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A former student at the University of Missouri sued a fraternity he tried to join over a drinking incident that sent him to the hospital. Brandon Zingale filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Boone County court against the MU chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. Zingale, then a freshman at MU, was hospitalized in September after

TONIGHT: The overnight hours will be dry as skies gradually break up to partly cloudy skies. Areas that see some clearing will have patchy fog develop. Low temperatures will drop back into the upper 60s by early morning with a slight northerly breeze up to 8 mph. FRIDAY: Some clouds will be around early in

City Manager Mike Matthes is asking the city council to approve a one-time payment to all city employees after a decrease in revenue made it impossible to offer a permanent pay raise for the upcoming fiscal year. Matthes announced the recommendation for a $1,000 payment to city employees during his budget address last Friday. “I’m

Jefferson City is adjusting its action plan for community development projects as it waits on federal grant money. ABC 17 News reported that President Trump’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year aims to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), nationwide.

It could soon be easier to transfer credits across public universities in the state of Missouri. It’s all part of the Core Curriculum Transfer Program, one of the measures in Senate Bill 997, which was signed into law on June 2 with a goal of improving higher education in Missouri. According to the Missouri Department

Boone County commissioners said Thursday they’re considering regulating trash pickup in the county after residents experienced delays in pickup from their trash collection company. Boone County trash disposal is not regulated by the county and is instead contracted out to private companies but Missouri law allows counties to develop rules and regulations to standardize the

First Student, the contractor that supplies school buses for Jefferson City Public Schools, held a recruiting event today at Capital Mall in Jefferson City. Applicants can expect to undergo a background check, a drug screening and a physical before starting the 50-hour training program to become a school bus driver. Drivers at least 21 years

A fire was quickly put out on the 2000 block of Rangeline Street on Thursday afternoon. One person was injured and transported to the hospital. The fire marshal still needs to determine if the fire is suspicious or not. It is still unknown how the fire started or what the cost of the damage will

JEFFERSON CITY – Helias’s Grant Bryan just wants what many other high school kids want, to fit in. “I just wanted to be normal so bad,” Grant said. On the track and football field, he is anything but normal. Grant’s relay team set a school record during his senior year and placed 13th in the

The Missouri State Fair will not include “The Fireball,” the ride that tragically malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday night. The Missouri State Fair runs from Aug. 10 through Aug. 20. The operator for the Ohio State Fair is not the same operator for the Missouri State Fair. Wade Shows is the company

According to the Hallsville Police Department’s Facebook page, they’re looking for two individuals who are wanted for questioning in connection to a fraudulent check case. If you have any information about these two individuals or can identify them, contact the Hallsville Police Department at 573-696-3838 All responses will be kept in confidence and not released

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. S evere weather isn’t expected today for Mid-Missouri. It won’t be feeling as hot today as temperatures will only be

A Sedalia man has been arrested for felony stealing after leaving a Dollar General and K-Mart without paying for his items. On June 25, Pettis County police officers were called to the Dollar General on 619 N. Ohio for a theft. James Kempf was identified as the suspect, who stole a phone worth $44. On

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. A flash flood warning is in effect for Benton County until 12:30 pm and Camden County until 1:15 pm. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. A

As storms tracked through mid-Missouri Wednesday night we saw widespread rainfall that lead to potentially dangerous conditions for parts of mid-Mo. Saline, Pettis, Benton, Johnson, and Camden Counties all saw flash flood warnings issued through the night as rainfall lead to the potential for flash flooding. Here in mid-Missouri there was no reported flash floods

During the early hours of Thursday morning, a Columbia police officer saw a white Ford truck with Missouri Registration traveling eastbound on Nifong, and improperly used its turn signals while traveling. The vehicle registration had an attached extraditable warrant for the registered owner. The officer stopped the vehicle in the area of Nifong and Santiago.

UPDATE: 5:15 a.m.: An early morning police presence in east Columbia was prompted by a suspicious vehicle that did not stop for law enforcement. According to CPD, around 2:30 a.m., officers attempted to stop what they called a suspicious vehicle. The car fled from police, eventually crashing in a yard. Police said four people got

Some major changes could be coming to Columbia’s bus system as the department looks to cut more than half a million dollars.That’s because the bus system continues to lose money. City manager Mike Matthes’ proposed budget offered $558,000 in cuts to the bus system. That involves cutting three routes with the lowest ridership: the pink,

A trash collection company is apologizing to mid-Missouri customers for missed trash pickups. Advanced Disposal took over AAA Waste Management on July 14. Since that time, some concerned customers in both Columbia and Fulton have told ABC 17 News that their trash had not been picked up. On Wednesday, the company said it lost drivers

A corrections officer is recovering after being attacked in Bowling Green on Wednesday. ABC affiliate, KHQA reported it happened at the Northeast Correctional Center in Pike County. The officer was attacked with a homemade weapon and hospitalized. As of Wednesday night, the officer was alert. David Owen with the Missouri Department of Corrections told the