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Fire officials determined a fire that prompted some Women’s and Children’s Hospital patients to be relocated on Monday morning was caused by lightning. The fire started at the west side of the top edge of the rooftop elevator mechanical room, said Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer in a news release. LIVE PLAYBACK of the

A woman is accused of slamming a Yorkshire terrier on a grooming table repeatedly at a Mexico pet store. Prosecutors charged Taylor Stout in Audrain County with animal abuse. The incident happened July 8 at Downtown Pet Stop, according to court documents. Authorities say the business owner, Nancy Buck, called authorities after customers told her

Two people were charged on Monday after court documents said video surveillance footage showed them abusing a dog at a pet grooming shop in Mexico, Missouri. Taylor H. Stout and James K. Johns were charged with animal abuse. Authorities said the business owner, Nancy Buck, called authorities after customers told her their dog was sick

A Waynesville man was charged on Tuesday in Miller and Pulaski counties after he allegedly assaulted three corrections officers between April and July. Keaven E. Shaw, 27, was originally arrested in Pulaski County in October after he was accused of killing his grandmother and was charged with first-degree murder. Shaw allegedly assaulted two corrections officers

An audit says a state contract for police fingerprinting technology has the appearance of a conflict of interest. The finding is part of a state audit released Wednesday that reviewed former director Drew Juden’s leadership of the Public Safety Department. Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office found that under Juden, the agency shelled out $1.25 million to

The Jefferson City Budget Committee met Monday for the first formal discussion of the FY2020 budget and the city’s five-year financial plan. Mayor Carrie Tergin is scheduled to present her initial budget proposal Thursday, after which a series of meetings is scheduled for further discussion. The mayor’s financial plan for FY2020 is $65,147,788, a cut-back

Members of the public and City of Columbia staff will hear about a project to update the sewer on Tupelo Place on Wednesday. An interested parties meeting will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Columbia City Hall conference room 1C. Columbia sewer utility workers are looking for a way to reduce sanitary

City leaders in Centralia have started early discussions about medical marijuana. Mayor Chris Cox said they are waiting before they get into specifics like planning and zoning. “I think we’re starting to talk about it. And I think it’s going to boil down to what kind of an industry segment business that you would be

A Boone County woman was arrested and charged on Monday night after a deputy responded to her home for a child abuse call and found poor living conditions and a dead dog in her freezer. The Boone County Sheriff’s deputy originally responded to the apartment in the 800 block of Demaret Drive on Monday for

Three people from Indiana could face drug charges following a bust by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cooper County. John C. Sheets, 46, John C. Sheets II, 21, and Jordan L. Nipper, 21, all of Muncie, Indiana, were arrested around 1 p.m. Tuesday on possible drug delivery charges. The Highway Patrol said troopers found

WEDNESDAY: Patchy fog this morning is possible followed by patchy afternoon clouds. A few showers could make it as far east as HWY 63, but the better chance looks focused toward the west. Highs in the low 80s . TONIGHT: Rain chances will flare up again in our western counties overnight. Lows drop into the

A former Lincoln University student is now charged with drug possession after marijuana, syringes and cannabis products were found in his room and car. A Lincoln University police officer pulled over Nicholas Khouri, 24, behind Stamper Hall on May 5, according to court documents. The officer said she smelled marijuana and started searching the car.

The Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair continued Tuesday with all amusement rides passing safety inspections, according to reports from the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The department conducted safety spot inspections Monday to check out rides provided by the two carnival ride companies, PBJ Happee Days Show and Sonshine AMS, that set up at

A one-stop shop for people affected by recent flooding and storms will open in Ashland on Wednesday, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Glenda Breeding is the manager of the facility, which will be operating from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Wednesday through Friday at 815 E. Broadway, and said it will offer

The Department of Natural Resources says a Columbia city pool leaked chlorine into Bear Creek causing fish to die. Both the DNR and the Department of Conservation opened investigations on the chlorine findings after a report from a concerned party on July 15. ABC 17 News went Tuesday to the site of the fish kill

Officials at the University of Missouri are investigating how many financial awards the school gave out to students in a scheme that some consider exploits the system. ProPublica Illinois highlighted the “legal loophole” used by some wealthy families in Illinois that allowed their children to qualify for financial need-based aid. Parents, according to the story,

A man is now charged with eight felonies and two misdemeanors after investigators said he tried to set a home on fire while three people were inside. According to the probable cause statement, one of the victims called 911 and said that David Apetz Jr. tried to set her home in Jonesburg on fire. The

UPDATE 7/30: A spokesperson with MU Health Care said 16 patients were relocated from Women’s and Children’s Hospital to the Missouri Orthopedic Institute or University Hospital after a small fire on Monday. As of Tuesday, cleanup on the fourth and fifth floors of the hospital was ongoing. ORIGINAL: Security officers and firefighters swarmed the grounds

Multiple areas of the Katy Trail remained closed Tuesday after several weeks of flooding left parts of the trail damaged. Missouri State Parks said it does not have a timeline as to when these will be fixed because each section has its own unique issues. The department said it is currently working on two of

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the state of Missouri to stop a law that bans abortions beyond the eighth week of pregnancy from taking effect Aug. 28. The organizations allege in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the abortion bill signed in May by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson that does