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U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler slammed the decision to start an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling the move “selective outrage targeted towards the President” in a prepared statement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the formal impeachment inquiry into Trump at a Washington, D.C., news conference Tuesday afternoon after a closed-door meeting with

Editor’s note: This case was dismissed by the prosecution on March 4, 2022. A former federal law enforcement officer is accused of raping a woman, according to court documents. Prosecutors charged Kristopher Roberson in Boone County on Tuesday with rape and sodomy for an alleged incident in February. Court documents said Roberson was staying with

Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox says he wants to right some wrongs after a Cole Camp woman was charged with a litany of animal abuse charges. Tiffany Woodington is charged in Benton County with 10 felony counts of animal abuse and two misdemeanor counts of animal abuse. According to the probable cause statement, investigators found

Just over four months after an EF-3 tornado left hundreds of buildings damaged, Jefferson City is still trying to figure out what is next. Larry Burkhardt with the Jefferson City Building Regulations Department said the city has been in contact with residents whose property was deemed unsafe, making sure they have a plan. The city

The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to start a bridge survey on the Interstate 70 Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport next month as part of the bridge replacement project. MoDOT was awarded an $81 million federal grant in July to help pay for the replacement of the bridge, which is expected to cost $240 million.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few storms possible after midnight. Lows in the mid-60s. WEDNESDAY: A few storms are possible in the morning, clearing out by afternoon. Additional thunderstorms are possible south of Highway 50 depending where the cold front stalls out. Highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: High pressure briefly tries to move in

UPDATE – 3:40 p.m.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified Regina Troesser, 44, of Bonnots Mill as the woman who was killed in a head-on crash Tuesday morning. The patrol’s report said the collision happened just before 8 a.m. on Highway 63, about a mile and a half south of Highway 50. According to the

Columbia police are investigating a shooting that resulted in gunfire striking three homes on Rice Road, narrowly missing multiple residents inside. An ABC 17 News crew at the scene reported seeing at least three patrol vehicles and the crime scene unit van around 9:40 p.m. in the area of McKee Street and Rice Road. Police

Water levels are rising again along the Missouri River after recent heavy rain, although none of the flooding is expected to be severe. The National Weather Service is predicting moderate flooding in St. Joseph, Missouri, where the river is expected to crest Tuesday night at a level that will inundate a park. Minor flooding is

The Jefferson City Police Department was investigating a shots fired call on Tuesday morning in the 1400 block of Elizabeth Street. Police originally responded to the scene around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police found a vehicle with damage consistent with shots being fired, said Lt. David Williams with JCPD. No one was hurt in the incident,

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced his plans Monday to seek re-election in 2020. Kehoe spoke with us before his announcement at Memorial Park in Jefferson City in an interview you’ll only see on ABC 17 News. Kehoe said he plans to tackle several issues on the campaign trail, including tourism, infrastructure and workforce development. “When

Between 2004 and 2013, the cases of commercial sexual exploitation of children offenses, which include child pornography, increased by 54 percent, according to the US Department of Justice. The number of defendants in federal court alone nearly doubled during the same period. Is there an increase in the number of pedophile seeking victims, or have

A vehicle crashed into a trailer on Route Y near Hagans Road Tuesday morning, causing traffic delays. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below. BOONE CO JOINT COM: Motor Vehicle Collision RTE Y near Hagans Rd. Use caution, avoid area if possible. — Joint Communications (@BCJC911) September 24, 2019 The

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny to start with increasing clouds by afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. TONIGHT: A cold front will move in, bringing showers and storm chances back after midnight. Overnight lows in the mid to upper 60s . EXTENDED: Those rain chances look to be around into Wednesday morning. The front

The Missouri Department of Transportation is working to schedule several safety improvements for U.S. 54 south of Jefferson City. Three fatal crashes have occurred in Miller and Cole counties on Highway 54 this year, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports ABC 17 News previously reported about a head-on collision Sept. 15 that

Often you’ll hear the StormTrack Weather Team refer to high pressure in our weather broadcasts. High pressure systems move in to mid-Missouri in any weather season and tend to bring with them quiet weather and sunny skies. But, high pressure systems can bring a multitude of different temperature schemes to mid-Missouri, depending on where these

Several Hartsburg residents evacuated their homes in June during major flooding. Water poured over the levees in the area, flooded farmers’ fields, and crept towards people’s homes. Jo Hackman was one of those residents. After three months, she recently moved back into her home in Hartsburg, where she can tend to the pumpkins she grows.

The Ashland Police Department said officers are investigating vandalism at the learning garden behind Southern Boone Primary School. According to a Facebook post by investigators, someone damaged the garden between Friday and Monday morning. So far, police haven’t identified any suspects. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call 573-442-6131. Sign up for

A Columbia man was charged with second-degree murder Monday in connection with a Sept. 14 homicide near Park Avenue and Fifth Street. Michael Leon Anderson, 28, allegedly shot and killed E’quan Spain, 19, while sitting in a Dodge vehicle, according to court documents filed Monday. Police arrested Anderson Friday. Spain was sitting in the back

A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to provide supplies for a terrorist attack in Kansas City. Robert Lorenzo Hester, 28, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of trying to supply bomb-making materials to a terrorist group in late 2016. Hester was charged in federal court in 2017. According to court documents, he