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Both sides in a lawsuit over MU Health Care’s timekeeping system agreed on a proposed settlement, according to court documents. Attorneys for Richard Hunsley, a former clinical employee at MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and Donna Reeves, a current employee at University Hospital, asked the Boone County court to cancel a hearing set for Tuesday.

The No. 16 Mizzou women’s basketball team defeated Xavier 74-48 on Monday night at the West Palm Invitational. The Tigers have now won 11 straight games. They’re 11-1 on the season. Sophie Cunningham led all scorers with 20 points. She also brought down four rebounds and dished out four assists. She was 7-9 from the

A Fulton man pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to shooting at several semi-trucks during a chase on Interstate 70. Russell D. Moore Jr. admitted to three charges stemming from a chase with deputies through Boone and Callaway counties on Apr. 7, 2016. Boone County deputies tried stopping Moore and Victoria Buol at Midway

A man has been charged with two counts of assault after gouging the eye of a Campus Bar and Grill employee and assaulting a police officer. On Dec. 15 at 394 South Ninth Street, other wise known as Campus Bar and Grill, Darrell Hairston was kicked out for assaulting an employee. According to the probable

One unit from the Columbia Fire Department was called to an automatic fire alarm at 3015 Lemone Industrial Blvd, otherwise known as Gates Rubber Corp., on Monday. 9-1-1 operators talked with an employee who said there was a small fire in a chemical room. More units were then sent to the scene. Fire crews arrived

UPDATE 12/18: The Columbia Fire Department has confirmed that Oatmeal, the dog rescued in the fire, has passed away. UPDATE: 6:05 P.M.: ABC 17 News spoke with a woman who said it was her daughter’s home, but she was not there when the fire broke out. Teki Grahl told ABC 17 News her daughter is

A woman died on Sunday after the vehicle she was the passenger in hit a utility pole. A 2002 Pontiac Grand Am was traveling southbound on MO 5 when it traveled off of the left side of the road and hit a utility pole. The deceased was identified as Betty Morgan, 52, of Boonesboro. Neither

According to an official release, he Mid-Missouri Major Case Squad was disbanded last week after following up on over 40 leads in the death of Antonio Jefferson. “At this point, we know Mr. Jefferson visited a local business at about 11: 30 a.m. on December 12, 2017, and at about 12:02 p.m., he was found

TODAY: Clouds will break up and clear by late afternoon and temperatures will be mild, reaching the low to mid 50s. Winds will be out of the southwest up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Under mostly clear skies, lows will only drop into the low 40s with a southwest breeze up to 8 mph. EXTENDED: Spring-like

A Columbia man faces several charges after leading highway patrol troopers on a chase and crashing into road barrier, injuring two other passengers, troopers said. Troopers said they tried to stop a car for speeding around 11 a.m. Sunday on Highway 40, but soon after, they found themselves in a pursuit near the Midway Travel

Mexico Public Safety was called to the 900 block of Hassen Drive on Saturday because of reports of a person being shot. According to an official release, two men reported that about 20 minutes before they called, they were in an apartment on the 900 block of Hassen Drive when an unknown white male came

Columbia police said they are investigating three different burglaries that happened over the weekend. Police said they were called to the 4700 block of Derby Ridge Drive for reports of a burglary that happened sometime between Friday afternoon and early Sunday morning. Officers found that the front door of the residence was forced open and

A 30-year-old Columbia man is facing multiple felony charges after police arrested him Sunday night. Officers with the University of Missouri Police Department said they performed a traffic stop just after 8 p.m., because a vehicle did not have its headlights on. Inside the vehicle was Robert Aulidge, a man who police found to have

Drivers in Columbia may soon have some more rules to follow on the roadways. Columbia City Council will be discussing, and possibly voting on, amendments made to chapter 14 of the city code that includes language prohibiting distracted driving for drivers of all ages, according to city documents. City staff said the proposed amendments are

MONDAY: Patchy drizzle possible for the AM commute, but through the day we will see slowly clear skies. Our temperatures will be pleasant in the middle 50s, and it will be a good day to get in any outdoor activities. Winds will be out of the southwest up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies

Three people are in custody after a brief chase Monday morning. State troopers said they responded to north Columbia just after midnight where they began to chase a vehicle. The vehicle drove away but crashed on Skylane Drive near Blue Ridge Road. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ABC17News/status/942662797787361281″,”author_name”:”ABC 17 News”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ABC17News”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Car crash on skyline Dr. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABC17?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ABC17&#lt;/a&#gt; –

Nearly 2,000 people were without power Sunday night in southeast Columbia. According to the Columbia Water and Light outage map, the power went out at 9:03 p.m. and affected as many as 1,922 customers. The power was restored in about 90 minutes. The outage covered an area from Rogers Street to the north, Grindstone Parkway

At least three people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries Sunday evening after a crash just north of Columbia. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Mauller Road and Highway VV. Boone County deputies said one car rear ended another. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

The Columbia City council is expected to authorize an amendment that would establish the Parking Advisory Commission. In June 2016, the council created a task force to review and evaluate the city’s current parking resources and possible future parking demands. The task force presented their final report in July with six recommendations for a future

TONIGHT: Overcast skies and drizzle will stick around through the night, as low level moisture continues to remain in place across Mid-Missouri. It’s likely that we’ll also continue to see patchy fog through the night as well, with temperatures remaining in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southwest up to 10 mph will help