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Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Bill Kenney has pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Missouri’s capital city, where he now serves as a state utility regulator. Kenney pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge and was placed on two years unsupervised probation. Jefferson City police say Kenney was discovered passed out and

A burglary suspect is at large in Columbia early Thursday morning after officers responded to a burglary alarm at Plaza Tire Service around 4 a.m. The suspect broke in through a window and stole two tires and an unknown amount of cash. Police have since found the two tires and returned them to the store.

Early this morning the eye of Joaquin was near Samana Cays in the Bahamas. Winds are sustained at 120 mph, making Joaquin a Category 3 Hurricane. Movement is to the WSW at 5 mph. A turn toward the WNW is expected tonight, followed by a turn to the north and forward speed on Friday. Some

Around 150 people attended the open house for the Columbia Electric Transmission Line project. It was held Wednesday night at Rock Bridge High School. Industry experts were available to answer any questions or concerns from those affected along the route. Columbia Water and Light says it is a multi-phased project that includes adding a substation

As plans for the new East Elementary School in Columbia move forward, some residents in nearby neighborhoods are expressing concerns. The school board approved a development plan at its meeting last week and said it is working with the Homeowners Association to discuss plans for access to the school. Columbia Public Schools said it wants

Construction will soon be underway on a new collegiate residential complex in central Columbia. The building will be 5 stories tall with more than 700 beds and 546 space parking garage. The construction will start at 7:00a.m. Thursday morning. As a result, parts of the street and sidewalk on Fourth Street will be closed. It

Hourly parking is temporarily suspended at a Columbia parking garage. Columbia Public Works announced Wednesday night hourly parking will be unavailable in Short Street Parking Garage until further notice. Officials say this is due to a technical issue with the mechanical access arm. It’s unclear how long it will take to resolve the problem. Permit

The Columbia Police Department is tweaking its policy on the number of officers in patrol cars. ABC 17 News was the first to report on the CPD policy to put two officers in every vehicle for every shift. Now after a few weeks, Chief Ken Burton said that policy will change. Now, one officer will

A former volunteer coach at the Jefferson City Wrestling Club is charged with two counts of harassment in Cole County. Matthew Frye, 47, is accused of harassing two 14-year-old girls online over the course of a year. Court documents said Frye met the two girls at a wrestling event they were competing in at a

State auditor Nicole Galloway has launched a new cyber security audit of Missouri schools. The cyber-aware school audits are designed to find ways to improve the security of students’ personal information. Galloway said the kind of student and family information on file includes things like health records and bank account information. She said it’s a

A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of second degree murder Wednesday in a 2014 stabbing death. Anthony Shegog is accused of stabbing Walter Lige to death on October 6, 2014 in central Columbia. He was charged with second degree murder in Boone County. Opening statements got underway Tuesday afternoon. The state argued

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a bank robbery in central Columbia. Police Chief Ken Burton confirms the Columbia Credit Union was robbed near Walnut and Providence just before 11 Wednesday morning. Our crews on the scene saw crime scene investigators dusting for fingerprints on the door to the Columbia Credit Union. Public Information Officer

Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel confirmed Wednesday freshman QB Drew Lock will make his first career start for Mizzou on Saturday against South Carolina. “Well first of all, I think he’s very excited about it. He’s a very talented player, and I’m very thankful we got him some of the work he has,” Pinkel said

ABC 17 News has confirmed a man was shot several times Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. It happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Pine Street. Officers said they were able to speak to the victim, who was then transported by EMS to an area hospital. Jefferson City Police Detectives responded to the

An electronic waste collection event is scheduled for this weekend in Columbia. The City of Columbia, Mid-Missouri Recycling, and Home Depot will host the event on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the parking lot of the Home Depot on Clark Lane. Most electronics, including computers, printers, keyboards, laptops, cell phones, speakers, telephones, car

Columbia city officials are considering bringing back red light cameras. The cameras have not been enforced since 2013 following a decision by the Supreme Court against red light camera ordinances. In August, the Supreme Court ruled against some of those ordinances, clearing the way for Mid-Missouri cities to resume red light camera programs. Columbia city

A Columbia man charged with giving heroin to a minor was in court Wednesday. Jon Patrick “Doom” Washington filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. That motion was discussed in court Wednesday. Washington’s trial is set to start next month. He’s accused of giving heroin to a 16-year-old girl back in 2014. She later died

Several residents of Ed’s and Sunset Mobile Home Park called ABC 17 News this week about trash in the area. ABC 17 News learned the mobile home park will close Thursday. Announcement of the closure came six months ago, when the trailer park started abating rent fees on April 1. A letter was sent to

A Mid-Missouri woman was arrested late Monday night, and accused of helping stage a fake robbery. Police reports show 27-year-old Tiffany Southern met up with another woman, Brenda Cecil, in a parking lot on McCarty Street Monday night. Cecil met others in the parking lot to exchange money for a car payment and was confronted

Police confirmed there was a shooting in northeast Columbia Tuesday night. Officers were called to the 3100 block of Alpine Drive, near Paris and Brown Station roads just after 10 p.m. They found several shell casings in the streets, but did not find any victims or anything damaged. The case remains on-going. If you have