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The petition started a year ago to update lighting in Columbia’s crime-ridden east campus neighborhood, but residents are still waiting for change. Last fall, resident Abby Jensen recalls a moment where “The taxi driver stopped to get me and a man came and started trying to attack me.” Sarah Sprick, the petitioner says, “Our front

A mid-Missouri man was charged Wednesday night, accused of stealing from his employer. Jefferson City police officers arrested 52-year-old Roland Morrow Tuesday afternoon just after 11:30 a.m. Court documents obtained by ABC 17 News show Morrow embezzled money while he worked as an office manager and accountant at Scheppers International Truck Center in Jefferson City.

This coming spring, much of the land near Columbia Regional Airport won’t be covered in corn. Instead, contruction workers will descend on the land to begin building a sewer collection system extension for Ashland. Ashland Mayor Gene Rhorer said a few years ago, the city passed a bond issue for a seven million dollar waste

A Columbia man was arrested earlier this week for reportedly striking a 6-year-old child with a blind adjustment stick that left several welts on the child’s arm before going into school. Dewayne Carter, 24, was charged with child abuse on Monday when the incident apparently happened. He is currently in the Boone County Jail with

Boone County leaders said their jail is overcrowded, and part of the problem, officials are locking up too many inmates with mental health issues. Boone County Commissioner, Janet Thompson, just got back from Washington D.C. As part of the National Association of Counties, Thompson talked to other commissioners about the growing inmate population with mental

Missouri State Highway Patrol warns drivers of the dangers of not yielding to stopped emergency vehicles on the side of the highway or street. A couple of days ago the Missouri State Highway Patrol captured on their dash cam, a near death experience for a state trooper and the owner of the vehicle he stopped.

Three Fulton men are arrested Wednesday morning after a burglary in Callaway County. The three men, 31-year-old Chance Garriott, 26-year-oldBradley Foutes, and 33-year-oldJustin Thurston were all on probation and parole when they were arrested, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. On January 8, 2016, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office investigated a burglary in the

The former strength coach for MU football has already started in a new role. Pat Ivey has been named the University’s Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity, with a salary of $150,000. He was not kept with the team in December when Mizzou named a new head football coach. Ivey will now focus on recruiting and

A man pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday after it was caught on ABC 17 News cameras last August in northeast Columbia. A man stepped in, trying to break up a fight on Quail Drive between Larry Williams and a woman. Williams then started throwing rocks and hitting the man with a metal pipe. Williams was

A man is going to prison for the next 7 years after shooting another man in the chest in Cole County. The victim was hit several times and went to University Hospital in Columbia. It happened last July off Randall Drive near Truman Blvd., about 15 minutes northwest of Jefferson City. Kevin White was sentenced

ABC 17 News has confirmed a shooting was reported Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. Police responded to the 1100 block of E. Elm Street. JCPD said no one was hurt, but a vehicle was struck in the crossfire. ABC 17 News talked to neighbors in the area who said they heard gunshots but saw nothing.

A St. Louis man is in the Boone County Jail after allegedly leading deputies on a chase. Deputies arrested 27-year-old David Davis just after 2:00 Wednesday morning. A deputy tried to pull him over on Brushwood Lake Road near Scott Boulevard, but Davis instead sped away. Deputies said Davis reached speeds of about 70 miles

The search for a new University of Missouri system president continues in Kansas City as curators agreed upon the composition of the search committee Wednesday morning. The search committee is comprised of all six curators, two students – one of whom is the student board representative – two faculty members, and one staff member. The

A missing child was found Wednesday after help from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Howard County Sheriff responded to a home off County Road 108. The home is close to Highway 124 outside Harrisburg. Units from Boone County and Cooper County were also involved. Starting at around 10:30 Wednesday morning, a helicopter used a

Tolton Catholic High School announced Wednesday it is ending it’s relationship with the clothing company that provides its school uniforms. Administrators sent a letter home to parents saying it will no longer use Lands’ End as a uniform provider because the company backs an advocate for abortion rights. In the latest spring catalog, Lands’ End

A former junior high school teacher in the Lebanon R-3 School District was federally charged Tuesday for receiving child porn. 41-year-old Everet Henry allegedly received child porn over the internet between January 2011 and January 2016.

Looking at 30 years of weather data for Mid-Missouri, the average high temperature for this time of year is 48 with an average low of 28. Days are running below average through Thursday as chilly northwesterly winds continue behind a departing storm system. Surface winds will shift to the west-southwest as we head into Friday

The Downtown Columbia Leadership Council wants more information on the city’s “science” behind approving new construction. Commissioner Brent Gardner, a realtor in Columbia, said he wanted to know the “formula” Columbia Public Works or the city’s development department used when faced with a new development for downtown. The Columbia City Council approved a “re-platting” at

Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling “Hy-Vee” brand 2-ounce macadamia nuts due to a health risk. The Des Moines based company said Wednesday night they were calling back the nuts because they could be contaminated with Salmonella. So far, no illnesses have been reported. Hy-Vee 2-ounce Macadamia Nuts were sold at all of the company’s 240 grocery

The trial date is set for a Mid-Missouri prosecutor. Shayne Healea will go to trial October 27 in Shelby County for a crash that happened in downtown Columbia. He is accused of crashing into Columbia restaurant Addison’s in 2014 during Mizzou’s homecoming, hurting four people.