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Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley and a 20-state coalition filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. In February, the coalition filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. The coalition said before Obamacare, “the states allowed individuals to determine whether to buy health insurance,

FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. After a cool start and with abundant sunshine, Friday’s highs will reach the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. It will be a bit breezy with northwest winds increasing up to 15 mph in the afternoon as another front approaches the area. TONIGHT: Skies will remain

Emergency crews transported a man to the hospital Friday morning after a reported attempted burglary in central Columbia. Columbia police and firefighters responded to the 300 block of Park Avenue just before 2 a.m. Police on scene told ABC 17 News the man attempted to burglarize the home, but the people inside saw him. The

Residents who live in the central city are working to move forward with plans to improve their neighborhoods. “It’s very necessary. It’s all about a change,” said Diedrea Freelon, who lives in central Columbia and owns a hair salon off the Business Loop. Freelon attended Thursday evening’s monthly neighborhood meeting to get feedback from other

Last Thursday, four children lost their lives to a house fire in Lake Ozark that left the entire community in mourning. The four boys were Tyler Lee Otto, 14, Cason Kenneth Otto, 8, Max David Otto, 5, and Levi Thomas Otto, 4. According to the boys’ father, Travis David Otto from Westphalia, he has been

ABC 17 News has been investigating the efforts to keep the family of Carl DeBrodie in the dark about what really happened to him, and whether state agencies responsible for his care have responded to calls for change. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick has been investigating DeBrodie’s death since days after the disabled man’s body was

UPDATE 9:05 P.M.: According to the crash report, Willard Meyer, 95, of Jefferson City, was driving and traveled off of the right side of the road, hitting a large rock and several trees before his 2007 Dodge Durango overturned. ORIGINAL STORY: According to a Facebook post by the Cooper County Fire Protection District, shortly after

UPDATE: Judge Jon Beetem has heard arguments from both sides and will now consider whether he will dismiss Gov. Greitens request to remove AG Hawley from a case where the office is investigating the governor’s use of a donor list from his charity. Greteins personal attorney, Jim Bennett, said that Hawley’s public statements may have

It’s been a fairly quiet severe weather season across the Midwest and into the Plains. In the state of Missouri, only 10 tornadoes have been reported, with nine of them occurring in the southern portion of the state and none being reported in Mid-Missouri. This isn’t the first time Mid-Missouri has gone so long without

A public defender involved in two high-profile cases in mid-Missouri plans to retire in June. Attorney Donald Catlett wants a judge to approve his request to stop representing accused killers Pablo Serrano and Ian McCarthy. According to court documents, Catlett had open heart surgery Wednesday. Serrano is accused of killing a man in Montgomery County

A private investigator hired by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office to work on Governor Eric Greitens’ cases invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout a new deposition on Thursday. Attorneys for Greitens re-deposed William Don Tisaby, a former FBI agent, after he failed to turn over evidence in a timely way and allegedly lied under oath

A Missouri public defender will no longer represent defendants in two high-profile death penalty cases. Donald Catlett filed motions to withdraw as attorney on April 20. The motion stated Catlett was scheduled to have heart surgery on Wednesday and will be retiring in June. Catlett was representing both Ian McCarthy and Pablo Serrano-Vitorino. McCarthy is

UPDATE 4:51 P.M.: Ameren says power is expected to be restored around 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. UPDATE 3:33 P.M.: According to Boone County Fire Protection District, the damage looked like a tractor caught a power pole and knocked it down, causing a small fire and lines across the roadway. MSHP also confirmed there were

TONIGHT: Clouds will pass through early in the night with low temperatures falling into the mid 40s and a northwest breeze up to 8 mph. FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. With abundant sunshine, Friday’s highs will reach the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. It will be a bit breezy with

UPDATE (4:02 p.m.): ABC 17 spoke to the Black and Gold Tavern owner who says her bar was closed at the time of the shooting. But veterans living next door say they think it was a drunken fight. “Probably people were a little drunk, and having a little fight and something like that,” said neighbor

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced that an Osage Beach man has been sentenced as a part of the state’s ongoing investigation into sex trafficking. According to a news release from the office of the attorney general, Dustin R. Thomas, 23, was sentenced to 14 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Court records show

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Tuesday, April 24 marks one year since Carl DeBrodie’s body was found encased in concrete at a Fulton storage unit. Since that time, no arrests have been made, but some groups vowed to review their policies and make changes, if needed. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick contacted some of those agencies

THURSDAY: Sunny skies and pleasant weather awaits everyone this afternoon, with a light northeasterly breeze. Through the day, temperatures will gradually climb into the lower 70s across the region, with few clouds expected through the day. TONIGHT: With a few passing clouds tonight light sprinkles are possible as overnight lows drop back into the mid

UPDATE 11:25 am: The defense is going to look to strike all witnesses Tisaby has spoken to, including the former mistress, from testifying at the trial. ORIGINAL STORY: A judge will not let Gov. Eric Greitens’ attorneys depose the former head of the Missouri Democratic Party, Roy Temple, over conversations he had with the mistress’

Two people are injured after a single car crash on I-70 Drive SE Thursday. It happened just after 5 a.m. between Trade Winds Rd and Route Z. Boone County Fire Protection District told ABC 17 News on scene that the driver of an SUV was unconscious when they arrived, but was revived and responsive soon