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Four years after the passage of a Missouri law allowing school districts to let trained teachers carry firearms in the classroom, ABC 17 News goes in-depth to bring you a first-hand look at a training program for state certified school protection officers. There’s never been one in the state, but that will change when faculty

Gov. Eric Greitens’ request that a judge, not a jury, determine his fate in a criminal case has been rejected. Circuit Judge Rex Burlison denied the request for a bench trial after a hearing on Monday. ABC 17 previously reported that Greitens was indicted in February on felony fourth-degree invasion of privacy for allegedly taking

UPDATE 3/26: Shelton has been charged with robbery in the first degree. According to the probable cause statement, A Pizza Hut delivery driver arrived at an abandoned trailer and was robbed. The victim claimed one of the suspects put a gun in his face and was told to hand everything over. Shelton and the other

Callaway County deputies arrested Michael Fitch, 37, and Tiffany Cox, 28, on Saturday afternoon after officers conducted an investigative traffic stop on Interstate 70. Officers said when they stopped the car, Fitch refused to exit it. Fitch was a wanted fugitive for felony tampering with a motor vehicle, deputies said. Officers had to forcibly remove

The start of this week brings a very active weather pattern giving us the chance for heavy rain accumulation, the potential for flooding, and strong to even severe thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms will persist through Tuesday afternoon and will be efficient rain makers. On Monday the bulk of the heaviest rain will hang north of

Columbia police arrested Nathan Fine on Saturday afternoon after officers were dispatched to the intersection of Broadway and College Avenue for a traffic stop. Police said Fine, the driver, had a loaded syringe that officers found underneath the driver’s seat. Fine admitted to police that he used Fentanyl earlier in the day and had put

Columbia police arrested Antonio Perry on Sunday morning after officers were dispatched to the Hong Kong Market on I-70 Drive Southeast in reference to an alarm. Police said a suspect made entry into the store after cutting a window screen. While officers were still investigating the burglary, police were dispatched to Motel 6 on I-70

**FLOOD WATCH** MONDAY 7PM – TUESDAY 7PM COUNTIES: CAMDEN, MILLER, COLE, OSAGE, MARIES, PULASKI, PHELPS, GASCONADE THREATS INCLUDE: FLOODING ALONG STREAMS, CREEKS & LOW-LYING AREAS. FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. TODAY: Get the umbrella and rain coats ready because it will be a soggy start to your Monday as we will

Officers with the University of Missouri Police Department arrested 42-year-old Crystal Meyer just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police performed a traffic stop due to expired Missouri license plates on the car Meyer was driving, and later found the Columbia woman had a suspended driver’s license. As police investigated, they spotted marijuana and drug items in

UPDATE (8:10 a.m.): The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the driver of the van as Stacey Hawkins, 44, from Columbia. Hawkins was transported to the hospital with minor injuries according to a crash report. ABC 17 News is working to clarify if any one else was injured in the crash. Original story: Two people were

**FLOOD WATCH** MONDAY 7PM – TUESDAY 7PM COUNTIES: CAMDEN, MILLER, COLE, OSAGE, MARIES, PULASKI, PHELPS, GASCONADE THREATS INCLUDE: FLOODING ALONG STREAMS, CREEKS & LOW-LYING AREAS. FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. TONIGHT: Clouds will be back on the increase overnight tonight ahead of our next approaching weather system. We’ll see temperatures drop

A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for producing and possessing child pornography. Justin Hull, 33, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Hull admitted that he used a child victim to produce child pornography in December 2015. He also admitted that he was in possession of child pornography

Some Boone County residents are under a precautionary boil-water advisory until Tuesday afternoon because of a water main leak and low water pressure, according to a notice from Consolidated Water Supply District No.1. The notice said customers affected are in the general area between west of Highway 124, Benedict Road east of Perche Creek, Dripping

TODAY: We’re going to see mostly cloudy conditions continue this morning. High temperatures will fight to reach back up to 50 degrees in most locations, and if we see some sunshine this afternoon, could go a couple degrees beyond 50. Winds will be out of the east around 10 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds will be back

Columbia students, along with hundreds of others across the nation, organized a local “March for Our Lives” to show support for strengthening gun regulations and ending school shootings. The march, sparked by the survivors of the February shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, drew hundreds to the columns on the University

Mid-Missouri organizations helped families prepare for emergency situations Saturday afternoon. Operation KidSafe Child Safety Day was held at Synergy Sports in Columbia, hosted by Mid-America Specialty Markets and Nationwide Insurance. Children were able to get their picture and digital fingerprints entered into a database for free. Parents were given a copy to show law enforcement

TONIGHT : Clouds will hold on into the evening and overnight hours. Temperatures will still continue to fall thanks to winds out of the north tonight as we bottom out in the low 30s across the region. You’ll want to grab your jacket headed out the door on Sunday morning. SUNDAY: We will start the

A Centralia woman was charged earlier this week after police said a fight with her teenage daughter turned violent. Kalinda Carpenter was booked into the Boone County Jail Friday afternoon. According to a probable cause statement, Carpenter and her daughter were in an argument at a home on North Columbia Street on Monday. Police said

A new initiative for Missouri’s small business community and farmers was launched Thursday. Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt joined business and finance leaders in St. Louis to launch Missouri First, standing for financing investment in rural, small business and technology communities. The program would provide low-interest loans to small businesses and agriculture operations. Greg Tucker

Dozens of people are expected to march through downtown Columbia Saturday afternoon for a local ‘March for Our Lives’ rally. The Columbia Police Department tweeted Friday that there will be a temporary road closure of 8th Street from Elm to Walnut streets between 1:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. for the demonstration. In the tweet, police