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University of Missouri football player Torey Boozer pleaded guilty to a second-degree trespassing charge Tuesday.Boozer, along with MU players Dorial Green-Beckham and Levi Copelin, were arrested in October for allegedly smoking marijuana inside a vehicle parked behind Memorial Stadium. All three were originally charged with possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana.Green-Beckham and Copelin

University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe is just a few days away from his one year anniversary and used a press conference Tuesday to push for more money for campus buildings.Wolfe say the four UM campuses need one billion dollars’ worth of repairs to buildings. He told the media that the UM System is

ABC 17/KMIZ will air college basketball Wednesday night beginning at 7 p.m. The University of Missouri Tigers will play the Mississippi State Bulldogs.Because of basketball, the normal Wednesday night comedies will not air. ABC 17/KMIZ will air the shows on Saturday, February 16th starting at 12 p.m.:- The Middle at 12 p.m.- The Neighbors at

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 3 P.M.***ABC 17 News has obtained the Department of Agriculture report investigation allegations of animal abuse at an Eldon shelter.The report says there is no credible allegations and no evidence to support that two dogs were brutally beaten. However, the findings show that several people interviewed contradicted themselves and that there were multiple

Columbia Regional Airport is preparing for more flights set to start this week to two new destinations.On Thursday, American Airlines will start daily flights to Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. The flights come at a cost of losing another carrier.Mayor Bob McDavid says the new flights are doing well and people are booking ahead. Starting Wednesday

At student-organized forum on school safety Tuesday night, Columbia Public Schools superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher told Hickman High School students, parents and staff that he was “offended” by two bills in the state legislature that would allow faculty and staff to bring a gun on campus if they have a valid conceal and carry license.Belcher

Highs will reach the low-to-mid 50s Wednesday with a mostly sunny sky and west breeze. Overnight lows will only drop into the low 30s with a few passing clouds Wednesday night. Thursday will be mostly sunny and windy with highs near 50 degrees. A cold front will move through the area by Thursday evening, dropping

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has delayed the civil trial of the former CEO of a failed artificial sweetener facility and his wife.Bruce and Nanette Cole are charged with improperly diverting cash from Mamtek US Inc. that was intended for the proposed plant in Moberly.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the Coles are

Three months after a woman’s body was found at an eastern Missouri motel, a man has been charged in the crime.Curtis Lee Smith, 52, of Columbia is already in prison for second-degree murder for another killing. Now, he is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kristi Murphy.Murphy’s body was found in a bathtub

Two Mid-Missourians were killed in a head-on car crash in Franklin County Tuesday afternoon.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Austin Vanbooven, 21, of Rhineland was traveling eastbound on Route 100 when he crossed the center line and hit a vehicle heading westbound, driven by Amanda Witthaus, 27, of Hermann.Both Vanbooven and Witthaus were pronounced

A proposal to raise Missouri’s fines for seat belt violations could have a better chance in the Senate this year.Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mike Kehoe said Wednesday that he wants to advance the bill to the full Senate for debate. The legislation by Sen. Joe Keaveny has died each of the past three years in

The Mid-Missouri family of fallen soldier and Hickman High School graduate Sterling Wyatt appeared on Anderson Cooper’s show Wednesday morning on ABC 17/KMIZ.The episode focused on the controversial Westboro Baptist Church based in Kansas and its members who picket the funerals of soldiers. On the show, the Wyatt family came face-to-face with a former member

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are continuing to press members of Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration about why it was necessary to buy a new $5.6 million state airplane.A House appropriations committee on Wednesday questioned Nixon’s chief of staff, John Watson, about his knowledge of the plane’s purchase by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. And

A Cole County man has been charged with rape and child molestation after allegedly assaulting a woman and forcing a child to have sex.Joe Clayton Stevens, 26, has been charged with first degree statutory rape, first degree child molestation and second degree domestic assault after making an appearance in Cole County Circuit Court WednesdayAccording to

News of President Barack Obama’s plan to seek a raise in the federal minimum wage is causing a widespread debate around the country and in Mid-Missouri.If the $9 minimum wage becomes a reality, it will be a pay bump of $1.65 in Missouri since the state’s minimum wage is a dime higher per hour than

It will still be mild for Valentine’s Day with high temperatures near 50 but clouds will increase ahead of a cold front which will bring temperatures down Friday. Some light snow showers are possible in the early morning hours Friday but no accumulation is expected. Temperatures will fall into the upper 20s by Friday morning

Keion Bell scored 24 points, Jabari Brown added 20 and Missouri easily defeated Mississippi State 78-36 on Wednesday night, earning their first true road win of the season.Missouri (18-6, 7-4 SEC) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening minutes and led 34-10 by halftime. It took Mississippi State (7-16, 2-9 SEC) more than

The Carnival Triumph cruise ship is slowly returning to Mobile, Alabama after a fire erupted on the ship, causing it to lose all power.Carnival Cruise Lines says the Triumph’s nearly 3,000 passengers should be back on land sometime Thursday. They have been adrift off the Yucatan Peninsula since Sunday morning. Since then, tug boats have

***UPDATE 8:08 P.M.***American airlines began flying out of Columbia Regional Airport Thursday afternoon. An American Eagle plane, full of passengers, took off for Chicago around 2:30 p.m. followed by two flights to Dallas. Local representatives celebrated the new partnership at the airport Thursday, and both sides of the agreement say they are thrilled about today’s

***UPDATE 1:04 P.M.***ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri man facing a third murder trial after judges overturned two earlier convictions has been freed from jail and says he’s overwhelmed.Mark Woodworth walked out of the Livingston County jail at midday Friday and repeatedly said he was overwhelmed by the prospect of his new freedom. He thanked