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The Boonville Police Department released information Friday about a local gas station technician finding an internal skimmer device inside of a gas pump. “It is unknown at this point in the investigation how many people will be affected, if any at all,” said the release. The Boonville police also issued the following advice: We want

An officer fired from the Columbia Police Department after shoving and injuring someone in a holding cell in 2011 is seeking over $553,000, according to a proposed judgment filed this week. Rob Sanders sued the city to try to get his job back. A bench trial was held in May, but a final decision has

UPDATE: UM System President Mun Choi said the system is developing a “long term program to address salary issues” and will be giving employees merit-based pay raises. Choi made his remarks during his president’s report Friday at the UM Board of Curators meeting in Columbia. Citing the Chronicle of Higher Education, Choi said salaries for

UPDATE 6/22 11:27 A.M.: UM System President Mun Choi said during a press conference Friday that the university plans to appeal the judge’s decision on MU graduate workers. “We do not agree that graduate students are employees,” said Choi. ORIGINAL STORY: A Boone County judge ruled Thursday that graduate workers at the University of Missouri

FRIDAY: It will be another cool, yet pleasant afternoon across Mid-Missouri. Temperatures this afternoon will struggle to climb out of the upper 60s and lower 70s, as stubborn low level clouds remain in place. A few scattered showers can’t be ruled out along and west of Hwy 63, but overall most locations should remain on

Curator David Steelman kicked off day two of the UM System Board of Curators meeting with a series of passionate remarks about the state of the system’s flagship campus. Steelman said there is a “completely false narrative” that has arisen at Mizzou after the 2015 campus protests. Steelman said he wanted to make two things

FRIDAY: The work week will end with mild temperatures, only reaching the mid 70s with northwesterly winds up to 13 mph. Spotty showers are possible again with the best chance of rain east of HWY 63, however anything will be short in duration and low in intensity. Showers will continue to taper off in the

UPDATE: The first New Bloomfield city council meeting with Mayor Terry Shaw went smoothly, according to some residents. ABC 17 News attended the meeting and spoke with people after, including one person who said it was the best city council meeting they had seen. “I couldn’t do everything in one meeting. I know there’s a

According to New Bloomfield Mayor Terry Shaw, Tuesday’s meeting was canceled for two reasons: a potential lack of quorum and a posting error with the document signature posted on the City Hall’s door. Terry Shaw, the new mayor of New Bloomfield, said the potential lack of quorum came from City Council members saying they would

Michael Porter Jr. was on the board much longer than expected on Thursday night. Nonetheless, his dream is now a reality. Porter Jr. is officially a professional basketball player. The Denver Nuggets selected Porter 14th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. He is now the 16th former Mizzou basketball player to be taken in the

The concert stage for Thursday Night Live relocated to its original location at the corner of Madison and E. High streets Thursday, which sits a few feet from the site of the crumbling wall that partially collapsed two weeks ago. Loud music was not expected to cause any major damage to the building, and event

UPDATE: The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the fiscal year 2019 budget at their meeting Thursday. The total revenue budget for the UM System is $3.2 billion, half of which is from sales services and patient revenues. CFO Ryan Rapp said the university needs to approach its annual budget from a five-year planning

Drug choice could be strictly enforced for people with mental illness on Medicaid. It’s a new proposal put on by the Missouri HealthNet Pharmacy Program. After hearing from advocates of the current program and people with mental illness, the committee decided to postpone their decision to review the testimonies further. Alan Stoutz spoke in front

The growth of online shopping brings a decline of sales tax revenue for cities across mid-Missouri. When residents shop online the sales tax collected does not go back to the city, creating a shortfall, according to some city managers. Columbia sales tax revenue Columbia’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget shows there is a decline in the

Islamic Center of Central Missouri is planning to build a new facility with a large gym. It is planned for the south side of the lot towards Elm Street in downtown Columbia, Mo. “We are hoping and praying that we start digging as soon as possible,” said Outreach Coordinator Shakir Hamoodi. He said the center

On Thursday, the Supreme Court overturned a 1992 decision that companies that didn’t have a nexus, or connection, in a certain state wouldn’t be required to charge sales tax. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs director, Jerry Dowell, said that led to larger online retailers advertising that consumers could save money buying from them.

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will decrease in the evening with some isolated showers still possible overnight. Under cloudys skies with winds out of the west from 5-9 mph, we’ll see temperatures drop into the lower 60s by daybreak. FRIDAY: The work week will end with mild temperatures, only reaching the mid to upper 70s with

A 35-year-old woman from Gravois Mills died in a Morgan County vehicle crash on Wednesday night. The crash happened when Jessi Wells’ 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee went off of the right side of the road and hit a tree. Wells was taken to Lake Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Gov. Parson attended a working lunch with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to discuss best practices and lay out Missouri’s top priorities, including infrastructure and workforce development, according to a release sent today by Gov. Parson’s office, “In order for Missouri to move forward, we must work together to address major issues,

On Thursday, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright announced a new provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Missouri. Latha Ramchand is the current dean at the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. She officially starts August 15. The former provost, Garnett Stokes, left in January after three years