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The Columbia Fire Department is adequately staffed based on its current response model, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer. The comments come after the International Association of Firefighters claimed that the department needed 95 additional firefighters. That number would bring the number of firefighters per truck from three to four at six of Columbia’s

The MUSTANG Drug Task Force indicted twenty one people on charges related to the illegal sales of drugs after over a year of investigating. 12 people are in custody, 2 of them are already in the Department of Corrections, and 7 are still at large. The ages of the people indicted by a grand jury

Members of the MUSTANG Drug Task Force and the Jefferson City Police Department made a narcotic and firearms search at 5607 Ravenwood Drive, Apartment A, in Cole County, the residence of Jordan Reece Stokes. At the residence, authorities found multiple guns including one that was stolen, 4.39 grams of methamphetamine, a mason jar filled with

It’s been over a week since Mid-Missouri last saw temperatures fall below freezing. Just this month, we’ve only seen our thermometer fall below freezing nine times. It’s a testament to just how warm this month is, despite the cooler weather we’re seeing to close out the end of February. Thanks to several consecutive days of

A Columbia man pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges Friday in federal court in Kansas City. Robert Hester Jr. was indicted Thursday for his role in making preparations to launch a terrorist attack with people whom he believed were members of ISIS. They were undercover law enforcement agents. Hester appeared in court Friday for the

ABC 17 News has confirmed that one person was taken to a local hospital after a two-car crash on Buttonwood and Nifong. Both vehicles had front-end damage, and the scene has been cleared. The extent of the individual’s injuries is unknown, as well as the cause of the crash. ABC 17 News is working to

Reported flu cases have dropped after a steady rise of the flu. This comes after Boone County’s Public Health and Human Services Department released their flu numbers from the end of January. 203 cases reported the week of Feb. 12 – Feb.18, 2017 268 cases reported the week of Feb. 5 – Feb. 11, 2017

Winter returns this weekend as wind chills fall to the teens Friday night and Saturday morning. On Sunday a mix of rain and snow returns in the afternoon. Late morning there is a chance the mix will develop in southwest Mid-Missouri near Benton and Morgan counties by 10AM. The mix looks to move into Columbia

TODAY: Some rain overnight near HWY 24 brought estimated rain totals of 1″. Temperatures are falling this afternoon, thanks to the passage of a cold front. As the frontal passage continues to track through Mid-Missouri, we’ll see wind speeds on the windy side through the rest of the day. Winds will be sustained out of

TODAY: Mostly cloudy with temperatures falling to the low 40s in the afternoon. A wind chill of 35-40 is likely in the afternoon falling to 32 by 6PM. Light rain and snow starts near HWY 24 by 3PM and near I-70 by 5PM. No accumulation is expected for most locations, while areas north of HWY

A man charged in the death of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is expected to be in court on Friday. The charges stem from a crash that killed Trooper James Bava in August of 2015. Serghei Comerzan is scheduled to have a motion hearing at 2 p.m. in St. Charles. During the afternoon’s court

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing man. It issued the advisory early Friday morning. 43-year-old Chad Hawk apparently walked away from his home at Shady Slope Circle around 2:15 Thursday afternoon. Authorities say he suffers from a seizure disorder and is diabetic. A K9 unit indicated he was

TODAY: Some rain overnight near HWY 24 brought estimated rain totals of 1″. Fog is possible near HWY 24 this morning, although fog will likely not be widespread. Temperatures are also falling this morning and the wind will pick up. A west/northwest wind will pick up by 7AM-8AM where winds will gust at this time

Ten people were arrested in connection to drugs after multiple search warrants were served in Moniteau County Wednesday night. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office, Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and Tipton Police Department served two search warrants in Latham and one in Tipton. “I want to make this very clear, if you sell drugs in Moniteau

A Jefferson City man was injured after he crashed in Jefferson City Thursday afternoon. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, Donald L. Hampton, 63, wrecked his motorcycle on High Street near the West Main Street intersection shortly before 5:40 p.m. Police said Hampton was driving the vehicle when he left the north side of

For the first time since taking office, Gov. Eric Greitens agreed to this brief sit down interview with ABC 17 News. In a statement released Thursday, Greitens said the state’s $52 million share of a 2003 settlement with tobacco companies, recently made available by a state Supreme Court decision, will be used to cover some

UPDATE, 2/23: The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 32-year-old Ryan Miller was the driver of the motorcycle. He was thrown from the bike after hitting a culvert. ORIGINAL 2/22: An investigation is underway after a crash that involved a motorcycle in south Columbia on Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Columbia’s Real-Time 911 Fire

A Boone County judge sentenced a Columbia man to five years supervised probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count unlawful use of a weapon. Mariquan Midgyett was charged in connection to a Sept. 2016 shooting in the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive in north Columbia. No one was hurt in the shooting, but police

Next month, the Jefferson City Council is set to vote on temporarily stopping demolition in the East Capitol Avenue area. The bill is aimed at preventing historic buildings from being bulldozed in the urban renewal plan efforts until stronger regulations are passed. If approved, the city would suspend the issuance of demolition permits for buildings

The United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri announced that Robert Lorenzo Hester, Jr ., 25, of Columbia, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. today. Hester was indicted for his role in making preparations to launch a terrorist attack with persons he believed