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Its website and billboards encourage students to “dream up,” but Stephens College and some of its leaders now face a lawsuit from a former employee claiming that slogan is false. From 2016 to June of this year, Carole Chabries was the dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies at the college. In court documents, Chabries said

Multiple parts of mid-Missouri were hit with storms Wednesday afternoon. Reports of trees down stretched from Holts Summit to Russellville. In Centertown, Murphy Ford Road flooded and hundreds were left in the dark. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, more than 300 Ameren customers in the Centertown area were still without power.

Local political groups hosted a town hall in Columbia Wednesday to talk about Gov. Eric Greitens’ recent veto of a bill that would delay budget cuts to in-home and nursing home services. Missouri Jobs with Justice and COMO for Progress hosted the event at the Columbia ARC. Speakers included state politicians – including Democratic State

A line of storms Wednesday afternoon brought strong, damaging winds to parts of Mid-Missouri. These storms formed in western Missouri by late morning and moved east through early afternoon, encountering very moist, unstable air. They quickly strengthened and became severe, producing strong wind gusts. The first severe storm warning came near 2 PM for southern

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will continue to taper off and end through the early morning hours. No severe storms are expected the rest of the night. Overnight lows will drop into the upper 60s to low 70s. THURSDAY: A few showers are possible near I-44 through early-morning but most areas will be dry with skies

Nearly three dozen cities across the state waited for the approval to bring low-cost energy to Missouri, but Wednesday the state’s Public Service Commission rejected the transmission line. Missouri utility regulators rejected a proposed high-voltage power line to carry wind power across the Midwest to eastern states. The decision Wednesday by the Missouri Public Service

Members of the Columbia Fire Department received free natural gas safety training from Ameren Missouri Wednesday. The training covered gas safety, including how to identify the signs of a gas leak and the basic steps emergency responders should take to minimize potential hazards. Most recently, a gas leak caused Route VV in Boone County to

The Missouri State Fair has canceled the Southern Uprising concert Wednesday night due to weather. In a Facebook post, the Missouri State Fair explained that storms will be bringing 40 to 50 miler per hour winds during Wednesday evening. The Southern Uprising concert was to feature Travis Tritt, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker

When asked if white nationalists, such as Richard Spencer, would be allowed to speak on campus, MU officials say it will answer when actually faced with the opportunity. MU News Bureau Director Christian Basi says the university puts safety first, and would assess any speaker on a case by case basis. As of Wednesday no

Nickie Davis, owner of a local clothing store Muse has been advertising merchandise that puts a spotlight on Monday’s solar eclipse for awhile now. One shirt proudly boasts the phrase “Moon Chaser” and, while supplies lasts, some will come with solar eclipse glasses. “We’ve already kind of seen an influx of people looking for the

UPDATE: 10:00 a.m.: Columbia police officers were called to the 1400 block of Greensboro Drive around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for a call about a person with a gunshot wound. Police say when they got to the area, they saw blood stains at one of the homes. A short time later, officers were told a man

Columbia police arrested Atlantis Jones just after 2 a.m. Tuesday after a traffic stop in the area of Ash and Fifth streets. According to the police report, a K-9 unit was used to search the car in which Jones was a passenger. The K-9 search indicated there were drugs in the car, and when officers

Autospy results have ruled that 4-year-old Zadrian Harper’s death was an accident. Harper died fom his injuries after a fire at 2706 Quail Drive in May. Assistant Fire Marshal Joel Pauley confirmed that the fire started in the living room sofa, and was caused by the child playing with a lighter. No criminal charges came

A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to his role in a conspiracy to smuggle chemicals into the United States from the People’s Republic of China, which were used to manufacture synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2. Wesley Adam Upchurch, 30, of Columbia, admitted that he bought various synthetic cannabinoids in powder

A former Jefferson City Public Schools teacher has had his teaching license revoked by the State Board of Education following an incident in 2015. According to official documents, Aaron De Sha reported himself to his principal in December of 2015 after a student was disrespectful with him. De Sha then pushed the student, who fell

The victim from the ATV crash at Finger Lakes State Park was Kathleen Plante, 47, of Independence. According to authorities, Plante was wearing a helmet. She was traveling up a hill with a steep incline and the ATV turned over backward onto Plante causing fatal injury. ABC 17 News previously reported that the crash happened

WEDNESDAY: It’s been a stormy start to Wednesday, as a wave of showers and storms have been tracking through the region. Those storms were associated with an upper level disturbance that tracked from the southwest to the northeast. On the backside of the storms, skies have gradually begun to clear with temperatures climbing into the

There is an enhanced risk for severe storms as we head into the evening for western parts of Mid-Missouri. All of mid-Mo has a chance to see severe storms tonight, but the line of storms will weaken as it tracks to the southeast. This is as a strong cold front will drop into the region.

UPDATE 8/16: According to official court documents, Johnson was interviewed on Aug. 7 by law enforcement, where he denied having any contact with McCarthy after the shooting and also denied knowing that McCarthy owned a gun. On Aug. 9, Johnson was interviewed by law enforcement again and changed his story, saying that he knew McCarthy

Columbia police arrested 19-year-old Summer White, suspecting her of felony stealing. White, an employee of the Hy-Vee market on West Broadway, is accused of returning merchandise through her register and then taking the money for the merchandise. Police say the amount White stole was around $1,500. The woman was released on a $4,500 bond.