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Jefferson City school board members will meet Monday night to vote on a contract with an architect to build security vestibules in district buildings. Members are also scheduled to vote on the next year’s school calendar.

As the Ferguson area erupted after the grand jury decision came down, Felicia Pulliam, one of the people tasked with healing the community was watching. “It was difficult to watch but I recognize if for what it was — more pain, grief and frustration than anger. So, it plays out in a big dramatic, unfortunately

Alabama scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Missouri late, as the Tide beat the Tigers 42-13 in the SEC Championship Game. Amari Cooper had 12 catches receptions against Missouri, breaking the SEC Championship Game record for catches in a game. His teammate, DeAndrew White, had four receptions for 101 yards.

The city of Columbia says four citations were given to Uber drivers over the weekend for not having a proper license. Ginny Chadwick, who represents the 1st Ward in Columbia, said the city warned Uber of the consequences of not following the city laws. Now they are starting to get ticketed. She said as of

Columbia police said Sunday night they were searching for three people who robbed the Jimmy John’s on Rangeline. The call went out just after 10 p.m. Police said three men went into the restaurant and demanded money. Officers and a K-9 Unit were searching for the suspects in a field near Landmark Bank on Sunday

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss talks with Missouri Chancellor Bowen Loftin in this week’s Sunday Sitdown about MU football and adjusting to the SEC.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlights Mizzou’s struggle with offensive execution in SEC Championship game vs. Alabama.

People all over the county came together Sunday night to remember a man who drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks in highway patrol custody. It is a story ABC 17 News has followed since May, when 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson from Iowa fell off Trooper Anthony Piercy’s boat. The trooper did not secure Ellingson in

Web Extra: Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel talking about Citrus Bowl announcement

Web Extra: Missouri football players emotional on the field after loss in SEC Championship game

Web Extra: ABC 17 caught up with Missouri Tigers Sean Weatherspoon after SEC Championship game in Atlanta

Monday will be a pleasant start to the work week after a dreary weekend. A warm front will move in Monday morning bringing warmer temperatures with highs reaching the upper 40s to near 50. Skies will start out cloudy, but clouds will decrease through the day allowing more sunshine for the afternoon. Then late in

Rain moved in by Friday morning and continued throughout the day. All of Mid-Missouri reached over half an inch of rain. Most areas received around an inch, with the highest amounts south of I-70. Columbia broke a record for the most rainfall on December 5th. The previous record was set in 1936 at .94″ of

Saturday, one Mid-Missouri man is behind bars for leading deputies on a high speed car chase in Boone County. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 32-year-old Jayson Breaux after resisting arrest and breaking numerous other laws. The Sheriff’s Department says it started shortly before 10:00 Friday night when a deputy tried making a routine traffic

A group of Columbia residents have collected more than 400 signatures on a petition to recall First Ward city councilwoman Ginny Chadwick. The group will present the signatures to the city clerk’s office next week. Chadwick told ABC 17 she was unaware of the petition until a news release was distributed. And when asked about

Detectives at the Fulton Police Department said two students have been charged with a class A felony for drug possession and intent to distribute. Detective Dall Hedges at the Fulton Police Department said as of 3 this morning the 2 male students were still in custody. He said Westminster security are the ones who called

A Saturday morning kitchen fire shut down a Columbia fast-food chain for several hours. Around 10:30 Saturday morning, the Columbia Fire Department said a grease fire started in the kitchen of the McDonald’s on Rangeline and Smiley Lane. Customers and employees were evacuated from the the building. Battalion Chief John Metz with the Columbia Fire

Saturday morning, police responded to an armed robbery at Denny’s Restaurant on 1100 Knipp Street in Columbia around 5:30. Police say a man wearing dark clothing who is about 5’5″ and 145 pounds entered the restaurant with a gun and fired one shot into the ceiling. The suspect demanded money from the employees and the

Just days before the jury trial of a Mid-Missouri woman accused of killing a man in a drunk driving crash is set to start, a Montgomery County judge granted a motion to suppress evidence she was drugged. Kelli Smith, 25, is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the February, 2012, crash that killed Thomas Sullivan. Prosecutors