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The Columbia Police Officers Association gave a letter to Mayor Brian Treece on Monday asking him and the city council to perform an audit on the city’s finances. The letter listed the 2017 Citizen Survey as a reason to call the audit. Association officials pointed out in the survey it states only half of the

TUESDAY: A cold front draped across Mid-Missouri has slowly been advancing to the west. This is bringing a return to winter conditions, with freezing rain likely holding off for several more hours. This afternoon an umbrella will be needed, as widespread rainfall continues to move through the region. The steady rain is beneficial to Mid-Missouri,

A Camden County man has been charged with four counts of statutory sodomy. A female victim told troopers from the time she was in second grade until she was in the fourth grade, David Wait would make her perform sexual acts on him. According to the probable cause statement, there were at least two victims.

Columbia police arrested Craig Faust on Monday afternoon after officers were dispatched to reports of domestic assault in the 700 block of Sexton. The female victim told police that she was arguing with Faust when she tried to get into her car in an attempt to leave. Faust was accused of slamming the garage bay

Columbia police arrested Otis Campbell on Monday night after he threatened an officer. Police said they were on a call in the 1100 block of Wilkes Boulevard when Campbell approached an officer’s patrol vehicle, raised his arms as if he was holding a gun and said, “pow, pow, pow.” Officers attempted to make contact with

Cole County officials announced on Tuesday that the clerk’s office will be mailing out new voter ID cards to all registered voters in the county. Officials asked residents to destroy their old voter ID cards and begin using the new card with the next election. Residents are also asked to pay special attention to their

The executive director of admissions for the University of Missouri will meet in Fulton Saturday to talk about how the admissions office has been trying to increase student enrollment over the past several months, according to a news release. ABC 17 News previously reported Feb. 2 that the university was seeing an increase in applications

TUESDAY: Scattered showers and mild temperatures will continue for the morning commute as a boundary is stalled in our northwestern counties. The rain chance will continue through the day where it will be heaviest along and south of I-70, where an additional 1-2 inches of rain is likely. High temperatures will reach the mid 60s

Columbia emergency crews responded to a vehicle collision near the intersection of West Broadway and Stadium Boulevard just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw two vehicles involved in the crash. The scene was cleared just before 7 a.m. ABC 17 News has reached out to authorities to find out if

UPDATE 12:45 pm: Columbia police said they were responding to a disturbance involving a reported burglary that happened on Sunday. Officers were warned that on of the parties involved in the disturbance may have a gun but no weapon was found. ORIGINAL STORY: Multiple Columbia police officers responded to Whitegate Drive on Monday morning. ABC

The Columbia City Council approved a new process to craft the future of the police department’s community-oriented policing model. The unanimous vote on Monday allows the city manager to put together a group of people to meet and discuss how the department will transition to the new model, once approved. The group will also provide

Audrain County residents have coined the area around two bridges on Audrain Road 353 “Dump Road” because of the trash, furniture and animal carcasses that have been dumped there. According to residents, this dumping has been going on for years. Audrain County Sheriff Matthew Oller told ABC 17 the Missouri Conservation Commission is investigating and

Potholes are rapidly popping up all over the city due to changing temperatures and Mid-Missouri weather. A local resident says she has to constantly serve around all the potholes. “I would love them to actually work on the streets, literally the other day, I was talking to a friend about how there are so many

Firefighters that fight fires in rural areas said they have to work efficiently because water isn’t always readily available. A weekend fire about 15 minutes from Columbia consumed a home on Mount Hope Road and fire officials said the nearest hydrant was nearly a mile away. Because of situations like this, firefighters have to make

According to Centralia Police Department, the 15-year-old student taken into custody Friday on suspicion of bringing a gun and more than 20 rounds of ammunition to Centralia High school had sneaked into his girlfriend’s house and stole the weapon from her parents. Officials said, according to the parents, they weren’t home at the time the

UPDATE 5:30 pm: Firefighters were able to determine the “smoke” was actually an odorous haze. Officials said the building was checked and is secure. ORIGINAL STORY: Firefighters responded to reports of smoke at a parking garage at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown Jefferson City on Monday afternoon. Firefighters said when they responded to the

TONIGHT: South winds will continue at 12-16 mph, gusting to 25 mph overnight and will keep our temperatures mild, only dropping to near 60 overnight. Widespread showers are expected as an upper level disturbance sweeps through the region. Heavy rain is possible, with a few embedded thunderstorms through the night. Any rain we see will

Callaway County deputies arrested Dustin Higgins, 28, on Sunday night after officers pulled over a vehicle for a registration violation. Deputies said it was discovered that Higgins was wanted by the Missouri Department of Corrections for a parole violation. Higgins was taken to the Callaway County Jail, where he was held without bond.

In early February, the City of Columbia released its 2017 citizen survey results. In it, residents identified police services and the condition of major streets as top priorities for improvement. In an ABC 17 News Special Report, Sara Maslar-Donar digs into Columbia’s budget with city leaders to find out how it works and if the

Columbia police arrested Kevin Hackworth and Dejesus Goacher on Saturday afternoon when officers saw the two men walking on Sexton Road. Police said they made contact with the two men and noticed a glass pipe in Goacher’s front pocket. Officers also learned Hackworth had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. Police searched Hackworth and found