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A Cole County builder accused of taking money from customers and not completing construction work has now been indicted by a Cole Co. grand jury. ABC 17 News first reported on Ken Jenson last year after customers contacted our newsroom saying he charged them thousands of dollars for construction work that was never done. Jinson

A Mid-Missouri business said it will not re-open after a fire was intentionally set near the building. Duval and Reid Menswear but a statement on its Facebook page on Thursday. The fire happened last November on Reed Street. Police ruled out arson, but a possible suspect was seen on some video footage. So far, no

Drivers in Columbia will need to be aware of some changes in the central part of the city next week. MoDOT is planning to completely close southbound Rangeline this Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Detours will go from Vandiver to Providence Road. It’s part of the ongoing project replacing three overpasses on I-70

A Columbia woman is now facing possible charges for allegedly driving while using drugs and endangering the welfare of a child. Authorities arrested Shameka Windsor Thursday night during a traffic stop. The deputy who pulled her over apparently smelled marijuana and noticed there were two small children in the back of the car. Deputies said

The man accused in the crash death of a Highway Patrol trooper appeared in court in Audrain County Friday. Earlier this week, Serghei Comerzan asked for a bond reduction, citing evidence that showed Comerzan was not in Trooper James Bava’s sight when Bava crashed and eventually died. In court Friday, a change of venue to

A St. Louis-area legislator who recently resigned from the Missouri House is acknowledging he had an extramarital affair. Republican Rep. Don Gosen told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Thursday that he began an affair in 2014. Gosen said that the woman was from southwest Missouri and never worked in government or as a lobbyist. The married

A Missouri state senator wants to see quicker action by the University of Missouri to address two people who “discredited” the school, and the state, last fall. Senator Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, filed a formal complaint with interim MU chancellor Hank Foley Wednesday night against Dr. Melissa Click, the assistant communications professor involved in two tense

We know that warm and hot air rises. Warm air is less dense then cooler air, and therefore creates lift. Actual tornadoes descend from cumulonimbus clouds. An tornado will descend from a funnel cloud, due to lowering of a cumulonimbus, called a wall cloud. When air or debris begin to get picked up at the

ABC 17 News has recently reported to you that violent crime in Columbia rose by almost 50-percent last year, compared to the year before. Aggravated assaults showed a large spike. And, while the number of violent crimes in Jefferson City fell below record levels, reports of rapes and robberies more than doubled last year. Some

A group of residents in south Columbia have formed a political action committee in an effort to recall Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser from her elected position. Columbians for Responsible Government was formed last week by Fifth Ward residents who are upset with Nauser and the city council’s vote to put the power transmission line

It’s not uncommon to see a panhandler or two at a Columbia intersection. Many are worried it’s becoming a safety concern, especially if people stop in traffic or panhandlers dart out into the road. “It’s done on a very wide street, with a lot of fast-moving traffic,” said Carrie Gartner, executive director of the Business

The University of Missouri Police Department released an online training video to teach students how to survive an active shooter situation, Wednesday. Since 2013, there have been nearly 170 school shootings or an average of nearly one per week, according to the website Everytown for Gun Safety. According to a Time article, the website has

A Jefferson City woman won’t spend any time in prison after admitting to sex crimes against multiple children. Misti Fitzwater pleaded guilty to five different felonies Thursday . A judge suspended Fitzwater’s sentence and placed her on parole. Judge Robert Schollmeyer was very clear that he did not want to have to revisit the issue

Southerly winds will continue to warm our temperatures through Saturday with daytime highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s which is 20 to 25 degrees above normal. Saturday will start off mild and dry with increasing clouds which will lead to a chance of showers as a storm system moves into southern Missouri. A

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California was held for ransom, paying 40 bitcoins – which is equivalent to about $17,000.The money was given to hackers who controlled the hospitals computer system, which contained important patient medical documents. The incident happened back in the beginning of February, preventing the hospital from being able to

COLUMBIA, Mo- On Thursday, a group of students called the Young Americans For Liberty, were standing at the Speakers Circle on Mizzou’s campus to hand out a petition they had created. The petition has the goal of firing Melissa Click. The group wanted it done without having to barge in to the Curators meeting. Emotions

A Missouri woman was federally charged Thursday for allegedly making violent threats on Twitter. Court documents said 38-year-old Safya Yassin of Buffalo apparently had several social media accounts, including multiple Twitter accounts and one Facebook page. She allegedly used a Twitter account to post a threat against two FBI agents. In August 2015, Yassin reportedly

The Columbia school board discussed safety and security at a meeting Thursday morning. Members discussed active shooter training and current security measures. Those measures include HD camera systems in all the schools, new security alarms, and emergency radios in the district’s security budget. The CPS school security budget has jumped from $500,000 to $750,000 in

Voters in Cole County and Jefferson City will head to the polls in less than two months. They’ll have to decide whether or not to renew a 1/2 cent sales tax that has been in place since 1986. If it’s approved in April, it’s expected to bring in more than $30 million in 5 years.

ABC 17’s Marissa Hollowed speaks with the student journalist behind the camera of the Melissa Click confrontation viral video the day after ABC 17’s Mark Schierbecker You’ll remember, yesterday, I spoke with click for her first ever tv interview after the controversy. The student filming the clash is mark schierbecker. Tonight– *his reaction to the