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Candidates running for positions on the city council, school board and Boone Hospital Board of Trustees participated in a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon. Columbia Public School Board of Education: Five candidates running for two seats on the Columbia Public School Board of Education answered questions first. Those questions included how

Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt announced $10 million to new small business and agriculture investments through the Missouri FIRST (Financing Investment in our Rural, Small Business and Technology communities) initiative at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce this morning. Small businesses, economic development, and agriculture leaders spoke today about the new program. Missouri FIRST is partnering

If you have plans to do any Easter egg hunting this weekend, you may want to do it before Easter Sunday. Thanks to a fairly strong spring cold front, we’ll see one of the coldest Easters since the late 1990s. Cold air that has been pooling into Canada will slowly filter into Mid-Missouri into the

In just a few days, Centralia residents will be voting on a bond issue that would help improve their current water and sewer plant. Voters will see a $7.8 million bond issue on the ballot. City leaders say the improvements have to be made, regardless if voters approve it, in order to meet state clean

UPDATE: Vanderlinde has been charged with possession of child pornography. According to the probable cause statement, investigators found videos and multiple images depicting children as young as infants involved in sex acts. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone County deputies arrested Jacob Vanderlinde on Thursday after officers were alerted about possible child pornography on his phone. ABC 17

A woman has been charged with stealing after officers found multiple stolen items in a car. Boonville police said they were dispatched to the 500 block of West Ashley Road on March 15 for reports of people stealing. When officers made contact with the suspect’s vehicle they found 44 stolen items from Dollar General which

Camden County deputies are searching for a registered sex offender who failed to check in with authorities. Shawn Avery was convicted of sexual assault of a 14-18 year-old in March of 1998. Officers said Avery is required to register with law enforcement every 90 days and is also required to verify his address with the

In June 2018, the first group of Missouri school employees will undergo a new state-approved training program to become school protection officers. The requirements for the program were outlined in a law passed in 2014, since then, no educational institution has offered the course until the University of Missouri’s Law Enforcement Training Institute four years

TONIGHT: Clouds stick around tonight as temperatures drop to near freezing. Northerly winds up to 8 mph will make it feel more like 26 degrees as you step out the door Friday morning. FRIDAY: Morning clouds will gradually clear and we’ll finally see some afternoon sunshine which will warm us into the mid 50s. Winds

Audrain County deputies are searching for Quaid Carlson, 33, who is wanted for domestic assault. Deputies said wanted criminals can be dangerous and desperate. Residents are asked to never apprehend a fugitive by themselves. Officers also ask anyone with information about Carlson to call the sheriff’s office at (573) 473-5800.

A man has been charged with assault and armed criminal action after a fight broke out in Gasconade County. A man told deputies that he saw Anthony Price beating up a woman with a child in her arms. The man said he tried to step in to assist the woman but another person started swinging

New police vehicles are now arriving in Macon after their lease purchase was approved in December. Macon police said the last new police vehicle purchased was in 2011 and the fleet had not been updated since 2014. The vehicles exceeded their life expectancy and have been costly to repair. The city was spending thousands of

Timothy Joyce has filed as a Republican candidate for the office of Circuit Judge for the 12th Circuit. “I’ve served the people of the 12th Circuit as the Warren County Prosecutor for more than nine years, then worked 27 years as a defense attorney. I’ll bring insight and balance to the criminal side of the

Gov. Eric Greitens is spending an estimated $50,000 on a statewide radio ad buy to make the case for staying in office despite a grand jury accusing him of taking and transmitting a non-consensual photo of a partially nude woman. Greitens’ political adviser, Austin Chambers, confirmed the ad buy on Wednesday night. The governor previously

THURSDAY: Lingering showers near I-44 will slowly taper off through the day, with cloudy skies expected for everyone. Thanks to breezy winds out of the north and the cloudy conditions, highs will only top out near 50 degrees today. A jacket will be needed, as wind chills stay near 40 degrees through most of the

Columbia police arrested Anthony Acton early Wednesday morning for robbery. Police said they were originally dispatched to the 1800 block of Bear Creek Drive in February. Acton was accused of arriving at a house and noticing money inside of the residence. Officers said Acton asked the male victim for the money but the victim did

Columbia police arrested Robert Wlson after officers were informed of a past assault. Wilson was accused of hitting a female victim in the face and head repeatedly with a closed fist and gun in the 400 block of Sexton Road. Police said the victim had significant cuts to her face and head. Wilson was also

THURSDAY: Rain will shift to the east and out of the area this morning but clouds will stick around most of the day with highs near 50. Areas north of I-70 could see a few peaks of sun late today. A chilly northerly wind at 15 mph will gust as high as 25 mph. TONIGHT:

Boone County deputies arrested a woman after a burglary Wednesday night. Deputies responded to the 5800 block of South Howard Orchard Road around 6:30 p.m. after residents reported an unknown woman was in their home and going through their belongings before running away. The resident told deputies the suspect got into his home by taking

Columbia police released a report detailing why no charges will be filed in connection with the shooting of Clarence Coats. The 284 pages detail what led up to Officer Chris Papineau firing a single shot at Coats, 41, atop the building at 611 North Garth Avenue. Papineau, 39, told investigators with the Missouri State Highway