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The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency checked out a power plant in mid-Missouri on Thursday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt toured the Thomas Hill Energy Center in Clifton Hills, Missouri. That’s west of Moberly and about an hour north of Columbia. Sen. Roy Blunt and Rep. Vicky Hartzler visited the facility with Pruitt. Blunt

Hallsville residents are continuing to voice their concerns over school bullying after several bullying incidents made their way online. Nearly a dozen Hallsville residents attended the Hallsville School Board meeting Thursday night. During the “citizen communication” portion of the agenda residents were able to make public comment. The first was from student, Trevor Hill, who

TONIGHT: Temperatures will cool into the upper 40s overnight with increasing rain in the Ozarks near I-44 after 2 AM. Winds will shift to the northeast up to 10 mph FRIDAY: Rain will move in from the south and spread north to HWY 50 by early afternoon with a few showers reaching as far north

The Jefferson City Fire Department is looking to replace all fire trucks in its frontline fleet. Right now, the City Council is considering a more than $5 million financing agreement to replace all seven of the department’s trucks that are in service day-to-day. Industry best practices recommend a 20-year life cycle for fire trucks, 10

A storm system tracking across Arkansas will bring rain to parts of Mid-Missouri Friday into Saturday. Areas south of HWY 50 have the best chance of measurable rain with lower chances north. Showers will begin as early as daybreak Friday near I-44, gradually lifting north into the afternoon. There could be a few spot showers

A 13-year Columbia Public School employee was fired from his position after allegations of inappropriately touching a middle school student with a disability. Thomas Edwards was charged on March 21 in Boone County Court with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. According to the probable cause statement, Edwards placed his hand under the child’s clothing and touched his/her

MU division, department and college leaders are nearing the deadline to decide how they will contribute their share of funds to make up the university’s $20 million shortfall for the current fiscal year. As ABC 17 News reported in January, Governor Eric Greitens withheld millions of dollars for higher education, including $20 million from the

The Missouri Department of Revenue submitted records one day after state auditor Nicole Galloway filed a subpoena for the information. Galloway issued the writ six weeks after her office first requested information on the department’s handling of tax refunds. “There is a lack of transparency in state government and it’s being directed by the governor’s

A woman who is wanted for kidnapping and murder charges has been added to the Columbia Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list. Mackenzie Quiovers was released from the Boone County jail on March 17 to receive medical treatment. As part of her ROR bond, she was required to return to the jail once the treatment was

A Cole County contractor has pleaded no-contest to multiple counts of theft and deceptive business practices on Thursday through an Alford plea. An Alford plea means that Jinson did not necessarily admit to the charges, but admitted to the evidence being overwhelming and not in his favor. Ken Jinson has been placed on five years

A woman was charged with two felonies on Thursday, accused of stealing more than $39,000 from an elderly couple in west Columbia in less than two years. Suzette Purvis was hired by the victims’ son to work as their driver. Both are in their 80s and have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Purvis was paid

A Boone County man was arrested on Thursday for one count of first degree promoting child pornography. James Roberts, 39, of Columbia, was involved in an investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation in March. While the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations was investigating a subject, they discovered the Roberts was communicating and distributing obscene images

A Fulton man has filed his second lawsuit after being accused of inappropriately communicating with a student over Snapchat. Brandon McDaniel has filed a lawsuit against the Children’s Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services. This comes after his first lawsuit against Fulton Public Schools. In the first lawsuit, Superintendent Jacques Cowherd fired Brandon

TODAY: A line of showers and storms will track through Mid-Missouri this morning into the early afternoon, as a cold front pushes through the area. No severe weather is expected with these storms today, but we will see the potential for heavy rain near I-44. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler today in the upper 60s

TODAY: It’s been a quiet and warm start to the day, but an approaching cold front will be scattered showers and storms into Mid-Missouri. A line of storms will begin to approach the Highway 65 corridor by 4-5AM and gradually track to the southeast. Columbia and Jefferson City will see some storm activity as we

The trial date for a Mexico, Missouri, man accused of killing a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper in 2015 has been moved. Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger told ABC 17 News on Wednesday the trial for Serghei Comerzan will start next month. Jury selection is slated to start on Friday, May 19, at the St.

The Columbia Public School District and the Columbia Missouri National Education Association (teacher representation) have reached an agreement on increasing teacher salaries for the upcoming school year. The agreement came nearly five hours after both parties met on Wednesday. Teachers will see a $330 increase in their salary and teachers with doctorate degrees will see

The Missouri State Historical Society will soon have a new home of its own. On Wednesday, the organization broke ground for the Center for Missouri Studies in downtown Columbia. “This facility will enhance the society’s century-old reputation as the premier center for the study of state and local history in Missouri,” said Gary R. Kremer,

On March 9, Daniel Parker sent University of Missouri Athletics Director Jim Sterk a letter and contract. Sterk was four days removed from the men’s head basketball coach stepping down, and Parker promised to help him find a new one. MU Athletics agreed to pay Parker and Parker Executive Search, the firm he served as

Just north of the small city of Armstrong in Howard County sits an area of land that’s now the site for a proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). Howard County Presiding Commissioner Sam Stroupe said the proposed hog farm is in the very early stages of development. He said, that to his knowledge, as of