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A task force investigating infrastructure in town considered how to address electric capacity in central city. Columbia Water & Light told the task force in the last several weeks about diminishing space for power to the aging area of town. That includes downtown Columbia, a hub for businesses, and more recently, multi-story apartment complexes. The

The Jefferson City 911 Operations Center is up to full staff after months of an employee shortage, but still faces challenges. ABC 17 News first reported the staffing shortage back in January. Since then, four dispatchers have been hired. The latest dispatcher started working within the last month. However, the department is still using overtime

Several amusement parks in Missouri have received OSHA violations and investigations in the past six years. ABC 17 News investigated to see how many OSHA violations amusement parks in Missouri have received following a deadly ride incident at a Kansas water park. According to the Occupation of Safety and Health Administration’s website and area directors,

Fulton police arrested a man Tuesday after serving a search warrant on Tyler Street. Officers searched the home just before 6 p.m. They say they found numerous items of drug paraphernalia and two firearms. Police arrested Brian Halsey for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to

A man was charged in Boone County Tuesday for a July incident involving a shotgun. Osama Yanis is accused of taking a shotgun out of his car and pointing it at two people. Court documents claim it happened in a parking lot on East Broadway on July 17. He reportedly confronted the victim about an

After a 10 year old boy is killed at a Kansas City water park, it had ABC 17 News asking questions about how safe amusement parks are in Missouri. The company that owns the Schlitterbahn water park has faced multiple violations in 2013 at one of it’s Texas locations. The initial penalties totaling nearly 100

UPDATE: The crashes are cleared and traffic is moving regularly. ORIGINAL: A series of crashes along I-70 in east Columbia are causing traffic to back up right now. According to Boone County Joint Communications, both westbound lanes are closed, and eastbound traffic is down to one lane between the Highway 63 and Lake of the

A man charged in the July death of his infant son was arraigned in Moniteau County court Tuesday morning. Christopher Buxton is facing second degree murder charges for the death. The infant died at MU’s Women’s and Children’s hospital after he became unresponsive while under Buxton’s care. His wife, Mary Buxton, was not home at

After a recent armed robbery at a Columbia pharmacy, ABC 17 News is taking another look at the prescription drug epidemic in Mid-Missouri. It’s the fastest growing drug problem in our state. In fact, between 2005 and 2014, hospitalization for opioid overdoses in the state of Missouri increased by 137 percent. On Saturday, a suspect

Jim Sterk is officially named the next athletic director at the University of Missouri, interim chancellor Hank Foley announced Tuesday. As ABC 17 confirmed on Monday, Sterk leaves his post at San Diego State, where he spent the last 6 seasons growing the athletic department. Since 2011-2012, the Aztecs had 32 team conference championships. “My

Since June 1 of this year, Mid-Missouri has picked up more than 15 inches of rain, over half of that fell in the month of July alone. This rain has caused some problems for many across the state. “Water is the cause of many home problems,” Randy Gibbs, General Manager of Ram Jack of Mid-Missouri

A mid-Missouri man is recovering after he was run over Tuesday afternoon. Callaway County deputies told ABC 17 News the man stopped on County Road 391, near Holts Summit, to fix a mechanical problem with his tractor. While the man was working on the tractor, it rolled forward. He was run over a by a

UPDATE: Police say Dakota Foster turned himself in Tuesday afternoon to authorities in Callaway County. ORIGINAL, 2:30 p.m: Jefferson City police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a shooting that happened on August 7. Shortly before 9 that evening, police responded to a shots fired call on Mesa Avenue. When they got to the

A Fulton man has been charged with statutory sodomy following his arrest late last month. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies arrested George Martin following a reported child sex crime at a home near Fulton. The victim in the case was 16 years old. Deputies later searched Martin’s home and arrested Martin. Authorities haven’t said

Four initiative petitions will appear on Missouri’s general election ballot in November, including two that will increase taxes on cigarettes and tobacco. Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander’s office announced today the four initiatives received enough signatures from six of the Missouri’s eight congressional districts, making them eligible for November’s ballot. Three of the petitions

Ken Jinson is scheduled to appear in Cole Court Tuesday afternoon on eight charges of deceptive business practice and theft. ABC 17 News has covered Jinson’s story extensively since he was first arrested in May 2015. Several of his former customers contacted our reporters, saying they were ripped off and never got their money returned.

The Callaway County prosecutor’s office has charged a Fulton man with sex crimes involving a minor. Nicholas Robinson, 33, was arrested Monday; he faces six counts of statutory sodomy and one count of statutory rape for alleged crimes which happened between November 2012 and December 2014. The victim in the case was between the ages

Jefferson City police are looking into a shooting that damaged a house early Saturday morning. At around 3:30 a.m., someone called 911 to report hearing 5-6 gunshots in the 700 block of Maple street. When officers got to the area, they found shell casings from a handgun in the road. One house had been hit

During this week, the Columbia Police Department will be putting more attention on stopping impaired drivers. This comes after C-P-D received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division to participate in the You Drink, You Drive, You Lose campaign. Officers tell ABC17 that there will be at least one sobriety check

UPDATE: San Diego State announces Sterk will leave his position as athletic director. He he will begin serving as Mizzou athletic director on September 1. The University of Missouri said it had no comment regarding a new athletic director. The UM System Board of Curators is expected to meet in executive session Tuesday evening. The