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According to two former City of Columbia bus drivers, the city’s public transit system is severely lagging in their training of new drivers. Esam Diab and Willard Hambleton worked for the city for a combined 24 years. Diab was fired from his job as maintenance supervisor, a job he held for eight years. He claims

A 73-year-old Stover man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a Boone County jury’s decision. William Marchand’s trial ended Wednesday in Columbia with two guilty verdicts on statutory sodomy involving a victim less than 12 years old and first-degree child molestation. The latter of the charges carries a minimum ten-year prison

UPDATE: Charges have been filed by the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office against Michael Wills, the driver in Wednesday’s collision in south Columbia. The charges include two counts of assault for causing injury while driving a vehicle while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and driving with a revoked or suspended license. ORIGINAL STORY:The three people involved in a

UPDATE 9:30am: At this time the estimated amount of damage is $10,000. During the investigation crews did notice a slight gas odor. The homeowner says that there was a slight gas leak but crews were able to contain it and all residents are back in the house. Columbia’s Fire Department reminds everyone to check smoke

Ameren Missouri is reporting 55 customers were without power Thursday morning. Ameren’s outage map indicated the outages impacted customers east of Highway 54. ABC 17 News is working to find out if storms Thursday morning caused the outages. We’re also trying to find out when Ameren will have power restored. ABC 17 News will update

Officials from several federal, state and local agencies on Thursday conducted a safety study of Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City. Representatives from the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Missouri Department of Transportation, Jefferson City Public Works and interested private parties walked the length of the street, also known as Business 50, to

A two-vehicle crash was blocking access to a school just west of Columbia Wednesday morning. It happened on Highway 40 near Midway Heights Elementary around 7:45 a.m.The crash also blocked one westbound lane. Boone County Emergency Management sent an alert about the crash. Crews at the scene told ABC 17 News said a woman driving

Three people suffered minor injuries Wednesday night after a crash in Jefferson City. Police say it happened around 6:45 p.m. on Country Club Drive at Rainbow Drive. They say a the first car was turning left from Country Club Drove toward Rainbow Drive when a second car struck its side. The momentum forced the first

Columbia’s Environment and Energy Commission voted Tuesday nightto recommend to the city council not to hire an outside consultant to evaluate the lighting in the East Campus neighborhood. ABC 17 News has been following the neighborhood lighting issue since 2014 when a concerned resident started a petition asking the city to install more lights in

A suspended fire chief has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in Saline County, and has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Levi Dennis was charged with 14 counts of child exploitation as well as charges of sodomy, attempted sodomy, possession of child porn, and invasion of privacy. He pleaded guilty to three charges

According to the CDC, natural mosquito repellent isn’t the best option of trying to keep mosquitoes away. While they may smell nicer than synthetic chemicals, researchers say that they don’t last nearly as long. Some reports say that some natural mosquito repellent will last only an hour compared to competitors at eight hours. Researchers say

So far, this spring has been a quiet severe weather season in Mid-Missouri. And that is probably a good thing as the area has few storm shelters. Since the 2011 Joplin tornado, the community has built more than 20 safe rooms built to FEMA standards in Joplin, Webb City and Jasper County. The Joplin school

A five-year-old child was struck by a car in Gasconade County Wednesday . The highway patrol crash report said the boy was riding his bike and pulled out in front of the car around 6:30 p.m. He was flown to a St. Louis hospital with serious injuries

ABC 17 News received several calls from viewers Wednesday night, asking about the status of embattled Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon. The viewers cited resignation rumors. ABC 17 News reached out to Sheriff Dixon about the claims. He said he has not resigned. The presiding commissioner also said Dixon is still sheriff, but commissioners haven’t

The most recent census numbers from the US Census Bureau show Columbia’s population ballooning by 10,068 residents since the 2010 census. That comes out to about a 9 percent increase, bringing its total estimated population to119,108 people. This speedy growth put it just behind Kansas City as the fastest growing city in Missouri. City leaders

A police chase ended in a car crash Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City. Officers originally pulled over a silver GMC truck for license plate violations near Highway 50 and Eastland Drive just after 3 p.m. After discovering the driver and passenger both had felony warrants, the pickup drove off when another unit appeared. The suspects

ABC 17 News has another update about a Jefferson City parks worker who was hit by a truck earlier this week. Officials say doctors are still running tests, but the employee does not appear to have any broken bones. His leg was run over by a contractor on Monday who was delivering sod at Binder

UPDATE:The Pulaski County 911 Communications system is back up and running after an outage Tuesday night. The outage was apparently caused by a lightning strike. ORIGINAL STORY: According to Fort Leonard Wood, the Pulaski County 911 Communications system is experiencing some issues after an apparent lightning strike. Officials say only one 911 line is working

A sign in Columbia is warning drivers about a high crash area. Columbia police put up the sign at the intersection of Grindstone Parkway and Bearfield Road. ABC 17 News checked Columbia police dispatch. As of Tuesday , officers were called to nine wrecks at the intersection so far in 2016. ABC 17 News also

The I70 westbound on-ramp at Providence was reopened Wednesday morning. It was closed overnight so traffic could be switched to the new I-70 overpass at Garth Avenue. Last week, MoDOT slid the new Garth bridge into place-with the help of 15 bottles of dishwashing liquid. Crews are still putting in barrier curbs so there will