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Four University of Missouri athletes were arrested Saturday night in Columbia following a traffic stop for expired Alabama license plates. Freshman basketball players Shane Rector and Wes Clark were arrested for possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana. Redshirt freshman football player Shaun Rupert and sophomore corner Aarion Penton were also arrested for misdemeanor

Mizzou women’s basketball is WNIT-bound, after the tournament announced its 64-team field. The Tigers will take on Creighton in the opening game. MU will play on Thursday with the time to be announced. Robin Pingeton’s squad is 17-11 overall this season. Missouri will try to improve from last season’s WNIT appearance, when the Tigers dropped

This week, road crews will work on fixing the extra traffic congestion caused by a major road closure construction project in Columbia. On Wednesday and Thursday this week from 4 to 6 p.m., crews will direct traffic and restrict traffic flow to see if it helps with congestion. Columbia Public Works will restrict left turns

In the hour she spoke at Columbia City Hall Monday afternoon, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill covered a variety of topics, including infrastructure, immigration, marijuana and healthcare. McCaskill’s main talking point at the meeting was infrastructure. “We cannot be the economic superpower we are if we do not invest in infrastructure in this country,” McCaskill said.

Last week Zack Jefferson was charged for the 2011 murder of Jon Spurling. Spurling was found shot to death in his rural home in Harrisburg. At the time investigators told ABC 17 News, Spurling had walked into a crime happening at his home. Jon Spurling’s best friend told ABC 17 News he could never wrap

The Jefferson City Public Schools are preparing for severe weather by holding tornado drills. Educators say practicing what to do in the case of severe weather not only keeps children safe, it keeps them cool and collected if there is a real emergency. Every classroom in the JCPS system has a plan of where to

One of mid-Missouri’s most well known radio personalities passed away Monday after a battle with cancer. 57-year-old Dane Gregg, who has been the voice of Boonville sports for decades, was also a morning show host on KWRT radio out of Boonville. The beloved broadcaster posted on his Facebook wall March 4th, “I am again overwhelmed

It’s been almost a week since the University of Missouri announced it would demolish University Village in June, including the Student Parent Center on site. At the time, MU couldn’t tell parents if it plans to reopen or move the center. It’s been an issue parents using the facility have been fighting for with a

The Columbia City Council will meet Monday night to allow the public to comment on three downtowncollegiate housing developments that were introduced March 12th. The city council voted on February 17th to reject a resolution to determine specific projects tobe funded through the proposed Central Columbia TIF District. The first bill would allow a development

A controlled burn on private property has caused the sky in Boone County to become hazy. Ash started raining down in the Columbia area late Monday afternoon. Columbia Fire Battalion Chief John Metz confirmed to ABC 17 News that the fire is burning in the Pierpont area, just south of Rock Bridge State Park. Firefighters

Columbia police arrested 11 drunk drivers over St. Patrick’s Day weekend at two differentDWI checkpoints. City police worked with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to stop 272 drivers on Friday and Saturday night. Friday’s checkpoint at Locust and Waugh yielded 4 arrests; two people were charged with driving while intoxicated, one for having drug paraphernalia,

Since Scott Boulevard has been closed between Bellview Drive and Vawter School Road, Columbia PublicWorks traffic engineers have been monitoring the flow of traffic on alternate routes. Traffic signal timing has been adjusted at Nifong and Forum, Chapel Hill and Forum, Stadium and Forum, andRoute K at Providence Road. CPW will create a right-in/right-out turn

It was a special day for Steve Goodwin. Yes, his Gremlins captured the Class 2 state title. But he also go to celebrate with family on the bench. “It’s my son’s birthday today,” Goodwin said after Sacred Heart (31-0) completed its undefeated season. “He’s eight years old. I couldn’t ask for anything better than to

Will Palaszcuk from KTGR joins Austin Kim on Sunday Sit-Down. The Mizzou basketball team falls to the NIT, and Will provides his thoughts on how the Tigers will do. Austin also gets Will to break his March Madness habits and “The Big Show” host reveals his surprise Sweet 16 team.

Missouri basketball will not be dancing in the NCAA tournament in 2014. The Tigers (22-11) were given an NIT bid and will host Davidson (20-12) Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. Should Missouri advance in the NIT, the Tigers would play Southern Miss or Toledo. MU’s history in the NIT is less than stellar.

Buses were busy in Columbia on Sunday, but not shuttling people from place to place. The city has been training bus drivers on the new routes approved in February. Instead of basing the system’s hub at Wabash Station downtown, buses will make more frequent stops in neighborhoods. Thew new CoMo Connect system starts this summer.

Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala says city management hasn’t been communicating with the council or the public about downtown development. “It was wrong for me to learn about this freeze on downtown development in the newspaper,” Skala told ABC 17 News. “That’s the kind of information we should have been talking about way ahead of

Before pitching each game, fifth year Mizzou senior Eric Anderson does the same thing. “I put a cross on the back of the mound when I’m pitching and i go back to it a lot during the game. if you watch for it, i go back there kind of tapping it and saying a little

A Marshall man was killed late Saturday night when the utility vehicle he was driving rolled in rural Saline County. John Rector, 25, was taken to Fitzgibbon Hospital around 11:20 p.m. and died less than one hour later. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, a second man was not hurt in the incident on

A high speed chase through multiple counties ended early Sunday morning with a two hour standoff near Waynesville. Donald Heckman, 47, was arrested early Sunday after deputies used a Taser to stun him and wrestle him to the ground on Red Oak Lane, just north of Interstate 44. Pulaski County Sheriff Ron Long said in