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The 2016 budget is being hammered out between Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes and the Columbia City Council. It’s about a 440-million dollar plan that includes money for essential services, public safety, veterans services and even some new city jobs. Mike Matthes: We don’t often get to add employees, most of those are in the

The 2016 budget is being hammered out between Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes and the Columbia City Council. It’s about a 440-million dollar plan that includes money for essential services, public safety, veterans services and even some new city jobs. The city manager is our guest for “This Week.” This is a transcript of our

Jefferson City Police arrested a stabbing suspect Friday afternoon after receiving a tip. Patrol officers took Christopher Page, 22, into custody on Elizabeth Street around 4 p.m. without incident. Jefferson City police got a call around 11:43 p.m. Wednesday, reporting an open door and a woman lying in a pool of blood. Officers found the

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 2 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Rock Bridge at De Smet: 47-17 FHickman at Lee’s Summit: 7-20 FHolt at Battle: 12-55 FJefferson City at CBC: 14-49 FHelias at Hannibal: 35-49 FOwensville at Blair Oaks: 19-48 FTolton at Lutheran St. Charles: 44-46 FClark County at Centralia:

A weak cold front will move slowly through Mid-Missouri Saturday. A few showers and storms out ahead of this front in the morning will push east and out of the area by mid-morning. As the front drifts to near HWY 54 in the afternoon, a few more storms could pop up through early evening. Severe

Boone County Fire officials responded to a gas leak east of Columbia just after 3:30 Friday afternoon. St. Charles Road between Whitewater Drive and Slickrock Drive was temporarily closed. Ameren was also on scene.

At least one person was hurt after a multiple vehicle crash along I-70 Friday evening in Columbia. ABC 17 News had crews at the scene, who confirmed one woman was taken in an ambulance after a chain reaction crash on I-70 westbound near Providence Road around 6 p.m. Friday. ABC 17 News is working to

Columbia Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man accused of shooting a pizza delivery man back in May. 42-year-old Edward Wall of Columbia is wanted for robbery, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He’s considered armed and dangerous. Wall allegedly confronted a delivery driver for Wise Guys Pizza

Drivers in Mid-Missouri should be aware of more traffic in southern Boone County this weekend. The Ashland Police Department will have extra officers on traffic detail during the Cattlemen Days Rodeo over the next two days. Crews are finishing setting up the 39th edition of the rodeo, where nearly 2,000 people are expected to attend.

An Eldon woman was federally indicted Friday for having illegal guns. 41-year-old Talissa Dummermuth was charged with being a felon in possession of firearms on August 19. Dummermuth allegedly had a .22 caliber pistol, a Ruger .22 caliber revolver, and a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol on July 22. Dummermuth is in federal prison pending

The University of Missouri College of Engineering received a $500,000 gift for renovations at Lafferre Hall. A Kansas City based engineering firm, Burns & McDonnell, donated $400,000. Alumnus Ray Kowalik donated $100,000. Kowalik is the executive vice president for Burns & McDonnell. The combined gifts will be put toward renovating an area dedicated for student

Ashland Police are asking residents to remember to lock their car doors at night. Police said the reminder comes after several victims complained of their cars being broken into and items being stolen. Police said the common denominator in each theft was an unlocked car overnight.

A campus alert has been issued for the University of Missouri in Columbia. MUPD officers told ABC 17 News the alert was just before 8 p.m. after a possible gun was spotted near campus. Police said just before 7:30 p.m., three students walking by Lathrop Hall reportedly saw a passenger in a white older model

The MUSTANG drug task force carried out a search warrant for drugs about 8:45 Friday morning. Fulton police officers also helped form a perimeter around the property. ABC 17 News has confirmed it happened on Jefferson City Road in Fulton. Stay with ABC 17 News on this developing story.

Work is scheduled to begin on a major Columbia road starting Friday. Phase 3 of the Scott Blvd. road construction project was scheduled to start at 7:00 a.m. The project involves rebuilding the road from Vawter School Road south to State Route KK, about 1.8 miles south of the road. Workers will first shut down

Three male suspects are on the loose Friday morning after a home invasion robbery in Columbia. Around midnight Friday, officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Jacobs Place for a burglary with a gun. Three men approached another man when they arrived at his home. One of the suspects pointed a handgun at the

A suspect is in custody Friday morning after leading authorities on a high speed vehicle chase in Columbia and Ashland. Around 2:15 Friday morning deputies were involved in a high speed chase that started at Vandiver and Rangeline and ended on Highway 63 towards the Columbia Regional Airport. Authorities say 41-year-old Leslie Shoemate was the

Officials at the Columbia Public Library confirmed to ABC 17 News Thursday that thereare bats inside the library. This comes just weeks after the library had to temporarily close for a flea problem. A concerned viewer contacted ABC 17 News Wednesday. Library spokeswoman Mitzi St. John told ABC 17 News there have been several bat

A 20-year-old man is dead following a Thursday afternoon crash in Camden County. Osage Beach police officers said the crash happened just after 4 p.m. on Highway 54 near Osage Beach. Thomas Rosemann, 67, of St. Louis, was driving a 2005 Airstream motor home when he made a U-turn at Highway 54 and Key Largo.

A weak cold front will move across Mid-Missouri Friday night and Saturday bringing a slight chance of showers and t-storms. A line of showers is forecast to move across northern Missouri Friday morning, bringing a slight rain chance mainly to areas north of I-70. Clouds will break up as we head into the afternoon with