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With an agenda full of ballot initiatives and tax proposals, community leaders in Columbia had plenty to discuss at a Monday morning meeting. Members of the City of Columbia, Boone County, Columbia Public Schools, and the city’s Chamber of Commerce talked about issues they each shared. A topic the group has discussed for the last

Veterans of the Korean War are set to be honored this weekend. Those who served from 1950 to 1953 spent time fighting to protect the Republic of Korea, now known as South Korea, from North Korea and Chinese Communist troops. Out of the 50,000 Korean War veterans that still live in Missouri, one ABC 17

Columbia police arrested 36-year-old Curtis Howell of Jefferson City for allegedly assaulting a teen umpire after an eight and under coach pitch baseball game. Howell was reportedly ejected from the game by the umpire. Reports said Howell waited for the teen umpire after the game and allegedly assaulted him. Columbia police arrested Howell for 3rd

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Columbia police have made a second arrest in a July 5th shooting. Early Monday morning police arrested Tavion Jones, 18, of Columbia for the shooting that happened in the 300 block of West Worley. Two people were injured in the shooting when dozens of shots were fired. Jones was arrested on two counts of first

Every Monday, ABC 17 News partners with Shelby’s Watch to highlight some of Mid-Missouri’s most wanted. Authorities need your help in finding three wanted people. Camden County law enforcement is looking for 44-year-old Marlena Harrison, who is wanted for felony stealing of up to 25 thousand dollars worth of property. 48-year-old Abdelfattah Zarhouni is also

Columbia Police are warning residents about another scam targeting City of Columbia utility customers. The Police Department received several calls over the weekend, and at least one claimed to be an employee of Columbia Water and Light. Customers are being told their accounts are delinquent and are asked to obtain a VISA card from a

A Columbia man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the summer 2013 death of 17-year-old Tre’veon Marshall. 20-year-old Nicholas Thomas was found guilty of shooting Marshall in McKee Street Park by a jury in early July. For more details on the case, click here. Thomas was sentenced to life

Road work continues in the Capital City to improve sections of Business 50 West. Asphalt paving on the westbound lane will start Tuesday and be complete by Wednesday at the latest. Old pavement will be milled in the center and eastbound lanes following that, and is scheduled to be completed by Thursday. On Monday, subgrade

Columbia Police confirmed to ABC 17 News an umpire was assaulted Saturday night at the Show-Me State Games. Officers working the games were called to a disturbance in a parking lot behind the Gold and Black baseball fields. Police near the parking lot responded to an assault between two men. 36-year-old Curtis Howell of Jefferson

A Jefferson City man was hurt in a car crash Sunday night and admitted to police he had been texting at the time. According to police, Eric Wickern, 39, was driving north on Dix Road shortly before 9 p.m. when the car went off the road and hit a utility pole, breaking it. The road

Jerry Wade, former Columbia City Councilman and 2010 mayoral candidate, died Saturday from lung cancer, according to a release from the Columbia Audubon Society, a group he served as president for. Wade was 73. Wade served as a member of Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission for several years, nine of them as its chairman. In

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man in the 800 block of Nance Drive after he threatened ATV riders in the area with a shotgun. Deputies were called out to the area just before 8 p.m. Sunday and found 63-year-old David Baker of Columbia had confronted people riding ATV’s in the area regarding their high

When a strong breeze blows, you can smell the lingering smoke around a duplex on Cherry Street in Jefferson City. It has all the signs of a fire – blackened and boarded windows, shattered and scattered glass and melted vinyl siding. The duplex next to it is also damaged, but only the siding. One person

Jefferson City police investigated a rollover accident Sunday morning in the 2100 block of Highway 50 in the east bound lanes. A Jeep Cherokee driven by Curtis Perkins of Alice, Texas was driving in the left lane and initially ran off the left side of the road. He then over-corrected, crossed over both lanes and

Today marks the end of the 2014 Show Me State Games, as well as the 30th Anniversary of the yearly event. The coordinators of the games said there will always be a few hiccups here and there when you put on an event this big, but overall the games were a success this year. Emily

A Boonville man is charged with multiple sex crimes involving a child. 49-year-old Raymond Stevens is facing four different charges: three counts of felony statutory sodomy and and one count of misdemeanor child molestation. Howard County authorities said court documents on the case are sealed and will not be released as of Saturday. Stevens is

The Boone County Fair wrapped up its final night Saturday. Officials said they estimate the fair drew an estimated 10,000 people Saturday alone and an estimated 50,000 people since the fair opened Tuesday. Fairgrounds crews said the rain and hot temperatures Saturday caused the crowd to thin out at some points in the afternoon, but

Caffeine comes in a variety of forms through coffee, soda and energy drinks. When it comes in a pure, powdered form, doctors say it can kill you. An Ohio teen overdosed on a powdered caffeine supplement just last week. Doctors say not knowing the safe dosage could cost a person their life. ABC 17 wanted

From Kansas City to Columbia to St. Louis, the drug cartel is actively smuggling drugs into 16 counties in the state of Missouri. Sergeant Shannon Jeffries with the M.U.S.T.A.N.G. Drug Task Force said it’s a growing problem. “We have seen a slight increase in cartel members moving to areas not known for large levels of