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UPDATE 8:30 p.m.: Boonville Police Department said one person of interest is in custody following today’s shooting in Cooper County. One person who was shot is in critical condition at the University of Missouri hospital. The other person who was shot was treated and released from the hospital. Authorities said there are not any other

UPDATE: Democratic maneuvering to block a vote on a controversial bill to restrict abortion ended Wednesday afternoon. Senators began negotiating Wednesday afternoon. Gov. Mike Parson also held a news conference with fellow Republican leaders to promote the bill ahead of the likely Senate vote. ORIGINAL: Missouri Senate leaders are set to discuss HB126, also known

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Lows fall into the low 60s with light southeast winds. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. It will be breezy with gusts out of the southeast at 25 mph. EXTENDED: The warm weather sticks around into Friday as highs climb into the upper 80s once

A fifth person was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in downtown Columbia. Toiyonte D. Hunt, 25, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Eddie Hunt, 21, Damion Hunt, 26, Caleb Hunt, 21, and Robert Carter, 26, were previously arrested in connection with the shooting.

The Business Loop Community Improvement District will hold a meeting Thursday morning at 8 a.m. where it will discuss bringing small-scale manufacturing to the area. ABC 17 News previously reported The Loop received a federal grant which allowed it to bring in a consultant to help attract small-scale manufacturing. Consultants were in town in March

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 5 percent increase in tuition at all four system campuses. President Mun Choi said the university is trying to keep the university affordable. “We’ve been very mindful of affordability,” he said. “As I stated before, we could have gone up to 6.7 percent but we didn’t,

Steven Smith resigned as the head coach of the Lincoln University football program on Wednesday afternoon, according to a release from the school. Smith will pursue an opportunity in professional football. The release said Malik Hoskins will be the interim head coach for the 2019 season. Hoskins has been the the Blue Tigers offensive coordinator

The University of Missouri women’s basketball team added its second transfer in as many days on Wednesday. LaDazhia Williams announced on Instagram she is coming to Mizzou. {“version”:”1.0″,”title”:”New Beginnings………”,”author_name”:”_aihzadal”,”author_url”:”https://www.instagram.com/_aihzadal”,”author_id”:259216514,”media_id”:”2044518084013931523_259216514″,”provider_name”:”Instagram”,”provider_url”:”https://www.instagram.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:658,”height”:null,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”instagram-media” data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=”https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxfll12gzwD/” data-instgrm-version=”12″ style=” background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% – 2px);

Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight said Ricky Gurley acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 28-year-old Cameron Caruthers in 2017 at a home in east Columbia. “Under the laws of the state of Missouri, if you look at Chapter 563, the defendant [Gurley] had the right to act in self-defense and use the deadly

Four suspects face assault and weapons charges after a shooting in downtown Columbia. Eddie Hunt, 21, Damion Hunt, 26, Caleb Hunt, 21, and Robert Carter, 26, all of Columbia face charges of first degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Caleb and Damion Hunt also face charges of armed criminal action. According to court

Fulton City Council and community members are learning how other cities are regulating medical marijuana. Mayor Lowe Cannell said Fulton is in the “discovery phase” of putting together medical marijuana regulations. Attorney Nathan Nickolaus presented during Tuesday’s City Council meeting to help Fulton develop its own regulations. He said cities must create zoning rules, business

One woman was arrested Tuesday night after she allegedly tried to stab a man in Boone County. A seargent with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Shana McClain agreed to meet up to fight a man late Tuesday night. The seargent said McClain came at the man with a knife, the man tried to grab

WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny and warm. Highs reach into the low 80s. TONIGHT: Skies remain partly cloudy tonight with mild overnight lows. A spot storm chance can’t be ruled out through th night. Lows dip into the low 60s with winds out of the southeast from 5-7 mph. EXTENDED: The remainder of the week

Missouri senators are set to take up one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans on Wednesday. The bill bans most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. The only exceptions to the bill’s ban on abortions would be medical emergencies, not rape or incest. If the bill is approved, Missouri would join four other states

Columbia Public Schools has plans to make changes to several schools, including Hickman and Rock Bridge high schools. Crews will work to remodel the older schools, making one point of entry for students and visitors. On top of the remodels, CPS will hire door monitors for Hickman and Rock Bridge. Hickman will have one entrance,

Missouri senators have passed a business incentive bill backed by Gov. Mike Parson following a more than 27-hour filibuster. Senators voted 25-8 on Tuesday to send the measure to Parson’s desk. The bill would authorize up to $50 million of tax credits for General Motors to expand an assembly plant at Wentzville. It also would

Three-star forward Kobe Brown has committed to play basketball at the University of Missouri. He chose Mizzou over Vanderbilt, Penn State and Minnesota. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/TheKobe24Brown/status/1128424141323894784″,”author_name”:”Kobe Brown”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/TheKobe24Brown”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Blame the city I’m a product of it.. You gotta love it. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/thejourney?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#thejourney&#lt;/a&#gt; ✨ &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/committed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#committed&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/2S0LzfHUwB”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/2S0LzfHUwB&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Kobe Brown (@TheKobe24Brown) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/TheKobe24Brown/status/1128424141323894784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 14, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”

Jeremiah Tilmon will return to Mizzou for his junior season. Meanwhile, Jontay Porter will go pro, according to head coach Cuonzo Martin at a news conference on Tuesday. “With Jontay yeah excited for him and obviously he made his own decision,” Martin said. “I think it’s a great decision for him. No doubt in my

Former Tulsa guard Shug Dickson has committed to play basketball at the University of Missouri. Dickson is originally from St. Louis where she attended Lutheran North High School. Dickson spent her first two seasons at Tulsa. She averaged 14 points and five assists during her sophomore year in 2018. The 5’9″ guard then transferred to

Mizzou Urgent Care will soon move to a new location, according to officials with MU Health Care. The urgent care is currently located inside of the South Providence Medical Building. As of June 1, it will be located at 3916 Providence Road, next to Mizzou Therapy Services, said Caroline Dohack, communications specialist. The Columbia Chamber