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A Wise Guys Pizza manager told inspectors an employee was “poisoning cut tomatoes on the sandwich preparation line with Simple Green all-purpose cleaner” this month, Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspection reports show. The manager said the employee did not deny tampering with the food, according to inspection reports. The manager said the employee sprayed

The city of Columbia is again considering regulation of drink specials, considering an ordinance that would prohibit them outright. The ordinance states that after 9 p.m. each day until 1:30 a.m., employees at establishments that sell alcohol cannot “sell, offer to sell or deliver an alcoholic beverage to any person for consumption on the licensed

The ABC 17 News Stormtrack weather team’s Summer Weather special aired Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The show is posted here in its entirety.

A teenager was taken to a hospital when she fell at a conservation area in Maries County. Deputies said the 17-year-old girl fell from the rock bridge Tuesday afternoon at Clifty Creek Conservation Area. Hikers in the area helped crews carry the teen, who suffered injuries to her back and leg, out of the conservation

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, a touch warmer. Highs in the low 80s . TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies with a low dropping into the low 60s . EXTENDED: Low humidity sticks around with northwest upper-level flow through Thursday before we see a pattern shift. Winds swing back southwest, allowing warmer air to move back

The Downtown Columbia Leadership Council is set to meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss how to implement the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan in the downtown area. City Council unanimously approved the plan in June. The goal of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan is to reduce emissions by 50 percent in the city’s municipal operations

Jefferson City police officers said a “chaotic” scene at Salute to America on the Fourth of July led to them detaining six juveniles. ABC 17 News obtained police reports following multiple fights in the 200 block of Capitol Avenue on July 4. Officers detained six for allegedly resisting arrest as they tried to break up

The Boone County Zoning Commission met for a work session Tuesday evening to discuss wind turbine zoning rules. The commission considered the minimum setback distance between a turbine and a person’s property line. Setback distances ranged from 1,000 to 2,500 feet. “The wind turbine companies have got one preference and the property owners have got

Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Monday that concerns voiced by Auditor Nicole Galloway are partisan in nature and ignore the successes of Missouri’s Department of Revenue. DOR spokesperson Anne Marie Moy said Tuesday the department is still processing the tax refunds for about 45,000 Missourians, which are worth at least approximately $8.7 million. Moy said

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and beautiful, lows in the low 60s. WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, a touch warmer. Highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: Low humidity sticks around with northwest upper level flow through Thursday before we see a pattern shift. Winds swing back southwest, allowing warmer air to move back into Mid-Missouri late

Prosecutors charged a man with kidnapping, drug possession and resisting arrest after he allegedly led Columbia police on a chase along city streets and Interstate 70. Aleem S. Thompson was charged Friday with drug possession, second-degree kidnapping and resisting arrest. Thompson drove away from officers Thursday night during a traffic stop on Vandiver Drive after

The announcement of a grant for a new Missouri River bridge at Rocheport should save consumers money, according to the American Transportation Research Institute. Members of Missouri’s congressional delegation announced Monday that the state will receive an $81 million grant to help finance a $200 million project to replace the bridge. State leaders said the

Several agencies conducted an emergency preparedness exercise at the Hearnes Center on the University of Missouri campus Tuesday and Thursday. It is set to take place from 4 to 8 p.m. There will be a HAZMAT drill from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Hearnes Center. That means you might see lots of emergency

The Columbia Fire Department’s first recruit class of 2019 is now experiencing live fire situations in training. The recruit class is in its eighth week of training and spent the morning Tuesday going through its third live fire situation out of the nine total fires they will fight in training. Each live fire evolution gets

A man is charged after a weekend shooting near downtown Jefferson City. Antonio Ingram, 35, faces multiple charges including unlawful use of a weapon. Jefferson City police officers said Ingram of was involved in a shooting at the 800 block of Broadway Street around 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators said Ingram was arrested after being caught

More than 120 building permits have been issued in Jefferson City for homes damaged by the May 23 tornado. Donna Deetz head of the Historic City of Jefferson told ABC 17 News that the organization has picked up the tab for $3,000 worth of building permits so far, at $25 each. Kelly English, Jefferson City’s

A FEMA spokeswoman said Tuesday that the agency has approved 767 households for individual assistance grants statewide after flooding and tornadoes in the spring. FEMA spokeswoman Nikki Gaskins said that number is likely to grow as more people apply for assistance. She said those approved for assistance should get money in about two to three

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City woman with illegally sharing Missouri Department of Social Services information after a Callaway County drug investigation. Kennedi Brandt is charged with one count of misuse of official information for allegedly sharing a woman’s Social Security number and other personal information from state records. According to investigators, Brandt shared three

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources began testing Moberly’s sewer system Tuesday for contamination near an Orscheln facility. Testing started after the city council on Monday approved an agreement allowing DNR access to city rights-of-way. A DNR staff member said the testing will continue through Thursday. The state is trying to determine whether trichloroethene, commonly

Two men face federal charges after being accused of a conspiracy to traffic 15 pounds of methamphetamine. Kansas troopers pulled Travis McDonald over Friday after he was allegedly following too close behind another vehicle. Federal documents say McDonald did not notice the arresting trooper when authorities drove next to McDonald’s vehicle. Troopers called for a