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***UPDATE THURSDAY 9:30 A.M.***Mayor Eric Streumph is calling on Communications Director Michelle Gleba and Public Works Director Roger Schwartze to rescind their resignations.He made the announcement during a special meeting Thursday morning.Streumph said if they wanted to keep their jobs, they would make every effort to find money in the budget for their salaries. He

A former Mid-Missouri officer is due back in court later this week for six counts of statutory rape. 23-year-old Aaron Nelson waived his preliminary hearing on Tuesday in Moniteau County. His arraignment is now set for Friday.Nelson used to work for the Stover Police Department. He is accused of having sex with three underage girls

After a successful run for a year, the results from the student organized anti-bullying program is hard to ignore. The Attorney General’s office sees it as a model to emulate and help other schools across Missouri to reduce bullying. The “Kindness is Cool” campaign, started by a small group of honor students at Tuscumbia High

The St. Louis Rams are cooking up a plan to help Sam Bradford take the next step. At 3:00 pm on Tuesday, the new NFL league year started and the free agency signing period began. A couple hours later St. Louis agreed to a five-year deal with TE Jared Cook. Cook was drafted out of

A true son is coming home. On the same day Kansas City made their trade with the San Francisco 49ers official for QB Alex Smith, the Chiefs signed former Missouri Tiger QB Chase Daniel to a three-year deal to become the team’s backup. After going undrafted out of Missouri in the 2009 draft, Daniel ultimately

Temperatures will start off in the upper 20s Wednesday and climb into the mid 40s during the afternoon hours. Skies will be mostly sunny with northwesterly winds up to 10 mph. As surface high pressure slides to the east, winds will shift to the south Wednesday night and Thursday with warming temperatures to end the

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 2:21 P.M.***VATICAN CITY (AP) – Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.After announcing “Habemus Papum” – “We have a pope!” – a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. Peter’s

Another military branch makes cuts following the loss of millions because of sequester.The Air Force announced Tuesday it is immediately suspending the tuition assistance program for its airman. They are following the footsteps of the Marine Core, Army, and the Coast Guard who made the same cuts last week. ABC 17 News crews met with

***UPDATE 1:33 P.M.***PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI after he allegedly told a Utah bank teller that he had just four months to live has pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania to that robbery and 10 other heists in nine other states.On Wednesday, Michael Eugene Brewster pleaded guilty to Sept.

The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team covers what you can expect for the spring and summer ahead with severe weather, flooding and drought in the ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special.

The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team covers what you can expect for the spring and summer ahead with severe weather, flooding and drought in the ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special.

The Networks of Mid-Missouri are airing the 2013 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. The games will affect programming on ABC 17/KMIZ through Friday night.Show times following the games are approximate, depending on the length of the game.Thursday, March 14- 6 p.m. ABC 17 News at 6- 6:30 p.m. SEC Tournament Second Round- 9 p.m. SEC Tournament

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 6:56 P.M.***After six hours of deliberations, the jury ruled Shelley Richter guilty of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree.The court found Richter not guilty on the other child abuse charge.***UPDATE 12:50 P.M.***The case went to the jury just before noon on Wednesday.In closing arguments, the prosecution declared that the

The possibility of budget cuts in Columbia Public Schools due to the federal sequester might become a reality. District leaders say a program for low income families may be hit the hardest. The Title I Early Childhood program could be in its last year. The program’s director says she hopes the cuts don’t happen because

Columbia Regional Airport reports being busier than it’s ever been, but that could change if federal budget cuts force the tower to shut down. ABC 17 News has been telling you the airport’s tower is on the FAA’s list to be cut. Many airport officials, including the tower chief, have told us they are worried

After several chilly days in Mid-Missouri, temperatures will finally warm up Thursday with southwesterly winds and afternoon sunshine. High temperatures are expected to reach the low-to-mid 60s which is above the 30 year average high of 55 for this time of year. The warmer weather will last through Friday as we climb to near 70

An insurance bribery case that the FBI was investigating may have ties to Mid-Missouri, according to federal court document. Four men were named as being involved in a multi-million bribery scheme, where two former Humana employees, James Wenger and Glenn Fine have pleaded guilty in January and February, respectively, in U.S. District Court in Louisville,

*** UPDATE THURSDAY 10:56 P.M. ***Not guilty was verdict not many saw coming. The teen accused of shooting into a packed Chuck E. Cheese’s in Columbia left a free man Thursday night. A jury found James Miller not guilty on all three charges of a gang crime that riddled the children’s restaurant with bullets. The

***UPDATE 11:05 A.M.***The court addressed three issues on Thursday. One is a request for a change of venue.The state advocated St. Charles County because of its access to a wider population pool and larger airport. Lawyers for Bruce Cole want Kirksville in Adair County because they can keep the same judge.Another item was bond reduction.

Rainfall from last weekend along with melting snow improved drought conditions across Mid-Missouri and the state. The eastern third of the state is drought-free, extending as far west as Rolla and much of Osage and Maries counties. Most of Mid-Missouri is now considered abnormally dry, which is the lowest level of drought. This is an