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Jefferson City firefighters responded Tuesday night to fire in a commercial building on West Truman Boulevard. The assistant fire chief says that by the time the firefighters arrived, all employees were accounted for, and there were no injuries. A small fire was still burning inside when firefighters got there but, fortunately, the building’s fire sprinkler

UPDATE: Despite Boone County Court being listed as the location for the hearing, it was held in Saline County on Tuesday. ORIGINAL STORY: A lawsuit filed by a former Columbia police officer could soon head to trial. Ex-police officer Rob Sanders is expected to appear in Boone County Court Tuesday morning for a motion hearing

A warrant was issued on Tuesday for a Cole County contractor convicted of ripping off customers. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office said Ken Jinson didn’t show up for a probation violation hearing Tuesday morning. A judge issued the warrant and set a cash-only bond at $1,000. In April, Jinson had pleaded no contest to

ABC 17 News confirms one person was taken into custody following an afternoon car chase just north of the Lake of the Ozarks in Eldon. Eldon’s chief of police, Brian Kidwell, told ABC 17 News the department was involved in the chase around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and that it also involved officers from California, Mo.

Mid-Missouri Fire departments cannot overstress the importance of not only having smoke detectors installed in residents homes, but that they work. ABC 17 News heard from neighbors that one woman whose home caught fire is safe because she heard her smoke detector alarms go off. Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Brad Frazier said having smoke detectors

Former chief juvenile officer Kurt Valentine filed a lawsuit against the Cole County Commission and Michael Couty after he claims he was wrongfully terminated. According to the complaint, Valentine had previously reported to Couty he had received reliable information there were several deputy juvenile officers, who were employed by Couty, engaging in drug use at

Columbia police said they arrested two men after finding a FedEx package with 23 pounds of marijuana inside on Monday afternoon. Police said with the help of a Columbia police K-9 and FedEx investigators, they served a narcotics-related search warrant at 3247 Wind River Circle around 2:30 p.m., after a packaged addressed to “Wrong” was

Camden County deputies arrested Gerald Warnock on Monday after officers were dispatched to a vehicle that had been broken into in the 900 block of North Business Route 5. According to the probable cause statement, deputies were able to quickly determine that Warnock was the suspect because of surveillance footage and multiple encounters with him

UPDATE 3:30 pm: According to the crash report, a Toyota Avalon went off the left side of the roadway and went under the median cable. Troopers said the car overturned, ejecting the driver. The driver, Hannah Filkins, had moderate injuries and was not wearing her seatbelt. She was taken to University Hospital for her injuries.

TONIGHT: It will be another cold night as temperatures drop into the upper 20s through the overnight hours under mostly clear skies. Winds will come in from the southwest and increase to near 10 mph by morning, producing wind chills in the lower 20s by daybreak. WEDNESDAY: We’ll have a windy, mild day with high

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Tuesday that Kirsti Metcalf, 41, has been sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property and abuse of a health care recipient. Metcalf was sentenced to 10 years for receiving stolen property and seven years for financial abuse of a Medicaid patient. She will serve

The Jefferson City Police Department will host Operation T.O.Y.S. on Saturday. The event will bring municipal, county, and state law enforcement officers together as they team with a child for Christmas shopping. Participating officers from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Capitol Police, Missouri Department of Corrections and Lincoln University Police

A Columbia man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon after being accused of pulling out a knife at a Best Buy store. According to the probable cause statement, a Best Buy employee was trying to get Allen Houston to leave the store because he was yelling at other store employees. The employee

A former Sears employee has been charged with stealing after she was accused of stealing money and multiple gift cards from Sears. According to the probable cause statement, Eden Tracy was working at Sears when she stole $466.31 from a green money bag in her cash drawer. On Dec. 6, Columbia police said Tracy activated

TUESDAY: You’ll need a heavier coat as temperatures will be colder, only reaching the upper 30s to near 40 by the warmest part of the day. Despite the mostly sunny skies, northwesterly winds at 8-15 mph will make it feel like it’s at or below freezing all day long. TONIGHT: It will be another cold

Columbia police arrested Jae Menzel after officers were dispatched to a stopped vehicle on I-70 Eastbound. Police said when they arrived on scene, they saw a car stopped in the left lane of the highway, with the vehicle running and Menzel inside. Officers said Menzel did not know where he was and said he had

UPDATE 8 a.m.: Columbia firefighters said the house fire in the 3000 block of Kohler Circle Tuesday morning was caused by an electrical issue in the kitchen. Crews said when they arrived around 4:45 a.m., they found an active fire in the kitchen. Firefighters said they were able to extinguish the fire within 15 minutes

Lately, we have been seeing nights where temperatures drop below freezing by the morning, but we wake up to no sign of frost here in mid-Missouri. Why is that? What makes frost form on some cold mornings and not the others? There are many factors that play into the formation of frost, not just below

TUESDAY: You’ll need a heavier coat as temperatures will be colder, only reaching the upper 30s to near 40 by the warmest part of the day. For the morning commute we will see temperatures in the low 20s with wind chills in the teens. Skies will clear by the afternoon leading to mostly sunny skies.

UPDATE 5:35 pm: ABC 17 spoke with Mike Hill, owner of Silver Leaf Holdings and the home on Lasso Circle. Hill said he rented that home to a female tenant for a year and a half and never had any problems with her. Hill, who said he was out of the country on Monday, said