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UPDATE: A spokesperson for the UM System told ABC 17 News they don’t have any comment at this time, but added that Dr. Choi will address the resolution Friday. ORIGINAL: The MU faculty council is denouncing the recent state audit of the University of Missouri System. As ABC 17 News previously reported, the audit said

The Missouri Senate’s general laws committee heard and approved Senate Bill 486 Wednesday. The bill would transfer ownership of a 32-acre plot of land at the old Missouri State Penitentiary from the state to the city of Jefferson. “This is what our community has waited for almost 13 years that the prison has been vacant,”

On Jan. 29, Callaway County police made a traffic stop on a white GMC pickup truck for speeding, according to a probable cause statement. The driver of the vehicle was Izaya S. Sands. The smell of marijuana was coming from the vehicle, and the officer asked Sands if there was anything illegal in the truck.

TODAY : Temperatures this afternoon are in the mid to upper 60s across a good portion of the region. We’ll continue to see temperatures remain on the warm side through the remainder of today, ahead of a very strong cold front. Strong thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, as storms arrive in the southwestern portion of

As MU men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson winds down his last days at the program, a search worth millions of dollars will soon begin to replace him. Anderson, a former Tiger basketball player, will step down at the end of the season. He amassed a 26-67 record in three seasons as head coach. The next

Columbia police officers performed a traffic stop on Tuesday on Clark Lane at Valley Creek Drive for a vehicle that had expired registration. Officers searched the vehicle and found a bottle of Excedrin extra strength under Bryce Marquan Banks’ seat. Officers looked inside the bottle of Excedrin and found Xanax and Excedrin pills inside the

Winter weather is increasing from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. Snow looks like it will start up between 2AM and 4AM near HWY 24. It looks to start up between 5AM and 7AM in Columbia. Areas south of HWY 50 can expect some sleet/freezing rain/ and rain with the onset of this winter storm. This

TODAY : It won’t be as cool this morning , as temperatures will be in the mid 40s for the morning commute under a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures warm into the lower 70s with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from 2PM through 10PM. Isolated

TODAY: Look for a mostly sunny sky this morning with temperatures warming to the mid to low 70s this afternoon. There is an isolated thunderstorm chance from 2PM-8PM for those south of the Missouri River where up to 1/4″ of rain is possible. Some of the stronger storms could have large hail. TONIGHT: Clouds will

TODAY: It won’t be as cool this morning, as temperatures will be in the mid 40s for the morning commute under a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures warm into the lower 70s with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from 2PM through 10PM. Isolated storms with

TODAY: It won’t be as cool this morning, as temperatures will be in the mid 40s for the morning commute under a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures warm into the lower 70s with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from 2PM through 10PM. Isolated storms with

Kevin Puryear was not ready for the Kim Anderson era to end Wednesday night. The sophomore forward hit a buzzer-beating three point shot to sink Auburn 86-83 in overtime. MU looked out of the game with less than two minutes left. Cullen VanLeer hit a three pointer to cut the Auburn lead to 74-70. He

Chief Brad Fraizer with the Columbia Fire Department said firefighters have already saved one life from a drug overdose less than a month after the department became equipped with naloxone. The fire department began carrying naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversing drug, on Jan. 25 and the incident happened on Feb. 20. “We’re very happy that we

The Columbia Public Schools Finance Committee has started discussing its revenue assumptions for the 2017 -2018 school year. The committee has 90 days before it has to approve the next school year’s budget, making Wednesday’s meeting just the beginning of discussions between the committee and school board. In order to make a budget proposal in

The Missouri Department of Transportation started their statewide Enhanced Pothole Patrol campaign on Monday, but the Columbia crew officially started Wednesday. ABC 17 News crews rode with the MoDOT crew when they started fixing potholes. MoDOT is still using the remainder of the winter mix, but crews plan to start using the summer mix within

Some students and faculty members at the University of Missouri are expressing concerns over a recent audit of the UM System that revealed more than $2 million in hidden payments and incentives to top administrators. “I personally didn’t feel very valued as a student,” MU student Eryn Acton told ABC News. “I just think it’s

Despite bleak findings in Nicole Galloway’s audit of the University of Missouri system, leaders at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday they will continue to support Mizzou and its efforts to lobby for more funding at the state Capitol. “We’re going to be supportive of our university and we’re going to continue to fight

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear overnight with winds becoming light under 10 mph. A southerly wind will keep temperatures warmer with lows in the low to mid 40s. THURSDAY: Temperatures warm into the lower 70s Thursday with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from

UPDATE 10:27 A.M.: ABC 17 has confirmed with the Columbia Police Department that at 4:14 p.m., officers were dispatched to a custodial abduction in the 1700 block of Spiros Drive, which did have to do with the crash. UPDATE: A traffic crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows no one who was hurt

No one was injured after a car caught fire in south Columbia Wednesday afternoon. ABC 17 News confirmed a car making a left turn onto Buttonwood Drive collided with a second car that was driving south on Buttonwood Drive. Columbia firefighters were at the scene before 1 p.m. near Sonic. Buttonwood Drive was temporarily closed.