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Anthony Piercy, the former trooper fired for his actions that led to a man’s drowning, is suing the Highway Patrol to get his job back. Piercy filed a petition for judicial review in Cole County court on Dec. 29. The lawsuit claims Col. Sandra Karsten overstepped her authority when she decided to fire Piercy two

With the 2018 legislative session officially underway in Jefferson City, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce is unveiling the top priorities on its legislative agenda. Chamber officials announced the business organization’s priorities Thursday at an event alongside Columbia and Boone County lawmakers. “It’s just a great agenda that I think the whole community can get behind

Temperatures this weekend will be slow to rise, which will lead to the the potential for freezing rain as we head into the weekend. Stay with ABC 17 Stormtrack as we continue to track the latest changes and follow us on Twitter @ABC17Stormtrack.

The Cradle to Career Alliance is part of a national network of more than 70 communities that use data to better understand and close education gaps within the local communities in Boone County. Board members with the Cradle to Career Alliance met Thursday afternoon to discuss the importance of unifying to help children succeed in

The ethics committee will not recommend punishment for a Missouri lawmaker that recently came under fire for comments on a Confederate monument vandalism was on Thursday afternoon. The decision comes after a preliminary hearing for Warren Love on Thursday. In August, the Republican representative from Osceola wrote in a Facebook post about the person or

At the request of the Columbia City Council, a Feb 5 work session on the construction of a sports park at the former Boone County Fairgrounds will be open to the public. The proposed Mid-Missouri Sports Park would feature several basketball courts, soccer fields and more. Boone County Commissioner Fred Parry hopes the park gives

A local attorney is requesting charges against a former Columbia Public Schools employee be increased. Thomas Edwards was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault and fired from his position at Columbia Public Schools early last year after allegations emerged that he inappropriately touched a middle school student with a disability. According to TGH Litigation attorney

The Columbia Fire Department announced on Thursday that crews have responded to more than 20 water main breaks since Saturday. According to the department’s spokesperson, firefighters have responded to 27 water line / water main breaks. The most recent water main break was on Thursday afternoon when firefighters responded to Wayside Drive because 13 sprinkler

A Jefferson City man has been charged with abuse or neglect of a child and resisting arrest after officers responded to a potential assault in the 500 block of East Dunklin Street. According to the probable cause statement, a female victim told police that Brendan McKay became angry, broke her dresser and told her that

Sedalia police arrested Elizabeth Jones on Tuesday after officers initiated a traffic stop in the 2200 block of West Main Street. According to the probable cause statement, deputies made the traffic stop because Jones had a brake light out. Police said when the approached the car, they smelled marijuana and began to search the vehicle.

A woman was charged in Cooper County with trafficking drugs after deputies found a large amount of methamphetamine in a car. According to the probable cause statement, deputies saw a Ford Taurus fail to stop at a stop sign coming off of Interstate 70. Deputies said they made contact with Cynthia Gibler-O’Brien, who was overly

A Callaway County man has been charged with assault and resisting arrest after he allegedly hit another man with a rake. Callaway County deputies responded to the 300 block of West Walnut Street after a victim called to say that Jerry Wilkerson had assaulted him. According to the probable cause statement, the victim was removing

TONIGHT: It will be another bitter cold night across Mid-Missouri, although not as cold. Temperatures will bottom out near 10 degrees under partly cloudy skies, with wind chill values near 0. A clipper system to our north will graze parts of Mid-Missouri and bring some snow flurries through the night. A light dusting of snow

The Mizzou basketball team won its first SEC road game since Jan. 28, 2014 with a 79-68 victory over reigning final-four finalist South Carolina. With the win, the Tigers improve to 11-3 (1-0 SEC). Kassius Robertson led the way tying his season high with 23 points while Jordan Barnett had 19. Jontay Porter also finished

Columbia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman accused of shoplifting at JC Penny’s. Police said that the woman took Nike clothing items into a changing room. The woman exited the room and left the store with the clothes hidden in her purse. Officers said surveillance footage showed the suspect entered

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Thursday that his office helped reach a $45 million settlement with a New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation. PHH is the nation’s 9th largest non-bank residential mortgage originator and servicer. The company was accused of servicing mortgage loans from January 2009 through December 2012. “Home

Associate Circuit Judge Deborah Daniels announced on Thursday that her last day on the bench will be Feb. 28. Daniels was first elected to the office in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. She has overseen the probate division, general civil and criminal dockets. Throughout her time in Boone County, Daniels was instrumental

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are cold again today, but it looks to be the last grasp of this extended arctic blast. You’ll need your jacket out the door this afternoon as temperatures will be in the teens. Winds will be light out of the northwest so wind chills should not be much of a factor. TONIGHT:

Miller County deputies are looking for a man after a series of car break-ins in the Eldon and Olean areas. Deputies said the surveillance video was from a gas station in Tipton where the suspect used a victim’s credit card. Officers believe the man frequents the Miller and Moniteau County areas. Deputies ask anyone with

A Kansas man has been charged with resisting arrest and fleeing creating a serious risk of death to any person after a high-speed chase in Boone County. According to the probable cause statement, Joel Droge was driving a Kia that passed troopers going approximately 100 mph, while passing cars on the right shoulder. Troopers said