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The Department of Natural Resources says a Columbia city pool leaked chlorine into Bear Creek causing fish to die. Both the DNR and the Department of Conservation opened investigations on the chlorine findings after a report from a concerned party on July 15. ABC 17 News went Tuesday to the site of the fish kill

Officials at the University of Missouri are investigating how many financial awards the school gave out to students in a scheme that some consider exploits the system. ProPublica Illinois highlighted the “legal loophole” used by some wealthy families in Illinois that allowed their children to qualify for financial need-based aid. Parents, according to the story,

A man is now charged with eight felonies and two misdemeanors after investigators said he tried to set a home on fire while three people were inside. According to the probable cause statement, one of the victims called 911 and said that David Apetz Jr. tried to set her home in Jonesburg on fire. The

UPDATE 7/30: A spokesperson with MU Health Care said 16 patients were relocated from Women’s and Children’s Hospital to the Missouri Orthopedic Institute or University Hospital after a small fire on Monday. As of Tuesday, cleanup on the fourth and fifth floors of the hospital was ongoing. ORIGINAL: Security officers and firefighters swarmed the grounds

Multiple areas of the Katy Trail remained closed Tuesday after several weeks of flooding left parts of the trail damaged. Missouri State Parks said it does not have a timeline as to when these will be fixed because each section has its own unique issues. The department said it is currently working on two of

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the state of Missouri to stop a law that bans abortions beyond the eighth week of pregnancy from taking effect Aug. 28. The organizations allege in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the abortion bill signed in May by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson that does

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable. Lows in the low 60s. Patchy fog by morning. WEDNESDAY: Morning fog followed by patchy afternoon clouds. Chance of a few showers. Highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: We stay on the eastern flank of upper level high pressure, meaning several disturbances could move in from the north each day

A Missouri lawmaker who was injured in a vehicle crash earlier this year has died while on a vacation with her family. Rick Roeber said his wife, state Rep. Rebecca Roeber, died Tuesday in her sleep in Estes Park, Colorado, where their extended family was on vacation. He said the cause of death was unknown.

Cole County sheriff’s deputies, road patrol, jail staff and volunteers will help provide security this week for the Cole County Fair, Sheriff John Wheeler said. Wheeler said security is a top priority at the Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair, which started Monday and continues through Saturday. And the department has strategically placed security cameras

Citing a cocktail of case law, the Missouri Constitution and a dictionary definition, a state appeals court found Tuesday that graduate assistants at the University of Missouri are workers under the law with a right to organize. However, the court found the law is complicated when it comes to how they organize to bargain with

The bridge on Grindstone Parkway over Highway 63 has reopened several days ahead of schedule. The Missouri Department of Transportation closed the busy span in south Columbia for rehabilitation June 10. The project was expected to take 60 days but the agency announced Tuesday that the bridge had reopened. The work is part of a

Randolph County prosecutors have charged a man with child molestation and two other people with child endangerment and drug possession after a Moberly police investigation. Officers arrested Steven Sartain, 56, Michael Harper, 39, and Charity Harper, 35, Monday morning while serving a search warrant near Kehoe Avenue and Kennedy Drive in Moberly, according to a

An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for the man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April. Kelvin Joe pleaded guilty in June after he was arrested for trespassing at West Middle School on April 16. He was ordered to appear in court Tuesday after the state asked the court to

MU Athletics announced it plans to induct six athletes into its Hall of Fame in 2019. The class of 2019 will include wrestling’s Tyron Woodley, volleyball’s Molly Taylor (Kreklow), baseball’s Kyle Gibson and Ralph Hochgrebe, swimming and diving’s David Bonuchi and football’s John Clay. Mizzou will induct its newest Hall of Fame members during a

An Eldon man was arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed someone while arguing about money. Eldon police responded to the 500 block of Vernon Drive on Friday evening in response to two men fighting with baseball bats, according to court documents filed in Miller County Circuit Court. When police arrived, they found Gregory Abbett

Police arrested a man over the weekend accused of threatening a driver with a BB gun in central Columbia. Gavin C. Bradford, 33, of Columbia, was arrested by officers on possible charges of first-degree harassment and armed criminal action. Police said the driver told officers they swerved their car Saturday afternoon near Business Loop 70

Cole County Associate Circuit Judge Cotton Walker stepped aside voluntarily ahead of the arraignment of Cole County Assessor Chris Estes, who is charged with misdemeanor assault. Estes was scheduled to face a formal reading of charges Tuesday in Cole County court, related to an incident on June 20. Walker cited his professional relationship with Estes

A woman was taken to a hospital after she was hit by a car Tuesday morning near the State Capitol Complex in Jefferson City. Police said the car driven by Amanda Loggins, 26, of Jefferson City, struck Rhonda Richter, 60, of Freeburg, at East Capitol Avenue and Madison Street around 8 a.m. Loggins was making

TUESDAY: Beautiful day in store! Temperatures reach the low 80s for afternoon highs. Winds will remain out of the north around 5 -10 mph . TONIGHT: Mostly clear overhead as lows fall back into the low 60s . EXTENDED: The rest of the week we will be on the eastern edge of an upper-level ridge

A man who pleaded guilty in a deadly drunk driving crash in Columbia is asking a judge reverse his sentence. Joshua Keller pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder, driving while intoxicated as a chronic offender and second-degree assault. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Keller filed an appeal on Friday claiming his