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With only three major candidates for U.S. President remaining, we are looking at the unique dynamics of this race for the White House. I start my conversation with Columbia College political science professor Dr. Terry Smith by asking if he was surprised by Tuesday’s announcement that Ted Cruz was suspending his campaign. Here is a

A Missouri medical student who survived a serious stroke near her brainstem got a chance to meet the doctors who saved her life. Friday, Sydney Priest was able to visit University Hospital. The team worked to remove a three-centimeter clot in the back of her brain this past January. She felt dizzy, couldn’t speak and

Lincoln University in Jefferson City will receive $100,000 to support a program aimed at helping students prepare for life after college. The school was one of 30 institutions selected to receive grant funding from UNCF, or the United Negro College Fund’s new Career Pathways Initiative (CPI). School leaders says “Project Careers” will help the school

Two people wanted in connection with a double homicide in Omaha, Nebraska, were arrested in Columbia Friday afternoon. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on I-70 near the West Boulevard exit, and during that stop, arrested Phillip Osby and Zabrina Dunn-Osby. Osby was arrested for warrants for homicide and domestic assault. Dunn-Osby was arrested for

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a $27.3 billion budget that boosts spending for education while attempting to block money from going to Planned Parenthood. The budget bills enacted Friday add $71 million to the nearly $3.3 billion of existing basic aid for K-12 schools. But Nixon expressed disappointment that the increase is less than

A Jefferson City police officer is back on duty after getting punched in the face while making an arrest Friday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m., the officer was on East Miller Street and saw a man recognized as having several warrants for his arrest. The officer stopped and talked to the man, Aaron Mosley, during

The Coalition of Graduate Workers at the University of Missouri said they were notified Friday that system leaders decided to not recognize the group as a union despite election results. In April, about 84 percent of nearly 800 MU graduate students voted in favor of forming a team for collective bargaining. Prior to the election,

It will feel more like summer Saturday as high temperatures climb into the mid 80s north of I-70 and into the upper 80s near the Lake of the Ozarks. It will be breezy with west to southwesterly winds up to 18 mph in the afternoon. Most areas will stay dry under mostly sunny skies but

UPDATE 5/6/16: Paris Alexander-Henderson has been found not guilty of murder, and has been acquitted on all other charges. The decision came down shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, after more than two days of trial. ABC 17 News has crews in the courtroom, reaching out to both sides for a reaction. UPDATE 5/5/16:More witnesses were

Columbia police are on the scene of a crash on Broadway near Brickton Road. At least two vehicles are involved, but there’s no word on any injuries. Officers on scene say one vehicle was turning onto Brickton Road and pulled into the path of the other. We have a crew on scene and will update

Two more people have been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of having drugs, including methamphetamine and marijuana. The arrests happened on the same day two men were arrested for also having meth and marijuana, as well as drug-related paraphernalia. Thursday evening, investigators with the East Central Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a

Centralia police have arrested 10 people in a meth-related drug bust. Six people were arrested in the Centralia area, and four were arrested in Audrain County. It originally started before 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning in Sturgeon and wrapped up around 5:00 p.m. According to Centralia police it was an undercover investigation that took about 10-12

As we head into this November’s general election, many important issues and races will be determined. A new U.S. President will be chosen, of course, but the arguably more important races are right here in Mid-Missouri: who will you choose to serve and protect you here at home? It is easy to assume that since

Thousands of people are expected to visit downtown Jefferson City this weekend for the 10th Annual Shelbyfest. The Mustang car show attracted about 15,000 people last year and even more are projected to attend this year. Events started Thursday morning and go through Saturday night. Last year was the event’s first year in Jefferson City

City planners on Thursday will present an overview of their draft for the city’s new “unified development code.” City planner Pat Zenner said there will be two parts to the presentation at Thursday’s meeting. They will talk about the code process, how it began and what it hopes to achieve. The meeting is open to

ABC 17 News confirmed flames were contained to a living room, after firefighters save two pets in Jefferson City. Crews responded around 5:15 p.m. Thursday to 608 Ohio Street, just north of Missouri Boulevard. They found smoke pouring from an open door, which also left damage throughout the rest of the house. Firefighters rescued a

After nearly a year and a half, the construction company building the new Boone County emergency communications facility is close to handing over the keys to the county. “We’ve been in weekly to review progress and the next steps, so at this point you get to see how the building is evolving,” said Chad Martin,

An inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center has pleaded guilty to attacking a corrections officer in May 2015. In the attack, Joshua Perkins grabbed a CD player from the female officer and hit her in the back of the head, knocking her unconscious. Perkins then climbed on top of the officer, hitting her more

Three young adults have been arrested following a drug investigation in Osage Beach on April 30. The investigation which led to the arrests started after authorities learned someone diluted prescription pills into liquid form, injected the liquid into soft candies, and sold the candies to high school students. The investigation led authorities to a location

Two men from Audrain County have been arrested following a drug investigation in Mexico. Thursday afternoon, authorities with the East Central Drug Task Force searched a location on South Morris Street, finding methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Authorities arrested Dennis Ayo, 36, on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia.