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Gov. Jay Nixon signed new lobbyist restrictions into law Friday . He approved a six-month waiting period before elected officials can become lobbyists. Officials also have to give back or donate their campaign cash when that happens. Lobbyists have already been banned from working as political consultants while in office, but state lawmakers can still

Dozens of family and friends remembered Missouri law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. Three law enforcement officers were honored during an emotional candlelight vigil next to the state capitol Friday night, including Trooper James Bava. It has been nearly nine months since Bava was killed in the

More than 50 crashes were reported on Scott Blvd between 2013 and 2016. Residents in that area have told us speeding is always a problem on Scott Blvd. However, one resident that ABC 17 spoke with said speeding is a problem, but a bigger concern is that there aren’t enough cross walks in the area

Columbia police are investigating after equipment was taken from a downtown construction site. Police say officers were called to the 200 block of South Ninth Street in reference to a larceny. They say pieces of equipment were stolen from the site. So far there have been no arrests. ABC 17 News reached out to the

Several students got sick after a field trip to a Mid-Missouri water park. TAN-TAR-A’s general manager told ABC 17 News the health department came out and shut the water park down for a couple of hours, between 4-7:00 p.m, and to investigate. He says his children actually had to go to the hospital. The general

With only three major candidates for U.S. President remaining, we are looking at the unique dynamics of this race for the White House. I start my conversation with Columbia College political science professor Dr. Terry Smith by asking if he was surprised by Tuesday’s announcement that Ted Cruz was suspending his campaign. Here is a

A Missouri medical student who survived a serious stroke near her brainstem got a chance to meet the doctors who saved her life. Friday, Sydney Priest was able to visit University Hospital. The team worked to remove a three-centimeter clot in the back of her brain this past January. She felt dizzy, couldn’t speak and

Lincoln University in Jefferson City will receive $100,000 to support a program aimed at helping students prepare for life after college. The school was one of 30 institutions selected to receive grant funding from UNCF, or the United Negro College Fund’s new Career Pathways Initiative (CPI). School leaders says “Project Careers” will help the school

Two people wanted in connection with a double homicide in Omaha, Nebraska, were arrested in Columbia Friday afternoon. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on I-70 near the West Boulevard exit, and during that stop, arrested Phillip Osby and Zabrina Dunn-Osby. Osby was arrested for warrants for homicide and domestic assault. Dunn-Osby was arrested for

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a $27.3 billion budget that boosts spending for education while attempting to block money from going to Planned Parenthood. The budget bills enacted Friday add $71 million to the nearly $3.3 billion of existing basic aid for K-12 schools. But Nixon expressed disappointment that the increase is less than

A Jefferson City police officer is back on duty after getting punched in the face while making an arrest Friday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m., the officer was on East Miller Street and saw a man recognized as having several warrants for his arrest. The officer stopped and talked to the man, Aaron Mosley, during

The Coalition of Graduate Workers at the University of Missouri said they were notified Friday that system leaders decided to not recognize the group as a union despite election results. In April, about 84 percent of nearly 800 MU graduate students voted in favor of forming a team for collective bargaining. Prior to the election,

It will feel more like summer Saturday as high temperatures climb into the mid 80s north of I-70 and into the upper 80s near the Lake of the Ozarks. It will be breezy with west to southwesterly winds up to 18 mph in the afternoon. Most areas will stay dry under mostly sunny skies but

UPDATE 5/6/16: Paris Alexander-Henderson has been found not guilty of murder, and has been acquitted on all other charges. The decision came down shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, after more than two days of trial. ABC 17 News has crews in the courtroom, reaching out to both sides for a reaction. UPDATE 5/5/16:More witnesses were

Columbia police are on the scene of a crash on Broadway near Brickton Road. At least two vehicles are involved, but there’s no word on any injuries. Officers on scene say one vehicle was turning onto Brickton Road and pulled into the path of the other. We have a crew on scene and will update

Two more people have been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of having drugs, including methamphetamine and marijuana. The arrests happened on the same day two men were arrested for also having meth and marijuana, as well as drug-related paraphernalia. Thursday evening, investigators with the East Central Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a

Centralia police have arrested 10 people in a meth-related drug bust. Six people were arrested in the Centralia area, and four were arrested in Audrain County. It originally started before 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning in Sturgeon and wrapped up around 5:00 p.m. According to Centralia police it was an undercover investigation that took about 10-12

As we head into this November’s general election, many important issues and races will be determined. A new U.S. President will be chosen, of course, but the arguably more important races are right here in Mid-Missouri: who will you choose to serve and protect you here at home? It is easy to assume that since

Thousands of people are expected to visit downtown Jefferson City this weekend for the 10th Annual Shelbyfest. The Mustang car show attracted about 15,000 people last year and even more are projected to attend this year. Events started Thursday morning and go through Saturday night. Last year was the event’s first year in Jefferson City

City planners on Thursday will present an overview of their draft for the city’s new “unified development code.” City planner Pat Zenner said there will be two parts to the presentation at Thursday’s meeting. They will talk about the code process, how it began and what it hopes to achieve. The meeting is open to