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The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continued Wednesday night in Columbia as Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke to a crowd of nearly 1,000 people. Evers-Williams is a civil rights activist and former NAACP chairperson who has been working since the 1960s on preserving her late husband Medgar Evers’ legacy. Even though her speech was more

The Columbia Police Department has opened its lobby for online buyers and purchasers to exchange their items safely. The changes effective immediately. Columbia police said this is not in response to crime in Columbia. This comes just days after a Georgia couple went to buy a car off Craigslist and was killed. One woman who

The Kansas City Royals visit Jefferson City for the 2015 Royals Caravan

Wednesday, one man is on the run after firing multiple shots into a home in central Columbia. It happened around 4:20 Wednesday morning in the 600 block of Washington Avenue. A woman living in the home that was shot told Abc 17 it all started over a cell phone. The woman said a man showed

A Jefferson City man was arrested early Wednesday after a domestic disturbance involving a gun. At around 11 p.m. police responded to the disturbance call at the Broadmoor apartments on Ellis Boulevard. According to police, Heriberto Martinez got into an argument with his girlfriend, during which he fired a gun and threatened to kill himself.

ABC 17 News confirmed Wednesday layoffs are planned at International Business Machines, also known as IBM. This is the 3rd time since June 2013 that the Union Alliance at IBM has said there were layoffs, but Wednesday was the first time the company has confirmed layoff information to ABC 17 directly. IBM is being tight-lipped

Jefferson City police respond to an over night shots fired call, which leads to a standoff. The suspect 34 year old Heriberto Martinez has been charged with seven felonies, including domestic assault, 1st degree child endangerment, unlawful use of a weapon, felony restraint and armed criminal action. He is currently in cole county custody and

Near-average temperatures are expected through the rest of the week and into the first part of the weekend, but the next low pressure system expected to impact Mid-Missouri will begin to take shape over the four corners region of the southwest United States. Forecast models are in agreement that this system will start moving into

The tow truck driver beaten, stabbed, robbed, and left unconscious on the side of I-70 is still trying to recover. It’s been exactly two weeks since Al Baker was viciously attacked while trying to help what he thought was a broken-down car on I-70. He told ABC 17 News that ever since the driver and

The Osage County Commission has asked Sheriff Michael Dixon to step down, a day after he lost his peace officer’s license. On Tuesday commissioners drafted a solution to request his resignation. If Dixon refuses to step down, they also passed a resolution to take steps to force him out of office, which would require involving

A Columbia man was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole Tuesday by a federal court for using a false identity to lure 7 boys into child pornography. 25-year-old Ian Burow posed as a woman to trick the minors, whom he knew through Boy Scouts. Burow pleaded guilty to the crime in February 2014

The Department of Social Services gets $8 billion each year from the state of Missouri, more money than any other government agency. At a Tuesday hearing, DSS for nearly $200 million in supplemental funds. For the Medicaid system alone, DSS is asking for more than $100 million. Social Service workers said the additional money is

Tuesday, lawmakers are working on a bill that would protect human trafficking survivors. Secretary of State Jason Kander along with a group of legislators announced plans to extend access to the Missouri Safe at Home program. St. Louis is one of the to 20 human trafficking areas in the country, Kander said. The Safe at

Leaders said they’re making progress but they still have a lot of work to go on the new 911 center north of Columbia. On Tuesday, the Boone County Sheriff, Dwayne Carey, sat down with ABC 17 News to talk about the future of the facility. The future facility is moving from downtown Columbia into a

A former Columbia Police officer has won his lawsuit against the city that fired him more than three years ago. Last Friday, Judge Pat Joyce ruled in favor of Rob Sanders’ suit against the City of Columbia. The police department fired Sanders after he pushed a suspect in the department’s holding cell, causing spinal injuries.

Columbia Catholic school officials Tuesday announced an executive committee to make some major changes. The Bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City, John Gaydos, said the committee will take on several projects, including establishing a Catholic preschool in Columbia and relocating some students at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School. Gaydos hopes to have these

City officials may ask the police chief of a small Boone County town to step down. Chief Greg Halderman told ABC 17 News he was aware the mayor and city council may discuss his job in a closed session of their scheduled Monday meeting. A flyer posted in the Casey’s General Store in Sturgeon calls

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning fire near the Lake of the Ozarks. The fire was reported reported around 8:00 a.m. off Chihuahua Lane near Spring Cove Road in Sunrise Beach. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District had everything under control less than 10 minutes later, so extra help wasn’t

Columbia officials said the lack of snow has a big impact on what road crews can do. Monday marks the 15th day in a row we’ve had temperatures that were above average. Last year, it was bitterly cold and Mid-Missouri dipped below zero degrees during the month of January. It’s been a warm start to

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Monday a settlement with CoMO Entertainment owner Ben Bradley. ABC 17 News has reported extensively on Bradley, and spoke with people he owes or owed money. Most recently, Bradley missed a court appearance in Boone County, and threatened an ABC 17 News reporter. Koster said Bradley took money upfront