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The Jefferson City Council met Monday night to discuss several issues. Members approved a stop sign at Oakridge Drive and Timber Trail at the intersection with Cedar Hill Road. The four-way intersection is located near Cedar Hill Elementary School. Officials received complaints about vegetation growth making it difficult to see. The council also tabled an

Bowen Loftin’s job at the University of Missouri has changed and so will his pay, but not by much. ABC 17 News submitted a Sunshine request on November 10 th , for the terms of Bowen Loftin’s transition from chancellor to director of research facility development. Under the terms of the transition agreement, Loftin will

A slow moving storm system will bring widespread rain which will be heavy at times from Monday night through Tuesday. Thunderstorms are also possible but severe weather is not expected. There will be two waves of heavy rain, one which moves in late Monday night into early Tuesday morning and another Tuesday from late-morning through

The list of people speaking out against the MU student protests and Tim Wolfe’s resignation is growing. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said the protesters are “pampered.” A group of MU alumni are also questioning the validity of the protesters’ complaints. “We’re wanting to come to the table and provide a voice of reason and say

A Columbia man pleaded guilty Monday afternoon in Boone County Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to four years in prison. Stone Lavonne Midgyett, 20, was sentenced by Judge Jodie Asel. Midgyett pleaded guilty for his involvement in the Jan. 4 death of 17-year-old Deante Smith. ABC 17 News covered the January shooting,

ABC 17 has confirmed a tractor trailer that was blocking traffic Monday afternoon west of Columbia has already cleared the scene over I-70. The semi-truck was on top of Sorrel’s overpass, off I-70 Drive Southwest just past the mall. It appears a corner of the truck hit a guardrail around 4:40 p.m. Crews left the

More than a dozen governors across the country said they will not accept Syrian refugees Monday. Right now, Missouri is not one of those states. This comes three days after terror attacks in Paris killed more than 130 people. One of the suspects had a Syrian passport. Gov. Nixon released a statement Monday afternoon saying

ABC 17 News has confirmed a 19-year-old was killed in a car crash Monday morning in Jefferson City. It happened on Highway 50 near Eastland Drive just before 7:30 a.m. Police say 19-year-old Madison Bartle was driving in the eastbound lanes when her vehicle started sliding on the wet road. They say Bartle’s vehicle slid

ABC 17 News confirmed a student was removed from Fulton Middle School, accused of bringing a BB gun to class on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Jacque Cowherd told ABC 17 News another student notified someone after reportedly seeing the BB gun on Monday morning. The principal was immediately notified, before the student and weapon were secured.

Gary Pinkel spoke publicly during a news conference Monday, just three days after announcing he would step down as the Mizzou head football coach. MU Athletic Director, Mack Rhoades, introduced Pinkel, thanking him for welcoming him into the community. Rhoades said Saturday’s win was a perfect reflection of Pinkel’s lasting legacy at Mizzou. Pinkel said

Cars started to move again by 9 a.m. after a crash on I-70 west of Columbia early Monday near the 123 mile marker. The scene involved multiple vehicles and was first reported around 7:45 Monday morning, between the Midway and Stadium Boulevard interstate exits. At one point, traffic was down to one lane heading eastbound.

Do the things you touch every day increase your risk of illness? ABC 17 News investigates and brings you the top steps you and your family should take to steer clear of illness in a Special Report on Monday, November 16 on ABC 17 News at ten on KMIZ.

A Flash Flood Watch means that Flash Flooding is possible but not imminent in the watch area. People in the watch area should be aware of the possibility for heavy rainfall and flash flooding. A Flash Flood Watch will go into effect at 6PM for Miller, Camden, Morgan, Maries, Phelps, and Pulaski counties. The watch

Volunteers are still needed to assemble Thanksgiving dinners for families in need in the Columbia area. Almeta Crayton’s Community Programs will put Thanksgiving baskets with food donations together this coming Saturday and Sunday. The organization will also hold its annual holiday dinner at Stevens College on Thanksgiving Day. The group needs about 100 volunteers, Kentrell

Hundreds of Columbia residents along with University of Missouri students, faculty and staff marched through campus Sunday afternoon to show their support for inclusion and diversity. Angela Speck, a physics professor at MU, helped organize the event. The march started at Peace Park and ended at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. “I really wanted to

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department is looking for three men suspected of breaking into an 80-year-old woman’s home early Sunday morning. Sheriff Ronald Long said the woman was taken to a Missouri trauma center by helicopter to be treated for her injuries. Witnesses told deputies they saw three men force their way into the woman’s

On Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch for the counties of Camden, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski, and Maries counties. This will be in effect starting Monday at 6AM and last through all of Tuesday, ending at 12AM on Wednesday. The issuing of this watch comes as a result of the excessive

A Clarksburg man was pronounced dead after crashing his car on Route H in Moniteau County Sunday around 4 a.m. According to the State Highway Patrol crash report, James Stone, 24, went off the right side of the road, drove over a driveway and overturned. He was ejected from his vehicle. The report said Stone

The Vienna Police Department and the Maries County Sheriff’s Department chased after two men suspected of stealing gasoline from a transport truck Saturday night. Police said Michael Eads, 37, of Koeltztown, Mo., and Kody Nilges, 22, of Koeltztown, Mo., were seen stealing about 50 gallons of diesel fuel from a transport truck at Vienna Industrial

Dozens of college students gathered on MU’s campus Saturday night to remember the people killed during the terror attacks in Paris. Students from Stephens College and the University of Missouri paid respect to the victims in a moment of silence and candle light vigil arranged in Speaker’s Circle. Amanda Huntley, a freshman student at Stephens