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A Mid-Missouri man died Wednesday at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed Timothy Walter, 33, of Camdenton drowned while working on a dock at the Atlantis Island Condos. According to officials, Walter was working on a dock when he jumped into into the water around 11:30 a.m. After he did

Boone Hospital Center announced Wednesday it cut dozens of jobs. The hospital informed staff it was cutting 26 full-time equivalent positions due to a “workforce optimization.” A hospital spokesman said 20 current employees are impacted. Out of those employees, 13 have been displaced from their positions and seven will see their hours reduced. The center

Funeral services have been announced for former Columbia Public Schools educator Dr. Eliot Battle. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, June 29 at the Missouri United Methodist Church. The service will begin at 11 a.m. A reception will be held following the service in the multipurpose room of the Christian Life Center.

University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton will leave the university. MU officials made the announcement during a press conference in the Jesse Hall Rotunda. Deaton’s resignation is effective November 15. “I am extraordinarily honored and privileged to have led the University of Missouri through the last nine years of exciting, eventful and rewarding times,” Deaton

In the last 24 months, 911 dispatchers have received 94 calls in Boone County for children left in a car. Dr. Eric Bettis of the Broadway Urgent Care facility said kids are more susceptible to heat injuries than adults. “Lots of times, people just don’t want to bother their children or they don’t want to

A pair of Missouri lawmakers met with residents Wednesday afternoon to discuss a controversial proposed bridge project. The bridge is on Highway 41 spans the Lamine River near Arrow Rock in Cooper County. The Missouri Department of Transportation wants to replace the 80-year-old bridge because engineers and residents say the current bridge is too old

Hands-free cell phone devices in vehicles are supposed to be safer, but a new study shows that isn’t necessarily true. On Wednesday, AAA reported in-car phone and GPS devices are more distracting and dangerous than talking with the phone up to your ear. “They aren’t as safe as some people believe they are,” said AAA

Jefferson City has won a four-year-old lawsuit stemming from when the city made trash service mandatory. After the trash service was implemented, residents voted to keep it in 2011, but George Mascengale continued to sue the city in an attempt to overturn the mandatory service. On Tuesday, an appellate court handed down a verdict that

A Tuesday morning crash on Stadium Boulevard in Columbia sent four people to the hospital, including two University of Missouri football players. Emergency crews responded to a head-on collision around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Stadium and Champions Drive near Memorial Stadium. University officials confirmed Wednesday that Anthony Sherrills and Eric Beisel, both incoming

The public swimming beach at Harry S. Truman State Park will remain closed due to high bacteria levels. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said water samples taken Monday showed higher than recommended levels of bacteria. DNR says the campground beach at the park will be open. Park visitors can pick up a free pass

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a Benton County car crash Tuesday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Kathy L. Wilson, 45, of Clinton was killed in an accident on Highway 7 near Bell Island Road. Troopers say a car driven by Timothy J. Brown, 26, of Clinton crossed the center

Columbia Public School officials confirmed longtime educator Dr. Eliot Battle has died. Officials say he died from injuries he received in a car crash. Columbia police say the accident happened June 7. The accident was a one vehicle crash at Rollins Road and Eastlake Drive. A witness told police he saw the car travel westbound

A feud between Cole County commissioners and the Cole County prosecutor over raw sewage is being taken to the next level. Tuesday afternoon, county commissioners called on Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to get involved in a case where raw sewage is leaking from a private residence, posing a major health and environmental hazard. Commissioners

Two future Missouri Tigers landed big honors. Mizzou softball signees Tori Finucane (Gemantown, Md.) and Casey Stangel (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) earned Gatorade Softball Player of the Year awards for their respective states of high school competition, the Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, recently announced. Both players have earned the title

The NCAA has released its annual Academic Progress Rates (APR) for member schools, and once again, the University of Missouri stands out among the very best. A review of the numbers for all Southeastern Conference schools shows that Mizzou leads the league in APR rate in four different sports, a figure which is tied for

Monday the Columbia board of education decided schools are safe enough without adding guns to holster of school safety and security personnel. Four board members voted against it while three members supported the proposal to arm the district director and assistant director of safety and security. “Our issue is to worry about those issues we

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are working overtime hours now that the weather has warmed up and dried out, according to one detective. Tom O’Sullivan told ABC 17 News Tuesday the department sees its busiest season once schools let out, families go on vacation and the weather gets nicer. “Summertime is vacation time, people are gone

In a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 750 children age 15 and younger will drown next year. About 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent. When a child is drowning, you won’t necessarily hear screams for help or even splashing. They’re unable to call for help because they’re

Boone County firefighters helped find a man who called to say he was lost early Wednesday. The man called from Pinnacles Park off Highway 63 near Sturgeon at around 2 a.m. Using GPS to track the man’s cell phone, firefighters found him around 4:30 a.m. They said he was a little dehydrated but otherwise okay.

Police are increasing their patrols in St. Louis City after 17 people were shot and one person was stabbed Monday night. Seventeen people were shot in seven different incidents, mainly in northern St. Louis. According to affiliate KTVI, four of the shooting victims are teenagers. All of the victims are expected to survive. In one