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Southwest Columbia residents whose children attend either Gentry Middle School or Jefferson Middle School were able to take their concerns over redrawing attendance boundaries straight to Columbia Public School officials Wednesday evening. The district hosted the first of two open forums at Jefferson Middle where Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman gave a slideshow presentation on the

A special investigatory subcommittee will examine the workplace environment within the Department of Corrections after allegations of harassment. House Speaker Todd Richardson and House Corrections and Public Institutions Committee Chairman Paul Fitzwater on Wednesday announced the creation of the House Subcommittee on Corrections Workforce Environment and Conduct. Rep. Jim Hansen was named to lead the

The Hallsville School District welcomed its new superintendent with a reception Wednesday night. The event was held for John Downs from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. in the Hallsville Intermediate Commons. Downs has been serving as interim superintendent while continuing his duties as assistant superintendent after the resignation of longtime Hallsville Superintendent John Robertson. Robertson cited

Seasonal snowfall has been low in the past two winters after an average year in 2013-14 when we got just under our seasonal average of 18 inches. This year we will end January with only 1.5 inches of snow for the season so far. But as seen in past years, February and March can bring

A Jefferson City man was charged for attempting to rob a gas station Saturday. Witnesses told police the man came into the JC Mart on West Dunklin Street with a gun and demanded money. Surveillance video revealed the man had covered his face with a plastic bag. After employees told him the money was in

The newly reorganized Columbia Airport Advisory Board met Wednesday afternoon for the first time since the reorganization of the board. The airport was formerly a division of Columbia Public Works but it became a function of economic development in October. City officials have said that the airport is an economic driver. The move comes as

Columbia city leaders are holding off on a search for a new airport manager. Airport officials appointed Mike Parks as acting airport manager after Tamara Pitts resigned after spending two months as airport manager. Economic Development Director Stacey Button said Pitts’ departure was for personnel reasons but could not elaborate. Button said airport officials are

Prescription drug abuse is taking center stage at the Missouri State Capitol today as the state Senate and state House will consider legislation related to the growing epidemic. Missouri remains the only state in the nation without a prescription drug monitoring program. Senate Bill 231 is sponsored by Sen. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan and would establish

UPDATE: ABC 17 News obtained court documents Wednesday about the incident involving Jean Richard Innocent and a CPD K-9 officer. According to the documents, police responded to the Aspen Heights neighborhood late Monday night. They say they saw Innocent yelling and acting violently. One officer got out of his patrol car to make contact with

TONIGHT: It will be mostly cloudy, breezy and cold with low temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30. Northwesterly winds will gust to 25 mph early in the night with sustained winds of 8-15, producing wind chills in the upper teens. THURSDAY: The breezy conditions continue through the first part of Thursday, before winds

A new bill filed by Rep. Bruce Franks Jr., D-St. Louis, would require gun owners in Missouri to report the loss or theft of their firearms within 72 hours of the crime. The proposed law known as HB 185 would implement punishments for violators that vary based on number of offenses. The bill says, “Failure

Carl Edwards remains a hot topic in NASCAR, two weeks after his abrupt retirement as a full-time driver. Terry Smith, a political science professor at Columbia College, speculated in a Wednesday piece for KBIA’s Talking Politics that Edwards will challenge U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill in Missouri next year. McCaskill, a Democrat, is in her second

A Columbia tax preparer was sentenced in federal court today for defrauding his clients and failing to pay his personal income taxes, which totaled almost $300,000. David Lee Keithley, 63, of Columbia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to two years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Keithley to

UPDATE 11:46 a.m: Our crews attended part of the training program and learned there is a three step process for gaining the certification. With, the first section lasting 8 hours. Police said the program helps the low staffing issues at CPD. They have noticed they are not called as often to apartment complexes who finish

TODAY: Temperatures this morning are anywhere from the 30s north, to the 50s south. Thanks to a cold front that swept through the area, all of us will expect to see falling temperatures through the day. By the noon timeframe, most locations will be in the 30s.It looks blustery with mostly cloudy skies and westerly

Columbia police were searching for a suspect in east Columbia Tuesday. ABC 17 News saw officers on scene near Paris Road and William Street around 3:30 Tuesday morning. Police on scene say an officers tried to pull over a man in a stolen vehicle. They say the suspect refused to stop and took off running,

TODAY: Temperatures this morning are anywhere from the 30s north, to the 50s south. Thanks to a cold front that swept through the area, all of us will expect to see falling temperatures through the day. By the noon timeframe, most locations will be in the 30s.It looks blustery with mostly cloudy skies and westerly

A city committee is trying to figure out what projects Columbia Water & Light should target in the future. The Integrated Water Planning Committee met Tuesday to go over consulting firm Black & Veatch’s analysis of the city’s water plant, and options to expand it. The plant, located near the town of McBaine on Route

A Jefferson City driver was hospitalized with moderate injuries Tuesday after having a seizure behind the wheel. It happened before 2 p.m. on Jefferson Street. Police say 22-year-old Matthew Jackson was driving north on Jefferson Street when he suffered a seizure causing his vehicle to drive through the Jefferson Street and West Dunklin Street intersection

A man was charged Monday after police responded to a possible overdose Sunday at a Jefferson City apartment. ABC 17 News obtained court documents claiming officers were called to an apartment on Union Street for an unresponsive woman. When they arrived they found the woman dead in a bedroom. After searching the room, officers say