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The Jefferson City Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend approval of plans to redevelop the former St. Mary’s Hospital site to City Council. ABC 17 News has been following the TIF proposal for months. Wednesday, two people from the public spoke against the plans which would allow partial tax abatement for

In the same day, the Capitol was filled with two groups holding opposite ideals. A pro-choice rally was held in the Capitol at 11 a.m. Wednesday. NARAL organized the event, which featured speakers from Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and multiple women who have used Planned Parenthood for health care or have been affected by Missouri

About 895 high school students in the Columbia Public School District were in summer school taking a credit recovery course, as of June 2. Every school district in the state might have some type of credit recovery program, but none of them will be exactly the same. Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does

University system president Mun Choi spoke to members of Regional Economic Development, Inc.Wednesday afternoon and laid out plans to promote the University of Missouri as an economic development tool for the region. “We want to take opportunities to partner with leading industries and entrepreneurs and small businesses through organizations like REDI to provide value through

Missouri lawmakers and visitors at the state capitol told ABC 17 News they felt safe just hours after a shooting in Virginia that appeared to target legislators. “I feel like the capitol’s really safe,” Rep. Bruce Franks said. “It’s scary when someone will go after politicians for their beliefs or the party they represent,” Senator

A Columbia man has been shot dead after shooting at an off-duty police officer in a Shell Gas station on Tuesday. The suspect, Chazz Brown, 33, of Columbia, went into the gas station on 1828 Arsenal Street and announced that he was attempting to rob it. Brown was also holding a gun. The off-duty police

A Missouri state trooper was called to a crash involving a pedestrian in Bucklin, Missouri, early Wednesday morning. Jose R. Montoya, 18, of Bucklin, was driving a stolen 1984 Ford truck in a careless manner through a residential yard in the 200 block of Baker Street. Montoya’s vehicle struck and seriously injured Amanda R. Hepworth,

For the past several days, Mid-Missouri has seen hot and humid conditions all thanks to a ridge that built into the region. That ridge is slowly breaking down, which will lead to a series of disturbances that will bring daily strong storms in the forecast through Saturday. Not only will we be dealing with strong

A missing Monroe County girl has been found after she was reported missing on Tuesday. Alyssah Thomas, 17, was last seen on Monday evening. It was believed that she might’ve been attempting to travel to a neighboring county where she had friends and family. Thomas was found safe and in good health.

TODAY: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for all of Mid-Missouri through 8pm this evening. Scattered showers and storms are already developing this afternoon in a very unstable atmosphere. Any storms we still, while not expected to be organized, will likely be on the strong side. Any storms we see develop will carry through the overnight

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A Camden County man was arrested with first degree arson, third degree assault and third degree resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing on Monday after trying to set an RV on fire with a woman locked inside. A Camden County deputy was called to 155 Rabbit Road in Camdenton for a disturbance that was in progress. When

A Columbia man is in jail Wednesday morning after police say he dragged a 15-year-old into his home and offered her money for sex. Police say it happened just after 5:00 Tuesday evening in the 1700 block of Sylvan Lane, near Quail. A 15-year-old told police she was dropped off there and was waiting for

TODAY: Weakening storms moving across northern Missouri in the morning could affect NW mid-Mo later this morning. Most areas will be dry until afternoon with an increasing chance of storms through the evening hours. Most of Mid-Missouri is under a slight severe risk for possible strong wind gusts of 58 mph or greater or hail

Earlier in June, officers were notified there was a report of a car theft at the Boone Hospital Center. Officers made contact with a female victim who claimed items were stolen from her vehicle. A couple days later, officers were dispatched to the Links Apartment Complex where Gibson and another woman were arrested for other

Sen. Jason Holsman (D – Jackson County) has filed a resolution that would create a team of five senators to investigate the Office of the Governor. Senate Resolution 4 would “establish a committee to investigate the Office of the Governor,” the resolution reads. “The committee is comprised of three senators appointed by the President Pro

TODAY: Weakening storms moving across northern Missouri in the morning could affect areas north of HWY 24 in the morning. Most areas will be dry until afternoon with an increasing chance of storms through the evening hours. Most of Mid-Missouri is under a slight severe risk for possible strong wind gusts of 58 mph or

Many people living north of Columbia say they were just learning about a possible new transmission line through their neighborhood. ABC 17 News reported on Ameren Missouri’s report allowing the city of Columbia to use its transmission route running north of Columbia. The city would utilize the path Ameren made with the McCredie-Overton transmission line

TONIGHT: It will be a warm, muggy night with partly cloudy skies. Lows will bottom out only in the lower 70s with southerly winds at 5-8 mph. WEDNESDAY: Weakening storms moving across northern Missouri in the morning could affect areas north of HWY 24 in the morning. Most areas will be dry until afternoon with

In less than a month, you might not be seeing as many DWI checkpoints around the state, as funding for checkpoints will drop to just $1. Missouri House Bill 4, a budget bill, would only appropriate $1 to fund DWI checkpoints and the rest of the funding would go toward saturation patrols, meaning more officers