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The Cole County ambulance service is asking for more staffing to keep up with a growing number of emergency and patient transfer calls. Cole County EMS director Jerry Johnston presented two proposals to the county commission this week to solve that issue. This comes after the commission denied a different request for more employees earlier

Roads aren’t the only infrastructure at risk for buckling in extreme hot temperatures; your neighborhood sidewalks are as well. Columbia Public Works spokesperson Barry Dalton said the first major sidewalk buckle of the summer happened at West Worley and Silvey Street near Smithton Middle School. Some residents living in the Vintage Falls neighborhood said that

Note: Earlier today authorities referred to a suspect in this investigation as Matthew Fischer AKA Michael Piznaski. Authorities have referred to the man only as Matthew Fischer since he was taken into custody by Morgan and Pettis County Sheriffs. UPDATE 2:06 p.m.: According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, Piznaski is not a registered sex

The average bride who bought an Alfred Angelo wedding dress lost at least $600, according to a local wedding dress consultant. At least six brides in mid-Missouri have been affected. The nationwide bridal company stated on their website: “Alfred Angelo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 14, 2017. As a result, all Alfred Angelo

Research took center stage at day two of the UM Board of Curators meeting, which was held at the Bradford Research Center in Columbia. MU Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. Mark McIntosh kicked off the meeting with a presentation on research and economic development. He spoke about the need to work with companies in Missouri,

Two physicians at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kenneth Loem Rall, 82, and Michael Edward Richards, 65, both of Columbia, have pleaded guilty in federal court to a health care fraud scheme that totaled more than $190,000, according to a release from the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Rall

The City of Columbia announced on Wednesday that it’s advising that residents follow a voluntary irrigation schedule in order to avoid a precautionary boil advisory. Water pressure monitors are showing that water pressure drops in the early morning hours beginning around 4 a.m. subsiding by 6 a.m. According to the release, heavy irrigation system demand

TONIGHT: It will be warm and muggy as overnight lows bottom out in the mid 70s. Skies will remain mostly clear with a breeze under 7 mph. THURSDAY: The morning will start off warm under mostly sunny skies and afternoon temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 90s as winds stay under 10 mph

Should you wear darker or lighter clothes when you are in the sun? That’s the answer the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team sought out earlier Wednesday through an experiment of melting crayons. Crayons which are largely made of paraffin wax and color pigment were used for this experiment because of the wide variety of colors,

There is new information regarding the murder of Leon Wilder and the death of Tanzell Johnson, which happened in the days following the Fourth of July. Tanzell Johnson was found dead in room 146 at the Welcome Inn off Providence Road. According to court documents, he was found with an “apparent gun injury.” Multiple items

TODAY: An excessive heat warning is in effect for all of Mid-Missouri excluding Camden, Phelps, and Pulaski counties until 8pm Saturday. The three counties not under the excessive heat warning are under a heat advisory through Saturday, where heat indices are expected to approach 105 degrees. Elsewhere across Mid-Missouri it will be dangerously hot, as

A former Pulaski County paramedic has been charged with seven drug charges and one endangering the welfare of a child charge after police say they found drugs hidden around his home. According to court documents, on July 14, officers of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group and the Camden County Sheriff’s Office issued a search

The Boone County Office of Emergency Management said one car crashed on eastbound I-70 near the 118 mile marker just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Both eastbound lanes were closed for about 20 minutes, backing up traffic for more than a mile. Crews have not yet released any information about what caused the crash or any

All of mid-Missouri is under a heat advisory through Saturday, meaning temperatures will be dangerously hot over the next few days. According to the National Weather Service, hot and humid temperatures are expected this week and will hang around through Saturday. “Feels like” temperatures are expected to reach 105 degrees every day from Wednesday through

WEDNESDAY: A few showers look possible for our far western counties for the morning commute, from 5-9 AM. Starting the day temps will be in the mid to upper 70s. An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Wednesday until 8 PM Saturday for most of Mid-Missouri except Camden, Pulaski and Phelps counties. These

The 2017 Boone County Fair runs through this weekend and will be competing with some major heat. Organizers tell ABC 17 News they will have emergency personnel walking around to make sure everyone has a safe time. “We’re taking all the precautions that we can,” said President Jeff Cook. “The nice thing about Sturgeon Fairgrounds

On any given day the UV index can vary greatly, which means it can take many people anywhere form 15 minutes to an hour to begin to burn. Whatever the case, certain medications can easily cause even the most frequent tanner to burn. It’s often overlooked during the summer months, but medicine from Ibuprofen, to

A Columbia group that helps veterans in mid-Missouri will open a new location later this week. Welcome Home will host the grand opening of its new $3.2 million shelter Thursday at 10 a.m. The organization provides emergency and transitional shelter, food, case management and advocacy to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless

Police are working to find out who could have been involved in a northeast Columbia shooting Tuesday night. Officers were investigating a separate incident about a block away from the Phillips 66/Fastlane Convenience Store when they heard gunshots. When they arrived on the scene in the 2100 block of Paris Road, they found multiple shell

The University of Missouri System has closed a $10 million research facility in Columbia. The International Institute of Nano and Molecular Technology closed as a result of continuing budget cuts throughout the system. The university says it expects to save around $1.5 million annually because of the closure. “A lot of our research programs are