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The superintendent for Columbia Public Schools now backs the plan to have high schools start last.Dr. Chris Belcher told ABC 17 News that he will present his plan to the school board next week. He believes this setup makes the most sense and gives the most flexibility for students in all grades.After hundreds of phone

The families of Cole County emergency workers who die in the line of duty now have financial help.The newly-formed Mid-Missouri Safety Net met Wednesday to get some much-needed information from the Backstoppers, the organization they are trying to emulate out of St. Louis. The purpose of Mid-Missouri Safety net is to provide financial help to

JEFFERSON CITY. (AP) – The tenure of a University of Missouri curator has come to an end after barely a month. But J. Michael Ponder could get a second chance at serving.Gov. Jay Nixon withdrew his appointment of the Cape Girardeau lawyer to the governing board of the University of Missouri system on Wednesday night.Nixon

Laura Nauser, the newly reelected 5th Ward Councilwoman, is kicking off her term by tackling the safety of the community.Nauser believes crime in Columbia is one of city’s biggest problems. She says city leaders need to recognize the problem and start fixing it.”We have a lot of the shootings or gunfire and to me, I

Rain is likely Thursday as a cold front moves across Missouri. A few light showers are possible in the early morning hours with increasing rain from mid-morning through mid-afternoon. A few thunderstorms are possible, mainly south of I-70 with some brief heavy downpours possible. Most areas will receive .30″ to .50″ of rain with slightly

A Jefferson City woman remains in the hospital after she was hit by a van Wednesday morning.Police say 56-year-old Carol Ortbals was crossing Jackson Street around 8 a.m. near Lincoln University when she was hit by a van making a left onto Dunklin Street.The woman was transported to a local hospital before being flown to

Troopers say two people were killed during a crash in Jasper County.It happened around 5:30 p.m. on Route HH at County Road 175.Investigators say Brandon Stuckey, 22, of Belleville, Illinois crossed the center line and hit another car head on.Both Stuckey and the driver of the other car, Julie Cartwright, 48, died in the crash.

Two people were arrested early Thursday morning after leading law enforcement on a pursuit along I-70. Boone County deputies tried to stop a vehicle close the bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport, but the driver didn’t stop. As the pursuit moves west, troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, deputies from Cooper County and

***UPDATE 5 P.M.***Several Missouri lawmakers have are endorsing legislation that would reduce penalties for marijuana and they say most Missourians support sweeping reforms to drug possession charges.Rep. Rory Ellinger (D) of St. Louis County says this proposes bill is a conservative approach to the issue of marijuana, and not a decriminalization.Local representative Chris Kelly says

Columbia, Mo. – Mizzou junior guard Phil Pressey was named one of 12 finalists on the watch list for the 2013 Bob Cousy National Point Guard of the Year Award Thursday afternoon.The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men’s college basketball. An

Governor Nixon visited the University of Missouri campus Thursday morning in an attempt to sell his Medicaid expansion.The federal government is offering to 100 percent of the costs of all participating states that expand their Medicaid program. Nixon needs to persuade lawmakers to expand the program in order for the state to get the federal

A man accused of killing a patient inside Columbia’s VA Hospital pleaded not guilty to the crime in court Thursday.Rudy Perez, Jr., 33, of Sedalia is accused of beating another patient to death last Friday. He has been charged with first-degree murder and made his first court appearance in Boone County.Perez’s defense attorney, David Tyson

A teenager was thrown from his vehicle during a crash near the Rock Bridge High School parking lot in Columbia.Police say the 17-year-old driver was traveling too fast on the wet road and the truck flipped over.The teen was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. Witnesses at the scene say the

A new prosecutor was officially named in Montgomery County Thursday. Gov. Nixon chose Nathan Carroz to lead the department, after serving as interim prosecuting attorney since December.Carroz first joined the office as the assistant prosecuting attorney in 2011. Carroz is Republican and got his law degree at the University Of Missouri School of Law.”I am

A Cole County man is facing multiple charges after prosecutors say he molested a teenager and threatened to kill his wife.Prosecutors say it started last July when the victim was just 12-years-old. Court documents paint a chilling description of what the girl went through between July and November 2012.The documents state 26-year-old Joe Stevens molested

One of college football’s best players, Manti Te’o, made headlines recently for being scammed in an online relationship. It is known as catfishing someone — posing not only as someone different on social media, but for going so far as to create elaborate relationships with unsuspecting people.Te’o’s reputation is now damaged and ABC 17 News

Anderson advises everyone to always be skeptical of someone you don’t know, no matter what they look like or what story they tell.”Pictures don’t really mean anything because like you said, you can download anybody’s pictures,” said Anderson.ABC 17’s Digital Content Director Justin Abraham helped to create the Facebook profile of “Megan Grey.””You can even

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Fabyon Harris had 17 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, to help Texas A&M to a 70-68 victory over No. 21 Missouri on Thursday night.The loss dropped the Tigers (16-6, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) to 0-5 in true road games. They have won three games at neutral sites

Afternoon high temperatures will be above average through Sunday as we climb into the 50s this weekend, well above the 30 year average high for this time of year which is 42. A strong storm system will move through Sunday bringing showers, t-storms and cooler air to Mid-Missouri for the start of next week dropping

A Holts Summit woman was arrested Thursday for robbing a New Bloomfield bank in October 2012. Deputies arrested Terry Coleman, 41, in connection with the robbery at Bank Star One on October 6. Her husband, Gary Coleman, was arrested earlier in Texas for the same robbery and later returned to Missouri. He’s in the Callaway