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ABC 17 News has confirmed with the University of Missouri that an email scam reached 3,500 faculty and staff inboxes. The scam looks like an email from UM System President Dr. Mun Choi, urging recipients to open an attachment. The UM System’s IT department was able to identify the scam. Employees can now just delete

The population of Columbia and even Jefferson City could very easily double as visitors travel to mid-Missouri to view the solar eclipse. Convention and Visitor’s Bureau spokesperson Megan McConachie said those kinds of numbers are unprecedented. “We’re used to a little bump when we have students moving back,” she said. “But as far as an

The eclipse is not only bringing people from all over the world to Central Oregon, it’s bringing Central Oregon to the world. “It’s definitely putting Madras on the map,” Angie Ludi owner of The White Buffalo Boutique in Madras said Thursday. Ludi is stocked and ready to share locally made eclipse-themed merchandise with the masses.

The American Red Cross is urging community members who live in, near or plan to travel into the path of totality during the eclipse to stock up on emergency preparedness supplies now. Specifically, the Red Cross is recommending assembling an emergency preparedness kit for your car and your home. With one million visitors expected to

Governor Kate Brown was joined Tuesday by state and federal agencies and local organizations involved in planning for next Monday’s total solar eclipse to update their status and coordination efforts. For the past year, Oregon’s statewide governmental, preparedness, and travel organizations have been working together to ensure Oregon is ready to accommodate an unprecedented number

All scores will be updated until they are final. Helias 33 @ Rock Bridge 46 Final Hickman 29 @ Central 24 Final Truman 36 @ Battle 44 Final CBC 65 @ Jefferson City 59 Final Osage 16 @ Blair Oaks 40 Final Palmyra 16 @ Centralia 0 Final Kirksville 6 @ Mexico 25 Final Versailles

All scores will be updated until they’re final. Rock Bridge 7 @ St. Louis University 45 Final Lee’s Summit West 49 @ Hickman 6 Final Jefferson City 33 @ Battle 40 Final Kirksville @ Helias (Saturday) Blair Oaks 52 @ California 12 Final Tolton 43 @ Cuba 8 Final Centralia 28 @ Monroe City 12

All scores will be updated until they’re final. Howell 20 @ Rock Bridge 14 Final Hickman 12 @ Liberty North 47 Final (Thursday game) Battle 50 @ Hannibal 27 Final Jefferson City 6 @ Rockhurst 28 Final Warsaw 6 @ Blair Oaks 45 Final Tolton 32 @ St. Paul Lutheran 13 Final Moberly 29 @

A Columbia supported living facility is speaking out after an oversight failure at Second Chance group home in Fulton. One week ago, Callaway County Special Services admitted that reported monthly face-to-face visits with Carl DeBrodie did not happen at the home where he went missing. Boone Supported Living founder Julie Walden told ABC 17 News

State Sen. Caleb Rowden visited a Boone Supported Living LLC home to see what an independent supported living center should be like. The ISL in Columbia is the same type of facility Carl DeBrodie was living in while in Fulton before his body was found encased in concrete. The owner of BSL, Julia Walden, said

The Fulton Police Department said the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiners Office has positively identified the deceased body found April 24 as Carl DeBrodie. DeBrodie was reported missing from his group home on the morning of April 17. Investigators suspect DeBrodie had been missing for longer than originally reported due to the decomposition of the body.

Fulton Police received a report of a missing adult considered to be endangered on Monday morning. Carl Lee Debrodie has a mental disability and very limited ability to verbally communicate. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, an orange and white polo style shirt, a leather jacket and white New Balance shoes. DeBrodie left his

Carl DeBrodie’s family members and a former guardian continue to wait for answers about his death. Callaway County Special Services allowed the public to speak just days after the organization admitted there was failure in oversight of Second Chance. DeBrodie’s former guardian, family members and a Callaway County resident spoke during the public comment portion.

The contracted case management agency for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Callaway County Special Services was required to perform face-to-face visits with patients, including DeBrodie, every month and document those encounters. The CCSS Action Plan Tracking System is a record of non-compliance that is reported to the state. The system records for the Second

Carl DeBrodie, a Fulton man who has very little ability to speak and a mental disability, has been missing since Monday. He wandered out of a Fulton group home Monday morning around 7:00. Second Chance Homes of Fulton owned the group home when Debrodie went missing. There are now new owners, but they were expected

A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday evening in Memorial Park for Carl DeBrodie of Fulton who was found dead last week. The vigil was a way for organizers to say thank you to everyone who supported their search efforts. DeBrodie was reported missing from his individualized support living facility, Second Chance Homes, on April 17.

The Missouri Department of Mental Health confirmed to ABC 17 News that Second Chance Homes Of Fulton, LLC was the individual supported living residence of Carl DeBrodie before he disappeared in April and was found dead. As the contracted management agency for his case, Callaway County Special Services was required to perform monthly, face-to-face visits

During its monthly meeting, the Missouri Association of County Development Disabilities Services discussed Wednesday how to prevent abuse and neglect of clients. “As a membership, we’ve been discussing what types of safeguards could be put in place in addition to what currently exists, to reduce the likelihood of the exploitation or neglect of people with

Update 4/25 2:40 p.m.: In a release from Fulton police, it was confirmed that a search warrant led to a storage unit in Fulton. A large container was filled with concrete and a body that is likely Carl DeBrodie was inside the container. Autopsy results have not been released at this time. Update 4/25 9:00

As the investigation of how Carl DeBrodie was found dead inside a storage shed continues, ABC 17 News is digging for more answers as to who was legally responsible for DeBrodie. Missouri Department of Mental Health Director Debra Walker told ABC 17 News in an email response that “by contract, Second Chance was responsible for