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Some Jefferson City residents on the east side are dealing with recurring flooding and growing erosion issues, and city officials say a stormwater utility fee may help. If the proposed fee is going to be on the August ballot, the City Council must approve the ballot issues by May. ABC 17 News has reported on

Columbia’s 2016 citizen survey shows a 3 percent overall decrease in satisfaction with quality of city services since 2015. The annual survey released Thursday was completed by 960 citizens during the winter of 2016. According to the survey report, some of the most significant decreases in satisfaction from 2015 to 2016 include: condition of streets

A 42-year-old Columbia man was found guilty in federal court Thursday for producing child pornography, receiving child pornography and transferring obscene materials to a minor. Authorities began investigating Jayme Walker on June 13, 2014 when the teenage victim’s parents turned over a laptop, two cell phones and an iPod to Illinois State Police. Walker was

A warrant for arrest of Mackenzie Quiovers has been issued after court documents say she did not return to the Boone County Jail after receiving medical treatment. Quiovers was in a crash in early March involving Demtres Washington and three of Washington’s children. Quiovers and Washington have both been charged with three counts of kidnapping.

Update 3:35 p.m.: Lincoln University administrators announced Dr. Kevin Rome will resign effective June 30. Rome will begin his new position as president of Fisk University at the beginning of the 2018 fiscal year. “I am pleased to be named the 16th President of Fisk University,” said Rome. “Our nation’s HBCUs are facing an interesting

Camden County Deputies responded to the Lake Hugo Apartments in Linn Creek because of reports of a physical altercation and shots fired. Deputies met with the owner of two dogs that had been shot once the got to the scene. The younger of the two dogs had been shot twice and killed. The other dog,

A man was seen on Madison Street the night of a shooting that left one woman dead and another woman in the hospital. Police say officers were called to the shooting just before 6 p.m. Tuesday and then again after 10 p.m. During the investigation officers learned a black sport utility vehicle was involved in

TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies, temperatures will stay mild due to a steady southerly breeze. Lows will drop to the upper 50s with a south wind at 10-15 mph. FRIDAY: It will be a warm, windy day with southerly winds at 12-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph at times and high temperatures in the low

A Camden County Deputy responded to a location on Monday in Macks Creek because of a report of a 14-year-old female being sexually assaulted by a 49-year-old white male. The suspect was identified as Robie L. Nalley of Macks Creek. During the investigation, the deputy found out that a second 14-year-old female may have also

April begins the time to start the vegetable garden with seeds indoors, for those who have a green thumb. During the first few weeks of April; Beets, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Spinach, and Tomato can be started. The last hard freeze typically occurs around April 10th, and in

TODAY: Temperatures this afternoon are still on the cool side under mostly cloudy skies. However, a warm front currently drifting north will bring an end to the clouds by late afternoon. Thanks to some late day sunshine, we’ll see temperatures climb into the upper 60s today, with breezy conditions. Sustained winds will be from the

There is a Marginal Risk for severe weather on Friday afternoon and Friday night. Newest data is suggesting that storms could arrive slightly early on Friday putting the line near Pettis and Benton counties by 1PM and 3PM and near Columbia by 2PM and 4PM. The evening commute looks to be tricky with storms likely

TODAY: Overcast early becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Isolated rain showers are expected through 1PM. There is a small chance for an isolated thunderstorm where small hail will be possible. Severe weather is not expected. Temperatures will warm much quicker reaching the mid 70s by 3PM-5PM. TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay well above normal in

TODAY: It will be an overcast morning with isolated showers developing by daybreak . Areas along and north of I-70 will have a better shot at seeing a quick 0.05″ to 0.10″ of rain through 1PM this afternoon. Some rumbles of thunder is possible, while severe weather is not expected. Temperatures will start off on

A Florida man is expected to appear in Cooper County court next month after the Missouri State Highway Patrol accuses him of drug distribution. A counsel hearing is scheduled for Andrew M. Schmitt , 33, of Atlantic Beach, Florida at the Cooper County Courthouse Tuesday, April 4, at 1 p.m. Schmitt was charged this week

A grease overflow spill clean-up is underway in parts of downtown Columbia. On Wednesday, the Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) said it had received some complaints about overflowing grease collection bins. This includes concerns that people are tracking the mess into businesses. “Several alleys have grease bins and we have situations where they overflow, which

UPDATE 3/22: One of the victims in the shooting has died from her wounds, turning the shooting into a homicide. The victim has been identified at Shamya Nicole Brimmage, 25 of Columbia. Brimmage was pronounced dead last night at the hospital. She is the victim of Columbia’s first homicide of 2017. Brimmage was celebrating her

Wednesday’s indictment charges Kenneth Jones, a 25 year old from Columbia, with three counts of transportation for illegal sexual activity by coercion and enticement. These charges are from when Jones allegedly lured three victims to travel across state lines to engage in prostitution and illicit sexual activity between May 1 and June 1 of 2016.

The Jefferson City Memorial Airport has several big projects in store for the future, but none have the funding just yet. About 90 percent of a project at the airport is funded through federal grants, like the $7 million project to reconstruct the main runway that was finished last year. The remaining 10 percent is

New court documents are shedding light on why a Columbia man was charged for domestic assault last week. At the time of his arrest, Randall Marshall was a janitor for the University of Missouri. On Wednesday, the school said he was no longer employed there. ABC 17 News obtained the probable cause statement that claimed