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First Student, the contractor that supplies school buses for Jefferson City Public Schools, held a recruiting event today at Capital Mall in Jefferson City. Applicants can expect to undergo a background check, a drug screening and a physical before starting the 50-hour training program to become a school bus driver. Drivers at least 21 years

A fire was quickly put out on the 2000 block of Rangeline Street on Thursday afternoon. One person was injured and transported to the hospital. The fire marshal still needs to determine if the fire is suspicious or not. It is still unknown how the fire started or what the cost of the damage will

JEFFERSON CITY – Helias’s Grant Bryan just wants what many other high school kids want, to fit in. “I just wanted to be normal so bad,” Grant said. On the track and football field, he is anything but normal. Grant’s relay team set a school record during his senior year and placed 13th in the

The Missouri State Fair will not include “The Fireball,” the ride that tragically malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday night. The Missouri State Fair runs from Aug. 10 through Aug. 20. The operator for the Ohio State Fair is not the same operator for the Missouri State Fair. Wade Shows is the company

According to the Hallsville Police Department’s Facebook page, they’re looking for two individuals who are wanted for questioning in connection to a fraudulent check case. If you have any information about these two individuals or can identify them, contact the Hallsville Police Department at 573-696-3838 All responses will be kept in confidence and not released

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. S evere weather isn’t expected today for Mid-Missouri. It won’t be feeling as hot today as temperatures will only be

A Sedalia man has been arrested for felony stealing after leaving a Dollar General and K-Mart without paying for his items. On June 25, Pettis County police officers were called to the Dollar General on 619 N. Ohio for a theft. James Kempf was identified as the suspect, who stole a phone worth $44. On

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. A flash flood warning is in effect for Benton County until 12:30 pm and Camden County until 1:15 pm. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. A

As storms tracked through mid-Missouri Wednesday night we saw widespread rainfall that lead to potentially dangerous conditions for parts of mid-Mo. Saline, Pettis, Benton, Johnson, and Camden Counties all saw flash flood warnings issued through the night as rainfall lead to the potential for flash flooding. Here in mid-Missouri there was no reported flash floods

During the early hours of Thursday morning, a Columbia police officer saw a white Ford truck with Missouri Registration traveling eastbound on Nifong, and improperly used its turn signals while traveling. The vehicle registration had an attached extraditable warrant for the registered owner. The officer stopped the vehicle in the area of Nifong and Santiago.

UPDATE: 5:15 a.m.: An early morning police presence in east Columbia was prompted by a suspicious vehicle that did not stop for law enforcement. According to CPD, around 2:30 a.m., officers attempted to stop what they called a suspicious vehicle. The car fled from police, eventually crashing in a yard. Police said four people got

Some major changes could be coming to Columbia’s bus system as the department looks to cut more than half a million dollars.That’s because the bus system continues to lose money. City manager Mike Matthes’ proposed budget offered $558,000 in cuts to the bus system. That involves cutting three routes with the lowest ridership: the pink,

A trash collection company is apologizing to mid-Missouri customers for missed trash pickups. Advanced Disposal took over AAA Waste Management on July 14. Since that time, some concerned customers in both Columbia and Fulton have told ABC 17 News that their trash had not been picked up. On Wednesday, the company said it lost drivers

A corrections officer is recovering after being attacked in Bowling Green on Wednesday. ABC affiliate, KHQA reported it happened at the Northeast Correctional Center in Pike County. The officer was attacked with a homemade weapon and hospitalized. As of Wednesday night, the officer was alert. David Owen with the Missouri Department of Corrections told the

On Wednesday, local transgender Army veterans and demonstrators across the nation spoke out against President Donald Trump’s announcement that transgender people will now be barred from serving in the U.S. military. The announcement reverses a policy approved under former President Barack Obama. “Just over a year now transgender people were able to openly serve, so

The Boone County Fair saw a drop in attendance this year. According to President Jeff Cook, about 4,500 people came to the fair in Sturgeon last week. That’s about 2,500 less people than what the fairgrounds saw in 2016. Cook said he believed last week’s heat advisory may have kept some people from attending.

Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash involving a University of Missouri police vehicle on Wednesday night. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Providence Road and Green Meadows Road in south Columbia. At least two vehicles were involved, but no one appears to be hurt. Crews temporarily diverted southbound

Although it’s been a relatively dry summer across Mid-Missouri, there is a chance we could see some flooding across the region overnight Wednesday. Thanks to clouds building into Mid-Missouri earlier than anticipated, the severe threat has greatly decreased with the storms we will see. While that is the case, that doesn’t mean we face no

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will increase overnight and gradually move southeast through early morning. Heavy rain is expected with some of the storms mainly along and north of I-70 and localized flooding is possible. Areas north of I-70 could see 1-3″ rainfall with lower amounts south. THURSDAY: Showers and t-storms will decrease through the morning

A man is charged after he allegedly threatened to kill his ex-wife. Police responded to reports of harassment in Fulton on Saturday morning. That’s where Charles Bonds allegedly approached his ex-wife. After she told him to leave her alone, she says Bonds ran at her with a “balled up” fist. He also told everyone in