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A Columbia teen was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing from an abandoned Boone County business. Alexander S. Rothman allegedly set off motion sensing cameras inside of Jolley’s Full Service. The caller was able to describe what the person looked like through photos that were sent to her phone. A deputy went to the

A Columbia teen was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing from an abandoned Boone County business. Alexander S. Rothman allegedly set off motion sensing cameras inside of Jolley’s Full Service. The caller was able to describe what the person looked like through photos that were sent to her phone. A deputy went to the

The Missouri House Budget Committee convened Thursday morning and voted to support Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which would give approval to the office of administration to strike a bond agreement with the Federal Highways and Transportation Commission. In a brief hearing that saw no discussion, the final vote tally was 24 in favor, two in

One woman was arrested on Tuesday night after police found heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and a gun in her car. Police pulled the woman over on Myra and Hinkley streets just before 10:30 Tuesday night for having no registration displayed. Officers could smell marijuana in the car and asked to search the vehicle. In the search,

Authorities arrested an escaped inmate Wednesday after the incident prompted a public school to lock down and a community college to send warnings to students. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Eric Brown said the inmate was arrested in the Clifton Hills area near Highway 24 and Highway 3 between Moberly and Salisbury after crashing an

Some residents living at a mobile home park in Millersburg voiced concerns after their landlord failed to pay a water bill on time. Elizabeth Miller lives at the mobile home park located off of Route J. She said utilities are included in their lot rent and was surprised to have her water shut off today.

Crews with Ameren Missouri responded to a gas leak near the University of Missouri campus Wednesday afternoon. Ameren officials said construction workers were digging in front of 306 Hitt Street and cut through the service to an apartment building. Ameren shut off service to the building, officials said. They estimated gas would be restored around

The Columbia Police Department is putting preventative policing into practice in downtown Columbia. The department is parking two patrol cars in and taping off the Plaza Tire Service parking lot on the corner of Fifth Street and East Broadway Street almost every weekend. Plaza Tire Service manager Sam Botts said CPD approached the business late

A section of a busy Jefferson City road could be getting a significant renovation. The Public Works and Planning Committee is set to discuss a plan to pave a 1-mile stretch of Country Club Drive at its Thursday morning meeting. The preliminary plan includes paving over the shoulder to create a lane reserved for pedestrian

The Columbia Public Schools Finance Committee is recommending benefit contracts to the school board. The recommendations include contracts with UMR for medical insurance, Delta Dental for dental insurance and Express Scripts Inc. for pharmacy benefits. This is the first time the district has explored the possibility of changing benefit contracts in more than a decade.

The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating after a child was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene around 3:38 p.m. in the 1000 block of Broadway Street, according to a news release. Police said a vehicle driven by Nicolin Moore-Cohns, 42, was traveling southbound on Broadway when it struck 7-year-old

The Columbia City Council held a closed door meeting Wednesday to discuss the hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees. Even though the meeting was closed to the public, Columbia Mayor Brian Treece did make time to briefly speak with media afterward. The mayor said much of the meeting was the council’s first chance

Some parents of graduating seniors in the Morgan County School District are upset after they learned their students would not be able to walk with their classmates at graduation. Morgan County students must have a 90 percent attendance rate in order to walk during their graduation under district policy. The new attendance policy was put

A crash is currently blocking traffic in Columbia. Three fire trucks and two ambulances responded to the scene around 6:30 p.m. The crash happened on Broadway just west of Stadium Boulevard. ABC 17 News saw three fire trucks and two ambulances at the scene. Our crews saw one person being put in an ambulance. Boone

An average 8 percent increase in the value of residential property in Boone County was driven by a healthy housing market rebounding from the Great Recession, the county assessor said Wednesday. The assessor’s office mailed out 43,639 notices May 1 with average increase in assessed value of residential property of about 8 percent. “It wasn’t

TONIGHT: A few spot showers are possible early, with more showers and storms overnight. There severe weather threat remains low. Lows fall into the upper 50s. THURSDAY: Showers and thunderstorms are possible early, with gradual clearing through the day as cold front sweeps east. Highs only reach the low 60s with lows in the 40s

Jefferson City health inspectors looked at 45 food establishments in the month of April, 14 of which were not cited with a single violation. In the report, there were 20 eateries that received between one and three violations. Meanwhile, nine were cited with more than four violations. Jefferson City Public Schools facilities appeared multiple times

The Rolla Rural Fire Protection District was sent to a fire early Wednesday that sparked an in-depth investigation. Crews found the fire in the basement of the house and put it out quickly, the district wrote on its Facebook page. After an investigation, first responders determined the fire seemed suspicious. The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s

Nearly 100 faculty members from the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus accepted a contract buyout program. Out of the 226 faculty members who were eligible for the program, 94 accepted the buyout, or about 42 percent. The buyouts will take effect between July 1 and Sept. 1. UM System leaders announced the Voluntary Separation Program

The Columbia Police Department has released an incident report on the DWI arrest of former police chief Ken Burton. Burton was arrested on suspicion of DWI last Thursday near Broadway and McBaine Avenue. The Police Department said last week that a DWI enforcement officer had probable cause to stop Burton’s Jeep after he violated stop