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The Cole County Commission said the community is experiencing serious opioid abuse as a result of easily available drug, and it wants to fight against the companies contributing to the crisis. The commission will be discussing a resolution at its meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, that would hire three law firms to represent the community

TUESDAY: As an upper level low pressure area moves to the east, moisture wrapping around it could produce a few showers and isolated t-storms mainly east of HWY 63 in the afternoon from 3-7 PM. Otherwise, it looks partly sunny and warm with high temperatures in the lower 80s and winds from the north up

UPDATE: Columbia police identified the man killed Monday afternoon as 50-year-old James Markey. According to a news release, the crash happened as a truck was traveling north on Madison near Business Loop 70. Police said the truck turned east onto Business Loop 70 and then turned north on Parkade Boulevard. The release said Markey was

UPDATE: The Highway Patrol says a 15-year-old was the driver of the car. She has moderate injuries. They say her mother, 50-year-old Jessica Sage, was killed in the crash. Both were wearing seatbelts. According to fire crews on scene, the car ran off the right side of Highway 63 south, jumped Bonne Femme Creek and

All twenty-two rides at the Jaycees Cole County Fair have passed state inspections, according to an owner of the company behind the carnival. This is the first time the company PBJ Happee Days Shows has provided the rides for the fair. “Safety is number one with us,” said Pamela Casper, one of the owners. “All

A middle school principal at Columbia Public Schools claims she was passed over for a high school job because of her gender and race. Dr. Melita Walker, an African-American, filed the employment discrimination lawsuit on Thursday against the district. Walker’s lawsuit said an all-white interview panel rejected her for the principal job at Hickman High

Mid-Missouri law enforcement officers continued to search for an endangered child Monday afternoon. According to the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office, deputies started searching for Julie Darnell and 4-year-old Grayson Darnell at around 9 a.m. after deputies located their vehicle on Highway C, east of Fahrni Road in the Russellville area. Deputies said a passerby told

The Maries County sheriff confirmed three people were taken into custody early Monday as three agencies carried out two simultaneous search warrants in Belle. The raids happened at two different locations. The operations involved members of the LANEG drug task force, Maries County sheriff’s department and Belle Marshal’s office. Along with the possible suspects, an

The Columbia Fire Department responded to central Columbia after tractor-trailer crashed into power lines and damaged a restaurant Monday afternoon. Columbia Fire crews respond to a lines down call that involved damage to Mugs Up restaurant at 603 Orange Street. A tractor-trailer hit power lines in the area that resulted in the damage. pic.twitter.com/WxgjeNTYdA —

A new program is coming to mid-Missouri that could improve treatment options for those who overdose on opioids, and help them to succeed in recovery afterwards. Hospital and behavior health officials, along with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, met at the Missouri Orthopedic Institute Monday afternoon to discuss the new “medication-first” program. The program began in St.

Overnight pavement repairs are scheduled to start on Interstate 70 in Columbia Monday night. The Missouri Department of Transportation will close one lane in each direction of the interstate between mile markers 124 and 128 in several locations for the pavement-leveling project. MoDOT expects the closures to last each night from 7 p.m. until 6

The Miller County prosecuting attorney’s office will decide whether or not to file charges against an intruder. According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home in the 100 block of Old Bagnell Road in Eldon, Missouri on Monday, July 23 for a reported shooting. Deputies said a victim was found with

The mayor of a mid-Missouri town is offering a cash reward after the city’s park was vandalized. According to Josh Seaver, the mayor of Belle, Missouri, city workers found someone had flipped over a large wooden bridge at the city’s park sometime over the weekend. Seaver posted on Facebook Monday afternoon that he is offering

TONIGHT: Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy with low temperatures near 60 by morning with light north winds under 8 mph. A spot shower is possible but most areas will stay dry overnight. TUESDAY: As an upper level low pressure area moves to the east, moisture wrapping around it could produce a few showers

UPDATE 12:15 P.M.: Emergency crews were dispatched to Lakota Coffee at the corner of 9th and Cherry streets around 11:35 a.m. Monday, according to the Columbia Fire Department. A fire contained to the inside of a roaster in the coffee shop produced a large amount of smoke that poured out of the front and top

A Jefferson City woman accused of stealing from several garage sales is out of jail Monday morning. Police said Lindsey G. Birdsong, 34, was arrested Saturday for multiple thefts after investigators followed up on more than two weeks’ worth of leads. According to the police department, witnesses were able to identify Birdsong as the suspect

THIS AFTERNOON: We expect clouds to slowly begin to break up across Mid-Missouri this afternoon. The better chance for seeing sunshine will be across northwestern portions of the viewing area. Temperatures will rise slowly into the mid 70s later this evening as well. Any scattered shower activity sticks east of 63. TONIGHT: By this evening

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the duck boat company and boat operators after a boat sank and killed 17 people in Branson. Lawyers from the team plan a news conference Monday at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on Sunday on behalf of two members of an Indiana family

MONDAY: This morning expect some patchy fog through the morning hours, so you made need to allow some extra time for the early morning commute. We will stay mostly dry for the commute, however it will be worth it to keep the umbrella handy as we’ll see on and off shower chances throughout the day.

Columbia police were called to the area of Hanover Boulevard and Clark Lane Monday morning. ABC 17 News crews saw officers set up a perimeter around 2 a.m. and conduct a search of the area using K-9 units. Officers did not immediately respond to questions about the police activity in the area. The scene was