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Columbia School Board members voted unanimously in favor of an operating tax levy and bond issue Monday. The board approved a $30 million no-tax-increase bond issue for April. The CPS board packet says the proposal would be used for numerous projects, including $4 million for middle school land, $2 million for middle school design, $11

On Monday, the Columbia Police Department released the preliminary findings of a staffing study. Matrix Consulting Group has been studying the efficiency of CPD’s patrol and some of the findings show inefficiency in the department. Preliminary results show the patrol beat structure is effective, but with the current call volume, the two officer patrols are

Another cold front will move through Mid-Missouri early Wednesday bringing in temperatures more like December. Ahead of this front, we will warm up into the 50s, well above the 30 year average high of 41 as winds come in from the southeast Tuesday. Wednesday will be a transition day as colder air starts to move

ABC 17 News confirmed Janna Basler has returned to her job as student life associate director at MU, after she was placed on administrative leave following the campus protests in November. Basler was captured on video during the confrontation last month between a student photographer and protesters. She was also an assistant director for Greek

Franklin County authorities are searching for a man suspected of stealing guns. Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon told ABC 17 News he took several calls from people in the area regarding Matt Lackey’s whereabouts on Monday. Dixon said he made contact with the leader of the Franklin Co. SWAT and an active manhunt was ongoing

Power stayed on for several Columbia residents after two vehicles hit different utility poles in the same area, near I-70 and Rangeline in Columbia. City workers replaced one of them Sunday off Vandiver near the Joe Machens dealerships. Then a semi-truck hit a separate pole Monday afternoon, while a contractor for a cable company was

New results have been released from this weekend’s DWI checkpoints east of Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Police stopped cars at two locations overnight Friday. They started near Richland Road south of St. Charles Road. Then, they moved to Mexico Gravel Road near highway 63. They stopped more than 70 vehicles, but

Several roads are closed Monday after flooding rain over the weekend in Cole County. The following roads are currently closed as of 4:00 p.m. Monday: Meadows Ford Road Murhpy’s Ford Road Payne Road Vaughn Ford Road North Branch Road Oakland Road East Lohman Road Loesch Road Bainer Road Buffalo Road Stay with ABC 17 News

ABC 17 News confirmed crews have shutdown at least 16 roads in mid-Missouri after heavy rain over the weekend, including 11 routes in Cole County and five in Boone County. On Monday, the Boone County Public Works Department reported closures on Strawn Road between west Broadway and I-70 Drive Southwest, Gillespie Bridge at Coats Lane,

A 28-year-old man is charged after a deputy-involved shooting in Callaway County. On Monday, the Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney said it charged Joshua Huddleston, of California, Missouri in the incident. Just after 10:20 Saturday night, deputies were dispatched to a private business east of Jefferson City on Highway 94 for a disturbance with a firearm,

Columbia police spread holiday cheer for students in Columbia Saturday morning. Members of the Columbia Police Officers Association took kids holiday shopping as part of the annual Shop with a Cop event. The kids picked out toys and gifts for themselves and for others, and the officers pay for the gifts out of their own

ABC 17 News has learned power issues in east Columbia caused many people’s lights to blink on and off Sunday night. Over 1,000 customers were affected; 50-100 of them completely lost electricity from 8 to 10 p.m. On Monday, Columbia Water and Light confirmed the problems were traced back to the capacity bank that regulates

Columbia police confirmed changes will be made to the department’s patrol schedules in late February, based on months of study by a consultant group. The findings presented in October showed the two-officer patrol will not work in the long term, based on the call volume. After collecting input from staff, officials announced the patrol unit’s

One woman is recovering at University Hospital after an early morning crash in Cole County Sunday. It happened on North Teal Bottom Road around 3:30 a.m. Chelsea Morris, 20, drove off the right side of the road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The car flipped, throwing Morris from the vehicle. Morris was taken

Parts of Providence Road and Worley Street in Columbia are blocked Monday morning due to a crash. Officials are saying to avoid the intersection. Two people were in a black Honda Civic, and four people were in a silver Toyota Camry. One man is being taken to the hospital to check for injuries. The people

Three people died Sunday evening after a car crash in Phelps County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A semi-truck driver, 29-year-old Hardeep Singh from Stockton, California, was allegedly driving too fast for the conditions when he lost control of his truck on I-44. He crossed the median barrier, traveling into the eastbound lanes,

A storm system that continues to move to the northeast brought a weekend of record breaking weather to Mid-Missouri. Due to the ample amounts of warm air advection associated with a surface low pressure system that grazed Missouri’s western border on Saturday, Friday night’s temperatures were abnormally warm. So warm, in fact, that they broke

A home is heavily damaged after a fire in Fulton Saturday. The Fulton Fire Department responded to the home at 1000 Chippewa Drive around 8:30 p.m. Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke behind the home as well as the house’s basement, attic and main living areas. A leaking natural gas meter was also found on

A new phone scam circulating in mid-Missouri involved a caller saying people are eligible for money from the government. ABC17 News got the call back number from a viewer and called back. The caller said because of financial difficulties, we had qualified for a $9,000 donation from the government. “Not a loan, not a mortgage,

Columbia police are investigating a possible armed robbery Saturday. Officers responded to the Subway restaurant at 2716 Paris Road just before 8:00 p.m. Columbia police on scene told ABC 17 News the victim reported the robbery around 7:15 p.m. The suspect reportedly had a gun, took cash and ran away in an unknown direction of