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Columbia voters will now decide on how Columbia Regional Airport’s expansion will be paid for. The city council voted to put a lodging tax increase on August’s ballot Monday night, something that has drawn mixed reviews. The plan would raise tax from 4% to 5% per night at Columbia hotels. Businesses in town, like Veterans

A registered sex offender in Jefferson City has been arrested on suspicion of getting too close to McKay Park, a violation of Missouri Sex Offender Registration guidelines. Last week, Jefferson City police learned about a possible sex offender approaching children around the community. Officers determined the contact was happening near schools, as well as in

The Republican candidates for Missouri attorney general made their cases for the job Monday, in what may be their last debate before primary election day. State Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia, and University of Missouri law professor Josh Hawley, also of Columbia, discussed the issues on the Gary Nolan Show on 93.9 The Eagle. Click

The Jefferson City Council unanimously passed a special exception use permit for a new Boys & Girls Club facility Monday. The former building of the Boys & Girls Club of the Capital City on East Elm Street was demolished for the ongoing Lafayette Street interchange project. “The former building was donated to the Boys &

A Columbia teenager will head to prison for a long string of thefts from cars. LaDarion Hunt pleaded guilty for breaking into several places in October 2015 and stealing at least two guns. That included someone’s garage in Fulton. MU police believe Hunt and two other suspects broke four car windows. It happened in a

UPDATE:A Jefferson City man has been sentenced for receiving and trying to send child pornography over the internet. Dustin Trail, 35, was sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole, after which Trail will have 10 years of supervised release. In August 2015, Trail admitted to getting child pornography over the internet. He also

Boone County firefighters have cleared the scene of a house fire north of Hallsville, with damage extensive enough to force the owner to find somewhere else to stay for now. The Red Cross has now responded, providing a hotel room for two nights. The first call was made shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday, at which

UPDATE:Columbia police say there is no new information at this time on a possible suspect. They also said that as of right now they are not increasing patrol in the area. ABC17 has also learned that one of the fragment’s of a bullet ricocheted and broke the outer pane of a window of an apartment

Do you know who you’re giving your information to? Sometimes getting ahold of your information is as easy as walking by your car and writing down your VIN number. ABC 17’s Alyssa Toomey breaks down what you can do to get “Cyber-Secure” Thursday, May 19 on ABC 17 News at 10 on KMIZ.

UPDATE: Three men, two of whom are from Columbia, have been sentenced in federal court to charges related to a meth ring busted by law enforcement in 2015. Ryan Ellingboe of Columbia was sentenced to six years and eight months in federal prison without parole. Shane Callahan of Columbia was sentenced to five years in

UPDATE: The Moniteau County Health Department says its investigating a Shigella outbreak in mid-Missouri. Officials posted on the department’s Facebook page saying it was investigating nearly 80 cases of people experiencing symptoms consistent with Shigella. Shigella is a bacterial infection of the intestines which can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps and fever. The department

A U.S. District Judge sentenced a man Monday who was injured during a shoot-out with a rival gang in Columbia for illegally possessing a firearm. 26-year-old Coty Thomas Galbreath was sentenced to six years and five months in federal prison without parole. In December Galbreath pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a

A Columbia man has pleaded guilty in a sex trafficking case from 2013. On Monday, Kenyata Miles entered a guilty plea to attempted sex trafficking of a child. Miles faces a sentence of ten years to life, though a time for sentencing has not been set. Miles was originally arrested by the Boone County Sheriff’s

UPDATE ON 5/15 AT 10:30 P.M:The road preparation has also been cancelled due to the rain in Mid-Missouri around midnight early Monday morning. The construction company Emery Sapp and Sons told ABC17 that there is no new date set for the road preparation but they believe it will happen Tuesday night, depending on the weather.

Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation are reminding the public about a regulation against feeding deer in certain parts of the state will take effect by the end of the month. The ban, which goes into effect May 30, prohibits using grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable products to attract deer. It applies

The Cole County Commission heard a presentation Monday morning from representatives in Boone County regarding salary studies. Jenna Redel, the director of human resources for Boone County, gave the presentation on how Boone County officials did an internal salary study there. Redel told the commission doing a study internally has benefits and costs. According to

A 16-year-old is dead this morning after a crash in Moniteau County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports it happened just after 9:30 Sunday night on Highway 50, just west of County Road Snorgrass. The patrol reports 16-year-old Lilyann Nanneman crossed the center line and struck another vehicle head on. Nanneman was pronounced dead at

A low pressure system will bring several waves of energy through Wednesday. Rainfall amounts could reach over 2″ along the Missouri River. Areas further in northern Missouri look to get 0.25″ to 0.50″ by Wednesday morning. Columbia and Jefferson City could see 2+” by Wednesday. Rain will be on and off on Monday, increasing Monday

The Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote Monday night on two key issues: a development proposal involving downtown and a proposed lodging tax increase for the August ballot. The City Council meets at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall. The Council is set to vote on a proposal to establish an administrative delay on

One man is charged and another is on the loose after the two reportedly shot a dog in Callaway County. Callaway County prosecutors charged Rafael Hickmon, 27, for felony unlawful possession of a firearm and animal abuse Sunday. Around 4:00 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the Evergreen apartment complex off State Road AA near Holts