Crime

2 arrested after allegedly found with 8.5 pounds of marijuana

September 27, 2019 4:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

Two men were arrested after allegedly driving down Interstate 70 with multiple pounds of marijuana. According to court documents, Logan Frazier and Isaiah Hensley were pulled over in their car around the 99-mile marker on I-70 in Cooper County after they allegedly changed lanes without a turn signal twice. Court documents said the two men

Columbia homicides tie 20-year high

September 27, 2019 4:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

Wednesday’s killing of James Hickem tied a grim milestone for the city of Columbia. The death marked the ninth homicide in Columbia in which law enforcement believed a crime occurred. That ties the number of killings set in 2017, the highest such mark in the last 20 years. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said Wednesday