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Columbia council approves extension for Broadway Hotel construction

February 18, 2020 9:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a construction extension for the Broadway Hotel at its meeting on Monday.

White House domestic policy chief calls California ‘occupied territory’

February 18, 2020 9:06 PM CNN

A White House aide called California “occupied territory” in a tweet touting President Donald Trump’s visit to the state on Tuesday. “Just landed in California. POTUS power swing through occupied territory,” Joe Grogan, director of the Domestic Policy Council, tweeted Tuesday night. Grogan’s comments come just as Trump landed on the West Coast, where he’s

Ashland Board of Aldermen set to discuss police chief investigation

February 18, 2020 5:00 PM Amber Tabeling

The Ashland Board of Aldermen will get an update when it meets Tuesday on the city’s internal investigation of Police Chief Lyn Woolford.

Cooper County Clerk sues commission over tax contract

February 18, 2020 12:14 PM Connor Hirsch

The Cooper County Clerk has filed a lawsuit against the county commission and individual commissioners claiming a contract for tax services from 1991 is still enforceable.

Police chief contract to go before Ashland aldermen

February 18, 2020 12:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Ashland’s city administrator will put a new contract for Police Chief Lyn Woolford before the board of aldermen for review, the city said Tuesday.

Sanders bets on Latino vote in Nevada

February 18, 2020 10:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

Bernie Sanders has spent a lot of time and money appealing to Latino voters, Nevada will be the first test of this strategy.

Suspended Ashland police chief files lawsuit against city, mayor

February 17, 2020 3:39 PM Amber Tabeling

Ashland’s suspended police chief filed a lawsuit against the City of Ashland and its Mayor on Monday after city officials placed him on administrative leave.

Missouri House lawmakers push for Medicaid fixes

February 17, 2020 5:16 AM Joe McLean

Missouri House Democrats are set to discuss Medicaid in the state at a news conference Monday.

Cole County man running for commission seat

February 17, 2020 9:21 PM Matt Ragsdale

Gary Bemboom announced he plans to run for the commissioner seat.

Students cross the street at University Avenue and Matthews Street, where one person was hit Sunday morning.

Crash deaths and injuries up in 2019 despite Vision Zero policy

February 17, 2020 2:19 PM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia has experienced an increase in serious traffic crashes despite a 2016 policy meant to reduce deaths and serious injuries, an advocate for the policy said Monday.

Columbia councilman says trash collection system ‘failing’

February 17, 2020 4:43 PM Connor Hirsch

As Columbia continues to struggle to keep trash collector positions filled, a city councilman says the current system is not working and that major changes should be considered.

In Nevada, the primary countdown is on

February 17, 2020 10:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

We look at the key issues that matter to Nevadans as Democratic candidates flock to their state and what we should expect from the primary.

Cole County courthouse in Jefferson City

Cole County circuit judge announces re-election bid

February 16, 2020 11:02 PM Barry Mangold

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Green will run for a third term as a Cole Co. Circuit Judge. Green was first elected in 2010 as serves as the Division II judge. Daniel Green seeks a third term as Cole Circuit Court Judge It’s not clear if Green has an opponent in the race. Filing for

Columbia Solid Waste Division considering changes amid ongoing staffing shortage

February 16, 2020 6:23 PM Connor Hirsch

The Columbia Solid Waste Division is considering changes to the way it picks up refuse, as the city struggles to fill collector vacancies.

Gov. Parson’s budget to include $22 million for county jail reimbursement

February 14, 2020 10:33 AM Joe McLean

An effort is underway by the Parson administration to pay down the $32 million tab owed to county jails across the state.

Navy sailors reprimanded over ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ patches

February 14, 2020 11:16 AM CNN

A review conducted by the US Navy found that sailors violated Pentagon rules by wearing “Make Aircrew Great Again” patches on their uniforms during President Donald Trump’s visit to the USS Wasp last year, according to the Pacific Fleet. Several service members aboard the ship were seen wearing patches showing a Trump-like image and a

Klobuchar’s surge

February 14, 2020 9:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

We assess Amy Klobuchar’s third-place standing in New Hampshire and what it means for Joe Biden’s candidacy. Does her rise signal his demise?

An emboldened Trump is greeted by a few rebukes — but so many others stay silent

February 13, 2020 11:04 PM CNN

Attorney General William Barr snapped back after days of watching critics argue that his complacency and silence amid rising concern about President Donald Trump’s influence over the Department of Justice were undermining the entire American system. The attorney general is normally happy to quietly appear complicit — on slow-walking the Mueller report, Trump’s demands that

Representatives say funding to raise teachers’ pay will be hard to find

February 13, 2020 4:01 PM Connor Hirsch

Missouri representatives on both sides of the aisle say finding money in the budget to boost teachers’ pay could prove difficult.

Palm Beach County elections office allegedly hit by ransomware attack in 2016

February 13, 2020 3:44 PM CNN

The office of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections in Florida was allegedly hit by a ransomware attack in September 2016, according to the county elections supervisor. Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link, who assumed her position in January 2019, said Wednesday she did not learn about the alleged attack until