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As the nation learned on Monday, Neil Gorsuch is President Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court. An opinion piece in The New York Times called Gorsuch the “nominee for a stolen seat” referencing then-President Obama’s choice, Merrick Garland, never getting his shot at Senate confirmation. Missouri’s new attorney general worked in the same

A woman is now charged in connection to at least one home burglary in Boone County and is suspected of being involved in several others. Jamie Bradley, 32, was charged Thursday with second degree burglary, stealing, tampering with evidence and possession of a controlled substance after allegedly stealing jewelry, shoes and a safe from a

A national grocery store chain with locations in mid-Missouri has proposed plans for another location in Boone County. The City of Columbia confirmed that Aldi’s has submitted plans for a second location in the southern part of the city. According to the proposal obtained by ABC 17 News, Aldi plans to build the store at

Jefferson City Public Schools officials expect to see a decrease in transportation funding for the next school year, after Gov. Eric Greitens unveiled the state budget Thursday. The governor recommended a cut of more than $36 million to school transportation in the 2018 fiscal year. At the beginning of this fiscal year in July, statewide

A 34-year-old Audrain County man was killed in a crash Friday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jared Monsen of Mexico was driving west on Route FF at 8:13 a.m. when his vehicle traveled off the left side of the road and overturned. Monsen was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at

As the nation’s economy recovers, many people are looking to buy a home or upgrade to a larger home. But many of those people are faced with limited choices of existing homes or the high cost of building their own home. “We did have a slowdown in the building industry,” said John Jordan, general manger

Before the building at Providence Road and Broadway comes down, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department will need to remove asbestos and properly dispose of painted walls that have high levels of metal. Columbia plans to build an extension of Flat Branch Park to the corner of Providence Road and Broadway. The Columbia City Council

As MU leaders brace for possibly millions of dollars in cuts, students are expressing concerns over the effects that will have on their tuition. Yesterday, Gov. Eric Greitens released his plan for the 2018 fiscal year. The proposed budget will reduce funding for higher education by more than $100 million. As ABC 17 News previously

UPDATE 2/3: The Glasgow School District’s attorney spoke with ABC17 News on Friday afternoon about the district’s position on the coroner’s inquest and called it “half-baked.” “The coroner decided he was going to whack the district and he cherry picked the evidence,” said Tom Mickes who added that he sat in on the entire hearing.

Flu season in the near future could be a lot more worse than it already is, according to a 2013 article published in PLOS Currents. The study explains how a mild winter can be followed by an unusually severe flu season. This study was conducted using data going back as far as the ’97 flu

Two of Gov. Jay Nixon’s nominations to the University of Missouri board of curators were withdrawn Tuesday by his Republican successor, Gov. Eric Greitens. Patrick Graham and Jon Sundvold were selected by the former governor to fill two of the three unoccupied curator positions. Those nominations were pulled after Tom Voss and Mary Nelson resigned

A man has been arrested after last week’s home invasion robbery on the 1100 block of Vandiver Drive. James Fernando Webb, 23, was arrested at 2299 Grindstone Parkway for four felony warrants in relation to the robbery. The warrants were for assault in the first degree and three counts of robbery in the first degree.

According to an official press release, Acting State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that 2017 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections increased 3 percent compared to 2016, from $4.96 billion last year to $5.11 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for January 2017 increased by 7.1 percent compared to those for January 2016,

TONIGHT: Clouds clear briefly this evening allowing temperatures to dip colder tonight to the upper teens and lower 20s. A southeast breeze of 3-6 mph will produce wind chills in the teens. SATURDAY: Saturday morning looks to be mostly sunny, while clouds will begin to increase during the day. The weekend is shaping up to

TODAY: Another cold afternoon is in store for Mid-Missouri, as temperatures struggle to climb into the mid 30s. Winds will remain breezy out of the north under 10 mph, giving way to a wind chill in the 20s all day long. Bundle up if you have any plans that require you to be outside today.

Columbia police officers were dispatched to an assault-in-progress on Tuesday in the 5200 block of Brown Station Road. A 15-year-old female juvenile and 18-year-old Jailyn Snyder went to the 5200 block of Brown Station Road to assault the 14-year-old female juvenile victim. There were two other female juveniles present at the time, who were 15

On Thursday evening at 9:30 p.m., Columbia police officers were dispatched to a reported burglary in the 3600 block of Aspen Heights Parkway. The female victim reported to the police that she received a text message from Randall saying that he was at her residence and was going to break in to retrieve property that

Columbia police officers were dispatched to a threat with a weapon in Douglass Park, 400 N. Providence Road, at 1:07 p.m. on Thursday. The caller stated that a black male with a burn on his neck threatened a female in the park with a black gun. The caller said that the male left the scene

A woman is in the Boone County Jail after authorities said she walked into the Boone County Fire Protection District on Prathersville Road and stole car keys. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said the victim claims Jennifer Switzer walked in, took car keys and walked out, and then took the vehicle. Deputies responded shortly afterward

UPDATE 2/3: Public Records show in both Audrain and Callaway county Vaughn was charged with drug related incidents including intent to distribute or sell drugs. Vaughn was then issued the two warrants after he failed to show up to court. It is unclear if Vaughn will face any additional charges for the standoff. UPDATE (10:47