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City leaders held a second closed-door meeting Tuesday in response to the recent shootings downtown. ABC 17 News has been told an update is expected Wednesday. The meeting comes after four different shootings downtown in just three weeks. On July 29, two separate shootings happened-one at Hitt and Broadway and another at Williams and Walnut.

Columbia Public Schools is asking drivers to watch for buses on the roads and to slow down in school zones, according to Michelle Baumstark, CPS community relations director. On Tuesday morning, a CPS bus with no students on board was rear-ended on Route K. Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp, of the Boone County Fire Protection

Missouri Highway Patrol troopers were able to arrest a man wanted for rape after using a technology that allows them to fingerprint someone in the field. Cpt. John Hotz said a trooper stopped the man on the interstate and he produced an identification card that didn’t look right. The trooper thought it might be fraudulent

Some children are anxious about starting a new school year. Dr. Pauline Bridgeman said parents should create a daily routine to help their children adjust. “As a parent, I totally sympathize with everyone who is having a difficult time,” Bridegman said. “My children could not get up this morning. That’s just the reality.” She said

UPDATE: The Missouri Board of Education said transportation funding is $200 million in the hole. Interim Commissioner -Roger Dorson- said the State Board will ask for $25 to $30 million a year from the general revenue fund in an effort to become fully funded in nine years. “Right now, it’s being underfunded by $200 million,”

The Boone County Fire Protection District is working a six-vehicle crash near Battle High School. According to a tweet from the fire protection district, the crash happened on East St. Charles Road before 5 p.m. One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, the tweet said. Traffic is currently down to one lane

TONIGHT: Spotty showers decrease overnight with cloudy skies as temperatures drop into the upper 60s. Winds will be out of the southeast up to 8 mph. After midnight, showers are expected to move in from the southwest into the Ozarks, gradually lifting to the northeast by daybreak, affecting areas mainly south of I-70. WEDNESDAY: Morning

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested Nicholas Clark after he allegedly stole about 30 items from a Break Time in Columbia. According to court documents, a deputy was called to the Break Time at Highway AB in Columbia Sunday in response to a suspicious person. When he arrived on scene, he found Clark sitting next

A Missouri judge awarded Columbia native Ryan Ferguson $5.3 million in connection with his 2005 wrongful prosecution and conviction for the murder of local newspaper editor Kent Heitholt. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, doing business as Travelers Insurance, covered the city of Columbia for law enforcement liability from 2006 to 2011 for up

A Jefferson City man was injured Tuesday morning when his vehicle rear-ended a pickup truck on Highway 54 at the Missouri River bridge. Jefferson City police were sent to the crash on the westbound bridge at 7:34 a.m., the department said in a news release. Samuel Greenline, 27, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet HHR and

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that it is actively investigating the death of a 29-year-old man. Versailles officers responded to Williamson Street Sunday in relation to a man with a gunshot wound. However, when officers arrived, they found Justin Wittrock already dead from a single gunshot wound. Wittrock’s girlfriend, Angela Keefe, was charged

A Cole County circuit judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a state gas tax increase set to appear on the November ballot. Circuit Judge Robert Schollmeyer in his 14-page ruling said the measure does not violate the Missouri Constitution’s original purpose, single subject and clear title requirements. State Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, and

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re tracking a line of showers pushing across Mid-MO this morning, mainly east of HWY 65 and along and north of I-70. This will continue to press off to the northeast. As the afternoon approaches, we can expect some of these showers to strengthen into thunderstorms especially just south of and along I-70.

UPDATE 10:15: MPSD said all of Monday’s railroad fires were most likely caused from rail grinding maintenance being completed by Norfolk Southern Railroad. ORIGINAL: Multiple railroad fires broke out Monday in Mexico, Missouri. Mexico Public Safety officials responded to a grass fire on Morris Street Monday morning, but Norfolk Southern Railroad employees had already extinguished

TUESDAY: Showers and a few t-storms will spread to the northeast in the morning and taper off by early afternoon, becoming more scattered from afternoon into early evening. Temperatures will only reach the upper 70s due to clouds and rain with south winds up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Rain chances decrease overnight with cloudy skies

The Columbia Board of Education voted to raise the property tax ceiling in order to give employees a raise. The board voted unanimously on Monday night on a 9-cent increase in its tax ceiling. The board will set the tax rate at a special meeting on Aug. 23. The 9-cent raise would be the last

Columbia Water and Light staff is proposing a new way to encourage water conservation and cover increased costs in its 2019 budget. A three-tiered system would target those who use more than the recommended amount of water during the summer. From June through September, water usage between 0 and 200 cubic feet would cost $2.79.

Officials at the Missouri State Fair said they reassess their safety process every year and make changes as necessary. ABC 17 News Investigates traveled to the fair to find out how past tragedies have played into the decision-making process. Fair Director Mark Wolfe said it’s important to react to any accident that might happen. “Accidents

UPDATE: In today’s meeting, city leaders spoke about the decreasing revenue stream. They said other cities seem to be facing the same issue, but they are not in the negative percentage like Columbia. Mayor Brian Treece said he is optimistic in making the budget work. “One of my priorities is, of course, to ensure budget

Concerns of a multi-state dog fight involving mid-Missourians have swirled around social media recently. The Audrain Humane Society posted this message on its Facebook page: “IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! PLEASE BE AWARE! THERE IS WORD GOING AROUND OF A MULTI-STATE DOG FIGHT COMING UP IN THE FALL. THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR STRAYS, FREE PETS AND