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An Ohio University emeritus professor has confirmed to KMIZ that he and at least one other faculty member had been contacted regarding the school’s current President, Dr. Roderick McDavis. According to Dr. Richard Vedder, he and the other faculty member had been contacted by someone closely related with the University of Missouri’s presidential search committee.

Columbia residents expressed their concerns about Columbia’s aging storm and sewer systems to city leaders Wednesday night. Wednesday night was the first of three focus groups that the city is holding. The City of Columbia is developing a plan to meet critical infrastructure needs to improve the community’s waterways. The goal is to create affordable

Columbia Police officers met with about a dozen northeast Columbia residents Wednesday night at the department’s second town hall meeting. “I’m concerned that crime is rampant everywhere,” said Robin Koury, a Belmont Park resident. “I don’t like driving around everywhere and seeing panhandlers. They make me nervous.” During Wednesday night’s meeting, residents and officers talked

The new Wellness and Multi-purpose Recreation Center is expected to bring more business to Jefferson City, according to city leaders. ABC 17 News got its first look inside the facility still under construction Wednesday as the Parks and Recreation Commission gave a tour to the city council and members of the public. The project is

Detention officers acted quickly to help a jail inmate during a near-death experience last week at the Boone County Jail. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, a detainee was complaining of illness and collapsed. He stopped breathing and had no pulse. Officers performed CPR, then used a defibrillator to stimulate the heart. He was

TONIGHT: Skies will clear overnight and some of the coolest temperatures so far this season will move as temperatures drop to the mid to upper 30s north of I-70 and to near 40 south. Where the air is more stagnant in low areas, frost may be possible early Thursday as temperatures could dip to freezing

Temperatures quickly rise Friday and into the weekend as winds shift around to the south, ahead of a developing storm system over the Central Plains. During the warming trend, there are a couple chances of rain and t-storms as waves of low pressure pass through. An upper level wave will track across far southern Missouri

As the cold weather moves into mid-Missouri, Columbia Water and Light spokeswoman Connie Kacprowicz said now is the time for residents to make sure they’re homes are being energy efficient. There are a lot of variables and differences in how to save money based on if someone lives in an apartment or home. But she

Eathan Longbine, 26, has been charged with second degree murder, first degree robbery and armed criminal action on Oct. 12. Longbine is a suspect in a Moberly homicide case, in which 39-year-old Kevin McCuiston was found dead with a gun shot in a residence on Calhoun Street on Oct. 6. 28-year-old Joseph Lee Kertz of

Mariah Houston of Cole County was arrested for domestic assault in the second degree on Tuesday, according to official documents. Her boyfriend, Antonio Bledsoe, claimed that Houston tried to run him over with her vehicle and then left the scene. After an altercation inside of Houston’s vehicle, Houston ran into Bledsoe’s vehicle, and proceeded to

The Boys & Girl Club of Columbia broke ground Wednesday afternoon on a multi-million dollar expansion project. The group’s facility, located at 1200 North 7th Street in Columbia, will be expanded by 14,000 square feet. It comes at a cost of $2.5 million, funded by donations through the community. Expansion efforts started after the Boys

Tavion Jones was sentenced to 7 years in prison on two counts of receiving stolen property and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. Jones pleaded guilty to all counts. Jones is no stranger to authorities. He claims to associate with the gang, “Squad up,” in Columbia and has been involved in multiple shootings.

Joseph Lee Kertz had a conversation with his mother from the Randolph County Jail following his arrest on Oct. 6, threatening to flee the country after he posted his bond and to shoot at officers who would attempt to stop him. Kertz was arrested on Oct. 6 for first degree murder in Moberly, Missouri. According

The Missouri Supreme Court set a new lethal injection date on Wednesday for Mark Christeson, who was convicted of raping a woman before killing her and her two children near Vichy in February 1998. His execution is now scheduled for January 31, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. Christeson was found guilty of slitting Susan Brouk’s throat.

Missouri Task Force 1 has arrived at a staging area in Nakina, North Carolina Tuesday night to help people affected by Hurricane Matthew. The aid group has setup in a church parking lot and is waiting another assignment. Task Force 1 was in Lumberton and Whiteville, North Carolina on Monday. Members checked over 170 addresses

TODAY: The rain is coming to an end for areas north of the Hwy 50 corridor, as a cold front tracks through the area. The high temperature for the day has already been achieved and we’ll see falling temperatures through the remainder of the day into the evening. Areas along the I-44 corridor will see

A California, MO man, who threatened officers and was shot by a Callaway County deputy last year has been sentenced. Last December, Callaway county deputies were called to a disturbance east of Jefferson City where a gunshot was reported. When officers arrived, 28 year-old Joshua Huddleston refused to follow commands by officers, and moved toward

A Laddonia woman was jailed in Audrain County following her arrest for methamphetamine. According to the East Central Drug Task Force, officers served a search warrant late Tuesday night in the 500 block of Elm Street in Laddonia. During the search, they arrested 39 year-old Bobbi Jo Garfield, who also goes by Bobbi Jo Cross,

A man accused of setting another man’s truck on fire is out of jail after Boone County deputies arrested him on a warrant. Jason Sutton is charged in Boone County with knowingly burning or exploding and tampering with a motor vehicle. ABC 17 News confirmed the charges stem from a vehicle fire that happened back

TODAY: Rain increases this morning through 8AM for areas west of US 63 before rain becomes widespread. Showers look to move into Columbia from 7AM-9AM. A cold front moves in by lunchtime. With the passing of this front gusty northwest winds are likely. Temperatures will reach near 70 with scattered showers and t-storms likely ahead