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Senate Bill 43, which raises the standard to prove unlawful discrimination by an employer, takes effect Monday. One of the main changes brought by the bill is the wording of what is required for a complainant to prove discrimination. Before Monday, a complainant needed to prove that their race, gender, religion or age was a

Senate Bill 182, otherwise known as the “Right to Work” bill, was scheduled to go into effect today but instead will be put on a ballot thanks to petitions filed against it. According to one labor group, over 300,000 signatures were submitted from across the state this month in protest of the bill. The result:

TONIGHT: Skies will become mostly clear with patchy fog developing by morning as temperatures fall into the upper 50s to near 60. Winds will stay under 6 mph from the north. TUESDAY: We’ll have another mild day for late-August as high temperatures only reach near 80 under partly cloudy skies. Winds will come in from

New legislation battling the opioid crisis goes into effect on Monday, giving Missourians more resources. According to an official press release, two of the three measures taken to fight the opioid epidemic revolve around overdoses. The first order allows Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams to sign a standing order for

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Harvey waslocated near latitude 28.5 North, longitude 95.7 West. Harvey ismoving toward the east-southeast near 3 mph (6 km/h), and a slowmotion toward the southeast is expected through tonight. A gradualturn toward the northeast and a continued slow forward speed areexpected Tuesday and Tuesday

Mohamed Mostafa has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for one count of rape. Mostafa must serve 85 percent of his term to be eligible for parole. ABC 17 News talked to the prosector in the case, who said that the family feels like justice has been served. ABC 17 previously reported on Mostafa

Columbia Police officers arrested Da’jon Jermaine Gully, 19, of Columbia, on Monday in connection to the shots fired incident last Wednesday in the 1200 block of Grand Avenue. Gully was identified as the suspect on foot that began firing at a vehicle that was traveling in the area. A person in the vehicle shot back.

Meteorological summer is coming to an end in just a matter of days for Mid-Missouri, which means it’s time to take a look at how our summer has fared. One doesn’t have to go back too far to find the triple-digit heat that impacted Mid-Missouri the latter half of July. It’s this heat that led

The City of Eldon Fire Department was called to a report of heavy smoke from the Philly Diner on 403 East 4th Street in Eldon on Monday. According to an official release, the City of Eldon Fire Department responded with four pieces of apparatus and eight personnel. The fire brought in crews from neighboring departments

Harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but the system continues to provide the coast with widespread heavy rainfall. Harvey is expected to return to the Gulf of Mexico, providing it with plenty of moisture and energy to track back inland through Louisiana. We can expect even higher rainfall totals from the decaying tropical

A University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine professor has been awarded nearly half a million dollars to study an infectious blood disease in cattle caused by ticks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $460,000 to Bill Stich, professor of parasitology for the MU vet school. The project allow Stich and his team to develop

Missouri Task Force 1 has made it to Houston and has been assigned to Houston Fire Station #78. MO-TF1 has joined forces with the Houston Fire Department performing water rescues and resident evacuations. The fire station they have been assigned to is located west of downtown Houston and about 13 miles east of Katy, Texas,

MONDAY: It’s been a cool start to the day, as temperatures have been hovering in the lower 70s across Mid-Missouri. Clearing clouds will aid in warming most areas into the upper 70s and lower 80s. Isolated showers and storms are possible through the afternoon hours, as the cold front responsible for yesterday’s rain finally tracks

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warning about a warrant scam. According to the Sheriff’s Department, suspects are calling residents and identifying themselves as a deputy. The scammers then tell the victims they have active warrants and have to pay with money orders or they will go to jail. The sheriff’s department said

A man is facing drug and weapons charges after a joint narcotics investigation in Boone County. According to police, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbia Police Department were doing a joint investigation into narcotics trafficking on East St. Charles Road. After obtaining a search warrant, SWAT officers took William Lauer into custody for

An Ashland woman has been charged with stealing and possession of a controlled substance after police say they found stolen items in her hotel room. According to police, an officer was called to the Red Roof Inn after a woman reported having her credit card stolen. The victim told police her card was used at

One of two men accused of raping a woman at the Red Roof Inn was in jail Monday. Police say they arrested Randy Hollandsworth Sunday. They apparently responded to the Red Roof Inn around 1:30pm after a female victim told officers she found two strangers in her room while getting her belongings. The victim reported

I-70 westbound remained open after a tractor trailer carrying grain seeds ended up in a ditch. According to ABC 17 News crews on the scene, the truck had to avoid another car and the weight of the load it was carrying took it into the ditch. No one was hurt. Monday morning saw heavy fog

MONDAY: This morning we will see dense fog through the morning hours as a dense fog advisory is in effect for mid-Mo’s western counties until 9 AM. We could see visibility less than .25 mile. Isolated showers and storms are possible through the afternoon hours, as the frontal system finally tracks through Mid-Missouri. On the

You won’t find former Mizzou football player Adam Casey’s name in the Tiger record books. In fact, he never recorded a single catch in his five years at MU. Casey admits he’s failed at times, but he’s also accomplished more in his 31 years than most people do in a lifetime. Adam Casey has something