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In its first week, Columbia’s “Pothole Posse” received over 100 reports of damaged roadways. The crew is Columbia Public Works’ solution to the potholes in Columbia after three winter storms. Columbia Public Works spokesman Steven Sapp say the program will build a better relationship between the agency and residents. “Streets with inside the city limits,

The Columbia police andfirefightershope to help people in a different way than usual this weekend. Tuesday,theyannouncedthey will host a job fair with the hope of getting people off the streets and into the work force. A number of officers and firefighters would go out on their typical calls and ask people what else they could

A bill that would give hundreds of millions of dollars for renovating and constructing buildings for the University of Missouri and other colleges across the state is now dead. The bonding bill would have dedicated $1.2-billion to Fulton State Mental Hospital, the Capitol, and state parks. It passed the House last week. But with only

Centralia police officers arrested three people for having drugs and guns in their car Monday night. The bust started as a traffic stop on Highway 22. During the stop, officers said they found 80 grams of marijuana, a loaded nine millimeter handgun and cash in the car. Those arrested include Jakarr Curtis from Mexico, Rebecca

A Columbia teenager has been sentenced to prison for assaulting and attempting to rob a Jefferson Junior High School teacher. Marquez F. Marshall will spend nine years behind bars after the court found him guilty of second-degree attempted robbery and second-degree burglary. On November 7, 2012, a female teacher was approached by Marshall in the

Boone County fire crews and medics are responding to a report of a motorized paraglider that has crashed just south of Columbia. The initial call went out around 5:20 p.m. for the 9000 block of Tomlin Hill Road. Crews told ABC 17 News at the scene that 43-year-old Oliver Limcherm took off from private property

Columbia police were searching for a man who burst into a house on Hamilton Way, near the University of Missouri campus, Sunday morning. Residents there told ABC 17 News the man was banging on neighboring doors, asking for a specific person. The suspect eventually burst into 1111 Hamilton Way and cornered a resident at gunpoint,

The murder trial of a Holts Summit teen accused of killing his grandmother has been delayed. Ryan Koebel was due in court on Wednesday, but ABC 17 News confirmed Monday the trial start has been pushed back. Callaway County prosecutor Chris Wilson told ABC 17 News he and Koebel’s defense attorney were in court Monday.

Columbia police are investigating two separate reports of shots fired Sunday night. Just before 8 p.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Oak Street for a reference of shots fired. Officers found four shell casings in the area. At the scene, officers said it was likely in an attempt to get attention. Police

Columbia police are investigating a robbery at the Motel 6 on I-70 Drive Southeast Monday morning. Officers say a man wearing a mask walked in around 4 a.m., pointed a handgun at the night clerk and demanded money. He then left the area on foot. Police searched the immediate area with a K-9 unit but

The man accused of a rape at a University of Missouri dormitory pleaded guilty in court Monday. 47-year-old Marvin Jones pleaded guilty to charges of forcible sodomy and forcible rape for a 1999 rape. On October 16, 1999, the University of Missouri Police Department investigated a rape at the Gillett Residence Hall on campus. In

The last Frontier Airlines flight from Columbia Regional Airport to Orlando took off Monday morning and city officials say they are not close to landing a new airline. The final Frontier take-off departed at 10:10 a.m. Ticket prices for the flight were as low as $25 Sunday night. Frontier has been flying their Airbus 319

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The Lake of the Ozarks is a summer getaway for many Missouri families. While the fun and sun are what first come to mind, the reality of danger became evident last summer after three tragic deaths. Among them were two children, Alexandra and Brayden Anderson of Ashland. The siblings were swimming together next to their

The Columbia Police Department announced Monday it will conduct a sobriety checkpoint during the upcoming commencement weekend. Officers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers from Friday through Sunday. The sobriety patrols coincide with University of Missouri graduation events. Funding for the checkpoint will be paid for by a grant funded by the Missouri

A fire early Monday morning started in a recreational vehicle and spread to a nearby mobile home in Columbia. The fire started around 1:00 a.m. on Lenoir Street. When firefighters arrived, they found the RV fully engulfed and flames in the mobile home. A mother and daughter in the home were able to get out

Last week, Missouri attorney general Chris Koster’s office requested a 10 day extension to review a petition to release Ryan Ferguson. The office cited a “heavy workload.” The Western District Appeals Court granted the extension to the attorney general to submit their answer, which is due May 20. On Jan. 30, Kathleen Zellner, Ryan Ferguson’s

The Missouri Tiger softball team earned the No. 6 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. As a result Mizzou will host the Columbia regional May 17-19. Coming to mid-Missouri to join the Tigers in this four-team regional is: Stony Brook, Oregon State, and Hofstra. Mizzou opens regional play Friday, May 17, against Stony Brook at

A Lebanon, Mo. man is dead after a head-on crash in Pulaski County Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 71-year-old Samuel Wood was traveling westbound on Highway AB near Richland when Darriel McDaniels, 41, of Richland hit his car head-on. Troopers said McDaniels was driving in the wrong lane. Wood was pronounced dead at

***UPDATE: SATURDAY, 10:06 P.M.*** Chelsea Thomas was able to pitch the Missouri Tigers to the SEC Tournament championship game. She was not, however, able to a victory. Mizzou head coach Ehren Earleywine decided to throw Thomas for the second time Saturday against Florida in the SEC Championship game, but the reigning SEC Pitcher of the