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The Missouri Office of Administration is now accepting contract bids for a second Columbia license office. Groups and/or individuals must submit their bids by February 10. Prospective bidders can tour the current license office at 403 Vandiver from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on January 26 to see how the office is operated. The state Department

A man accused of setting fire to a Jefferson City sporting goods store appeared in court for a case review Wednesday. Kurt Steidley was found guilty last January of setting Everharts Outdoor on fire in 2011. His attorney argued for a new trial due to a disclosure violation in the original trial. The judge then

Multiple candidates are trying to secure seats on the Columbia City Council. Jake Loft plans to campaign for the first ward, after Ginny Chadwick’s resignation. Michael Trapp and Paul Love have filed to be the representative of the second ward. Trapp currently holds that position. Ryan Euliss, Elizabeth Peters, and Randall Minchew have filed to

Two people were arrested Monday after Sedalia Police and the Pettis County Sheriff’s Department served a warrant related to an armed robbery at a hotel last month. Deputies found 5 adults and two toddlers inside the home at 2819 Southgate Loop. One man got out through the back door, but was arrested a short time

The Jefferson City Police Department has released the number of people of people caught driving drunk around the holidays. It was part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign that ran from December 12 to January 1. During that period, Jefferson City Police issued 565 citations, and 16 of them were for people

Columbia police said a tow truck driver was robbed and stabbed along I-70 as he tried to help a car on the side of the road. Police told ABC 17 News the driver saw a car on westbound I-70, pulled over, and stopped to help. But when he got up to the car, both the

“If you report otherwise, I will come out, and I will come after you, and I will name you in a lawsuit and I will name your station in a lawsuit,” CoMo Entertainment owner Ben Bradley told ABC 17’s Jillian Fertig in a phone conversation Tuesday. Bradley missed two court dates in one of many

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Aaron Harrison scored 16 points including five 3-pointers, and top-ranked Kentucky finally earned a conference victory in regulation by drilling Missouri 86-37 on Tuesday night. After needing overtime to beat Mississippi and Texas A&M by nine total points, the Wildcats (16-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) had the overmatched Tigers (7-9, 1-2) under

The current season snowfall total at the Columbia Regional Airport is only at 1.9″. We got .8″ snow in November, 1″ in December and .1″ so far in January. Measurable snow is not expected until the end of January at the earliest. The 30 year average monthly snowfall in December is 4.8″ and just over

Officials are looking into what caused heating problems at two Columbia schools. On Friday, Russell Boulevard Elementary dismissed their students early when temperatures dropped inside the school. The same day, Blue Ridge Elementary found it also had problems with its heating system. At Monday night’s school board meeting, Columbia Public Schools Chief Financial Officer and

Columbia fire crews responded to a house fire at 408 Sanford Avenue Tuesday night. Crews on the scene told ABC 17 a fire started near a couch in the home and spread. No one was injured. A cause and damage estimate are not yet known.

Social media is now the newest tool in fighting child abductions. Starting today the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will begin sending out Amber Alerts on Facebook’s news feed. Missouri State Highway Patrol has been using Facebook to get the word out about Amber Alert since 2011. “It has the potential to enhance

A Moniteau County man accused of killing his son-in-law appeared in court Tuesday for a case review. Donald Bateman is the suspect in the death of 43-year-old Antoine Johnson in California on September 3. Both Johnson and Bateman lived at the home and the shooting was the result of an argument. Bateman and Johnson had

The Missouri Supreme Court has issued a 30 day stay in the case of a Cole County man convicted in a deadly 2007 DWI crash. The court will take that time to decide whether to keep Larry Welch in jail, or release him. Welch was originally sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crash

After Islamic radicals killed more than a dozen people in France and hackers target U.S. military sites, ABC 17 reached out to an expert about what you can do to prevent further incidents here at home. ABC 17 sat down with Cole County Sheriff Greg White, who actively follows several hate groups. White said even

A Columbia rape suspect was back in court Tuesday on separate charges in northwest Missouri. Brian Adkison was on trial for rape and sexual assault charges last week in Boone County, but the case ended in a mistrial. Adkison appeared before ae Caldwell County judge on kidnapping and domestic assault charges Tuesday. Adkison is accused

Electricity to about 2,000 customers was knocked out Tuesday morning because of an outage in west Columbia. Russell Blvd. Elementary, West Elementary and the Columbia Public School headquarters all lost power. The affected area is between Fairview and Stadium, near Broadway. According to Columbia Water & Light, a transformer blew near Target. Crews were able

CenturyLink will close a dispatch center in Columbia on Tuesday, leaving some people without a place to work. The center is on Cherry Street, and employed 40 people. A CenturyLink spokesman told ABC 17 News sixteen of the employees will continue to work with the company, though in different positions. Four of the employees have

Icy weather Monday had many Mid-Missouri schools cancel classes or delay start times. After adopting the “late start” policy in November, Columbia Public Schools had their third late start in the last two weeks because of weather. The city’s school board discussed the new policy Monday night at its scheduled meeting. Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman

Angry parents and teachers scolded Jefferson City school board members Monday night for not doing enough about overcrowding at East Elementary School. The emotional tone of the board meeting was reminiscent of another board meeting a few months ago where dozens of Moreau Heights Elementary School parents said bullying and discipline was out of control.