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ABC 17 News got a first look at a possible proposal for access to the planned East Elementary School in Columbia Friday. For the last month, some residents in the neighborhoods near the planned school have been expressing their concerns about the increase in traffic and other possible safety hazards. CPS wants to emphasize the

Bill Plante is the White House correspondent for CBS News. The veteran journalist agreed to visit with me during his recent visit to mid-Missouri to receive MU School of Journalism’s Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. I start our conversation for “This Week” by asking him what’s changed in journalism since he started

ABC 17 News confirmed at least one person died after a crash in Moniteau County involving a truck and a mini-van. It happened around 2:15 p.m. Friday on Old Highway 50 near California, Mo., about 30 minutes west of Jefferson City. According the the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report one of the vehicles crossed

Columbia police are investigating after shots are heard in north Columbia Friday night. Police tell ABC 17 News they found several shell casings at the scene on near Currituck Lane, by the intersection of Edenton Boulevard and Bodie Drive. A victim was not found at the scene, and so far there is no suspect description.

According to University Hospital staff, Halloween is one of the busiest days of the year for their emergency room. Minor incidents like twisted ankles and sprains are a common sight in the ER. Cole County Sheriff’s Captain John Wheeler said his best advice for parents is to stay in neighborhoods they know, and just “make

Another telephone utility scam is targeting utility customers in Mid-Missouri. Friday morning, a Boone Electric Cooperative member in Columbia informed the utility company they had received a phone call from someone who claimed to be a BEC representative trying to collect payment for an overdue bill. A similar phone scam happened just last week in

University of Missouri police are investigating another incident of vandalism targeting minorities. University spokesman Christian Basi said Friday the vandalism included a symbol that targets cultural and religious minorities. He says the university isn’t identifying the symbol found Oct. 24 on a dorm bathroom wall because the investigation is ongoing. Rabbi Avraham Lapine, director of

The Missouri state trooper who says he was unfairly punished after criticizing the Highway Patrol is now retiring. On Friday, a lawyer for Cpl. Randy Henry confirmed he is leaving the agency, wanting nothing else to do with the organization. He will still be available to testify about the Brandon Ellingson case if necessary. Henry

Eight times a week, on average, is how often someone in Columbia has called 911 reporting “shots fired” or “shots heard” this year. The problem is not getting better. About 70 % of those calls have come in during the last five months. It’s happening in public. A shooting happened on the Business Loop just

A storm system passing to our south will spread rain into Mid-Missouri Friday night through the first half of the day Saturday. Rain will become likely by midnight and continue through late-morning Saturday before pushing east with showers decreasing through the afternoon Saturday. Rainfall amounts of a half inch to an inch are expected with

Authorities are looking for the driver of a car that ran into a home on Creasy Springs Road early Friday. The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. in the 2300 block. No one was hurt, but the driver left the scene. Police have not been able to locate the car or the driver. The crash

Saturday night there will be more princess and superheroes roaming the street than usual as children around the country go trick or treating. But not everyone gets to participate in the holiday – some children with severe food allergies might get left out. According to Food and Allergy Research Education (FARE), 1 in 13 kids

Three people were injured Thursday night when a vehicle crashed into a jail van in Moniteau County. It happened on Highway 5 near Highway 50 south of Tipton. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office tells us a car hit the back of a Morgan County Jail van taking four inmates to that facility in Versailles. Sheriff

Two days after a Columbia gun shop closes its doors, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office is looking for anyone who’s out money from ZK Guns in Columbia. ABC 17 News reported back in July that some customers claimed the owner of ZK Guns, Zach Kean, was taking money up front for firearms and not delivering

Columbia Public Schools is requesting the city delay action on a proposal regarding access to the new East Elementary School. ABC 17 News has been reporting for the last month that neighbors in the Woodlands and Vineyards neighborhoods are concerned about the current proposal. Residents in the area said they believe a separate road needs

People from out of state are coming to Mid-Missouri to get their hands on prescription drugs. Missouri is the only state in the country without a prescription medication registry. “There’s no way to monitor if a person should go to multiple doctors and then go to multiple pharmacies getting the same prescription,” said Erica Hopkins,

A Missouri House Committee hearing continued reviewing the progress made by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. The Committee will look at several topics such as MSHSAA’s transparency of activities, fairness and consistency in Board rules and regulations and student safety. Approximately 580 high schools statewide are members of MSHSAA.

Multiple agencies responded to reports of a mobile home fire in south Columbia Thursday morning. Residents had to move out of the trailer park by October 1, so the area is believed to be unoccupied. The property was originally going to become a hospital, before the state voted down the plans. Read about the latest

ABC 17 News has confirmed Wednesday night a date has not been set a for a new Columbia sales tax. The new tax would affect stores on the Business Loop in the central part of Columbia. Over the summer, it was revealed a University of Missouri student was the only voter included in the district’s

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people Wednesday after pulling a car over around 7 p.m. on Highway PP. The deputy searched the car and reportedly found more than 4 pounds of marijuana and more than $7,000. Authorities say 37-year-old Aaron Sobelman from Columbia, 20-year-old Christopher Marney from Boonville and 21-year-old Destiny Thomas from