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Columbia school board members plan to vote Monday on whether or not to add four words and a comma to its current discrimination policy. The current policy reads “prohibition against discrimination, harassment and retaliation.” The change, if approved, will include “gender identity, gender expression.” Monday’s vote comes on the heels of controversy in a small

Not enough Missouri lawmakers appear to support a right-to-work measure for the Republican-led Legislature to enact the bill into law. An Associated Press analysis shows the bill appears to be short of the 109 House members needed to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto. Nine of the 116 GOP House members told AP they’ll vote

Crews are working on several sidewalks and streets in Columbia Monday morning. Pro Foundations, a contractor for the City of Columbia, began slab jacking concrete panels for both sidewalks and streets at 8 a.m. They are working on the following roads: Sidewalk at 555 Locust StreetSidewalk near Elm and WatsonRolling Hills Road (bridge approaches)Tidewater near

Nearly 100 Lake Park neighborhood residents have already signed a petition stating they’re against city officials rezoning approximately one acre of their subdivision into a commercial district. In August, the Holts Summit Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-3 in favor of the proposed rezoning at 379 Karen Drive. Right now there are plans to build

A Colorado woman was hurt after falling out of a trolley in Cole County Saturday. It happened on Highway 50 near Lisletown Road just after 5:00 p.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Barbara Sexton, 22, leaned out of a window and fell out of the moving trolley, the highway patrol said. Emergency crews took

A Moberly man is charged Sunday for stabbing another man. Moberly police arrested a J’Angelo Robinson, 29, Saturday. Officers responded to the 900 Block of West Rollins Street for a disturbance Friday, Moberly police said. Officers found a 36-year-old man inside the home with stab wounds in his chest. Emergency crews took the man to

Three people were arrested in Fulton following a burglary investigation in the 6600 block of State Route NN Saturday. While investigating the burglary, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department obtained a search warrant for another home in the 6600 block of State Route NN in reference to the burglary. Deputies found several bags of suspected methamphetamine

This weekend, Mid-Missouri got a taste of Fall as temperatures dropped into the upper 60s for daytime highs and 40s for nighttime lows. This “taste” is all too brief, as temperatures are expected to climb back to above average levels next week. The surface high pressure that has resided over our state has shifted to

The 2015 veto session is set to begin at the state Capitol in Jefferson City starting Wednesday afternoon. The session starts at noon and could run into Thursday. There are several high-profile bills awaiting decisions this year, including House Bill 116, 150, 722, 1022 and Senate Bill 20 and 142. House Bill 116 covers the

With a young team facing its first road game of 2015, No. 21 Mizzou needed its veterans to step up. Maty Mauk and Kentrell Brothers were happy to answer the call. Mauk threw for three touchdowns while Kentrell Brothers had 16 tackles and two interceptions, including the game-sealing pick with 1:20 left in the game.

No one was hurt after a wrong-way driver caused several accidents south of Columbia Saturday. Around 1:00 p.m., a pickup driver traveled south in the northbound lanes of Highway 63 near Route H, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Several drivers swerved to avoid the truck and went into the median. Shortly after, some

Two Mid-Missouri teens are recovering after a car crashed into a semi-truck Saturday. It happened on Ashley Road in Boonville just after 10:15 a.m., according to Cooper County Emergency Management. The driver of the car, Adam Lixey, 18, of Boonville, went into oncoming traffic and hit the semi, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department collected approximately 36,000 prescription drug pills Saturday during Operation Take Back. In four hours, 87 people dropped off their unwanted medications that would safely be destroyed with a new method of disposal. In July, the department announced they would use Deterra to dispose of prescription drugs. Saturday’s drug drop-off event

These past few days have certainly felt like Fall for the eastern and central parts of the continental United States. This, however, is not the case for the western half of the nation. As most of the Midwest, East, and South experience below-average temperatures, record heat bakes the western states of California, Oregon, Washington, and

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 3 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Lee’s Summit West at Rock Bridge: 27-19 FBattle at Excelsior Springs: 38-7 FDeSmet at Jefferson City: 21-59 FBlair Oaks at Hallsville: 48-0 FCentral at Tolton: 6-62 FBrookfield at Centralia: 12-13 FMexico at Hannibal: 21-28 FFulton at Moberly: 35-6 FBoonville

A most wanted fugitive is in the Camden County sheriff’s office custody Friday. Kansas City police arrested Danny D. Slater, 58, Wednesday evening for two outstanding warrants during a traffic stop. Slater was put on the most wanted list in June 2013 after he fired a deer rifle into a vehicle with people inside. The

Osage Beach Police are asking witnesses to come forward following a crash August 27 that left one man dead. Police said the crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. on westbound Highway 54. ABC 17 News reported Nicholas Fazio, 20, was killed on his motorcycle after an RV made a U-turn in front of him at

A cool, dry air mass will settle over Mid-Missouri this weekend making it feel like fall. An upper level wave of low pressure will slide south across eastern Missouri Saturday, bringing some clouds through the day. These will the thickest east of HWY 63. After a cool morning Saturday, temperatures will stay in the 60s

A north Columbia neighborhood is still on edge after an early morning chase involving a driver who ran from police. After a large police presence was seen in the area, ABC 17 News checked in with police to see if any of the incidents are connected. Just before 10:00 p.m. A Columbia police officer was

Many people can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on September 11, 2001. Doris Overton, who has lived in Columbia for the past 55 years, said she was doing people’s hair at what used to be the Boone Retirement Center when she learned what happened in New York City. “We just