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Thursday was Caden Conatser’s first day of kindergarten at West Boulevard Elementary in Columbia, but according to his parents, he ended his day on the wrong bus home from school. “My concern was that the bus driver would stop somewhere and say ‘OK, kid this is your stop’ and he gets off the bus and

Mizzou will retain softball coach Ehren Earleywine, a source told ABC 17 News. This comes a week after MU officials confirmed Earleywine did not violate Title IX. An MU spokesperson tells ABC 17 News there is no official word as of yet from Mizzou. Earleywine’s job came into question this past May when it became

A woman charged with murder, assault and burglary in Callaway County pleaded not guilty Thursday. Jennifer Grayson and Dale L. Horton are accused of killing Horton’s mother and brother-in-law on April 26. Grayson was indicted in the April double homicide last week. She made her court appearance via video Thursday to plead not guilty. Horton

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is asking businesses to look at their workplace safety and health plans after five workplace deaths in a week. OSHA has begun five workplace fatality investigations in Missouri and Kansas since Aug. 10, and 45 worker fatalities since Oct. 1, 2015, in region 7 which covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri

Centralia schools will dismiss at regular times Thursday following a midday lockdown, according to the school district. The lockdown began around noon Thursday. The district sent out a message to parents saying the lockdown is related to Wednesday’s standoff in Mexico. The suspects from that incident, as well as from a shooting in Pike County

ABC 17 News went to the scene of a rollover crash that was blocking traffic on south Providence Road near Rock Bridge State Park and Highway 163. It was first reported just after 12:20 p.m. Thursday. Over 10 units responded. ABC 17 News talked to one of the victims, who said a second car was

The website for Columbia’s bus system has new features aimed at making it more accessible to people with disabilities. The website now has screen reader components which can pair with smartphone and computer technology. The aim is to allow every COMO Connect customer to have access to map routes and schedules on a mobile device.

Crews were still working to fix an elevator in Paquin Tower Thursday afternoon. ABC 17 News first reported on the issues with elevators there on Friday. You’ll recall we told you an elevator outage means some residents in wheelchairs can’t leave the building. The Columbia Housing Authority says crews have been trying to fix the

Authorities in Mexico have arrested a man on suspicion of having drugs, including methamphetamine and prescription pills. On Wednesday evening, members of the East Central Drug Task Force carried out a search warrant at a home on Western Street. During the search, officers reported finding meth, Adderall, drug paraphernalia, and a handgun. They arrested Douglas

By the end of the week, most mid-Missouri students will be back in school and that means the school zone laws are back in effect. Many school zones in Columbia have a light that will blink on and off to remind drivers that at certain times during the day, that school zone speed of 20

A Jefferson City home sustained more than $130,000 in damage after a fire early Thursday morning. It happened around 1:00am in the 400 block of Meier Drive. Fire officials reported that a vehicle driving through the area at the time noticed the home was on fire. That’s when they alerted the people inside and called

UPDATE 08/18/16 7:37 a.m. – The 911 center for Jefferson City/Cole County is back up and running this morning. According to Jefferson City Police, the communications center began experiencing audio issues last night around 8:00 p.m. With incoming calls, callers could not hear the 911 operator, but the 911 operator was able to hear them.

Rock Quarry Road was closed while crews responded to a rollover crash Wednesday night. The call went out around 10:40 p.m. for a car that had crashed and was smoking in the 3500 block of Rock Quarry Road. Police on scene told ABC 17 News they believed just one vehicle was involved. At least one

Rock Quarry Road was closed while crews responded to a rollover crash Wednesday night. The call went out around 10:40 p.m. for a car that had crashed and was smoking in the 3500 block of Rock Quarry Road. Police on scene told ABC 17 News they believed just one vehicle was involved. At least one

Several city departments will cut hundreds of thousands of dollars in services starting next fiscal year. The Columbia City Council is in the midst of approving the FY 2017 budget. The proposed budget would start October 1, and must be voted on by the council at its September 19 meeting. The group will hold a

A year after a sinkhole opened up on one Jefferson City street, the city may be close to finally fixing the issue. A bill was introduced to city council Monday to replace a long stretch of a storm water pipe at Forest Hill Avenue and Forest Drive. ABC 17 News reported on the sinkhole opening

Bradley Smith, 35, of Camdenton, was charged Wednesday with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Court documents show Smith is connected to the armed robbery of the Puff N Snuff store at 73 McCrory Drive in Camdenton on Aug. 10. Two women who worked at the store said a man entered the business

The Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Boone County Circuit Court in support of a MU law professor who wants to keep his gun in his car on campus. Professor Royce De Barondes sued the university Board of Curators and former UM System President Tim Wolfe in September 2015 citing the university’s ban

The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education Finance Committee is preparing to recommend a tax levy rollback. The committee met Wednesday evening to review the proposed operating and debt service tax levies for 2016. During that meeting, the committee agreed to recomment a nine-cent rollback to the board. According to Chief Financial and Operations Officer

UPDATE, 9:27 p.m.: One person was taken into custody after a shooting in Callaway County Wednesday afternoon. Just before 1:30 p.m. the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to the Paradise Lake neighborhood near Portland for a reported shooting. A male victim, 47, was then located on State Road D near Highway 94 and