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UPDATE 5:35 pm: ABC 17 spoke with Mike Hill, owner of Silver Leaf Holdings and the home on Lasso Circle. Hill said he rented that home to a female tenant for a year and a half and never had any problems with her. Hill, who said he was out of the country on Monday, said

One of only 34 people to ever survive after jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge shared his story in Columbia on Monday. Kevin Hines is a mental health advocate, speaker, author and documentary filmmaker who dedicates his life to spreading the message of hope. He is the only one of the 34 survivors to have

UPDATE: The board unanimously voted to put the bond issue on an April ballot. ORIGINAL: Tonight the Columbia Public School Board of Education is discussing the idea of putting a $30 million general obligation bond on an April ballot. Primarily, the funding will go toward construction of a new middle school in southwest Columbia. Designs

The Jefferson City Public School Board continues to work on renovations for its current high school. At Monday night’s meeting board members were presented with plans for the school. The district said it wants to renovate every part of the school. A manager for DLR Group, which is responsible for the renovations, said, “We want

The National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a red flag warning due to low humidity and gusty winds in the surrounding Midwest areas on Monday. Monday afternoon, Boone County firefighters responded to a fire on Creasy Springs Road in Columbia. The fire department and sheriff’s office do not know the cause of the fire,

TONIGHT: A cold front moves through tonight and the gusty winds will continue through midnight then diminish by morning. Temperatures will drop into the lower 20s by morning with wind chills in the teens to start the day as skies become mostly clear. TUESDAY: You’ll need a heavier coat as temperatures will be colder, only

UPDATE: Crews were able to clear out the area and reopen roads around 2:30 p.m. The Boone County Fire and Sheriff’s departments could not determine a cause. A red flag warning was in place throughout the day. ORIGINAL: Emergency crews responded to Creasy Springs and Brown School Road on Monday afternoon for an outside fire.

PETA officials are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate and take action against the Lolli Bros. Livestock Market, Inc. The company holds one of the country’s largest animal auctions and the primary auction for exotic animals and animals from zoos. According to PETA officials, they want the Department of Agriculture to investigate the

A Columbia woman pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree on Monday after she was accused of kidnapping and assaulting another woman in February. ABC17 had previously reported that Mikayla Collins and Brianna Cavins had picked up the victim from work in Jefferson City and took her to a remote area in Callaway County

Pettis County deputies arrested Brandon Blaylock on Friday after officers executed a search warrant at his residence. According to the probable cause statement, officers found two firearms during the search. One of the guns was confirmed stolen during a burglary in Sedalia, officers said. Deputies said they found methamphetamine in the bedroom underneath men’s clothing

A portion of Howard County is under a precautionary boil water advisory. Consolidated Public Water Supply of Boone County, Missouri, released a statement that encourages customers to boil water used from 3:30 p.m. Monday through noon Wednesday if they are located west of the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 240 Spur, due to a

Camden County deputies arrested Ricky Richie Jr. on Friday after officers served a search warrant at his residence in the 700 block of Dry Ridge Road. According to the probable cause statement, deputies found 70 grams of marijuana, six morphine pills and an assortment of drug paraphernalia. Deputies said they also found methamphetamine residue on

Troopers arrested Danny Cox on Saturday after officers responded to a motor vehicle crash on Missouri Route CC near Missouri Route OO in Miller County. According to the probable cause statement, troopers saw a Ford on its top in a field with two uninjured juveniles inside of the car. Cox, the driver, told troopers on

Maries County deputies arrested Kyle Ridenhour on Thursday after officers said they were alerted that a former employee of a local business was making unauthorized purchases. According to the probable cause statement, the owners of Central Missouri Excavation and Contracting believed Ridenhour had made more than 150 unauthorized charges on a company credit card adding

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is deciding whether to appoint a special investigator to check into the use of the secretive Confide app by Gov. Eric Greitens’s staff. ABC17 previously reported the app sends messages designed to be read by the recipient and no one else. Messages on the app “self-destruct” after they are read,

UPDATE 2:30 pm: Troopers said the crash is non-injury but there are utility lines across the roadway. Columbia Electric is on scene. ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency crews responded to Highway 50 at Pam Jones Road just west of California on Monday afternoon for a traffic accident. MODOT crews said the highway is closed in both directions

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a report on Monday on the Hospital Interchange Transportation Development District in Cass County. The report brought to light a failed project that resulted in thousands in taxes collected but no benefits for taxpayers. “Over the years, this taxing district has collected thousands in tax dollars, but there is

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Monday the formation of an advisory board to develop the first statewide program in Missouri providing pro bono legal services to current military service members. The Military Legal Assistance Team is expected to launch in early 2018 and will be the first attorney general-led program. The program will

Maries County deputies arrested Timothy Keeling on Thursday after officers said they observed him driving on the wrong side of the road. According to the probable cause statement, Keeling failed to maintain the right half of the roadway and traveled on the wrong side of the road for approximately one mile while traveling around blind

UPDATE 12/11: Martinez has also been charged with possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the probable cause statement, when officers pulled Martinez over they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from his car. Police said they searched the vehicle and found a grinder with marijuana residue on it