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Columbia Public Schools will be redistricting due to the incoming of a new middle school to arrive by August 2020. CPS Spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said several schools are over-populated, especially Rock Bridge High School. According to Baumstark, Rock Bridge currently has almost 2,000 students, even though the school was built to accommodate 1,600 students. According

Columbia police arrested a man around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night after they said he was acting belligerently with a knife. According to the Columbia Police Department, officers responded to Break Time on Nebraska Avenue after they received calls of a disturbance. When they arrived, they said the suspect was yelling at customers and pulled out

TONIGHT: Winds will remain out of the southwest up to 10 mph tonight, keeping temperatures warm with lows near 70 by morning. A line of showers and storms will develop in northwestern Missouri ahead of a cold front, which will approach the area by Saturday morning. SATURDAY: After 6 AM, a line of storms will

Two California, Missouri, residents have been charged with drug distribution after a Sept. 25 fatal crash in Moniteau County. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office said Joshua J. Kirchner, 22, and Abigail M. Heiland, 21, were in the county jail Friday on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. They each had a $75,000 bond. The crash killed Steven

THIS AFTERNOON: A couple of lingering showers are possible north of I-70 this afternoon, but most of us will be dry. Much warmer air moves in with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s and winds from the southwest at 6-12 mph. It looks warm and dry for Sports Zone Football Friday with temperatures

A political ad is running against Sen.Claire McCaskill, paid for by the conservative super-PAC Club for Growth. The ad starts with the announcers saying, “Since Claire McCaskill got elected, things really took off for her and her husband.” The words “They got rich” appear on screen. In 2002, then-State Auditor Claire McCaskill married wealthy St.

In an ABC 17 News Truth Alert, we are taking a closer look at a television commercial paid for by Majority Forward, which is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization that claims to support voter registration and turnout efforts. The group is associated with a super PAC, Senate Majority PAC, which is aimed at putting Democrats in

In an ABC 17 News Truth Alert, we are examining a commercial paid for by the Senate Majority PAC, a group with a mission to swing control of the U.S. Senate to the Democrats. The ad starts off with Josh Hawley saying, “I support forcing insurance companies to cover all pre-existing conditions.” The announcer continues,

Some Columbia residents are expressing concern after they say they were kept in the dark about a series of overdose deaths. ABC 17 News received an email sent on behalf of the Benton Stephens Neighborhood Association to police and Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala. The letter cites ABC 17’s Tuesday night coverage of the two

FRIDAY: A few storms are possible north of I-70 Friday morning, but most of the day will be dry. Much warmer air moves in with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s and winds from the southwest at 6-12 mph. It looks warm and dry for Sports Zone Football Friday with temperatures falling into

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office said a “blanket request” by federal prosecutors to hold up the state’s lawsuit against Branson duck boat operators would harm the case. Solicitor General Dean Sauer argued that a judge should instead send its suit against Ride the Ducks International and Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. back to state courts. If

A Missouri man was sentenced to life in prison, without parole in a Randolph County 2013 murder. Jeffrey Nichols will serve six consecutive sentences, including five life sentences, a sentence of seven years and a sentence of 15 years, according Mike Fusselman, Randolph County prosecutor. “The death penalty is what I deserve,” Nichols said at

Attorneys have come to an agreement in the wrongful death lawsuit in the case of Carl DeBrodie. Rudy Veit, the attorney for the DeBrodie family, said a “confidential settlement” was reached between the parties in the case. A “sufficient amount of money” was given to Carolyn Summers. DeBrodie’s biological mother, Veit said. The Callaway County

TONIGHT: Clusters of storms will move from the south to the north, lifting north of I-70 after midnight. Winds will shift back out of the southwest up to 10 mph. Temperatures drop to 60 with moisture increasing through the night, creating for a muggy start to the day Friday as temperatures slowly rise toward daybreak.

Investigators are continuing to look for the person who killed a man on Demaret Drive on Wednesday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department had released no suspect information by Thursday evening and no information about a motive for the killing was released. The Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed the victim, Louis L. Green, failed to report

The Missouri Department of Corrections on Thursday sought to dispel reports of a lockdown at Tipton Correctional Center. The department said in a news release that it has received false reports of a lockdown at Tipton. “These reports are inaccurate,” the department said in the release. Two officers were assaulted Thursday morning and suffered minor

THIS AFTERNOON: Showers and thunderstorms are going to become more spotty in the afternoon. You still need keep the umbrella handy though, as these will start to lift back to the north later in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will be cool, only reaching near 60 north of HWY 24 to the upper 60s in

Authorities have arrested one suspect and are looking for another in the deadly shooting of a southwest Missouri couple who were killed after celebrating their wedding anniversary when they interrupted a robbery at their home. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says in a Facebook post that Jeffrey Dale Lee Stevenson was arrested Wednesday night. He

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The son of the founder of a popular southwest Missouri cafe has pleaded not guilty to child sex trafficking. Fifty-year-old Benjamin Lambert posted $100,000 bond after entering the plea Wednesday. His attorney said Lambert is living in a nursing home in the Sikeston area. Lambert is accused of paying two children

Missouri residents will soon vote on whether to increase the current tax rate on gasoline by 10 cents per gallon. The increase will go toward improving roads and bridges in the state as well as law enforcement, specifically Missouri State Highway Patrol. Research projects it will generate at least $288 million annually to the State