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One person was injured and an apartment damaged after a small kitchen fire Thursday afternoon. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire at the Keeneland Downs Apartments at 8 North Keene Street. The person who called 9-1-1 said they smelled smoke and heard an alarm from an upstairs apartment. Firefighters found smoke coming from

If you’re someone who suffers from allergies, you’re not alone. In fact, nearly 20% of Americans suffer from some type of allergy. Dr. Schultz from Providence Urgent Care said, “With all of the rain that we’ve been having this year it’skind of typical that grasses are growing really well. There’s been a lot of ragweed.

Police said a child is safe after a parental kidnapping in Jefferson City. The father of the six-year-old boy told police the child’s mother, Shanika Myers, took the boy without permission to Texas. According to Jefferson City Police Sergeant Steve Dappen, “The father went to the hotel where she claimed she was staying. The father

Nearly 300 customers were still without power in Columbia Thursday night, but restoring power proved to be a challenge. Spring Valley was one of the neighborhoods still without power off West Broadway. The city doubled down on its efforts to bring back power. It doubled the amount of crews working and the amount of hours

One of Columbia’s well-known downtown landmarks is set to be sold. Two club owners from Madison, Wisconsin plan to buy The Blue Note, which is located on 9th Street in downtown Columbia. They also plan to buy sister club Mojo’s from co-founder Richard King. The sale is expected to be finalized in October of this

Nearly 30 people were arrested last month following a long-term drug investigation of a Camden County business. The Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group started investigating a Camden County shop called “Hippie Spirit” in July 2012. Camdenton Police, the Camden Co. Sheriff’s Department and the LANEG conducted a drug search warrant at Hippie Spirit and found

Columbia Police have identified a suspect in one of the many shootings that have occurred in the past two weeks. Officers are looking for 28-year-old William Alexander Hill for 1st degree assault and armed criminal action. His bond amount is set at $100,000. Police said Hill was involved in a shooting at the intersection of

With gun violence becoming a near nightly event in Columbia over past few days, some citizens are making their voices heard. The Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence met at City Hall Wednesday night for its regularly scheduled meeting. That meeting was supposed to start at 5:30, but there weren’t enough task force members to

Wednesday, Columbia city manager declared an emergency after Monday’s night storm causing hundreds in Columbia to still be without power. “It’s interesting, you don’t realize how dependent you are on electricity till you don’t have it,” said Julie Borders, a Columbia Water and Light customer living without power for two days. Tonight more than 1,400

Gary Pinkel will turn to a former Tiger to coach the offensive line. Former Mizzou offensive lineman A.J. Ricker will join Pinkel’s staff as offensive line coach, ABC 17 confirmed. The Klein, Texas native comes from Illinois, where he held the same position. Ricker spent two years on Tim Beckman’s staff, working with offensive coordinator

Columbia police are still investigating another shooting in the central city early Wednesday morning. Police were called out to the 400 block of Sanford Avenue. Investigators found multiple shell casings in the road and two unoccupied cars were hit with gunfire. ABC 17 Wednesday talked to Michael Jones, who owns property on Sanford Ave. Jones

Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said they have put more patrols in the Bellview and Scott Boulevard area. Several of the tenants on Bellview have fallen victim to tire slashings in the past few days. Landlords are now saying the construction in the area is causing some of the problem and said

Columbia Water and Light Wednesday night confirmed that residents in the dark could still be without power until Thursday night. About 1,300 were still without power Wednesday afternoon. Restoration work has been slow due to the large amount of debris, damage, and access issues. The Spring Valley, Lynwood and Brandon Road areas were some of

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved a list of hundreds of transportation projects Missourians said are necessary. The list includes $4.8 billion for more than 800 transportation projects. Essentially, these will fix roads and bridges that are in bad condition not just all over the state but locally, even doing projects in areas not

Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel will head down to SEC Media Days with some of his team’s most outgoing players. Quarterback Maty Mauk, center Evan Boehm and defensive end Markus Golden will go to Birmingham. The Tigers will do their interviews Wednesday, July 16. The SEC Media Days, which were expanded to four days, will

A suspect is in the Randolph County jail after allegedly damaging a Mid-Missouri post office and local Casey’s. The sheriff’s department got an alarm 2:13 a.m. Tuesday from the Casey’s in Higbee, about 15 minutes south of Moberly. Deputies found Brian Sumpter, 49, damaging things in the store using a large metal pipe. While getting

After a recent crime spike, Columbia city leaders are talking about a possible public safety tax to pay for 50 more police officers. For the first time, leaders revealed numbers they say support the need for a new property tax. With the draft proposal as it’s written, it would be a six cent increase over

At around 6:00 Tuesday morning, maintenance workers pulled into the Blair Oaks High School parking lot and heard the buzzer of the scoreboard going off in the gym. “They said they felt like they were getting to a basketball game hearing the buzzer go off like that,” said the schools Superintendent, Dr. James Jones. The

A Wardsville school sustained significant damage during Monday night’s powerful severe thunderstorms. The storms formed into a bowing line that brought damaging straight line winds to Mid-Missouri. Official wind reports from around the area ranged from 60 to 70 miles per hour, with the highest in Cole County coming in at 65MPH in Jefferson City.

Power was restored over the course of the day in Jefferson City following strong storms Monday night. Most of the work involved removing trees, especially on the west side of town near Highway 50 and Rainbow Drive. Last night when Edward Sackett stepped outside, he saw the storms moving in. “Next thing you know, the