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The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department is almost finished putting parking spots in on the side of Fifth Street. The spaces will replace the parking lot farther inside the park, an area that has experienced a large volume of crime recently. This is just one of 20 projects the Parks and Recreation Department plans to

Columbia Public Schools will start construction on a new elementary school in southwest Columbia. It is one of three new elementary schools approved, which is starting the discussion of redistricting. Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools Ben Tilley is attending PTA meetings at elementary schools across the city to talk about that process. The new Columbia

Columbia Public Schools has made security enhancements it says increases safety for students. “Every school year we do a safety and security evaluation and make a determination about additional concerns or additional needs,” said Michelle Baumstark with Columbia Public Schools. This year, the district saw the need for adding the “buzz-in” system at Rock Bridge

A Fulton woman was sentenced Tuesday morning to 10 years in prison, after pleading guilty on two counts of first-degree robbery for two incidents near Fulton in 2012. Pamela Lynn Carter, 59, admits to robbing a woman she abducted from the Fulton Wal-Mart parking lot. Carter also admitted in court to robbing the Fulton Holiday

Two mayors attended the Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence forum Monday, one arriving from more than two hours west of Columbia. Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James from Kansas City joined Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid at the Health and Human Services Building for the first of the task force’s “listening sessions,” titled “Let’s Talk CoMO.” Mayor

A Mid-Missouri woman is still behind bars facing a quarter million dollars bond after she is accused of breaking a police officer’s leg over the weekend. Officer Kevin Lutjen claims he found Janet Lang asleep behind the wheel Saturday in the parking lot of Citizens Farmers Bank in Stover, north of the Lake of the

A special prosecutor says she will not file criminal charges against a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper in the drowning of a man who fell from the trooper’s boat on the Lake of the Ozarks. Monday’s announcement by Amanda Grellner follows last week’s conclusion by jurors at a coroner’s inquest that the death of 20-year-old Brandon

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich is accusing Gov. Jay Nixon of violating the state constitution by making budget cuts in 2012. Schweich released an audit Monday asserting that Nixon should not have blocked millions of dollars of spending that year because state revenues exceeded estimates upon which the budget was based. During the fiscal year 2012,

On Monday a CNN survey shows seven in 10 Americans believe ISIS has the resources to launch an attack against the United States. In two days Americans will learn what President Barack Obama is planning to fight ISIS. This week is the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, causing more concern across the

Today, special prosecutor Amanda Grellner released a statement saying she will not be filing charges against Anthony Piercy, the trooper who had 20 year old Brandon Ellingson handcuffed and was thrown from his boat and drowned. Grellner’s review of the case agreed with the findings of the Coroner’s jury last week in Morgan County. “I

A local Columbia hair salon is cutting hair for donations to the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri. The Green Meadows Hair Company salon hosted its annual “haircut-a-thon” Sunday afternoon. It an annual event and the salon chooses a different charity each year. The owner of the salon, Constance Parker, said this year’s event

A Columbia man is in jail after a shots fired call on Demaret Drive over the weekend. People in the area reported hearing two gunshots Saturday night. When deputies arrived, they arrested 26-year-old Danny Holmes after they found him intoxicated and in possession of a handgun that had been reported stolen. According to court documents,

Boone County deputies arrested a Columbia man Sunday for multiple driving violations while trying to pull him over. In a news release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, deputies tried to stop 25-year-old Sherman Collins just after 7 p.m. near Lake of the Woods Road and St. Charles Road for a “registration violation.” However, Collins

A Boonville animal shelter damaged in a July storm will once again be in the business of rescuing pets. After three weeks of being displaced, the animals of Second Chance animal shelter and rescue got to move back into their home. Over 40 cats had to live in foster homes after the July 7 storm

Click the video player to watch Sunday Sit-Down on ABC 17’s SportsZone. This week, Joe Walljasper from the Columbia Daily Tribune talks MU football with ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim. The two break down Missouri’s latest win, Maty Mauk’s performance, and Joe makes his case for Markus Golden being the most impressive MU lineman

Police said around 2 a.m. Sunday morning police received a shots fired call at Autozone on the Business Loop in Columbia. When they got there they said no one was around, but found shell casings in the parking lot. There have also been no reports of anyone being injured. However, business owners on Coats Street,

Web Extra: Interviews with sophomore quarterback Maty Mauk and senior wide receiver Bud Sasser after 49-24 win over Toledo.

As a $200 million construction project nears its completion date, the new St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City opened its door to its employees and their families on Saturday. Event leaders estimate at least 500 people got the first look at the inside of the 373,000 square-foot building since construction broke ground in 2012. Now,

What started out as a water rescue Saturday is now being investigated as a crime. An SUV that was reported stolen early Saturday morning was found in Phillips Lake in Columbia. A visitor at Phillips Park reported seeing the SUV in the lake at 10:30 a.m. Firefighters responded to the scene about 10 minutes after

A man is in jail after allegedly holding a woman at knifepoint at the Underground Bar on East Fifth Street in Fulton Saturday morning. Police said Matthew James Hamilton brandished a knife and began making threats toward the woman just after midnight. Hamilton was arrested and charged with armed criminal action, second degree assault, unlawful