Month: March 2015

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