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(AP) – The operators of a Missouri duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people, say in a court filing that a lawsuit from Missouri’s attorney general is “irresponsible” and “littered with factual inaccuracies and innuendo.” The lawsuit accuses Branson Duck Vehicles and Ripley Entertainment Inc. of violating Missouri’s consumer protection law and putting

TODAY: It’s been beautiful a beautiful start to the day across Mid-Missouri, with sunny skies and cool conditions. With sunny skies and southerly winds, this afternoon will warm up quite nicely. Afternoon highs will climb into the lower 80s, with winds remaining out of the south up to 10 mph. fter a cool start, abundant

Scooter rental company Bird has operated in the city of Columbia without a business license for the past three weeks. City officials said banning the scooters is not their next step, but they are actively trying to strategize a plan for what’s next. Second Ward Councilman Mike Trapp said the scooter company could be in

TUESDAY: After a cool start, abundant sunshine will warm temperatures into the lower 80s in the afternoon as winds remain light and out of the south under 10 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the upper 50s by morning with clear skies as winds stay under 5 mph out of the southeast. EXTENDED: Rain chances

A man charged in the October 2016 shooting death of a Jefferson City man pleaded guilty Monday in Cole County court. Terrance Wynn, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the death of Terrance Davison. Wynn also pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, receiving stolen

MU Health CEO Jonathan Curtright said talks with SSM Health are “progressing nicely” Curtright gave an update on the discussions during the Board of Curators’ Health Affairs meeting at Women’s and Children’s Hospital Monday. As ABC 17 News previously reported, MU Health has signed a letter of intent with SSM to purchase St. Mary’s Hospital

The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education approved a set of “guiding principles” Monday night for its upcoming discussion on school boundaries. The principles will help “guide the process being used to create new attendance areas” upon the opening of a new middle school at the start of the 2020-21 school year. Those attendance areas

A state committee unanimously approved a proposed 24-hour nursing center geared toward recently released offenders who require around the clock care. The Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee approved the application for a certificate of need from CorrectLife, a Georgia-based company, at its meeting Monday. The purpose of the nursing center in Fulton, according to the

Monday marked the peak of hurricane season, and as if right on cue, the Atlantic Ocean had three storms lined up in a row. While not common during the hurricane season, it’s not unusual during this time of year to see multiple storms in a row. Just last year, the Atlantic Ocean had hurricanes Katia,

An appeals court decision Monday means abortions might soon cease at Planned Parenthood’s Columbia clinic. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday vacated a preliminary injunction that had prevented the state from taking any action to revoke the clinic’s license to perform surgical abortions under regulations requiring clinics to meet the standards of

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants legislators to focus on two bills during the special session that he vetoed because of language he said was problematic. A STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education bill, Senate Bill 894, would require the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create an online program to teach middle school

A St. Louis woman said her teenage daughter was at Columbia College Sunday for basketball tryouts when a man stole items while her daughter was trying out for the Missouri Phenom. Tiffany Sparks said her daughter was among others to set their belongings down on bleachers when a man allegedly stole cellphones, backpacks and wallets.

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 50s by morning with clear skies as winds stay under 5 mph as they shift the northeast. TUESDAY: After a cool start, abundant sunshine will warm temperatures into the lower 80s in the afternoon as winds remain light and out of the south under 10 mph.

ABC 17 News anchor Joey Parker interviewed Missouri’s 57th governor, Mike Parson, about his first 100 days in office. Here we’ve posted an extended version of the interview that aired Sept. 9.

UPDATE (8:35 a.m.): Troopers confirmed one person is dead after a crash on I-70 eastbound Sunday night. Ariel Perkins, 21, died on scene of the crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Perkins used an emergency turn-around on the interstate to get from the westbound lanes to the eastbound lanes of the

TODAY: After a cool start to the day, temperatures will be slow to rise through the day. Afternoon highs are only expected to top out in the upper 70s under sunny skies and low humidity. Winds through the day will be fairly calm out of the Temperatures starting off in the 50s will rise into

MONDAY: After a cool start to the day, temperatures will remain unseasonably cool through the afternoon, but it will be pleasant. Temperatures starting off in the 50s will rise into the mid to upper 70s by afternoon with sunshine out in full force. Winds will remain light out of the north. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop

Gov. Mike Parson signed a proclamation to convene the Missouri State Legislature for a Special Session during the week of Sept. 10-14. Parson wants legislators to focus on two bills during the special session: a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education bill and a treatment court bill. Parson previously vetoed House Bill 2562, which would

To mark the 100th day of Mike Parson’s governorship of Missouri, Gov. Parson and ABC 17 News anchor Joey Parker discussed a variety of issues. The conversation started with Gov. Parson being asked what his experience was like upon learning that he would be the state’s 57th governor. Governor Mike Parson: “It was like any

Some cities in the United States have started regulating or evening banning the scooter business, while one Columbia City Council member said he hopes the Bird scooters stick around. ABC 17 first told you about the Bird scooters coming to Columbia in August. There was controversy at the start when a University of Missouri spokesman