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People gathered in Douglass Park Wednesday night for a peaceful rally of sorts called the Back To School Explosion. Organizers call it an opportunity to promote peace, hope, unity, family, and community. Those are all values participants said are extremely important to hold on to, especially what’s happening only an hour and a half away

One Southwest Columbia neighborhood is concerned with sewage overflow from two manholes next to a public trail. Ridgefield Park is privately owned by the neighborhood and backs up to many houses along Ridgefield Rd. The County House sewer line goes right through the middle of the park. The Ridgefield Park Association President, John McLeod, has

A Columbia high school is lacking the ample amount of radio signal that’s crucial to emergency responders. A communication tower near Battle High School has been in the works since the beginning of the year. However, this summer the school district got news the tower wouldn’t be built anytime soon. Martina Pounds with the Boone

A St. Louis couple was sentenced Wednesday in a February 2014 Jefferson City burglary. Charles Lowery pleaded guilty on July 9 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Kristie Meeks pleaded guilty on June 4 and was sentenced to 7 years. The burglary happened on February 8 at an apartment on Lafayette Street.

While the unrest in Ferguson continues, school is delayed for students in the schooldistrict and some parents are scrambling to arrange their schedules to accomodate. Teachers and volunteers at the Ferguson Public Library have been spending the last two days teaching kids and providing lunch since school won’t start until Monday. The parking lot was

A St. Louis grand jury met Wednesday afternoon, but a decision may not come soon. St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch put together the group to hear evidence in the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. The grand jury will decide if McCulloch will charge Wilson with a crime. McCulloch

One person was seriously injured following a Wednesday morning car crash in Boone County. The accident happened just after 10:00 on Highway 40 near the Howard County line. Officials at the scene said the car was driving east on Highway 40 when the driver lost control, went through the ditch, and hit a tree. The

An Osage County man was arrested late Tuesday night for allegedly distributing methamphetamine. Osage County Sheriff’s deputies and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group searched a home at 1173 County Road 727 near Bland, and found crystal meth, a gun, drug paraphernalia, and other evidence leading them to believe drugs were being sold. James Czeschin

Protesters, looting, and vandalism forced some Ferguson businesses to close and others to work around the chaos. After being set on fire and having all the windows smashed in, employees there said they’ve had to move their restaurant outside to the parking lot. Grills and cooking supplies have been moved outside the building, where glass

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has extended president Tim Wolfe’s contract through June 30, 2018. The extension announced Wednesday was effective July 1 and replaces a contract that was to end Feb. 15. Board Chairman Don Downing said in a news release that enrollment and donations have substantially increased since Wolfe became system

A Columbia teenager was arrested on Tuesday, after police say a highly intoxicated man was jumped walking home earlier this month near College and University Avenue. Investigators say they tied Darrell Grimes to the robbery after a woman bought a stolen Apple 5S phone. Officers say Grimes refused to give her back her money, even

The accused gunman in a January murder pleaded guilty Monday in Columbia. Jimiah Lambert was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to voluntary manslaughter, unlawful use of a weapon and having marijuana. Dontay Tolston was shot and killed in a home earlier this year on Newton Drive near Providence and Vandiver. Two people,

In the United States, between two and three million people self-harm, which means inflicting pain on their bodies to cope with emotions. 70% of the time, self-harm plays itself out through cutting of skin. The number of children inflicting pain on themselves continues to rise and Mid-Missouri psychologists and doctors said they see the most

22 year-old Dorian Johnson, the man who was walking with Michael Brown when he was shot, has a warrant out for his arrest in Jefferson City. The warrant is for stealing and dates back to June 2011. ABC 17 News looked into Johnson’s past and found out he has also been charged with filing a

Columbia Public School officials said the first day back to school on Tuesday went smoothly. First day enrollment was just more than 18,000, up 42 students from last year. But CPS Superintendent Peter Stiepleman said that could still change over the next week because of late enrollment. Right now, Stiepleman said they’re keeping an eye

MoDOT officials are reminding drivers they need your help to keep I-70 safe. This message comes after two fatal accidents closed the interstate for nearly 8 hours Monday. Monday was an example of how quickly things can go tragically wrong at high speeds. MoDOT officials said the safety of drivers on one of our busy

Patient records over the last five years for people seen at Moberly Medical Clinics, Moberly Physicians Corporation and Moberly Rural Health Clinics were taken in a criminal cyber attack by a foreign-based intruder. The parent company, known as community health systems, says its network was attacked in April and June of this year. The data

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F S.W.A.T team is in Ferguson to help keep the situation calm. Troopers said if a team is needed here locally they have the resources to do get one in the Troop F region quickly. “In a situation like this we would just call another S.W.A.T team from around

A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 18 year sentences after pleading to guilty to multiple charges Tuesday. 44-year-old Brett Courtney pleaded guilty to attempted rape, 2 counts of forcible sodomy, and armed criminal action charges from a July 2012 sexual assault on St. Louis Drive in Jefferson City. Courtney broke into the home wearing

The National Guard has arrived in Ferguson but kept its distance from the streets where protesters have again clashed with police in the St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer. Protesters filled the streets after nightfall Monday, and officers trying to enforce tighter restrictions used bullhorns to order them