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A Sedalia man has been arrested for felony stealing after leaving a Dollar General and K-Mart without paying for his items. On June 25, Pettis County police officers were called to the Dollar General on 619 N. Ohio for a theft. James Kempf was identified as the suspect, who stole a phone worth $44. On

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. A flash flood warning is in effect for Benton County until 12:30 pm and Camden County until 1:15 pm. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. A

As storms tracked through mid-Missouri Wednesday night we saw widespread rainfall that lead to potentially dangerous conditions for parts of mid-Mo. Saline, Pettis, Benton, Johnson, and Camden Counties all saw flash flood warnings issued through the night as rainfall lead to the potential for flash flooding. Here in mid-Missouri there was no reported flash floods

During the early hours of Thursday morning, a Columbia police officer saw a white Ford truck with Missouri Registration traveling eastbound on Nifong, and improperly used its turn signals while traveling. The vehicle registration had an attached extraditable warrant for the registered owner. The officer stopped the vehicle in the area of Nifong and Santiago.

UPDATE: 5:15 a.m.: An early morning police presence in east Columbia was prompted by a suspicious vehicle that did not stop for law enforcement. According to CPD, around 2:30 a.m., officers attempted to stop what they called a suspicious vehicle. The car fled from police, eventually crashing in a yard. Police said four people got

Some major changes could be coming to Columbia’s bus system as the department looks to cut more than half a million dollars.That’s because the bus system continues to lose money. City manager Mike Matthes’ proposed budget offered $558,000 in cuts to the bus system. That involves cutting three routes with the lowest ridership: the pink,

A trash collection company is apologizing to mid-Missouri customers for missed trash pickups. Advanced Disposal took over AAA Waste Management on July 14. Since that time, some concerned customers in both Columbia and Fulton have told ABC 17 News that their trash had not been picked up. On Wednesday, the company said it lost drivers

A corrections officer is recovering after being attacked in Bowling Green on Wednesday. ABC affiliate, KHQA reported it happened at the Northeast Correctional Center in Pike County. The officer was attacked with a homemade weapon and hospitalized. As of Wednesday night, the officer was alert. David Owen with the Missouri Department of Corrections told the

On Wednesday, local transgender Army veterans and demonstrators across the nation spoke out against President Donald Trump’s announcement that transgender people will now be barred from serving in the U.S. military. The announcement reverses a policy approved under former President Barack Obama. “Just over a year now transgender people were able to openly serve, so

The Boone County Fair saw a drop in attendance this year. According to President Jeff Cook, about 4,500 people came to the fair in Sturgeon last week. That’s about 2,500 less people than what the fairgrounds saw in 2016. Cook said he believed last week’s heat advisory may have kept some people from attending.

Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash involving a University of Missouri police vehicle on Wednesday night. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Providence Road and Green Meadows Road in south Columbia. At least two vehicles were involved, but no one appears to be hurt. Crews temporarily diverted southbound

Although it’s been a relatively dry summer across Mid-Missouri, there is a chance we could see some flooding across the region overnight Wednesday. Thanks to clouds building into Mid-Missouri earlier than anticipated, the severe threat has greatly decreased with the storms we will see. While that is the case, that doesn’t mean we face no

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will increase overnight and gradually move southeast through early morning. Heavy rain is expected with some of the storms mainly along and north of I-70 and localized flooding is possible. Areas north of I-70 could see 1-3″ rainfall with lower amounts south. THURSDAY: Showers and t-storms will decrease through the morning

A man is charged after he allegedly threatened to kill his ex-wife. Police responded to reports of harassment in Fulton on Saturday morning. That’s where Charles Bonds allegedly approached his ex-wife. After she told him to leave her alone, she says Bonds ran at her with a “balled up” fist. He also told everyone in

Dozens of pro-life and pro-choice supporters gathered outside the My Life Clinic in Columbia Wednesday night. “We’re here to help women who are in crisis pregnancy and we care about them,” said Bonnie Lee, who is a member of the board of directors for the Pregnancy Help Center Lake Area in Camdenton. Lee and other

Some changes may be in store for Jefferson City in the upcoming fiscal year budget. This week, the city’s budget committee started meeting to work on fine-tuning the mayor’s approved budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which starts Nov. 1. Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin told ABC 17 News her top priorities for the FY18 budget

On August 2nd, United Airlines will start Columbia flights to and from Denver and Chicago. With the new additions, the airport is reminding passengers to arrive earlier than usual. Mike Parks, Columbia Regional Airport manager, said the airport will have extra staff to assist with the transition. “We just ask people to show up just

With just weeks until the start of the 2017-2018 school year, bullying, particularly through social media, is a major concern for officials at MU Health. “Any kind of abuse or bullying is bad, but the social media plays a bigger impact because half of the time the bully is anonymous,” MU Health psychiatrist Garima Singh,

Last week, the House Budget Committee shared a blueprint of the federal budget for fiscal year 2018. Included was a $14 billion cut in the House Financial Services Committee, which handles affordable housing and community development programs, over the next 10 years. Empower Missouri and other organizations in Missouri and Columbia are voicing opposition to

For more than a year, shoppers on the Business Loop have been paying a little more in sales tax. The sales tax funds the Business Loop Community Improvement District and its plans to beautify the street. The CID was created in April 2015 and began collecting sales tax after voters approved the half-cent hike in