at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport after leaders at the Public Works and Planning Committee came to an agreement Thursday morning. The Columbia Regional Airport has hosted the airshow for the past 30 years during Memorial Day weekend, but because of construction at the airport, the

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Harding was with the president on 9/11 helping to make some difficult decisions. Harding now lives in Columbia to be near his son and grandkids, but on Sept. 11, 2001, Harding was working at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha at the United States Strategic Command as the 9/11

Mexico police are looking for a motorcycle rider who drove off the road and ran from officers early Thursday. An officer tried to pull over a spray-painted blue “street bike”-style motorcycle on Lakeview Road at about 12:30 a.m., the Mexico Department of Public Safety said in a news release. The officer began chasing the motorcycle