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Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph endorsed Edith Vogel and Bob Scrivner to be the city’s next mayor. He said, “What I see are people who have been there before and have a very good leadership style for our city. I’ve known both of their families for most of my life.” Struemph said he wanted to

Friday, Gov. Nixon released more than $43 million for various state programs. Missouri education, workforce training programs and more are getting additional funding. The governor said he was able to release the funds because Missouri received higher revenue from adding more than 44,000 jobs last year. And the state got about 7 percent more in

Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises job seekers to exercise extreme caution when dealing with Safe Delivery LLC, a work-from-home package reshipping business that claims to operate out of a Creve Coeur office building. BBB’s warning comes after a woman in Summerfield, FL, said Safe Delivery hired her to receive and open packages, inspect the contents

Five people were arrested following three separate drug busts in Cole Co. Thursday. Patricia King is charged with felony possession of meth with intent to distribute. Nathan Ward is charged with felony possession of meth with intent to distribute, and has been charged for drugs 4 other times, including twice in Cole County, once in

A Jefferson City man is accused of contacting underage boys on a mobile app dating back to August 2014. According to court documents, 36-year-old Andrew Clayton was communicating with multiple teenage boys on the mobile app KIK between August 1, 2014, and March 27. Investigators with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department interviewed multiple boys who

ABC 17 News Friday learned about upgrades planned at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport. Officials said later this month, work will start on the main runway, closing it down for about 125 days. In all, its a project worth $7 million, with 94% of it being paid for with federal funds and grants. ABC 17

Police searched for suspects Wednesday night that fired into a home with several people inside. A sergeant with the Columbia Police Department said bullets went through the back of a car window and the window of a house on the 400 block of Oak Street. The sergeant said no one inside was physically injured. A

A state audit says more than $7 million in funds meant for Missouri highways was improperly spent by the state transportation department. The report released Thursday says the Department of Transportation used nearly $3.8 million of road funds for safety grants to local entities. It says the department also spent nearly $1.9 million from road

A woman was arrested in northeast Columbia, accused of cutting her boyfriend’s wrist during an argument. Police say Natalie White was taken into custody for taking off his license plates and smashing his windshield. At first, White also refused to come out of the home when officers arrived. Two children, ages 2 and 3, were

Thursday, Callaway County authorities are looking for a man who got away after stealing from a manufacturer near Holts Summit. Holts Summit police, Callaway County deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers conducted a manhunt along Route AA for several hours Thursday morning, but made no arrests. Holts Summit Police said it started at Doolittle

James Delarosa Borden, 40, is charged with a nine-count indictment. In February ABC 17 News reported four others were also charged. The indictment alleges the five distributed the drug in Boone County from February 2014 until January 20, 2015, causing two people to overdose. James Delvico Borden, 38, Javis Deonn Wideman, 36, Matthew Alec Ell,

A Columbia man was indicted Thursday for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy 40-year-old James Borden, also known as “Jimmy White”, “Detroit”, and “D,” was charged in a 9 count indictment that also includes 38-year-old James Delvico Borden, 20-year-old Matthew Ell, 20-year-old Angelic Polston, and 37-year-old Javis Weideman, who were all previously charged. All

A man is back on the streets, after he is arrested and accused of shooting into a Fulton store. Joseph Mitchell bonded out after he was taken into custody early Thursday morning when police found a weapon inside his vehicle. Fulton officers got a call for shots fired around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. They think bullets

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said they support state workers wages to be raised in Missouri. They said in the past six years, state workers have received almost a zero percent pay raise. “Out of fifty states we are dead last in state employee pay,” said Democratic Senator. Jamilah Nasheed, from St. Louis.

Missouri welcomed back a legend to University Field on Wednesday afternoon, when Chelsea Thomas returned as an assistant coach for Saint Louis University. Wednesday’s game was the first time Thomas and Ashley Flemming, both in their second seasons coaching at SLU, coached against Mizzou. “It’s no fun to sit in that dugout,” said Thomas. “But

A Versailles man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to selling $750,000 worth of synthetic pot at his store in Laurie. On Monday, two others pleaded guilty in the same case. 49-year-old Scott Hanson pleaded guilty to selling the drugs at Vedas, located at 101 N. Main St. in Laurie. Hanson and other conspirators sold

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late Thursday afternoon and evening across Mid-Missouri, mainly along and south of I-70. A cold front has stalled over central Missouri and will be nearly stationary through the evening, acting as a lifting mechanism for storms. Increasing sunshine from the west Thursday afternoon will help provide instability for storms

Kristen Mack hit her 10th home run of the season and Sami Fagan got her team-leading 37th RBI as Mizzou holds off SLU to win 10-6 in a rain shortened game. Already up 1-0, Mizzou batted around during the second inning. Kristen Mack hit an opposite field home run to score Kelsea Roth. Three consecutive

A line of showers and t-storms will move into the northwestern counties of Mid-Missouri from 4-7 AM Thursday as a cold front moves in. These will spread southeast to Columbia by 8 AM, Jefferson City 9 AM and the Lake of the Ozarks to I-44 10AM to noon. As the line moves southeast, it will

There are conflicting stories about an alleged case of animal abuse in Jefferson City. Five puppies are dead and two others are suffering from severe burns after a space heater accident. On Wednesday, an unlicensed Jefferson City area dog owner was inspected because of this alleged neglect. But he called ABC 17 shortly after our