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One of the races ABC 17 News followed during Tuesday night’s election was the republican nomination for Missouri attorney general. After conceding, Sen. Kurt Schaefer was asked about the tone of the race. Schaefer said with two lawyers involved, it can get heated. He also went on to say the amount of money spent may

The hotel tax increase has passed in Columbia, but city leaders said this doesn’t mean construction on the terminal would begin tomorrow or even next week. “We want everybody to know that it could be four or five years before you actually see progress in construction or dirt moving for the new terminal,” said city

Temperatures will climb Thursday as humidity levels will be high due to recent rainfall. With mostly sunny skies, afternoon temperatures will reach the mid 90s but the humidity will make it feel hotter. The heat index, or what it feels like with factoring in humidity, will reach 100 by 1 PM and climb as high

Mizzou defensive linemen Walter Brady and Harold Brantley have been dismissed, a team spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. The team said Brady was dismissed from the program for a violation of team policy, but would not elaborate. Brantley was kicked off for “failing to fulfill academic expectations.” Brantley missed the entire 2015 season for injuries sustained

UPDATE 8/3 9:42 a.m.-Columbia Police tell ABC17 that the man who robbed the store had a gun and demanded money from the manager. The suspect fled on foot heading southeast. The K9 Unit was brought out and officers were able to find some of the money along with other things involved in the robbery. The

For the third time in the last four weeks, Mizzou names a new athletic director. University of Missouri interim chancellor Hank Foley announced Sarah Reesman will take over as interim athletic director. Reesman has been with Missouri for 23 years. She serves as Missouri’s executive associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. Reesman will begin

Around 7 p.m on Tuesday night, The Boone County Sheriffs Department arrested 40 year-old Ernest Stevens for possession of a shotgun. Deputies responded to reports of hearing gunshots on Nelson Drive in North Columbia. It is illegal for Stevens to posses guns because he is a convicted felon, but he has bonded out of jail

Eric Greitens and Chris Koster earned the gubernatorial nominations from both major parties in Missouri. Greitens, a former Navy SEAL and founder of the veteran nonprofit The Misson Continues, will face Koster, a Democrat and the state’s current Attorney General, in the November election in 14 weeks. Greitens edged three active opponents – former Missouri

Lt. governor Peter Kinder lost a failed bid on Tuesday to become the Republican nominee for Missouri governor. Kinder came in third with just over 20 percent of the vote. He was running in a hotly contested Republican primary race against former Missouri House speaker and U.S. Attorney, Catherine Hanaway,former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, and

UPDATE: John Wheeler has won the Republican primary for Cole County Sheriff. He beat Randy Dampf, the closest contender, by nearly 3,000 votes. Because there is no Democrat on the ballot, Wheeler will become the next county sheriff. In the race for Cole County Western District Commissioner, incumbent Kris Scheperle beat opponent Janet Ousley by

Columbia voters approved a one percent hotel tax increase to fund improvements and renovations to the Columbia Regional Airport Tuesday night. The tax will now increase from 4 to 5 percent. According to city leaders, Columbia needed to prove it could first raise the funds for the new airport before the FAA would match any

The Boone County results are in… Brenndan Riddles has won the Republican nomination for Associate Commissioner District 2, beating his opponent,Paul A Prevo. Brianna Lennon has won the Democratic nomination for Associate Commissioner District 1, beating opponents Sid Sullivan, Ann Peters, Trevor A. Fowler, Gene Rhorer and Ted Farnen. Lennon told ABC 17 News that

Russ Carnahan won the Democratic nomination for Missouri Lieutenant Governor. The former U.S. Congressman beat both of his opponents, Winston Apple and Tommie Pierson Sr. by close to 190,000 votes. On the Republican side, Senator Mike Parson defeated Attorney Bev Randles and AC Dienoff for Lieutenant Governor. Additionally, Robin Smith has won the Democratic nomination

The Republican incumbent candidate for U.S. Senator was declared the party winner for Tuesday’s primary election before all the votes were officially counted. The Associated Press called the victory for Roy Blunt (R) about 40 percent of the votes counted. As of 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, candidate Roy Blunt has collected close to 470,000 votes. He

The NCAA released its report on the University of Missouri men’s basketball team. The NCAA concluded the University failed to monitor its men’s basketball program, which committed several NCAA violations as early as July 2011. While Missouri announced its investigation and self-imposed penalties in January 2016, the NCAA still look over the University’s findings and

UPDATE: According to the Associated Press, Josh Hawley has won the Republican nomination for Missouri Attorney General, beating opponent Kurt Schaefer. We’re just hours away from learning the results of the Republican and Democratic nominees for Missouri Attorney General. On the Republican side, Josh Hawley and Kurt Schaefer are going head to head for the

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an unprecedented travel warning, advising pregnant women and their partners not to travel to a neighborhood north of Miami, where the Zika virus is currently circulating. In light of the recent news, ABC 17 News took a deeper look at how Zika could affect us in

ABC 17 News confirmed a fire is under control after lightning hit part of Reeves Library at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. early Tuesday. Officials believe the original strike happened around 6 a.m., before it rekindled that same morning. ABC 17 News learned the school was already renovating that part of the building, and only

On top of restrictions already imposed on MU men’s basketball, now the University of Missouri will face one year’s probation, after the NCAA released its findings on Tuesday following almost two and a half years of investigation. Mizzou already announced a one-year postseason ban back in January and gave up all wins from the the

UPDATE 8/2:Jefferson City Police have identified the body as 51 year-old Michael Guy, who is believed to be homeless staying in Jefferson City at the time of his death. No cause of death yet has been determined. Police are trying to reach out to family members but have been unsuccessful. They are urging anyone that