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The costs of hiring temporary employees in Columbia to pick up trash and recycling has steadily risen the past nine months, according to an ABC 17 News analysis. The city has paid temporary worker company People Ready $308,098.36 for workers helping the Solid Waste utility since July 1, 2018. Express Employment Professionals, who helped the

University of Missouri workers will rally Thursday to demand the university raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for all campus and hospital workers. Laborers Local 773, the Coalition of Graduate Workers and Missouri Jobs with Justice are involved in the $15 for Mizzou campaign. Missouri Jobs with Justice spokesman Andrew Hutchinson said the

An employee of Isle of Capri-Boonville sued the business Thursday, claiming employees are losing money on the business’ timekeeping system. According to the lawsuit, Isle of Capri’s time clock rounding policy, over a period of time, fails to compensate employees correctly for all time worked, including overtime hours. The computerized system reportedly tracks the exact

Missourians continue to clean up and repair their communities after devastating flooding. The effects were apparent in Mid-Missouri with several roads closed, and the flooding likely is not done. River levels have gone down to normal after reaching moderate flood stage in many locations, but with above-average precipitation this past winter and more than normal

The Boonville School District is apologizing after parents raised concerns about meetings held with students at LSE Middle School as part of a diversity initiative. During the three lunch periods at the middle school, minority students were invited to attend a meeting with a mentor in a different area of the school while the rest

A man who shot and killed a person in east Columbia is set to be sentenced next month. On Thursday, Judge Brian Wimes scheduled Ricky Gurley’s sentencing hearing for May 14 at the federal courthouse in Jefferson City. Gurley previously pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting death of

TONIGHT: Isolated showers and storms are possible along a fast moving cold front that will slide out of the area by 10PM. It will be a chilly night with lows falling back into the upper 40s overnight. Friday: After a cool start, we warm back into the upper 60s with more sunshine for the afternoon.

The Missouri Students Association at the University of Missouri is in the process of adding an opioid overdose reversal drug to residence halls. The discussion of putting Narcan in residence halls is still in its early stages. The university will continue to discuss the possibility with MSA, said university spokesman Christian Basi. He said several

Former Mizzou quarterback Drew Lock will likely be a first round selection in the NFL Draft on Thursday night. You can watch the draft live on ABC 17 at 7 p.m. Most mock drafts have Lock going anywhere from No. 10 to the Broncos all the way to No. 28 to the Chargers. ESPN’s Todd

State regulators are warning consumers to watch out for certain types of bottled wine from a local manufacturer that might explode. The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control said bottles of Casa de Loco’s Applesauced, Bellini Gold, Coming in Hot, Kona Lover Port, OCD and Peachy Thoughts should be handled with care and secured, according

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday it is sending its investigation into a Columbia councilman to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office. Det. Tom O’Sullivan confirmed the investigation into Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas is being reviewed by the records department before it is sent to Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight’s office. ABC 17 News previously

The dismantling of Amendment 1 and the passage of Title IX reform top the list of things that Missouri House Democrats want to prevent as the 2019 legislative session enters its final three weeks. “I think our priority is going to be to stop a lot of the bad things that we’re seeing,” said state

The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Department has installed the first of five solar-powered benches equipped with LED lighting and charging ports. Amy Schroeder, Jefferson City’s community relations manager, said the solar powered seating promotes environmental sustainability, the lighting and phone charging provides a level of safety and security and the banner space promotes the

THIS AFTERNOON: Already seeing some breaks of sunshine into this afternoon. Clouds will slowly tend to clear from west to east through the early evening. By 6 & 7 pm a cold front will quickly track through the area bringing a chance at a quick-hitting shower or even a storm. Temperatures will drop into the

The Moberly Police Department is looking for a white van and the man driving it after he apparently tried to pick up a child. Moberly police received the report at about 9 a.m. Wednesday, the department said in a news release. Police were told a man driving a white box van with a woman in

Officials with MFA Oil confirmed in a Facebook message Wednesday night that President and CEO Mark Fenner is no longer with the company. Marion Kertz, chairman of the board of directors, said in a statement that the company wished Fenner well. “We appreciate the work Mark did for MFA Oil Company, and we wish him

A Columbia man was arrested and booked in jail on Wednesday after police said he threatened people with a gun earlier in the week. Officers responded to the 1800 block of McKee Street on Sunday in response to someone threatening people with a gun. A victim told police that Courtney L. Lawhorn came outside of

The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts revoked the license of a former University of Missouri pediatric surgeon on April 18 after he was charged for possessing child pornography. Dr. Guy Rosenschein was terminated from his part-time position at MU after the charges were filed in 2016. He served as an adjunct

THURSDAY: We’ve seen some dense fog develop overnight and we’ll be seeing it stick around for a good portion of the morning. That fog looks to lift closer toward midday with a cold front beginning to move in. We only make it to near 70 this afternoon before this front moves through, kicking up winds

Members of a group that calls itself the “Concerned Citizens of Boone County, Mo.” were some of those who attended a Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Wednesday ngiht to discuss wind farm regulations. The conversations about regulations comes as E.ON Climate and Renewables is looking into the possibility of building a wind turbine