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Some parents of graduating seniors in the Morgan County School District are upset after they learned their students would not be able to walk with their classmates at graduation. Morgan County students must have a 90 percent attendance rate in order to walk during their graduation under district policy. The new attendance policy was put

A crash is currently blocking traffic in Columbia. Three fire trucks and two ambulances responded to the scene around 6:30 p.m. The crash happened on Broadway just west of Stadium Boulevard. ABC 17 News saw three fire trucks and two ambulances at the scene. Our crews saw one person being put in an ambulance. Boone

An average 8 percent increase in the value of residential property in Boone County was driven by a healthy housing market rebounding from the Great Recession, the county assessor said Wednesday. The assessor’s office mailed out 43,639 notices May 1 with average increase in assessed value of residential property of about 8 percent. “It wasn’t

TONIGHT: A few spot showers are possible early, with more showers and storms overnight. There severe weather threat remains low. Lows fall into the upper 50s. THURSDAY: Showers and thunderstorms are possible early, with gradual clearing through the day as cold front sweeps east. Highs only reach the low 60s with lows in the 40s

Jefferson City health inspectors looked at 45 food establishments in the month of April, 14 of which were not cited with a single violation. In the report, there were 20 eateries that received between one and three violations. Meanwhile, nine were cited with more than four violations. Jefferson City Public Schools facilities appeared multiple times

The Rolla Rural Fire Protection District was sent to a fire early Wednesday that sparked an in-depth investigation. Crews found the fire in the basement of the house and put it out quickly, the district wrote on its Facebook page. After an investigation, first responders determined the fire seemed suspicious. The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s

Nearly 100 faculty members from the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus accepted a contract buyout program. Out of the 226 faculty members who were eligible for the program, 94 accepted the buyout, or about 42 percent. The buyouts will take effect between July 1 and Sept. 1. UM System leaders announced the Voluntary Separation Program

The Columbia Police Department has released an incident report on the DWI arrest of former police chief Ken Burton. Burton was arrested on suspicion of DWI last Thursday near Broadway and McBaine Avenue. The Police Department said last week that a DWI enforcement officer had probable cause to stop Burton’s Jeep after he violated stop

A woman was arrested in the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office lobby while attempting to bail her boyfriend out of jail Tuesday. Sheriff Matt Oller in a post on the office’s Facebook page wrote that Amanda Smith, 29, drove to the sheriff’s office with a revoked driver’s license. Oller said he saw her on surveillance camera

A not-for-profit organization sued Lincoln University on Monday, seeking to recover its documents and assets including more than $667,000. The suit was filed by the 62nd and 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation, formerly known as the Lincoln University Foundation, after the university abruptly scuttled an agreement between the two in February. The university made its decision

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Pat Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues outlasted the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday night. Maroon slammed the puck in after Robert Thomas skated in on Ben Bishop from the right

Columbia Police Department crews blocked off part of Grindstone Parkway between Old 63 and Bearfield Road to conduct GPS plotting for a crash that happened over the weekend. BOONE CO JOINT COM: Both Westbound lane of Grindstone PKWY between old 63 & Bearfield closed from 9 am until noon. — Joint Communications (@BCJC911) May 8,

Drivers can expect to see wet roads across mid-Missouri for the Wednesday morning commute. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking a cluster of storms moving north of Interstate 70 bringing heavy rain and lightning throughout the morning. Additional showers are expected to pick back up after 7 a.m. The Boone County Fire Department

WEDNESDAY: Showers and a few thunderstorms continue through late morning. There is some uncertainty whether we’ll see more storms develop by late afternoon and evening. If skies clear out, there is a threat of severe weather for all of Mid-Missouri, and we’ll look for potential damaging winds along with heavy rain. The main line of

A low percentage of students in mid-Missouri aren’t fully immunized. About 184 students attending Columbia Public Schools and 86 students attending Jefferson City Public Schools aren’t fully vaccinated, according to data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and 2018-19 kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment data from the districts. Whether children have been

Local governments in Boone County make their budgets with the hopes of higher property taxes. County Assessor Tom Schauwacker announced Monday that 43,639 property owners were notified of a higher assessed value this year. That means their property tax bill at the end of the year could be higher. Some 92 percent of the changes

Sturgeon is currently without a police chief, but not completely without police protection. City officials say one officer is on duty and works 40 hours per week. That officer’s hours vary. The Sturgeon Board of Aldermen voted 3-1 to remove Police Chief Greg Halderman on April 30. In May 2017, the city fired Halderman for

The city of Columbia presented plans for its upcoming sewer and storm water rehabilitation projects at a meeting Tuesday afternoon. The projects include lining existing pipes to strengthen the structure of the pipes, work to prevent pipe collapse and keeping groundwater and stormwater from getting into the wrong pipes. The proposed stormwater projects will rehabilitate

TONIGHT: Scattered storms arrive late in our western counties, bringing the threat of heavy rain and isolated large hail into early Wednesday morning. Lows remain in the low 60s. WEDNESDAY: Showers and a few thunderstorms continue through late morning. There is some uncertainty whether we’ll see more storms develop by late afternoon and evening. If

With the threat of more rain moving in this week, officials say they have seen drivers ignoring or even moving road closure signs. Boone County Fire District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said local officials haven’t seen an increase in drivers moving signs recently, but it is something they see every time there is flooding “We