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Missouri senators are going back to the Capitol Tuesday to debate abortion-related bills in the second special session since May’s adjournment. The senators gathered Monday afternoon but did not vote on the bills. The main focus was Senate Bill 5. The bill has been modified by the House and is now back in the Senate.

Several thousand dollars in cuts to the city’s Community Relations department include office supplies and a reduction in sign language interpreters at city meetings. City Manager Mike Matthes announced the cuts at his budget address last Friday. Columbia needed to make greater payments toward its police and fire pension funds, Matthes said, and proposed cuts

Senators returned to the state capitol on Monday to debate abortion legislation. It comes after Gov. Eric Greitens called for a special session on the issue in June. Senators did not vote on whether or not to adopt stricter proposals recommended by the House, or move forward with a different version the Senate previously approved.

A man is charged after Boone County deputies say he assaulted a woman Saturday. Deputies say they were dispatched to the incident Saturday night. That’s where a woman said Thomas Penrose entered her house, dragged her by her ponytail, punched her several times on both sides of her face and hit her with a flashlight.

Jefferson City Public Schools presented its strategic plan Monday for the upcoming school year and the years ahead. Superintendent Larry Linthacum laid out his short and long term goals for the district during the work session for the board of education. Short term, Linthacum said he wants to improve the district’s attendance rate which was

The Fulton Medical Center has announced that it will be closing by Sept. 22 of this year. The hospital has 37 beds and 158 employees. “After careful consideration and in light of the challenges facing rural hospitals in today’s healthcare environment, we have made the difficult decision to close Fulton Medical Center, no later than

The associate dean of MU Student Life is no longer working at the University of Missouri. On Monday, university officials confirmed Janna Basler was no longer employed at MU. Basler attracted attention after video showed her with students in the November 2015 campus protests. The move comes during new budget cuts and more firings at

The Salvation Army of Columbia will receive a shipment of box fans next month. Recent hot weather in mid-Missouri has taken a toll on the organization’s supply of fans. On Aug 1. the Salvation Army will get 259 box fans from Westlake ACE Hardware. The group will receive the fans at 8 a.m. at the

The City of Columbia has approved a building permit for a second Aldi location. ABC 17 News reported in February when the grocery store chain submitted the plans. The store will be located at 1000 E. Green Meadows Road and is expected to open in the first half of 2018. Site work is already underway.

UPDATE: Columbia police arrested Willie Lee-Jacari Higgins, 23, Sunday night in reference to Davis’ death on Saturday. Higgins was in possession of a firearm when he was arrested on Freedom drive. Police believe the firearm was involved in Davis’ death. Higgins is a convicted felon in Michigan, and was arrested for unlawful possession of a

Sales tax revenue in Columbia is projected to only climb about 1 percent in 2018. The last time the city saw such low growth was in 2008, during the Great Recession. According to the city, the highest annual growth in sales tax revenue happened in 2011, when the growth was almost 6 percent. City Manager

A Marshall woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter of her eight month old baby. ABC 17 News previously reported that Lara Browder was arrested on suspicion of abuse or neglect of a child after her baby died from an apparent head trauma. Marshall police say officers

Columbia College will break ground on a new $20 million academic hall and residence hall next year. It comes after the school received approval of its campus development plan from the Columbia College Board of Trustees and the Columbia City Council. The building will serve as the college’s new home for the School of Business

This past weekend was certainly a weekend to forget, as temperatures and heat indices climbed into the triple digits. Columbia, along with many other locations, saw highs near 103 with heat indices approaching 115 in many spots. A building upper level ridge was largely responsible for the dangerous heat last week across Mid-Missouri, but a

A woman has died from carbon monoxide poisoning in her Jefferson City home. An official press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says that Lisa Feltrop died Monday afternoon. On Saturday, 51-year-old Troy Feltrop was found dead inside of the home from what appeared to be a carbon monoxide incident. Lisa Feltrop, 44, and

TONIGHT: We’ll have another fairly comfortable night as lows drop into the upper 60s with mostly clear skies and winds from the northeast up to 6 mph. TUESDAY: The heat returns as high temperatures climb into the low 90s with a light east to southeast breeze under 8 mph and mostly sunny skies. The heat

On Monday temperatures will be seasonal with only slightly humid conditions as winds will remain out of the northwest. It will be a pleasant and comfortable day as highs top out in the upper 80s. This comfortable air mass for the start of the work week won’t last long. As we head into Tuesday and

A Phleps County woman entered a plea on Monday of guilty to fraudulently using her employer’s debit card for personal gain. According to court documents, from July 1991 to February 25, 2016, Denise Rea Barner, 54, of Rolla, worked at the Robert L. Kyle Center Home for Semi-Independent Living Inc. Around the time of Nov.

TODAY: This afternoon is one of those days you can’t beat. After being stuck inside from the brutal heat last week, we’re finally seeing temperatures more manageable. Afternoon highs will climb into the upper 80s under sunny skies, with little in the way of heat indices. Thanks to a cold front, humidity will be on

The Fulton Fire Department responded Monday morning to a residential fire at 906 Nichols Street in Fulton. When crews arrived, they say heavy smoke and flames were showing from the single-story house. Crews said they were able to bring the fire under control within 15 to 20 minutes. “The only thing that could not be