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More than 100 news Missouri laws will take effect Sunday. Among the noteworthy legislation? Tougher ethics policies for elected officials. Now, lawmakers must wait six months after their terms are set to expire before registering as a lobbyist. Also starting this year, public schools must give students the opportunity to say the Pledge of Allegiance

The northbound ramp from the the 63/Interstate 70 to U.S. Route 63 will be closed overnight for roadwork. MoDOT says they will be doing resurfacing the ramp. It will be closed from 7 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday to minimize impact to drivers. MoDOT says driver who need to go north on 63 from

UPDATE, Saturday, 1:15 p.m.: The MSHP confirms that both bodies of the men involved in the accident have been recovered as of 11:43 a.m. MSHP says dive team was able to narrow down the area of where to search. Once they were in the water it took the team about thirty minutes to recover the

About 15 people stopped by Derby Ridge Elementary School Saturday afternoon to have their bike registered in case it was ever lost or stolen. Officer Scott Lenger with CPD’s Community Outreach Unit said the bike registration makes it easier for police to track down lost or stolen bikes and get them bike to the rightful

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms a boat crashed during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout on Saturday. According to Sgt. Scott White, the driver was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. MSHP said the crash happened upstream from the 31 mile marker. Troopers have since cleared the scene and the race has

Governor Jay Nixon appointed three new members to the Public Defender Commission Friday. The appointees are Oliver Glenn Boyer of Crystal City, Thomas Neer of Defiance and James Sievers of Des Peres. The commission is made up of seven members and is tasked with making rules needed for the administration of the public defender system.

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has arrest a man for allegedly threatening a person with a handgun. According to investigators, Friday night around 6:30, deputies responded to the 500 block of Redwood Drive in New Bloomfield. The call was for a disturbance with a firearm. The suspect, identified as George Knox, allegedly displayed a shotgun

An MU law professor and candidate for Missouri’s attorney general pushed back against a lawsuit filed against him over an open records request. Josh Hawley won the Republican nomination for the spot earlier this month, amidst a contentious race against state Sen. Kurt Schaefer by more than 30 points. He will face former Cass County

Students and staff at Jefferson City Public Schools are wrapping up their second full week of class for the 2016-17 school year. Superintendent Larry Linthacum is entering his second year as superintendent. As our guest for “This Week,” I start our conversation by asking him how he thinks the new school year is kicking off

Hallsville police were investigating a crash Friday on Highway 124 involving a child. Boone County Fire officials confirm a 10-year-old was struck by a vehicle and taken to the hospital with cuts. It was reported around 3:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Highway 124 East. ABC 17 News is working to confirm the child’s

A warm front moved north Friday night, putting Mid-Missouri in a warm, humid air mass through the weekend. Southerly winds will send moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward as embedded impulses aloft move through occasionally. This will set the stage for spotty afternoon and evening storms both Saturday and Sunday. Dew points will stay

A man was charged in Cole County Friday with second-degree burglary. Roger Dydell is accused of unlawfully entering a building for the purpose of committing a crime. Court documents show it happened Friday just before 2 a.m. at a business in the 3200 block of Missouri Boulevard. Investigators say the reporting person identified Dydell on

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 2 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: DeSmet at Rock Bridge: 32-27 F Webster Grove at Hickman: 40-6 F Battle at Holt: 56-0 F Central at Jefferson City: 6-83 F Southeast at Helias: Will be played Saturday (Aug. 27) Blair Oaks at Oak Grove: 28-20 F

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be collecting data over the next few weeks to determine if the speed limit needs to be changed on South Providence Road in Columbia. Crews will be collecting data from Stadium Boulevard to Old Plank Road at the request of the city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission. “We look at

Columbia Police were called to the 1000 block of Queen Ann Drive around 9 p.m. Friday for a disturbance at an apartment. Police said the male victim was assaulted with an object by two people inside the apartment. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Officers said the victim knew the male and

Police in Lake Ozark are asking for help identifying a recent shoplifting suspect. Surveillance footage showed the suspect leaving a store last weekend with the stolen items on Sunday, August 21. He drove to and from the area in an older white Ford/Mercury sedan. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Greene 710 at

It’s not a new drug, but a synthetic bath salt has appeared on the scene near Branson, Missouri. Doctors at both Boone Hospital and the University of Missouri Hospital haven’t treated anyone who have used flakka, a drug that gives users what they call a terrifying high. Dr. Chadd Kraus, with the University of Missouri,

Just one year and two days after the groundbreaking, the Missouri Department of Transportation wrapped up their I-70 Bridge Project in Columbia. The $18 million project finished about two months ahead of schedule. The project included new bridges at Rangeline, Garth Avenue, and the Business Loop. New interchanges were also built at Rangleline and the

Children’s Programming Note: Another episode of Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown (E/I, 13-16) can be seen Saturday morning at 11 am on ABC 17 KMIZ.

Authorities were called to a home in the 1400 block of West Wilcox Road Friday afternoon for reports of a possible burglary. Lt. Lance Robbins with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said a homeowner returned home and saw their door was open. They told deputies they saw a man standing outside with their power washer.