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***UPDATE TUESDAY 6:37 P.M.***There is some hope a historic downtown Columbia building will be preserved. We’ve been telling you since late last year the city had plans to tear down the Niedermeyer building and replace it with a 15-story student apartment complex. But once the buyer heard about the history of the building he couldn’t

Mizzou Football beings their month long spring camp practices. Starting today the Tigers will be getting ready for the 2013 SEC Football Season.Spring Camp goes from March 12 through April 20. The Tigers will scrimmage April 6th and !3th at 9 AM. The Black and Gold game will be April 20th at 1 PM.Attached are

The FDA announced the popular antibiotic zithromax, or Z-Pak, can cause fatal heart rhythms. In 2011, over 40 million patients were prescribed the drugs.”I think physicians like it because it’s a short therapy. It’s only about five days, there are only a total of six pills to take and even though you only take it

***UPDATE THURSDAY 9:30 A.M.***Mayor Eric Streumph is calling on Communications Director Michelle Gleba and Public Works Director Roger Schwartze to rescind their resignations.He made the announcement during a special meeting Thursday morning.Streumph said if they wanted to keep their jobs, they would make every effort to find money in the budget for their salaries. He

A former Mid-Missouri officer is due back in court later this week for six counts of statutory rape. 23-year-old Aaron Nelson waived his preliminary hearing on Tuesday in Moniteau County. His arraignment is now set for Friday.Nelson used to work for the Stover Police Department. He is accused of having sex with three underage girls

After a successful run for a year, the results from the student organized anti-bullying program is hard to ignore. The Attorney General’s office sees it as a model to emulate and help other schools across Missouri to reduce bullying. The “Kindness is Cool” campaign, started by a small group of honor students at Tuscumbia High

The St. Louis Rams are cooking up a plan to help Sam Bradford take the next step. At 3:00 pm on Tuesday, the new NFL league year started and the free agency signing period began. A couple hours later St. Louis agreed to a five-year deal with TE Jared Cook. Cook was drafted out of

A true son is coming home. On the same day Kansas City made their trade with the San Francisco 49ers official for QB Alex Smith, the Chiefs signed former Missouri Tiger QB Chase Daniel to a three-year deal to become the team’s backup. After going undrafted out of Missouri in the 2009 draft, Daniel ultimately

Temperatures will start off in the upper 20s Wednesday and climb into the mid 40s during the afternoon hours. Skies will be mostly sunny with northwesterly winds up to 10 mph. As surface high pressure slides to the east, winds will shift to the south Wednesday night and Thursday with warming temperatures to end the

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 2:21 P.M.***VATICAN CITY (AP) – Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.After announcing “Habemus Papum” – “We have a pope!” – a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. Peter’s

Another military branch makes cuts following the loss of millions because of sequester.The Air Force announced Tuesday it is immediately suspending the tuition assistance program for its airman. They are following the footsteps of the Marine Core, Army, and the Coast Guard who made the same cuts last week. ABC 17 News crews met with

***UPDATE 1:33 P.M.***PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI after he allegedly told a Utah bank teller that he had just four months to live has pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania to that robbery and 10 other heists in nine other states.On Wednesday, Michael Eugene Brewster pleaded guilty to Sept.

The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team covers what you can expect for the spring and summer ahead with severe weather, flooding and drought in the ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special.

The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team covers what you can expect for the spring and summer ahead with severe weather, flooding and drought in the ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special.

The Networks of Mid-Missouri are airing the 2013 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. The games will affect programming on ABC 17/KMIZ through Friday night.Show times following the games are approximate, depending on the length of the game.Thursday, March 14- 6 p.m. ABC 17 News at 6- 6:30 p.m. SEC Tournament Second Round- 9 p.m. SEC Tournament

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 6:56 P.M.***After six hours of deliberations, the jury ruled Shelley Richter guilty of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree.The court found Richter not guilty on the other child abuse charge.***UPDATE 12:50 P.M.***The case went to the jury just before noon on Wednesday.In closing arguments, the prosecution declared that the

The possibility of budget cuts in Columbia Public Schools due to the federal sequester might become a reality. District leaders say a program for low income families may be hit the hardest. The Title I Early Childhood program could be in its last year. The program’s director says she hopes the cuts don’t happen because

Columbia Regional Airport reports being busier than it’s ever been, but that could change if federal budget cuts force the tower to shut down. ABC 17 News has been telling you the airport’s tower is on the FAA’s list to be cut. Many airport officials, including the tower chief, have told us they are worried

After several chilly days in Mid-Missouri, temperatures will finally warm up Thursday with southwesterly winds and afternoon sunshine. High temperatures are expected to reach the low-to-mid 60s which is above the 30 year average high of 55 for this time of year. The warmer weather will last through Friday as we climb to near 70

An insurance bribery case that the FBI was investigating may have ties to Mid-Missouri, according to federal court document. Four men were named as being involved in a multi-million bribery scheme, where two former Humana employees, James Wenger and Glenn Fine have pleaded guilty in January and February, respectively, in U.S. District Court in Louisville,