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The tow truck driver beaten, stabbed, and robbed while trying to help a car stopped along I-70 is finally having his luck turn around, thanks to a lot of help from the community. Just last Friday, Al Baker was worried about his struggling business after missing weeks of work because he was recovering in the

The Columbia Police Department has released its annual report detailing the number of times officers used force in 2014. Last year, Columbia police officers responded to 153, 784 incidents with people. 4,704 arrests stemmed from those incidents. Out of those arrests, police had to use force 308 times. Some of the incidents involved multiple people

A Columbia man was arrested over the weekend after threatening to kill his family, and having meth with the intent to sell it. Officers were called Sunday afternoon to the 200 block of Jackal Drive where Ross Day allegedly arrived angry and under the influence of drugs to tell his family they were dead to

An Ashland woman was arrested Monday following a drug search warrant. Ashland Police and Boone County deputies searched a trailer at 111 Eastside Drive Monday morning and found items that were reported stolen to police. They also found drug paraphernalia at 23-year-old Brooke Wright’s home. Deputies found Wright at Motel 6 in Columbia, where she

The Heart of Missouri United Way announced Monday it has appointed an interim executive director. Peggy Kirkpatrick will start as the organization’s leader on Wednesday. Kirkpatrick served as the executive director of the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri for 22 years before retiring in December. Current United Way Director Tim Rich will step

A two-alarm fire remains under investigation in Jefferson City. Just after 10:00 p.m. Sunday, crews were called out to Cohen Auto Sale on St. Louis Road. Firefighters first on scene reported heavy smoke coming from the center of the building and heavy fire conditions. The fire spread from the center of the garage area into

A warm front will move in Monday night sending light rain and warmer air into Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will slowly rise after midnight as light rain increases. However, although temperatures will be warming, areas north of HWY 50 will still be below freezing as the rain moves in. Areas with the best chance of ice accumulation

Fire officials in Jefferson City are still trying to determine what caused three fires only hours apart of each other. At 10:00 Sunday morning, a fire broke out on Cherry Street at an apartment complex. At 10:00 that night a fire blazed at Cohen Auto Sales. Finally, fire crews were called out to Rainbow Lanes

The Jefferson City Council is scheduled to meet Monday night to vote on signage for the Capital Mall. The council will hold a public hearing then vote on a special exception signage plan for Capital Mall. The first sign would be on Hardee’s property, near Highway 50. The second sign would replace the current Capital

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A Columbia man was sentenced to life in prison without parole, after he was convicted of plotting the death of Brian Daniels in April 2014. On Monday a judge denied a request for a new trial by James Thompson. He was found guilty in January for hiring a hitman to kill Daniels inside his home

Firefighters were at the scene of a fire at Rainbow Lanes and Hook’s Sports Bar Monday morning. The business is off Highway 50 on the east side of the Osage River. Crews at the scene told ABC 17 News they were at the scene since around 3:30 a.m. Five departments have responded to the fire,

A Columbia man convicted last month in a murder-for-hire plot was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. James Thompson was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Brian Daniels in 2013. In court Monday, Thompson asked for a new trial but was denied. Casey Lewis was found guilty of

The Jefferson City Fire Department remained on the scene of a large fire at a home that had been converted to apartments in the city’s downtown. Crews arrived on scene a little after 10:00 this morning at Cherry and Capitol Avenue and immediately began to work the blaze. Nine people are out of the home,

Monday will be dry and cold with temperatures reaching the mid 30s. A wintry mix of sleet and possibly freezing rain will move in Monday night ahead of a warm front. Late Monday night into Tuesday the warm front will lift into Missouri, causing temperatures to rise to near 40 degrees by Tuesday morning. This

Saturday, emergency responded to multiple car wrecks with deteriorating road conditions from the snow. According to Columbia and Boone County 911 officials, there were more than 50 car accidents and slide-offs reported from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. But there were no major injuries reported. MoDOT officials said 27 trucks were out plowing and treating

A wanted man was taken into custody Friday night in Eureka following a joint manhunt with the Osage County Sheriff’s Department and the Eureka Police Department. Deputies have been searching for 36-year-old Jeremy Holweg of Linn after responding to a home at 113 Mengwasser Lane in Rich Fountain for a burglary and on-going domestic assault

Saturday, the cause of a massive fire that destroyed a dog food manufacturing plant in Mid-Missouri is unknown. Crews responded to Everlasting Manufacturing in Mexico around 5:00 a.m. for a four-alarm fire, according to firefighters. Officials said the plant is a total loss. About 35 firefighters from Little Dixie Fire Protection District and Mexico Public

Latest forecast models show the track of the highest moisture with this winter storm farther south and move it through faster. Updated forecast snow amounts of 4-6″ have shifted south of I-70 with up to 6″ snow possible near I-44. Snow will quickly accumulate through Saturday afternoon and evening before tapering off late tonight. By

The tow truck driver stabbed, beaten, robbed, and then left on the side of I-70 all while trying to help someone is still struggling to recover and now he may lose his business because of the attack. Since Al Baker was attacked in January, he’s suffered seizures, undergone surgery, and missed weeks of work. All