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Global Military expert says a draft is highly unlikely

January 8, 2020 6:54 PM Amber Tabeling

A Global Military expert said declaring a draft is unlikely as it would be a diplomatic process that would take a lot of time.

Crews continue search for missing mother 3 months after disappearance

January 8, 2020 2:19 PM Connor Hirsch

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Authorities were at the Lamine River Wednesday continuing their efforts to find Mengqi Ji Elledge three months after her disappearance. On Wednesday, ABC17 crews saw a team of five people go out on a boat upstream around 12:30 p.m. It appeared divers were a part of that team. The search continued until

State, federal agencies stay vigilant amid reported cyber attacks

January 8, 2020 4:56 PM Joe McLean

Law enforcement agencies across the country received a safety bulletin Wednesday from the FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security warning that Iran could make steps in the immediate-term to attack the US in cyberspace.

Boone County Sheriff Cyber Crimes Task Force

Columbia man arrested, suspected of having child pornography

January 8, 2020 4:04 PM Matt Ragsdale

A release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force said the man had child porn on his phone.

Iran fires missiles on U.S. facilities in Iraq

January 7, 2020 5:46 PM Associated Press

TEHRAN (AP) Iran state TV says Tehran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general. Iran’s foreign minister is calling a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops a “proportionate measures in self-defense.” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

‘Ground war is not a viable option with Iran,’ stirkes on U.S. facilities in Iraq

January 7, 2020 10:01 PM Zach Boetto

Hours after Iran called an attack on two US bases in Iraq, tensions between the two countries are ratcheting up.

Local leaders look to state legislature to combat gun violence

January 7, 2020 10:44 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia recently expanded the Violent Crime Task Force in an effort to combat gun violence, but city leaders are still searching for more ways to reduce violence, including state legislature.

Sex offender who pretended to be a massage therapist sued in Boone County court

January 7, 2020 7:40 PM Barry Mangold

A man who admitted to sexually assaulting women under the guise of a massage therapist was targetted in a civil suit filed on Tuesday.

Authorities return to search for Mengqi Ji Elledge

January 7, 2020 4:22 PM Zach Boetto

Law enforcement agencies returned to the De Bourgmont Lamine River Access on Tuesday, to search for the missing Columbia mother. The Columbia Police Department along with the Columbia Fire Department and a team of divers took a CFD boat east from the access point on the Lamine River. A CPD detective said this is not

WHAT’S GOING AROUND: More flu cases reported in the U.S.

January 7, 2020 8:57 PM Matt Ragsdale

Medical officials around the country, including in Mid-Missouri, continue to diagnose new cases of the flu.

Columbia mayor reacts to shooting after announcement on violent crime task force

January 7, 2020 2:13 PM Connor Hirsch

The mayor of Columbia believes the shooting that happened just about 6 hours after the city’s announcement of an expansion of the violent crime task force explains why the task force is needed.

Columbia police respond to armed robbery in south Columbia

January 7, 2020 6:16 PM Matt Ragsdale

Officers said a man pulled out a weapon that appeared to be a gun during the robbery.

Moniteau deputies looking for multiple burglary suspects

January 7, 2020 3:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Moniteau County Sheriff released an image of three people suspected of stealing items from a Highpoint gas station early on New Year’s Eve.

Missouri could make daylight saving time permanent

January 6, 2020 12:22 PM Amber Tabeling

A bill to establish Daylight Saving as a standard time pact was prefiled in Missouri by Tim Remole in December.

Western District Cole County Commissioner Kris Scheperle

Commissioner votes ‘no’ on Cole County budget over pre-trial services funding

January 6, 2020 9:30 PM Joe McLean

Western District Commissioner Kris Scheperle told ABC 17 News on Monday he plans to cast a vote against the FY2020 spending plan Tuesday, marking the current commission’s first dissent in a budget vote.

Business destroyed by fire in Jefferson City.

Recovery ‘slow and messy’ after Jefferson City business destroyed in fire

January 7, 2020 3:01 PM Molly Stawinoga

Winn Harrison, the owner of CW Harrison, a roofing/guttering company, said he will be retiring after a fire destroyed his business.

Programming Note: Changes to FOX 22 signal

January 6, 2020 4:51 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Work continues at The Networks of Mid Missouri broadcast facility and it will affect our viewers of channels 17 and 22 Monday night and for the next few days. The FCC is requiring us to make long term technical changes to channel 22 because of interference concerns with stations in other markets.