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Buildings 602, 604, and 709 are just three of the buildings in University Village found to have “very questionable” walkways by TH&H engineers. Not only that, the report stated “unless remedial action is taken, a catastrophic collapse could be imminent”. This report comes just over two weeks after a walkway collapse in building 707 at

A recent inspection report is angering parents at the Student Parent Center daycare at University Village. That’s because in a meeting with university officials just last week, officials reassured parents the building and walkway was structurally safe. Fast forward to Wednesday, and the engineers’ report who inspected the building showed a different story. The engineers

Friday evening Gerald Luntsford with the Randolph County Coroner’s office told ABC 17 News drowning was not the cause of death for a John or Caeden Clardy. Luntsford told ABC 17 News, John Clardy, the father, was not wearing his seat belt and suffered from severe trauma. The exact cause of death or cause of

Springfield Police found 3-year-old Jaden Hanson safe and well at a home on south Nettleton St. in Springfield after 4:00 on Friday afternoon. An Amber Alert was issued for Jaden Hanson at around noon on Friday. Other children were taken from the home and were all safe. Police are still working to make contact with

A Rolla man has been arrested for first degree murder after fatally shooting another man. Around 5:20 p.m. Thursday authorities got word about a shooting in the 13000 block of Private Drive 7136 in Rolla. Police did a well-being check at the home and found 57-year-old Richard Finnell dead of an apparent gunshot wound. Witnesses

The University of Missouri announced a seven-year extension for head football coach Gary Pinkel on Thursday. His new guaranteed salary will be $3.1 million annually, with a $100,000 increase each year. Pinkel can also earn up to $1.825 million in incentives. “It is important for us to be able to recognize what Gary and his

Two Columbia men were arrested Wednesday afternoon in response to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The Columbia Police Department of Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime detectives had a search warrant at a home at 4600 Fenimore Drive. Police found about 6 pounds of marijuana at the home, where they arrested 22-year-old Joshua Dillick and 23-year-old

A Jefferson City man is behind bars after stabbing two women early Thursday morning. 32-year-old Michael Lutz accused his ex-fiance, 27-year-old Amanda Shelton, of stealing a washer and dryer from his storage unit to pay his bail when he was in jail on prior domestic abuse. The couple began fighting in the 900 block of

Columbia police have identified a suspect in a standoff near Eugene as Scott Peoples, 39, who was charged Wednesday with multiple counts, including kidnapping, sodomy and domestic assault. The original kidnapping happened in Columbia around 9:45 Wednesday morning. Columbia Public Safety Joint Communications received a call from a woman who said she had escaped after

Boys basketball (sectionals) Tolton 69Linn 49 Eugene 71Palmyra 68(Overtime) Skyline 48Sacred Heart 83 Girls basketball (sectionals) New Franklin 46New Bloomfield 39 Fatima 52Licking 33 Palmyra 49Boonville 45 AMC Tournament (women’s basketball) Hannibal-Lagrange 43Columbia College 90

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Earnest Ross converted two free throws with 7.3 seconds remaining to give Missouri its first lead of the night and help the Tigers survive a scare from Texas A&M with a 57-56 win on Wednesday night. Ross, honored before the game for Senior Night, only scored five points before hitting his

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) – Kendra Grant scored 17 points, Martha Alwal added 16 and Mississippi State beat Missouri 73-70 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Wednesday night. No. 13 seed Mississippi State (19-12) will play fifth-seeded Florida on Thursday afternoon. Brianna Kulas finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Sierra Michaelis

The Columbia Board of Education has announced two finalists for the superintendent position opening. Dr. Dred Scott is currently a deputy superintendent for the Independence School District, and Dr. Peter Stiepleman is an assistant superintendent for elementary education in the Columbia Public School District. Current CPS superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher will retire in June. The

The body of a Jefferson City man believed to have jumped from the Missouri River Bridge in December was found Tuesday 15 miles down river in Osage County, according to his family and the Jefferson City Police. Police found Chugg at the Chamois river access. Chugg’s father told ABC 17 News a commercial fisherman found

The family of a missing Jefferson City man recalls their favorite memories of 21-year-old Randy Chugg after his body was found along the Missouri River in Chamois Tuesday. “We used to write music together,” said Chris Chugg, father of Randy Chugg. “We used to cook a lot. I taught him how to cook. We used

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control has revealed that some hospitals are over-prescribing antibiotics. The study covered hundreds of hospitals, and found that some prescribed antibiotics at three times the rate of others. As a result, many of the drugs are becoming less effective in patients, making them more vulnerable to other

Most banks are facing a costly switch that could put customers at risk if nothing is done. Roughly 95% of all U.S. ATMs use Windows XP, which will be phased out April 8 , along with its current security updates. The software upgrades have to be completed one machine at a time. There are currently

Inspection reports were released by the University of Missouri Wednesday afternoon following the collapse of a walkway at University Village Apartments on February 22. The collapse killed Lt. Bruce Britt, a 23-year-veteran of the Columbia Fire Department. ABC 17 News requested inspection records dating back 10 years. In 2008 a St. Louis architectural firm made

Nowadays almost everyone has a cell phone. A recent report from the United Nations found that worldwide more people have cell phones than they do access to toilets. Cell phones are used for social purposes as well as work. While it has become a need for many, people try to keep that monthly bill down.

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