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The Cole County Sheriff’s Department collected approximately 36,000 prescription drug pills Saturday during Operation Take Back. In four hours, 87 people dropped off their unwanted medications that would safely be destroyed with a new method of disposal. In July, the department announced they would use Deterra to dispose of prescription drugs. Saturday’s drug drop-off event

These past few days have certainly felt like Fall for the eastern and central parts of the continental United States. This, however, is not the case for the western half of the nation. As most of the Midwest, East, and South experience below-average temperatures, record heat bakes the western states of California, Oregon, Washington, and

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 3 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Lee’s Summit West at Rock Bridge: 27-19 FBattle at Excelsior Springs: 38-7 FDeSmet at Jefferson City: 21-59 FBlair Oaks at Hallsville: 48-0 FCentral at Tolton: 6-62 FBrookfield at Centralia: 12-13 FMexico at Hannibal: 21-28 FFulton at Moberly: 35-6 FBoonville

A most wanted fugitive is in the Camden County sheriff’s office custody Friday. Kansas City police arrested Danny D. Slater, 58, Wednesday evening for two outstanding warrants during a traffic stop. Slater was put on the most wanted list in June 2013 after he fired a deer rifle into a vehicle with people inside. The

Osage Beach Police are asking witnesses to come forward following a crash August 27 that left one man dead. Police said the crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. on westbound Highway 54. ABC 17 News reported Nicholas Fazio, 20, was killed on his motorcycle after an RV made a U-turn in front of him at

A cool, dry air mass will settle over Mid-Missouri this weekend making it feel like fall. An upper level wave of low pressure will slide south across eastern Missouri Saturday, bringing some clouds through the day. These will the thickest east of HWY 63. After a cool morning Saturday, temperatures will stay in the 60s

A north Columbia neighborhood is still on edge after an early morning chase involving a driver who ran from police. After a large police presence was seen in the area, ABC 17 News checked in with police to see if any of the incidents are connected. Just before 10:00 p.m. A Columbia police officer was

Many people can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on September 11, 2001. Doris Overton, who has lived in Columbia for the past 55 years, said she was doing people’s hair at what used to be the Boone Retirement Center when she learned what happened in New York City. “We just

The Networks of Mid-Missouri will be hosting a contest the night of the premiere of two new FOX comedies, The Grinder and Grandfathered, at Cheerleader Pub & Grill (located at 1400 Cinnamon Hill Ln. Columbia, MO 65201) September 29th, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. All entrants must obtain a free ticket from one

New EPA regulations are forcing counties to remove prescription drop-off bins, and the Cole County Sheriff’s Office is now using a different option. Saturday marks the first drug take back in Cole County in partnership with Act Missouri. They’re using special bags that destroy medication when mixed with water. Sheriff’s employees are collecting old or

Friday, the Missouri Community Service Commission donated household items and hygiene products to the Welcome Home veteran’s living program in Columbia. “We wanted to do this in honor of 9/11 and make this donation to the Welcome Home group,” said Russ Unger, Missouri Community Service Commission Chairperson. “They do a lot of good work for

The University of Missouri received more than one million dollars Friday morning as a gift from Columbia residents Jo Ann and Willian Trogdon. The money will enable the purchase and conservation of rare books and materials in several fields, including American exploration, travel and topography, and Native American studies. Additionally, $100 thousand of that money

Earlier this week, a lethal injection was scheduled for convicted killer Ernest Lee Johnson. Johnson was found guilty of killing three employees of at the former Casey’s General Store off Ballenger Lane in Columbia in February 1994. The victims are 46-year-old Mary Bratcher, 57-year-old Mable Scruggs and 58-year-old Fred Jones. The three were brutally killed

Kansas City’s mayor, Sly James, had some strong words this week about gun control, while on the scene of the city’s latest triple homicide. A man, woman and baby were all found shot to the death Tuesday on the city’s south side. Right now there are no suspects. Mayor James was frustrated with the lack

Fulton Police confirmed the FBI carried out a search warrant for a home in the 100 block of Oak Avenue Thursday. ABC 17 News confirmed Friday Sanchez Walker was arrested during the raid Thursday at 109 Oak Avenue, accused of having more than 14 grams of marijuana. Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers told ABC 17

MoDot engineers are focusing on the future of I-70 in their “Road to Tomorrow” initiative. They said it is about the reconstruction of I-70, which would include additional lanes. The problem is there is no way to pay for the estimated $2 billion project. “It’s just not something we can tackle with the funding that

The search for a suspect ended at Mexico Gravel Road and Pioneer Thursday night. It’s unclear who they were looking for and whether the person was caught. Multiple agencies were searching neighborhoods in north Columbia. Police searched a wooded area near Mexico Gravel Road and Ballenger Lane. They also searched near Indian Park. Neighbors in

Showers will move out of Mid-Missouri by mid-morning Friday, leaving us with clearing skies and cooler weather. If you will be watching high school football Friday evening, you might want to take a jacket or sweatshirt. Temperatures will cool into the upper 50s by the end of the games under mostly clear skies. The northerly

9 PM THU. UPDATE: The newest Threat Tracker continues the Slight Severe Risk for Pettis and Benton counties where there is a slightly higher chance of storms with damaging wind or large hail. Some of the eastern and northern Mid-Missouri counties have been taken out of the Marginal Risk. The severe threat is expected to

A Columbia man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his part in a fraud scheme that involved 14 banks across the state. Federal prosecutors say Michael Spears, 37, of Columbia, was sentenced Thursday and ordered to pay $114,127 in restitution. Prosecutors say Spears stole mail, opened bank accounts with fake identifications