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The University of Missouri-Columbia will announce its new chancellor Thursday. According to UM System officials, President Tim Wolfe will make the announcement at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Reynolds Alumni Center. The university’s former chancellor, Brady Deaton, retired from the position on Nov. 15.General counsel Steve Owens served as the interim chancellor, pending the selection

A dryer fire forced guests at a Columbia hotel to evacuate late Tuesday. Firefighters responded to fire alarms at the Hilton Garden Inn on Vandiver Drive shortly before midnight. They found smoke in the lobby and traced the fire to a commercial dryer. An automatic sprinkler head put out the fire. No one was hurt,

Police are investigating a reported robbery that resulted in the victim being stabbed in the thigh. Columbia police say around 4 p.m. Tuesday, they responded to a car accident near Providence Road and Mick Deaver Drive. While working the accident scene, police learned that one of the drivers had been a stab wound to his

The Cole County Commission is dedicating $15,000 to study how county bridges can be maintained at the safest and most cost-effective way possible. Commissioners say they want to make sure the bridges are not only safe and strong for these upcoming winter months, but also for the long-term. That five-year plan will include nearly 100

Police arrested a Columbia man after he was caught masturbating in a store. Officers say a shopper at Hobby Lobby found 58-year-old William Carver exposing himself in one of the aisles. While the witness went to tell an employee, Carver fled the store. Officers later caught up to Carver and compiled a line-up for the

A Jefferson City man was arrested on charges of sexual solicitation of a teenage girl. Mark Ruediger, 49, had been communicating with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl in Indiana since May. He was actually talking to an undercover Indiana police detective. Ruediger is a long-distance truck driver who reportedly tried to get the

MFA Oil Company announced Tuesday it will purchase the site of the failed Mamtek plant in Moberly. MFA says it has a contract to purchase the 33-acre site, where Mamtek was supposed to build a new sweetener plant. “This property provides MFA Oil with some strategic opportunities,” said MFA chief operating officer in a statement.

A Columbia man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly threatened to kill another man over a cigarette. Police say the incident happened at Broadway and Seventh Street, on a bench outside of Sycamore Restaurant. Chasmen Foster, 24, asked the victim for a cigarette, according to officers. When the victim responded he did not have

Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel was named a finalist for Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year on Tuesday. Pinkel is one of three coaches up for the honor, joining Auburn’s Gus Malzahn and Duke’s David Cutcliffe. After going 5-7 in his Missouri’s first year in the SEC, Pinkel guided his team to an

One year ago, the Columbia Fire Department sent notices to 37 rental properties that needed to upgrade their buildings to meet fire code. Last month, 16 complexes still had not made the changes. On Monday, eight didn’t have manual pull stations installed, but had submitted plans. The deadline to have the pull alarms installed was

Republican lawmakers agree with Governor Jay Nixon that the state should be wooing Boeing Co.’s big 777X project, but want to see more specifics before passing his proposal Lawmakers reconvened for a special session Monday afternoon. Majority leaders in both the House and Senate met with Gov. Nixon before a brief whole body sessions. Bills

Click the video player to watch portions of Gary Pinkel’s press conference, previewing the SEC title game. Coach Pinkel talks about the challenge of Auburn’s offense, the hype surrounding the team, and his love for Christmas music.

The City Council voted Monday night to implement upgrades at Douglass Park. Council members voted unanimously to approve Phase 1 of the improvement project. The project will construct an outdoor amphitheater and shelter, parking improvements, and new signs, a walkway and landscaping. The project is expected to cost $100,000 and will be funded through a

A woman suffered significant burn injuries putting out a house fire, according to firefighters. Around 5:13 p.m. Monday, Columbia firefighters responded to a house fire in the Colonial Village Trailer Court on Rangeline Street. Firefighters say the woman extinguished the flames, but suffered burn injuries. She was transported to University Hospital for treatment. Her current

From Hallsville to Harrisburg, three major accidents happened on Highway 124 within the last month. On average, this dangerous rural road sees 47.5 wrecks per year in the last three years, with an average of one fatality. A grain truck rolled over Monday morning near Harrisburg. Five days before that, a head-on collision occurred that

The trial of a Mid-Missouri pastor accused of sex crimes has been delayed. Moniteau County prosecutor Shane Healea told ABC 17 News that Travis Smith’s trial will be pushed back to next year. The trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday, however Hayley said the defense asked for the delay in order to take a deposition

Columbia’s newest parking garage will open to drivers on Tuesday. The Short Street Garage, located behind the new The Broadway DoubleTree Hotel, will open at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. The $9.6-million garage has 420 parking spaces and primarily has permit and reserved spaces. City officials say all of the reserved and permit spaces are sold

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday… and now we have Small Business Saturday. This day was started by American Express in 2010, and since has become wildly popular. On this day, shoppers are encouraged to spend their holiday money at mom-and-pop stores. Jefferson City is no stranger to small business. High Street downtown

A central Missouri grocery store will reopen nearly a month after it was closed down due to asbestos. County Market Grocery Store in Mexico, Mo. plans to reopen around noon Tuesday. The Audrain County Health Department conducted a pre-opening and an opening inspection of the store and the business passed both inspections. In early November,

Emergency crews have cleared the scene of a rollover crash in Boone County. Around 10 a.m., crews responded to Highway 124 near Highway NN for an overturned tractor trailer. Crews told ABC 17 News the truck was hauling 11 tons of cattle feed, and that the driver was not injured in the accident. Both lanes