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Firefighters were on the scene of a reported fire this morning at Johnson Products off Paris Road in Columbia. The fire was reported shortly after 4 a.m. by a passing driver, who claimed to see smoke coming from the building. When crews arrived, they found a fire near a paper hopper, though crews reported mostly

Cole County officials are working to finalize the 2016 budget. The county plans to spend about two-thirds of its more than $64 million in funds. Commissioners met Wednesday morning to discuss ongoing transportation needs, as well as employee pay raises. Monday,the Cole County sheriff asked the commission for extra funding to raise the pay of

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting two deadly car crashes in all of Missouri Thursday morning. Neither of the deaths were in mid-Missouri. The first was in Cass County and happened Wednesday shortly after 11 p.m. The second was in Lafayette County and happened Thursday morning around 2:10. At last check, the Missouri State

Traffic was backed up on I-70 eastbound Tuesday morning because of a crash. The crash happened at the Stadium exit near mile marker 124 on I-70. Westbound traffic cleared around 8:30 a.m. The crash occurred when a tractor trailer veered into another lane, pushing a car into the barrier. No one was injured. Crews were

A woman is in critical condition after a car crash in Callaway County Monday night. It happened shortly after 9 p.m. Theresa Libbert, 44, from Fulton was driving eastbound along Highway 54 one mile west of Center Street when she experienced a medical problem. She then went off the right side of the road and

Hundreds of Columbia residents were briefly without power Wednesday morning. Columbia Water and Light reported two power outages affected 159 customers. Connie Kacprowicz with Columbia Water and Light tells us the outage started at 9:48 a.m. and was restored after 24 minutes. The problem was near a library, and was caused by a transformer. Crews

Two people are dead Monday night following a vehicle crash on Missouri Highway 19, about three miles south of Interstate 70. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the wreck happened around 7:30 p.m near the town of New Florence. One driver was trying to pass another in a no passing zone. When the first car

Crews from the Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire in west Columbia early Tuesday morning. The fire on Samantha Court was reported around 5:46 a.m. and crews arrived around 5:57 a.m. While smoke was initially visible fire was not, but crews found fire in the attic. Flames were later seen coming from the

Columbia police are looking for a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a Wal-Mart on Tuesday night. A little before 9 p.m., officers were called to the Wal-Mart on Conley Road. Two people told officers they were sitting in their car when a man with a gun demanded money. The suspect got into another

A woman was arrested Tuesday night after she was caught stealing from the Wal-Mart in Fulton. Fulton woman Tori Taylor was reportedly stealing a grocery cart full of items she did not pay for at the Wal-Mart on 1701 North Business 54. Officers responded and identified Taylor, locating her in the 1000 block of Merklin

The Boone County Prosecutor’s office filed its third robbery and sexual assault case against a Jefferson City man since his arrest in late October. 19-year-old Jemell Butler faces new charges of second-degree robbery, rape, sodomy and kidnapping for an incident reported to Columbia police in early October. Butler was arrested on October 18 when CPD

We are tracking a strong area of low pressure which will move in from the southwest and track across Mid-Missouri Saturday night through Sunday. This storm system will pick up moisture and give us increasing rain chances Saturday. Rain and storms will become likely by Saturday evening and overnight. A few strong storms can’t be

Drivers on I-70 in Columbia can expect some lane changes over the next couple of weeks. Starting around 8 p.m. Tuesday night, crews shifted westbound traffic onto the new bridge over Rangeline. The same will happen with westbound traffic on the bridge over Garth Avenue on Wednesday night. Next week, eastbound traffic will be shifted

The Boone County commission approved a little more than $84,000 dollars in state funding for the cyber crimes task force on Tuesday. It’s welcome news for the task force, but the state grant still falls short of covering the department’s needs. “Our grant for this fiscal year, we were cut money for particular equipment and

Residents who live off Rollins Road in Columbia are questioning their safety after a fatal crash Friday morning. Christopher Master’s car hit the sidewalk on one side of the street, crossed two lanes of traffic and crash into a tree in a residential road. He was ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the

A Mid-Missouri woman is heading to prison after a drug bust in Fulton earlier this fall. A judge sentenced Joni Wolfe for multiple crimes on Tuesday. Investigators searched the home back in October off Anthony Street. They found about 100 grams of meth and 1/2 pound of marijuana. Wolfe pleaded guilty to having illegal guns

A multiple vehicle accident is now clear after traffic was blocked on Highway 63 Tuesday night. Both lanes of Highway 63 southbound in Columbia were closed for the 3 car accident near Stadium Blvd. Traffic was being diverted onto Stadium for a short time after 6:00 p.m.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has finished its investigation into a September accident involving a Jefferson City police officer and a small child, who was struck by the officer’s vehicle on East McCarty. Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott White tells ABC 17 News the patrol does not anticipate submitting any recommendation of charges to the

Improvements could be coming for a big box store in Jefferson City. City Council members met on the issue Tuesday night to review plans to upgrade the Menards near Highway 50 and 179. The store wants to build a 22,000 sq. ft. warehouse at the corner of its lumberyard. It also wants to enclose its

Cole County commissioners are discussing the 2016 budget this week. Sheriff Greg White is requesting about $50,000 on top of the usual budget increase for his department. White tells ABC 17 News the money is for salary increases for department employees. “We have not followed anything that goes along with longevity over the years,” said