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Haley Swaino

Haley Swaino, a graduate of Ohio University, joined ABC 17 News as a multimedia journalist in November 2024.

Local pilots, Congressman react to crash at Reagan National Airport

67 people are presumed dead after an air crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.

The same model of airplane involved in that horrific incident, CRJ 700s, fly in and out of the Columbia Regional Airport. American Airlines CRJ 700 planes are used for some flights by Skywest between Columbia, Missouri and Dallas, Texas.

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Local union makes endorsement for Columbia mayor and Third Ward council member

LiUNA Local 955, a Mid-Missouri construction workers and public employeeses union, announced it is endorsing incumbent Barbara Buffaloe for mayor and Jacque Sample for Ward 3 council member in the April 8 municipal election.

The union hosted a candidate forum on Saturday for city council in the 3rd Ward, 4th Ward and mayor for the city of Columbia. The forum was the first of the election cycle and addressed crucial topics for union members.

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Former state trooper, accuser take stand in sex crime trial in Boone County

The alleged victim in the State v. Jeffery Durbin case took the witness stand Thursday morning in the second day of what is expected to be a two-to-three day jury trial at the Boone County Courthouse.

Former MSHP trooper Jeffery Durbin is accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a law enforcement training session in the Hampton Inn & Suites Columbia two years ago. He is charged with sexual abuse and kidnapping, a felony and a misdemeanor charge.

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