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Lawmakers face a 6 p.m. Friday deadline to pass bills during the annual regular legislative session. As of Friday morning, 110 bills are on record as truly agreed and passed. The number is up compared to the 2017 legislative session, which had 76 bills truly agreed and passed; the governor signing 68 of them. The

Three months after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at least ten state governments have passed or seriously considered hundreds of millions of dollars in appropriations to school safety improvements. From building upgrades, to school resource officers, to mental health programs, the strategies are different, but the goal is the same; to

On the eve of the final day of the regular legislative session, state lawmakers voted through some controversial bills. “I think from a democratic perspective it’s really about seeing how much bad stuff we can stop,” said House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty. “The last two days are always really challenging for us.” House members

Michael and Jontay Porter were both at the NBA Combine on Thursday in Chicago, Illinois. Neither of the former Tolton stars scrimmaged, but they both had their measurements taken. MPJ was 6′ 10.75″ in shoes, while Jontay stood 6′ 11.5″. You can find more of their measurements here. We caught up with Michael Porter Jr.

As of May 15, the University of Missouri has spent $162,623.47 on the search for a new provost. Jim Spain is currently serving as interim provost after former provost Garnett Stokes took a job as president of the University of New Mexico. According to a records request, the university’s biggest search expense is the use

A Boone County judge said Columbia city manager Mike Matthes knowingly violated Missouri’s Sunshine Law when he refused to release public documents requested by the Columbia Police Officers Association. “The court could have just said ‘You violated the law, give them the documents, they’re public records,’” said CPOA spokesman Dale Roberts. “But the court went

Mayor Greg Rehagen resigned Wednesday night for health concerns, Martha Siegel is taking over as interim mayor until the city finds a new mayor. Siegel said, “There’s been a lot of controversy going on here in New Bloomfield and whenever you’re trying to work through that, you often think, why did I get into this?”

This bill was passed last year, but it was brought back to make additions to it. The prior bill from last year allows adoptees the chance to obtain their original birth certificate. The additional provision allows adoptees a chance at retrieving their deceased parents’ birth certificates. Representative Don Phillips who birthed the bill told ABC

Rob Sanders took the stand on Thursday, where both his attorney and the attorney for the City of Columbia questioned him regarding the use of force against Kenneth Baker on Aug. 2011. Sanders admitted to making a comment after the shove to his colleagues saying, “Let’s just say he [Baker] lost round two.” Sanders said

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will end by 10 PM in most areas but a few are possible near I-44 in the late-night hours. Low temperatures will drop to near 60 with partly to mostly cloudy skies. FRIDAY: Afternoon temperatures will warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s with warmest temperatures west of HWY 63.

Columbia Police Sgt. Robert Fox, who was appointed by the city manager to assist the creation of a citywide community policing plan, spoke at a community meeting Thursday evening. Fox was a guest speaker at the Central Neighborhood Community Unity Meeting from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 702 Banks Ave. The

The University of Missouri has spent more than $10,000 on its search for a new Title IX leader. ABC 17 News submitted a records request earlier this month asking for any expense reports from the search for the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights, Title IX and ADA Position. The search was announced back in

The special committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens wants a judge to enforce two subpoenas on Greitens’ campaign and a nonprofit connected to him. The committee issued requests to Greitens for Missouri and A New Missouri, Inc. on May 3 seeking information related to coordination between the two groups. The latter group was formed weeks after

WATCH LIVE: Click here to watch the special live at 6:30 p.m. On May 3, the Missouri Legislature made history as leaders called for a special session to consider whether or not to impeach embattle Gov. Eric Greitens. This came after claims of blackmail and illegal use of a donor list from the governor’s charity,

Cregg Snyder, 50, of Rolla, was found guilty of four counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree. In early 2015, Snyder had sexual contact with a seven-year-old. The child first told foster parents in 2016. The case was prosecuted by Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney, Brendon Fox. An investigation took place and found that two

Governor Greitens is announcing the release of new funds for Missouri’s Biodiesel program on Thursday at the Carnahan Memorial Garden in Jefferson City. According to the release, the state will be releasing the $4 million restriction on Biodiesel for Missouri Biodiesel producers and $65,000 for the Office of the Military Advocate. “We’re proud to fight

TODAY: Isolated storms are popping up in Mid-Missouri along an upper level low south of I-70. These storms will continue to fire through the day as the several upper level disturbances rotate through the region. No severe weather is expected, but areas that do see thunderstorms could see winds up to 45 mph and hail

A man fired from the Columbia Police Department after shoving and injuring someone in a holding cell will head to trial again to get his job back. The legal battle over Rob Sanders’ shove has been going on since 2011. His lawsuit against the city for firing him over the issue went to trial Wednesday

As the Missouri legislative session winds down, as of Thursday, only three bills have officially made it to the Governor’s desk for signature. ABC 17 News looked into the number of bills that have been passed so far this session. 52 House bills and 31 Senate bills have been recorded as truly agreed and passed.