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A group has started the process of circulating a petition in support of auditing the City of Columbia, according to the State Auditor’s Office. The group has been given a petition signature form, which is used for collecting signatures. They’ll have to get 5,000 signatures from registered voters in the city within one year before

The National Transportation Safety Board released its initial review on Friday of the digital video recorder system recovered from last week’s deadly sinking of DUKW “Stretch Boat 7” near Branson. Initial Review of Duck Boat Digital Video RecorderSystem Completed: https://t.co/uRo6bT9ZOM — NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 27, 2018 According to the NTSB, 29 passengers and two crew

The owner of Bocomo Bay smoke shop was sentenced to three years in federal prison and two years of supervised release on Thursday. Kevin E. Bay pleaded guilty in July 2016 to helping sell more than $2 million in synthetic marijuana, often known as K2. The judge said he considered Bay’s declining health. In the

Fire crews are responding to a gas station in north Callaway County. Firefighters with the North Callaway Fire Protection District and Auxasse Fire Department are at the Show Me Oil station on Old Highway 54. A lieutenant with the Auxasse Fire Department told ABC 17 News that when they entered the building Friday night, they

University of Missouri Health Care is in exclusive discussions to purchase two area hospitals from St. Louis-based SSM Health. As ABC17 News first reported Wednesday night, SSM and MU Health are in talks to transfer ownership of St. Mary’s Hospitals in Jefferson City and Mexico, Missouri, to MU Health. MU Health is also hoping to

Fire officials found one person dead at a home on Janice Drive in Iberia, Missouri early Tuesday morning after reports of a residential structure fire. The Iberia Rural Fire Protection District responded to the report and found heavy smoke coming from the residence. When firefighters entered and searched the residence, they found the individual already

Mizzou defensive end Tre Williams was charged with second-degree domestic assault on Sunday, and the court documents were released on Wednesday. This comes a day after Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Susan Boresi told the Missourian the former Rock Bridge standout will not be charged. ABC 17 News has reached out to Boresi multiple times,

A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in prison without parole on Thursday for his role in a “prostitution operation that involved sex trafficking a minor victim,” the Western District Attorney’s Office said in a press release. Kenneth Ronald Jones, 26, pleaded guilty to the crimes in August. He admitted to inducing three victims,

Congratulations to the winner of the Thursday Night Football UPickem contest Keith Broadus!

Boonville police confirm they are investigating after a student threatened to “shoot up the school.” According to the department’s Facebook page , the department was notified by the administration of LSE school that a student made a verbal threat to shoot up the school. The student was taken into custody while the incident is being

A Randolph County jury decided a Moberly man will remain in custody for sexually violent crimes he was previously convicted of. Daniel J. Jensen, 41, of Moberly, Missouri, was convicted in the state of California for molesting two boys, ages 9 and 10. Then, once moving back to Missouri, he was caught and convicted for

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to track several bands of rainfall tracking through southern Mid-Missouri over the next several hours. Rain will become more widespread especially after 3pm from south to north. The heaviest rainfall looks to be maintained for southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri, but all of the region will be running into steady light rain

A Columbia man was taken into custody on Wednesday after the Mexico Public Safety Department linked him to a car theft and a burglary in the area. According to MPSD, a vehicle was rummaged through and had change stolen from it early Wednesday morning in the 600 block of Whitley Street. The owner of the

THURSDAY: Areas of drizzle is possible this morning, with the main axis of rain still tracking through Oklahoma/Arkansas. While it’s not as cold as previous mornings, the overcast skies and rain today will make it feel cool. You’ll need that umbrella through the day, as the drizzle gives way to widespread rain as we head

The Columbia Downtown Community Improvement District ended its 2018 fiscal year on a high note. According to financial reports, the special taxing district collected just about $130,000 more than it budgeted for by Sept. 30. For executive director Bob Hohenstein, that means two things. “Businesses in the district are doing well. They are selling more

A shake-up of the Columbia Police Department’s seven lieutenants has left the Community Outreach Unit without one. The unit, which was a major part of the city’s strategic plan and a proven crime reduction tool in the areas it served, is now missing a part of CPD’s normal chain of command. CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts

The Lincoln University community will hold a vigil Wednesday evening to mourn the loss of D’Angelo Bratton-Bland, 23, of Jefferson City. Bratton-Bland died in a hospital late Tuesday from gunshot wounds, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. He was the president of the Student Government Association. The vigil will be in the Scruggs University

The holidays are only a few weeks away, and Boone Hospital Center officials said it takes a while for the flu shot to be effective. They said those who want it should get it now. “It takes about two weeks, so if you want to get it before the holidays get it now,” said Brenda

Columbia Public Schools is implementing new procedures on how to handle unpaid school lunches. If a child’s lunch account has more than $50 of delinquent payments, it will be sent to a third-party collections agency. If a student’s account is delinquent, they will still receive a regular meal, however meal substitutions would not be given

Missouri is the 46th state to get Walgreens medication disposal kiosks. However, Walgreens is not the first business to start such a program. Several drug take-back programs started around the nation a few years ago, said Executive Director Carmen Catizone of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Catizone said a major way opioids get