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An Osage County man was arrested early Wednesday morning near Cooper Hill after police found drugs in his home. The Osage County Sheriff’s Department and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group searched a home at 4339 Highway D. 52-year-old Kelly Griffith of Belle had meth, illegal prescription drugs, and drug paraphernalia. Griffith was charged with

The Columbia Fire Department received a grant extension this week that allowsthe agency to help pay for salaries and benefits. The SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant from the U.S.Department of Homeland Security was awarded to 5 firefighters starting in 2013, and willbe extended for another year. SAFER provides potential for grant

A man escaped early Wednesday after breaking into a woman’s house and punching her in the face. Police were called to the 2400 block of Nifong in south Columbia around 3 a.m. The victim says a man shined a flashlight in her face and then left the room. When the woman got up and opened

Police are looking for two suspects after a gun went off during a robbery attempt in north Columbia early Wednesday. Officers say two men approached another man in the parking lot of a complex in the 2900 block of Northland Drive near Blue Ridge Road and Rangeline around 1:30 a.m. Two shots were fired during

Tuesday night more than 100 Callaway County residents showed up at a public meeting at the Hatton-McCredie Elementary School to voice concerns over a proposed hog operation that would house about 10,000 pigs. Residents voiced concerns over pollution and bad smells. They’re worried about run-off to water supplies. They heard from a neighbor of a

A normally quiet road in Howard County now has residents in the area concerned. Howard County deputies are asking that all suspicious activity be reported. The request comes after two day-time home burglaries on Highway 240, west of Rocheport, that may be connected. Residents along the road said they’re shocked this happened in broad daylight.

Mizzou assistant track coach Carjay Lyles had a challenge on his hands. He couldn’t get through to Jonathan Ilori, the top triple jumper for the Tiger. Ilori had a hard time adjusting to Lyles’ philosophy. “It was hard to iron out those differences,” Ilori said. The triple jumper was recovering from a torn meniscus and

After Tracy Morgan’s car accident landed him severely injured in the hospital Friday, a report came out stating the Wal-Mart truck driver, that hit his car, hadn’t slept in twenty-four hours. Former truck driver, Britton Rowe, said his safety and sanity were more of a concern than the money he was making as a truck

Road striping will begin on Boone County roads on Wednesday and is scheduled through Friday, weather permitting. The striping will start at around 7:00 a.m. and end around 7:00 p.m. Boone Co. Public Works warns drivers to not get between the two trucks as their distance allows the paint to dry. Roads will remain open

Two new lanes could be coming to Interstate-70, but the expansion depends on voters passing a sales tax this August. On Wednesday, officials from MoDOT’s Central District discussed new projects it wants to work on if voters approve a 3/4 cent sales tax on August 5th. The biggest project on the list spans the state.

Jefferson City police are continuing to search for a missing man, and are asking for help from the public. Investigators said 23-year-old Christopher Cray was last seen May 20th. He might have been in the area of Schnucks on Missouri Boulevard. He was driving a white Ford Crown Victoria in the Belle area of Maries

A Mid-Missouri teen was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after kidnapping and threatening to kill a 15 year-old girl in early 2013. Robert Bethel, 19, was already convicted of the crimes in April. Authorities say Bethel forced the girl into a truck in January 2013 near West Seventh and North Walker streets

The No. 1 and No. 2 ranked shot put throwers in the country reside in Columbia, Mo. They also happen to be teammates and good friends. “If we didn’t like each other, that would be kind of weird,” said Kearsten Peoples, a junior thrower for Missouri track and field. It would be weird to not

The Columbia school board approved money to replace the turf on two high school football fields Monday night. The fields at Hickman and Rock Bridge high schools have tears and balding spots of turf. The turf had an eight year warranty and CFO for Columbia Public Schools, Linda Quinley, said that warranty has already expired.

A man driving a vehicle in southern Mid-Missouri hit and killed a bear early Monday. The bear was struck in the morning near Meta in rural Maries County. The driver was Jeremy Deardeuff of Meta. He escaped unharmed, according to the Maries County sheriff.

ABC 17 News has been following efforts to fix a Boone County bridge for the last three years, which is now delayed again. School bus drivers, firefighters and others have been concerned about the bridge on Rustic Road off Route WW just east of Columbia. It is the only way to cross the north fork

Michael Washington Sr., 42, of Jefferson City, is charged on three counts of felony sex crimes against a child. Washington appeared in Callaway County court on Friday. Callaway Co. Sheriff Dennis Crane said, “The sheriff’s office received a complaint July 27, 2013, that allegedly Mr. Washington had been inappropriately touching and talking with a victim

More than 1,100 homes lost power for about half an hour Monday afternoon in south Columbia. Officials said the outage happened from 1-1:30 p.m. The issue affected customers west of South Providence Road in the Green Meadows Road and Nifong Boulevard area. The city had to reroute power because trees damaged lines during last Wednesday’s

ABC 17 News has confirmed a wanted man was arrested Thursday in Moberly. Steven Judy was taken into custody at Walker Automotive, located off Highway 24 West. Judy had several warrants out for his arrest. Police approached Judy at Walker Automotive after receiving a tip that he was on the property. He fled from the

Columbia drivers will see more road closures Monday. The Columbia Public Works Department said they will begin installing a drain system on East Ash Street starting Monday morning at 7. That means Ash Street will be closed between College Avenue and St. James Street. Weather permitting, the project should be completed and the road re-opened