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On Friday, tens of thousands of people made their way into Columbia for graduation weekend. The University of Missouri ceremonies kicked off Friday afternoon and run through Sunday. Both MoDOT and the city expect traffic delays, but especially on Highway 63. The weekend construction has the northbound lanes on 63 between Grindstone and Stadium down

The daughter of a Columbia bicyclist killed on I-70 near mile marker 130 last Octoberhas filed a lawsuit in Boone County Court. 36-year-old Ennis Patrick was killed on October 26, 2013. Columbia Police conducted a 2 month investigation into his death. The investigation concluded, “it was likely the bicyclist was in the main-traveled portion of

An Audrain County man is headed to prison after beating a woman unconscious in late 2012. ABC 17 News confirmed Jordan Shelton of Mexico was sentenced on Friday to 10 years behind bars for the attack. He has to serve a minimum of at least eight and a half years. Witnesses came forward and said

Publishers Clearing House has opened their sweepstakes with an opportunity to win cash and prizes. However, scammers are trying to take advantage. One local resident fell victim to a scam associated with the sweepstakes. It started with a phone call saying they were a big winner in the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. All they needed

Jefferson City police have arrested a man wanted in a rape and burglary case. Police have been looking for Dana Day Jr., 24, for more than a month and caught up to him Thursday night. He was arrested in the 300 block of Jackson Street, after fleeing a traffic stop where he was a passenger

The Cole County Commission has decided to place a county-wide zoning issue on the August ballot. The decision was made in Friday morning’s meeting. Currently Cole County Public Works is holding a series of informational public meetings to go over the proposed zoning plan and code. The purpose of the meetings is to help people

Matthes applauded the work of city staff the past few years to balance the general revenue fund. Some of those steps also included employees waiting longer for raises, and police and firefighters taking less generous pensions. Now, some of those pay increases are coming back. Matthes said city employees across the board will receive a

Two Columbia city buses collided just after 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the intersection of College Avenue and Stadium Blvd. Fire crews responded to the scene and found the buses upright in the southbound lane of College Ave. Two people were treated by ambulance personnel for non-life threatening injuries.

A Higbee elementary school teacher could be facing charges after she was arrested this week for assault. ABC 17 News learned through the school’s website and parents that 40-year-old Deborah Walker is a 4th grade teacher. Sources told ABC 17 News Walker was arrested after ramming her car into the car of a 20-year-old Higbee

Right now, Missouri is one of 44 states using the common core standards to prepare students for college and careers. The federal government doesn’t require the standards, governors and state education leaders pushed their creation. But in the past few years common core has become controversial across the u.s., just in the last year here

The University of Missouri will ask for proposals from private developers who would partner with the university to build and operate a future child care facility on campus. The announcement follows a report from a task force created to examine the need for child care on campus. The main supporters of university child care are

The Republican-led Missouri Legislature has passed legislation that would task groups of parents and educators with writing new benchmarks for student achievement. The measure sent to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday could pave the way for Missouri to become the second state to ditch the Common Core Standards, which have been adopted by more

One person died following a two-vehicle accident in Boone County. The accident happened at around 6:40 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Route B and Oakland Church Road north of Columbia. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers on scene told ABC 17 News a Ford Mustang was driving northbound on Route B and hit a Toyota

A fire damaged a home in Jefferson City Wednesday evening, forcing the family living there to find a place to stay for the night. The home is on East High Street; the cause of the fire and extent of the damage are unknown. Red Cross volunteers helped the family of six get food and find

Studying and drug abuse are not often two things one would automatically link together. However, with final exams wrapping up this week, some University of Missouri students have confessed to ABC 17 News that drugs help them study. The biggest ones are drugs like Adderall that are not even prescribed to them. Several students admitted

One local advocacy group pleaded this week for Gov. Jay Nixon to maintain first-of-its-kind funding for human trafficking training for state investigators. The funds were approved as part of House Bill 2008, the Department of Public Safety’s appropriations bill. Section 8.045 funded $100,000 for training law enforcement officials to identify human trafficking victims and situations.

From Spain to the plains of Mid-Missouri, Emilio Cuartero finds a home in the middle of America. “When I landed, I thought it was just going to be cows, corn fields, wheat fields,” the Spaniard recalls about his first trip to Columbia. The Tigers host an NCAA regional starting this Thursday. No. 8 seed Missouri

Columbia police said Wednesday they are still investigating a string of campus area crimes targeting college-age women involving sexual assaults and burglaries in the last year. 36-year-old Zane Black, the suspect in a nearly four hour manhunt in Columbia Friday and who was found dead of an apparent suicide on campus Saturday is being looked

Crews battled a fire at the Econo Lodge in Jefferson City Wednesday evening. The motel is on Jefferson Street off of Highway 54 near Ellis Boulevard. The Jefferson City Fire Department got a call at around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, and theybelieve the fire was accidental. One unit was severely damaged and 4 others also had

On Tuesday, Governor Nixon allowed a new criminal code bill to become law without his signature. Nixon said drafting errors on the revised criminal code need to be fixed before it passes. He said he shares the same concerns raised by law enforcement and victims’ advocates regarding the errors. Representative Chris Kelly said when there