Mayor Brian Treece wanted Columbia City Council members Ian Thomas and Michael Trapp to “evaluate” their ability to serve on the council, according to emails obtained by ABC 17 News. Treece sent a draft statement to at least three council members that they would release to the media after the Cole County Prosecutors Office charged
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UPDATE: The City Council unanimously voted to pass the conversion therapy ban around 9 p.m. Monday. ORIGINAL: A report on dog breed-specific legislation and a vote on a conversion therapy ban are among the items on the agenda for Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is
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Hallsville city leaders contacted three utility companies for proposals in the potential sale of the city’s sewer utility. Hallsville City Administrator Kenyetta Ridgway-Sample said the companies were recommended to the city by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The Boone County Regional Sewer District, Liberty Utilities and Central States Water Resources were all contacted by
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The Indianapolis Colts accomplished Sunday night what they failed to do in January. They beat the Chiefs in Kansas City. Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards, ageless kicker Adam Vinatieri knocked through four field goals and the Colts atoned ever-so-slightly for that playoff defeat by shutting down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ vaunted offense in
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The Fulton police chief said his team responded well after a weapons scare at Fulton Public Schools on Friday. “We all handled the situation as we were trained to do,” Chief Steve Myers said Fulton police received a 911 call reporting a gun at Fulton Middle School on Friday and investigators traced that call to
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Missouri officials say welfare recipients with medical marijuana cards will continue to get financial aid. Social Services Department spokeswoman Rebecca Woelfel says the agency won’t cut off help to those who test positive for pot as long as they have medical marijuana cards. The policy comes after Missouri voters in 2018 said patients with cancer,
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A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Friday after he was accused of being a “significant” methamphetamine dealer in the area. In August and September, the Columbia Police Department interviewed multiple people who said Timothy M. Hyde was a significant drug dealer in Columbia. Two concerned citizens told police that Hyde had a storage
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The Special Olympics state summer games are returning to Columbia in 2020. Leaders of Special Olympics Missouri and city of Columbia officials came together at Columbia City Hall on Monday for the announcement. The games have been played since 2015 in Springfield. The games were in Columbia from 2012-2014. Watch the announcement in the player
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THIS AFTERNOON: Beautiful weather continues this afternoon with lots of sunshine and highs around 70 degrees. TONIGHT: Clear skies, lows in the mid 40s. EXTENDED: Quiet weather continues through Wednesday with a strong cold front looming to our west throughout the day Thursday. We’ll see an increase in rain and thunderstorms throughout the day followed
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Authorities have arrested one suspect in a Kansas City shooting that left four dead and five others hurt. Hugo Villanueva-Morales, 29, and Javier Alatorre, 23, are both facing four counts of first-degree murder. They both have bonds set at $1 million. Authorities say the two men opened fire at the bar Tequila KC following a
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UPDATE: Columbia police say the driver of a motorcycle died after a crash on Business Loop 70 on Saturday. Tracy Page, 48, of Moberly was traveling west on Business Loop 70 around 11:40 a.m. when he collided with a Chevrolet Silverado that was attempting to cross the road on Seventh Street. The Silverado was driven
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The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to close the Dix Road overpass in Jefferson City Tuesday at 12 a.m for improvements. MoDOT said the overpass could be closed for up to 15 days. “As you plan your commute, add little extra time and have patience,” MoDOT spokesman Adam Pulley said. According to a press release,
Continue ReadingMONDAY: We’ll finally start to dry out heading into the workweek. High pressure at the surface will be pushing back into the area which will help settle things down along with bringing the return of sunshine as highs top out in the low to mid 70s . TONIGHT: That quiet weather sticks around tonight with
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UPDATE 9:45 A.M.: According to KMBC in Kansas City, of the five people shot, two have been released from the hospital. UPDATE 8:32 A.M.: According FOX4 News in Kansas City, police said they do not believe the shooting was random. Investigators told FOX4 News all of the victims are Hispanic males. One was in his
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The Mizzou football team received a mix of good and bad news after its game against Troy. The team announced quarterback Kelly Bryant will return to full activity this week with a knee sprain. Bryant left the game against Troy in the first half after a low hit to his leg. Bryant did not return
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With more than 10 shootings in the past two months, community members gathered to unite Columbia against violence. Nearly 100 people showed up to both a walk in support of Danielle Marine on Providence Rd. and a block party on Rice Rd. in Columbia on Sunday to stop the violence. “We’ve got to make it
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Clouds decreasing. Chilly. Lows in the mid 40s. MONDAY: After a chilly start, sunshine will help warm things up. Expect high in the upper 60s to near 70 by the afternoon hours. EXTENDED: Much of the same can be expected Tuesday, with increasing clouds Wednesday. A strong wave of low pressure will come crashing
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Columbia firefighters responded to a fire inside a garage on Vandiver Dr. on Sunday. Jerry Jenkins, an assistant fire chief with the Columbia Fire Department, told ABC 17 News around 3:30 p.m. that the fire was put out. Crews were working to get smoke out of the building and check for hotspots, Jenkins said. A
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Kansas City, Kansas police officers are searching for two individuals after a deadly shooting at a bar early Sunday. The department tweeted a statement describing the incident along with pictures of the two male suspects Sunday afternoon. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/1180949561222807553″,”author_name”:”KCKPD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Update and Request for Information &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/hjYnYSUIiQ”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/hjYnYSUIiQ&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— KCKPD (@KCKPDChief) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/1180949561222807553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;October 6, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”
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A group of bystanders helped a Pulaski County sheriff’s deputy make an arrest after a violent struggle with the suspect. According to a statement from the department, a deputy stopped to meet with a group next to a disabled vehicle near the 21000 block of North Highway 133 on Sunday. One man, Bernard Bailey, refused
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