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The Jefferson City Police Department is now accepting applications for its Citizens’ Police Academy,a 10-week education and training program for residents to learn the basic operations of the police department. We just want to get people more involved with their police department,” said Capt. Doug Shoemaker. “So understanding what we do is just as important

The former Missouri state trooper who says he was unfairly punished after criticizing the Highway Patrol is now suing patrol leaders. Randy Henry tells ABC 17 News he filed a federal lawsuit against patrol leaders today. This lawsuit comes after Henry criticized the agency after the death of Brandon Ellingson. ABC 17 News has followed

The Columbia Regional Airport will be conducting a disaster exercise at about 4 p.m. Thursday. The exercise will be as realistic as possible to simulate an aircraft crash response, including the use of smoke and fire. A mobile aircraft firefighting trainer from MU Extension Fire and Rescue Training Institute will be on hand to help

ABC 17 News confirmed with the Cole County sheriff’s department Aaron Emmendorfer, 32, was taken into custody after a standoff early Thursday. Deputies were first called around 12:30 a.m. to Anna’s Lane off 9 Hills Road and Highway 50, between Centertown and St. Martins, about 20 minutes west of Jefferson City. A woman called saying

An anonymous donor has given $10 million to University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics. The announcement came Thursday morning, two days before the Tigers’ football home opener. The gift will be used for the building of football facilities, which are being developed by athletics officials and campus facilities. Director of Athletics Jim Sterk said the new

Take a look at what Randy Henry told ABC 17 News reporter Lindsey Berning on his lawsuit with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

ABC 17 News has confirmed a Columbia police officer struck a pedestrian with his vehicle Wednesday evening. Nicholas Wulff was making a left turn from Brown Station Road onto Paris Road, when he struck Laura Harrison as she was walking in a crosswalk on the south side of the intersection. Harrison, who did not yield

UPDATE 9/8: According to the Columbia Fire Department, the cause of the fire was an electrical malfunction in the exterior of the residence, originally from an electrical outlet. The damage from the fire is estimated to be at $2000. ORIGINAL STORY: Fire crews are investigating the cause of an early morning house fire in Columbia.

UPDATE 9/8: Traffic has been cleared. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a jack-knifed semi is blocking traffic on I-70 westbound right now. The crash happened just after 8:00am near the 137 mile marker. The patrol says traffic is backed up to the 140 mile marker, but says traffic is moving around the

A man has been arrested and is being held on a $100,000 bond for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend, forcing her to drive him to buy drugs and beating her up in the car. Domestic violence experts like Mary Cunningham, who works for Rape and Abuse Crisis Service, said the high bond amount is something she

Health officials say the recent E.coli outbreak in Boone County could be from the same DNA strain. Four E.coli cases have been confirmed in Boone County. Officials say they are currently investigating where the source is coming from thru lab samples, and that it could take weeks till results are finalized. Doctors say typically a

The Cole County sheriff’s office phone line is down Thursday morning. The outage doesn’t affect the 911 line, and crews are working to correct the issue now. Calls are being directed to the jail, from which they will be transferred. The number for the jail is 573-635-7070. The cause of the outage is still unknown.

UPDATE 8:24am: All lanes are now reopened on I-70 westbound after a wreck. Our ABC 17 News crew sent a picture of a MoDOT sign that was damaged in the crash. Our crews are working to find out how many people were involved in the crash and if anyone was hurt. ORIGINAL: Reports indicate there

Friday morning will bring the threat for heavy rainfall closer to I-44. Rain looks to exit through 8AM tomorrow morning leaving some dry time before the final round of storms moves through before the weekend. An approaching cold front could bring a few storms in the evening on Friday with damaging winds gusting to 60

Nearly a dozen secondhand store owners voiced some displeasure with new rules aimed at curbing the flow of stolen goods through their shops. Columbia’s Substance Abuse Advisory Commission listened as store owners, police and a frequent user of pawn shops commented on the draft ordinance that would change the way many secondhand stores in town

Columbia police released the results of their alcohol enforcement campaign Wednesday. The department held two sobriety checkpoints over the weekend. On Friday they conducted a checkpoint at Brown Station Road and Providence Road. Police say they contacted 138 drivers between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. They made one DWI arrest. The second checkpoint was held

Periods of showers and t-storms will occur from late Wednesday night through early Saturday morning as a cold front moves into the region, picking up tropical moisture from the southwest. This will cause heavy rain to fall with some of the storms with highest rainfall totals expected south of I-70 with up to 4 inches

The Lincoln University Board of Curators are meeting Thursday morning for the first meeting of the 2016-2017 school year. Board members will hear reports from LU’s president, Dr. Kevin Rome, as well as from the faculty senate. In July, the board of curators voted to cut the Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Science

A public safety officer in Mexico was taken to the hospital for a heat-related illness after battling a fire Tuesday. It happened at Cerro Copper on Industrial Drive where insulated roofing material was burning around part of the building’s HVAC system. According to Mexico’s Department of Public Safety, Cerro employees and MPSD worked together to

Columbia police and fire departments responded to a crash involving a school on S. Providence Road Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened just after 4 p.m. At least seven emergency units responded to the scene. Michelle Baumstark, who is a spokesperson for Columbia Public Schools, tells ABC 17 Newsa bus with 21 Douglass High School students