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Candidates for four Mid-Missouri races were invited to a forum hosted by several local groups at Lincoln University Thursday. First, the candidates for the 6th district Senate seat, recently vacated by now-Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, and the 60th District House of Representatives office addressed a series of questions. For the Senate race, Libertarian candidate Steven

Gov. Mike Parson stopped in Columbia on Thursday as part of his four-day tour to encourage voters to support Proposition D in the Nov. 6 election. The tour started Tuesday. Parson has made stops in cities including St. Louis, Springfield, Cape Girardeau, Kansas City, Joplin and Poplar Bluff. “Missouri’s infrastructure needs are long overdue, and

Asbestos will have to be removed from the Hearnes Center amid repairs from flooding that caused upwards of $100,000 in damage. University of Missouri athletics spokesman Nick Joos confirmed the asbestos abatement Thursday in an email to ABC 17 News. He said asbestos removal will be done in the concourse as the tile is replaced

The University of Missouri honored Nobel Prize winner George Smith on Thursday with a personal bicycle rack. Smith won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier this month. He is the first MU profressor to receive a Nobel Prize. Smith lives close to campus and said he prefers to bike to campus. University officials unveiled

Disabled voters and advocates for people with disabilities heard from legislative candidates about issues important to them such as education, housing, medical marijuana and support services during a forum in Columbia on Thursday. Democratic candidates Maren Bell Jones, 44th House District; Rep. Kip Kendrick, 45th House District; Martha Stevens, 46th House District and Michela Skelton,

Glasgow’s elementary and high schools will treat the buildings for bedbugs on Friday. The district assistant superintendent said in a letter to parents dated Tuesday that bed bugs have traveled into the schools in students’ backpacks. The buildings will be treated Friday and no students will be allowed inside after 7:30 a.m., Sonya Fuemmeler wrote

We have some beautiful weather for the Tigers’ 107th Homecoming weekend. Here is the forecast starting with Friday evening through Sunday. Have fun and go Tigers! Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

Crews on Thursday took some wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in a Callaway County field from the crash site near Fulton. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said federal authorities will move the wreckage to a secure facility where they can continue the investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the cause

Hy-Vee is recalling chicken, twice-baked potatoes and burger patties because of the risk of salmonella and listeria contamination. The company said in a news release Thursday that it is recalling the following products: Hy-Vee Bacon Wrapped Chicken Grillers – 8 ounces each Hy-Vee First Roasted Tomato, Spinach, Mozzarella Twice Baked Potato – 5 ounces each

TONIGHT: Clouds increase tonight with temperatures only dropping into the low to mid 40s through morning. A few light showers are possible after 3 AM mainly north of I-70. FRIDAY: Showers will increase after 8 AM from the west, becoming more numerous and shifting southeast through early afternoon to near I-44 by 4 PM. Rainfall

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms and ammunition that had been stolen in a recent burglary in federal court on Thursday. Deangelo Wayne Joe, Jr., 24, faces up to 10 years in federal prison without parole for the offense. It happened back in July when police got reports of a shooting in

The Columbia Police Department arrested one man and is looking for another man after an armed home invasion on Wednesday night. The robbery happened in the 100 block of West North Cedar Lake Drive. An investigation revealed “two males forced entry into the residence while brandishing firearms and stole property from the residence,” according to

The former chief financial officer of Columbia Public Schools pleaded guilty Thursday to taking money from a band booster club in the St. Louis area. Anna Munson pleaded guilty to a single felony count of receiving stolen property in St. Louis County, prosecutor Edward McSweeney said. She faces up to seven years in prison and

A new study says the approximately 250-mile trip from Kansas City to St. Louis could be slashed to a half-hour’s time, but an ultra-high-speed hyperloop system across Missouri wouldn’t come cheap. KMBC-TV reports that Kansas City-based Black and Veatch found in its analysis that the Hyperloop could run in the median or along the side

THURSDAY: Temperatures this afternoon are once again warming into the upper 50s and lower 60s, as plenty of sunshine and southeasterly winds remain in place. A few areas could see highs top out in the mid 60s, with the better chance for that near I-44. Winds through the day will remain out of the southeast

UPDATE 8:20 P.M.: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim from Wednesday’s helicopter crash as Charles Prather, 47, of St. Peters. Authorities said Prather was the only person on board. UPDATE 6:18 P.M.: Callway County Sheriff Clay Chism said recovery operations have ceased because authorities have confirmed only one person was on the helicopter.

A man who pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident with injury and unlawful possession of a firearm was sentenced to nine years in prison last week. On Oct. 9, William Lauer was sentenced to nine years for unlawful possession and seven years for leaving the scene of an accident, both to be

A Missouri man is dead after a drowning Wednesday afternoon at Lake of the Ozarks. According to online crash reports, the drowning happened at the 30.8 mile marker of the main channel. Missouri State Highway Patrol says 78-year-old Ronald Miller was on a fishing boat with another 78-year-old man when he fell off and wasn’t

THURSDAY: After a cold start, we’ll have a pleasant afternoon as abundant sunshine warms us to near 60 degrees. Winds will stay under 8 mph from the southeast. TONIGHT: Clouds build tonight with temperatures only dropping into the mid 40s through morning. With moisture increasing into the area light rain showers will pick up through

Judy Hubbard called the cycle of drug addiction within families a “generational curse.” “I’ve seen about three or four generations now that it really has taken its toll on people,” Hubbard said. Hubbard hopes to bring the Kentucky-based training program Creating Lasting Family Connections to Columbia in order to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. Hubbard