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Employment numbers at the Columbia IBM facility have plummeted below 400 people. ABC 17 News obtained the latest job report through an open records request, showing the facility employes just 388 people, down significantly from previous reports. ABC 17’s Jillian Fertig has been investigating the company since the beginning of this year. ABC 17 News

Boone County commissioners signed a proclamation that made the county a Purple Heart County Tuesday morning. Purple Heart veterans attended the commission meeting for the proclamation ceremony. The veterans were given a chance to talk about the importance of the Purple Heart and serving in the military. The award is given to military members who

Student stress levels on the University of Missouri campus are much higher than years past. The MU Counseling Center has seen almost 20 percent more students so far this semester compared to the same time last year, according to Christy Hutton, Ph.D., the Assistant Director for Outreach and Prevention. Thirty-five percent more students are also

Columbia fire crews battled a fire at a home on Worley Street Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews were dispatched to the 3200 block of Worley Street just before 1 Tuesday. At least ten units from two different agencies were on the scene. Part of the street was blocked off in the area while crews worked on

Authorities are looking for a man Monday after a high-speed chase in Mid-Missouri. 37-year-old Chad Cochran, of Salem, was charged in connection to the chase Monday. Authorities say it happened in the Vichy and Vienna areas. Deputies apparently started chasing the vehicle after getting reports that Cochran had taken a female subject against her will

Missouri is implementing some new rules for child social services. The joint committee on child abuse and neglect met in Jefferson City Tuesday morning to discuss statewide standards for juvenile officers. These updates have been under discussion for over a year. Committee chairman State Rep. Bill Lant was joined by several other lawmakers, including State

About 50 community leaders in Columbia headed to Gainsville Florida for a leadership trip Tuesday morning. The group is set to brainstorm solutions to different local challenges such as crime, health care, and airport transportation with Florida city leaders. Several community members attended a similar trip last year and went to Knoxville, Tennessee where they

One Columbia school is about to get major renovations next year, moving students out of the building. The issue will be brought up Monday night when Columbia Public Schools Board of Education gets a report on the district’s attendance numbers. Douglass High School, a building that is nearly 100 years old, will be closed for

Two Kansas City firefighters were killed Monday night while battling a fire at an apartment complex. Our Kansas City affiliate KMBC reports crews were called out to the scene around 7 p.m. on Independence Avenue. The building partially collapsed while the two firefighters were trying to leave the building. Two other firefighters were also injured

Columbia police are investigating multiple burglaries in the Springdale Estates neighborhood in north Columbia. Police responded to three burglaries in the 2400 block of Thornberry Drive early Monday morning within a three hour window. Columbia police said the first call came out just after 3:30 a.m. Credit cards, money and prescription medications were reported stolen

West Middle School in Columbia was put on an elevated alert Monday afternoon, after police were called for a suspicious person walking across the athletic field near the administration building. Students saw someone possibly holding a weapon near the school. Doors were locked at the Aslin Administration building for about 10 minutes, while officers investigated

A man’s body was found floating in the Lake of the Ozarks Friday afternoon was identified Monday. Corporal Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a resident called to report the body at around 12:30 p.m. in the Gravois arm of the lake near the 2 mile marker. Highway Patrol troopers recovered the

Police confirmed they found two shell casings in the street Monday afternoon just north of downtown Fulton. Officers were called for a possible shooting near Ninth Street and Westminster Avenue around 12:45 p.m. They recovered shell casings, but so far, they have not found any damage or victims. Investigators are still interviewing witnesses, and expect

A 911 outage reported Sunday, the second within a week, has been fixed and the issues with the Columbia Boone County Joint Communications 911 system have been resolved, officials said Monday. Joint Communications officials said they will “continue to monitor the system to ensure the safety of Boone County residents.” Officials said the outages were

Columbia police are investigating another shots fired incident in south Columbia. This is the third shots fired case since Friday. All of them took place within a mile of one another. The latest incident happened early Sunday morning in the 1400 block of Rolling Rock Drive. Investigators found several shell casings on the ground in

Columbia police are investigating an overnight strong arm robbery Sunday. Officers responded to an attempted robbery in the 1200 block of Walnut Street just before 3:15 a.m. Three men attacked a 19-year-old man and tried to take items from him. The three suspects were unsuccessful and ran away before officers got on scene. Crews took

Columbia police respond to reports of a suicidal man with a gun. It happened Sunday around 7:00 p.m. in the 5400 block of Gem Stone Drive. Bryana Larimer, public information officer for CPD, said they were hearing reports that an armed man had threatened to harm his neighbors. Later reports indicated the man might be

A dedication was held for the new food pantry in Mexico Sunday. The Laura Miller George Help Center and Atkins place on Fairground Street opened in July and started serving residents right away. The ceremony was held at 2:00 p.m. for the $1.2 million facility. The 15,000 square-foot building includes space for food storage, a

Emergency crews responded to a deadly four-car crash in Morgan County Saturday. It happened around 10:00 a.m. near Highway 50 and Potters Ford Drive, which turns into Morgan County Drive. Jeffrey Ryden, 38, did not yield at the intersection before driving onto Highway 50, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Ryden crashed into another

Authorities arrested three people after serving a search warrant in Boonville Friday night. The Boonville Police Department, Mustang Drug Task Force and Cooper County Sheriff’s Department served the search warrant int the 800 block of Sycamore Street. Authorities arrested Derrick Sleet, Deanna Offineer and Ethan Hessing all on suspicion on multiple counts of possession of