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A state committee chairman is disputing reports that the University of Missouri has severed ties with Planned Parenthood. Reports surfaced Wednesday morning that MU had ended a 26-year relationship with MU, saying it has cancelled 10 contracts with the organization after pressure from the state Senate Sanctity of Life committee. The panel was formed to

ABC 17 News confirmed one man was arrested after an overnight high-speed chase through parts of east Columbia. A Boone County deputy first saw a man on a motorcycle around 10:30 Tuesday night going about 70 mph on the Business Loop. The patrol car chased the driver onto Old 63, where he is accused of

According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 13 cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in 2015. So far, four have been confirmed by lab results and three cases have resulted in fatalities. Six cases have been reported in Saint Louis County and three in the city of Saint Louis. One

Southerly winds are sending warm, moist air into Missouri ahead of a cold front which will move through Friday evening. There are rain chances ahead of the front from Thursday morning through Friday night. A few showers are possible Thursday morning north of I-70 but most of Mid-Missouri will stay dry Thursday as temperatures climb

ABC 17 News confirmed a Mid-Missouri trooper was hurt in a crash around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday just north of Moberly. Trooper Tyler O’Brien, 26, was behind a car in the northbound driving lane on Highway 63, Sgt. Brent Bernhardt with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Witnesses say the car slowed down suddenly to avoid

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire Wednesday at Colonial Village on Rangeline Street just before 5 p.m. Fire crews were able to put out the flames in about five minutes. Fire officials say it started in a back bedroom. No one was hurt in the fire. Right now the Fire Marshal is

City crews in Iberia were working to fix a leak that sent water shooting up through a residential street Wednesday afternoon. The city notified the Missouri Department of Natural Resources of the leak on West Main Street. ABC 17 News took several calls from residents who live in the area. The leak was about a

The scene is clear after emergency crews responded to a crash in Moniteau County. The crash is on Route P, about two miles east of Highway 179. It appears to be a single-car crash and a possible rollover. Authorities say they established contact with the driver and plan on meeting with that person. ABC 17

A panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown gave several suggestions on how to improve the region, including consolidating the metro area’s police departments and municipal courts. The 16-person group, known as the Ferguson Commission, released the 198-page report Monday afternoon at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus, near the town

A man is in Fulton Police custody Wednesday morning after a car chase. Nicholas W. Clark led authorities on a car chase Monday beginning on Grand Street and Eighth Street. It ended at the intersection of Fourth Street and Jefferson Street when Clark’s car crashed. Clark then fled on foot. He was found today in

Jefferson City Police arrested three men on second degree burglary charges, Tuesday. On August 28th, police arrested Clarence Brooks, Tryston Brilhante, and Christopher Stephenson as they ran from West Elementary. They told police they broke into the school through an open window in the restroom. Court records aren’t clear what the three stole from the

The Columbia Police Officer’s Association held a press conference Tuesday, denouncing City Manager Mike Matthes’ recent proposal to change an ordinance. If approved, a new ordinance would not allow city employees to have public hearings in front of the personnel advisory board. CPOA called the proposal “unconstitutional.” The proposal was made at the city council

Columbia police arrested a man after exposing himself to middle school students Monday. Roger Paris, 25, of Columbia is charged with felony sexual misconduct and trespassing. Just before 3:00 p.m. Monday, Columbia Public Schools reported a suspicious person at Blue Ridge Elementary School, Columbia police said. School security confronted a man who was seen near

ABC 17 News has confirmed two suspects are still on the loose after an armed home invasion in south Columbia. Four adults and two underage children were inside off Arlene Drive, near the corner of Chapel Hill Road and Scott Boulevard. The suspects broke in with guns around 11:48 p.m. Monday and damaged items before

Schools officials at a Columbia middle school are taking action after a student brought a BB gun to school. It happened this morning at West Middle School onClinkscales Road. In a letter sent to parents today, Principal Connie Dewey said several students heard the student talking about the gun in his backpack and reported what

Columbia police are investigating after a burned out car was discovered in Cosmo Park. Columbia police say they were dispatched to Cosmo Recreation Area Park at about 8:40Monday morningin reference to recover property. Someone apparently called reporting a burned car in a lot near the soccerfields. TheColumbia Fire Department is also investigating the incident.Columbia Fire

ABC 17 News has reporters at a Planned Parenthood hearing at the state capitol in Jefferson City. The Senate’s interim committee on the sanctity of life started meeting Tuesday morning. They already talked about the recent allegations involving the national agency and the sale of body parts from abortions. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, along with the

A woman and her three children managed to escape from their burning home without getting hurt early Tuesday. Firefighters got a call about the fire shortly before 1 a.m. and responded to the 1400 block of Boss Terrace Drive. They found smoke coming from the home and fire inside the kitchen. Firefighters had the fire

The Holts Summit Board of Aldermen tabled a vote to re-zone an acre of land near the Lake Park subdivision. The Maco Company wants to build a low income development, but residents say it will lower their home values. The property has to be zoned for C-2 (merchant commercial district) but it is currently R-S

Updated at 9:09 p.m.: The Columbia Public Schools Board has voted to change the district’s non-discrimination policy. Columbia Public Schools policy currently states that students and employees cannot be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation and other characteristics. The board’s vote added to more classifications: gender identity and gender expression. “This