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Mid-Missouri educators say local schools will likely never have armed guards.Weeks after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut school safety remains a hot topic. Some schools in Florida and California brought in armed guards to help protect students, and plan to keep them for the rest of the school year.But as far

Officers will be on hand Monday night training for an active shooter inside the Columbia mall.Police are running through their emergency protocol. Things will start at 9 p.m. and last through midnight.Extra patrol cars lined up Monday evening, but authorities aren’t going inside the building until it closes.Management says it is not the first time

In a lawsuit filed toward the end of 2012, a former JeffTran bus driver claims she was fired because she had “severe morning sickness” and migraines when she was pregnant that year.Catrina Davis filed a complaint citing the Missouri Human Rights Act against the City of Jefferson and Transit Director Richard Turner on December 21.According

A Belle man remained in critical condition at University Hospital in Columbia after a grisly pursuit played out Monday afternoon. The drama played out before horrified neighbors.Joseph Thompson, Jr. and Susan Koelling both ran from a Highway Patrol trooper trying to serve a warrant, while using knives to slice their throats.MSHP troopers tell ABC 17

The deadline for proposals for a long-discussed conference center in Jefferson City is drawing closer. So far, though, no one has stepped up with a plan.Mayor Eric Struemph told ABC 17 News Monday afternoon the city hadn’t received any proposals yet, after it made public a Request for Proposals (RFP) a couple months ago.But, he

Southerly winds will continue to send warm air into Missouri, making it feel more like spring the next few days. An upper-level low pressure area drifting through northern Mexico will move east into Texas Tuesday night, picking up gulf moisture as it takes a sharp turn to the north. The system will bring rain to

Monday night the City Council killed the year long push to create an Enhanced Enterprise Zone, but that wasn’t the focus of the night.More than a hundred people showed up at Columbia’s City Council meeting ready to debate historical preservation only to be told to come back in two weeks. Most of the crowd planned

***UPDATE TUESDAY 8:12 P.M.***A future toll-road doesn’t look likely, according to the 22-member citizens committee appointed to look into the needs of Missouri’s transportation system.The Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee presented their findings Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol after holding seven regional meetings with hundreds of people throughout the state. The consensus was formed that

A Lake Ozark woman was killed in a single-car crash on Highway 54 in Cole County Monday.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Leah Schauf’s vehicle went off the left side of the highway around 10 a.m., struck an embankment and became airborne. Troopers say the car then collided with bank of the Moreau

The Columbia Fire Department announced Tuesday it was awarded a grant that will allow for the hiring of several new firefighters.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved a $658,120 Staff for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (STAFF) grant. The money will be used to pay for salaries and benefits for five new firefighters, pending city

Columbia police made an arrest in attempted robbery case.Officers were called out around 9:24 p.m. Monday night to the Break Time on Nebraska Avenue for a report of an attempted robbery.Investigators say Larry Brown, Jr. allegedly entered the store holding a tire iron and demanding money. The clerk refused and Brown left. He left in

On Tuesday night, the Mizzou Tigers will welcome Alabama in the Tigers’ first conference basketball game as members of the SEC.Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Mizzou Arena.The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.These two teams have played just once since 1996. That game was at the 2001 Guardians Classic in Kansas City.

The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of man who had been sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 slaying of a woman on a neighboring farm.Mark Woodworth was convicted twice in the shooting death of his neighbor, Catherine Robertson. He is serving a life sentence. The state’s high court ruled Tuesday

For over a year, the City of Boonville and Union Pacific have been trying to finalize ownership over the Katy Bridge, which was once on Missouri’s Top Ten Most Endangered Historic Places. “The Save the Katy Bridge Coalition” is no longer being called that, as they have rightful ownership to the bridge. That ownership was

About 800,000 infant sleepers are being recalled after hundreds are found tainted with mold. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says mold has been found in the Fisher Price newborn Rock ‘N Play sleeper after babies use it. They say several babies have been treated for health problems after sleeping in it.Safety officials tell ABC 17

The Columbia School Board Transportation Committee recommended a three-tier transportation system on Tuesday to solve the growing school population.”We recommended a three-tiered system. The high school will start at 7:20 a.m., the middle schools and some elementary schools start at 8:10 a.m., and the rest of the elementary schools starting at 9:10 a.m.,” Vice President

Jabari Brown hit a career-high five straight 3-pointers after an early miss helping him to a career-high 22 points. Phil Pressey once again reached double digits in assists with 13 assists while chipping in 11points. Earnest Ross poured in a season-best 19 points. The 10th-ranked Missouri Tigers beat Alabama 84-68 Alabama in its SEC debut

A mistake by local law enforcement could mean sex offenders are living closer to schools and daycares than they should be.An eight year computer error at the Boone County Sheriff’s Department miscalculated the distance between sex offenders’ homes and places they are not allowed to go. Currently one sex offender was allowed to live near

Tuesday afternoon, the Cole County Sheriff’s Department announced a new program offering rewards for information about convicts possessing firearms. It is the second initiative local cops have put in place to crack down on recent violence. Back in November, Columbia police launched a so called “ceasefire initiative.” The goal of that program: to reduce the

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 7:17 P.M.*** Police are getting involved in the investigation after the Fire Department has deemed it suspicious. Detectives have been interviewing a list of people, including those who were at home at the time and ran out before firefighters got there.According to Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief Brad Fraizer, fire investigators determined that