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Charges won’t be filed in DESE data breach incident

February 11, 2022 6:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

Thompson added the case has been closed and that the issues have been “resolved through non-legal means.”

Parson touts education, broadband Internet investments during University of Missouri tour

February 11, 2022 9:10 AM Erika McGuire

Gov. Mike Parson touted plans to make major investments in broadband Internet access and education during a tour of the University of Missouri’s NextGen building and a roundtable with state and education leaders Friday.

MU settles former med school leader’s lawsuit for $1.565 million

February 11, 2022 5:27 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri paid a former medical school leader $1.565 million to settle her lawsuit over age discrimination. ABC 17 News obtained a copy of the settlement through an open records request. The settlement gives Dr. Rachel Brown $788,741.69 in lost wages and emotional damages following her ouster at the

Ashland police: Report of attempted abduction false

February 11, 2022 5:14 PM Matthew Sanders

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland police said Friday that a child abduction attempt reported earlier in the week never happened. “This case is considered closed and no suspects are being sought,” the Ashland Police Department said in a news release. Police reported Tuesday that they were investigating a report of an attempted abduction that afternoon near

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County’s positivity rate drops below 20%; reports 74 new coronavirus cases

February 11, 2022 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Judge sentences Columbia sex offender to 10 years for possessing child porn

February 11, 2022 4:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge sentenced a Columbia sex offender to ten years in prison without parole for possessing child pornography. Joseph Lynn Clark, 63, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Oct. 2021. Clark, who has a prior state conviction for possessing child pornography, admitted that he uploaded child pornography to his

City of Columbia to open overnight warming center for three nights in a row

February 11, 2022 3:54 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is opening a temporary overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station, 126 N. 10th St., from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for three nights in a row beginning Friday. The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight low temperatures below the 25-degree threshold for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The City

Columbia man sentenced to over 10 years in prison for meth trafficking

February 11, 2022 3:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officers also found a dozen guns in the residence

CPS drops mask mandate but some places still require face coverings

February 11, 2022 12:08 PM Joushua Blount

Columbia Public Schools has dropped its mandate for face coverings to be worn at school, effective Friday, citing declining coronavirus case rates and fewer staff and students being infected.

Auxvasse police chief pleads not guilty to domestic assault

February 11, 2022 9:28 AM Zachary Farwell

The suspended Auxvasse Police Department chief entered a plea of not guilty during a court hearing earlier this week.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the attorney general continue his lawsuit against CPS?

February 11, 2022 1:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

A lawyer for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that the state will not drop a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools now that the district’s mask mandate has expired.

Daniel Boone Regional Library employees take part in union-organized activities; say voices silenced for way too long

February 10, 2022 9:35 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Last Friday, Daniel Boone Regional Library’s (DBRL) management of Board and Trustees discovered that many employees and representatives of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) took part in union-organized activities. According to the National Labor Relations Board, everyone has the right to form, join, or assist a union.

Lawsuit dropped in former MU medical school dean’s discrimination claims

February 10, 2022 11:20 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday filed five years ago by a former assistant dean at the University of Missouri’s medical school. Judge Brouck Jacobs dismissed Dr. Rachel Brown’s lawsuit on Wednesday. Her lawyers asked for voluntary dismissal of the case on Feb. 3, according to online court records. Brown sued

Wrongful death lawsuit filed after Osage County crash

February 10, 2022 10:33 PM ABC 17 News Team

OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of one of the people killed in a crash in Osage County in January is now suing the company the other driver worked for. The wreck happened on Highway 50 near Route N on Jan. 21. Court documents say Kale Durr was driving an ice cream factory truck when he

Dixon man charged with arson after a structure fire in Iberia

February 10, 2022 9:12 PM Karl Wehmhoener

IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County prosecutor charged a Dixon man with arson after an investigation into a structure fire and harassment. Korey Nelson is also facing charges of harassment after the incident. Iberia police originally responded to the structure fire on Jan. 28 to investigate the report of harassment, however, the Missouri State Fire

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Columbia National Education Association hosts virtual school board candidate forum

February 10, 2022 5:18 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia National Education Association is hosting a virtual School Board Candidate forum.

Jefferson City man accused of deadly shooting arrested in St. Louis for different shooting while out on bond

February 10, 2022 7:57 AM Zachary Farwell

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of a deadly shooting in August 2018 out on bond was arrested this week in St. Louis for another shooting. The St. Louis Police Department says Alfred Chism Jr. was arrested on Tuesday for domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to the Cole County Prosecutor’s