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UPDATE (3:15 a.m.): ABC 17 News confirmed three people were taken into custody for trespassing in connection to the large police presence in south Columbia. Law enforcement on scene told ABC 17 News they responded to the area after residents called police for seeing one person with a gun. Original story: At least nine police

The Citizen’s Police Review Board heard from and questioned a sergeant with the Columbia Police Department on the topic of officer recruitment. Sergeant Curtis Perkins said the department currently has five open officer positions, which is down from 11 in December. In February, the Columbia City Council unanimously agreed to have city staff create a

As lawmakers work to pass and send a mandatory budget bill to the governor’s desk by the end of the week, other bills already agreed upon in both chambers aren’t moving forward. Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate told ABC 17 News Wednesday chamber leadership has decided not to send bills to Gov.

UPDATE: The Boone County Sheriff’s department confirms the crash started out as a chase. No deputies were injured. ORIGINAL: Two people have been taken to the hospital after a single car crash in Boone County. Gale Blomenkamp, Asst. Fire Chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District, said fire crews responded to a single car

TONIGHT: A mostly clear night is ahead with mild temperatures as overnight lows drop into the low 60s. We’ll have a mild southwesterly breeze up to 10 mph overnight. THURSDAY: The warmth continues as temperatures climb into the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies.There is a chance of t-storms in the morning with the better

Columbia Public Schools is getting ready to implement a new pay schedule increase, but some younger teachers are frustrated with the new salary schedule. CPS Human Resources Assistant Tonya McCord sent an email to teachers Tuesday regarding the vote to approve a pay increase to teachers. “We know the changes with the salary schedule has

UPDATE: ABC 17 News spoke with Kathy Steinhoff, the president of the Columbia Missouri National Education Association on Wednesday. She clarified that while the representatives from the union voted to approve the new salary schedule for the 2018-2019 school year, they weren’t satisfied with the end result and felt like they were forced into signing

Last Thursday, May 3rd on the 3700 Block of Greeley Drive, police responded to a call of a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Services took the victim, Robert Eugene Jennings to the local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police and the Crime Investigations Team searched the area for evidence and the

Both sides of the felony invasion of privacy case against Gov. Eric Greitens appeared for the last time before jury selection starts on Thursday. The pretrial hearing on Wednesday covered several topics, such as what evidence could and could not be presented in the case. Judge Rex Burlison ruled that prosecutors could not call Greitens’

The South Central Drug Task Force and Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputies, with the assistance of St. Robert Police Department, executed a search warrant in the 1500 block of Hallmark Lane in St. Robert, Missouri, according to a Facebook post. Four individually wrapped bags with a total weight of 60 grams of heroin were found hidden

Missouri House lawmakers voted 119-28 Wednesday afternoon to restore funding that Gov. Eric Greitens had proposed to cut from higher education. The governor’s budget called for a $68 million cut but lawmakers decided to keep the funding level for most public colleges and universities. A few schools will get a one-time boost. Lincoln University will

The Attorney General’s Office is ordered to turn over every document related to their report on the governor’s use of a secretive texting app called Confide. The subpoena demands for “all documents, digital files, e-mails,” etc. related to Attorney General Josh Hawley’s report to be turned over to the circuit court. The Attorney General’s Office

The Missouri House has passed a bill that fully funds the state’s foundation formula. Lawmakers voted 133-18 in favor of the $99 million more for K-12 spending next fiscal year. Funding the formula for the second year in the row is historic, and several Republicans commended the record funding. Democrats argued Wednesday morning that it

WEDNESDAY: The rain has come to an end here in Mid-Missouri, with skies slowly clearing into the afternoon. Areas west of Hwy 63 will see more clear skies through the day, with a better chance for clouds east of Hwy 63. This will lead to slightly cooler temperatures in eastern parts of Mid-Missouri. Nevertheless, all

The Columbia Fire Department is working a structure fire in the 1200 block of Longwell Drive. According to a Tweet, the area will be congested. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/994238182295326720″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Columbia fire department crews working a structure fire in the 1200 block of Longwell Drive. Area will be congested. &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/ZprxQzKPyQ”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/ZprxQzKPyQ&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/994238182295326720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 9, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script

UPDATE 10:16 p.m.: MSHP confirmed that two people were injured in the crash. UPDATE 8:30 A.M.: All lanes of Hwy 63 are back open after tow trucks were called to move the two vehicles involved in a Wednesday morning crash. It happened just before 8 a.m. on southbound Hwy 63 near State Route A in

Officers were called to the 2400 block of Spruce Drive on Tuesday for a burglary. The investigation revealed a victim had returned to a home in the area and saw a vehicle in his driveway. The vehicle in the driveway belonged to James Bresee. The victim saw an open door to the home and some

WEDNESDAY: Rain ends by daybreak and we’ll see partly sunny skies, leading to a warm afternoon as we reach into the mid 80s. Most areas will stay dry but there is a slight storm chance mainly near I-44 by mid-afternoon as a weak cold front moves through. No severe weather is expected. Winds will come

Lawmakers in both the state House and Senate are facing their budget deadline of Friday at 6 p.m. On Wednesday, both chambers will discuss the $27 billion budget. On Monday, the House and Senate budget committee agreed to several final recommendations to the budget including state worker pay raises and education funding. The pay raise

One person is seriously injured after a pedestrian crash in the 3400 block of Clark Lane on Tuesday night. Columbia police confirmed a 20-year-old man was crossing Clark Lane around 9:30 p.m. A driver headed westbound crashed into him. He was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Columbia police said they are investigating