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THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds continue to hang tough late this morning with temperatures slowly but surely making it into the 40s across Mid-Missouri. You’ll want your jacket as you head out the door this evening as wind chills will hold in the mid 30s. TONIGHT: A weak area of low pressure is set to track through

Columbia police found evidence of a second shooting in two days early Thursday morning. Officers were sent to the 500 block Jackson Street on a report of shots fired at 3:45 a.m., Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts wrote in an email. He said officers found evidence that shots were fired, and a residence damaged

The owner of a Chinese restaurant and grocery in east Columbia said he found an apparent burglar dead in his kitchen when he went inside his business Monday morning. Columbia police were sent to the Hong Kong Market and ABC Chinese Cuisine at about 9 a.m. Monday. Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Stephens said a

A Randolph County Ambulance District paramedic accused of stealing medications from patients has been sentenced. Richelle R. Grapes, of Moberly, has been ordered by a judge to spend 120 days in jail and to complete a drug treatment program. Grapes was also placed on five years of probation after the judge suspended her sentence. Prosecutors

THURSDAY: Temperatures will warm a bit more heading into today, with afternoon highs topping out in the mid to upper 40s. Skies will remain mostly cloudy, but we are going to see some sunshine through the day. As high pressure continues to slide off to our east, winds will be fairly calm throughout the afternoon.

Lincoln University police arrested two men after they allegedly sprayed pepper spray into a room at a residence hall in mid-September. Jerek Boclair, 18, of Gary, Indiana, and Justin Mitchell, 19, of Kansas City, Missouri, were both charged Monday with peace disturbance and fourth-degree assault after the incident, which police say targeted specific residents of

The Columbia Police Department held a meeting Wednesday evening with certain members of the public to collaborate on ways to address police vehicle stop data and racial disparities. “We have, for years now, been taking the Attorney General’s report and saying that the data is insufficient to impact the racial disparity that we have in

TONIGHT: Quiet weather is starting to move in the viewing area tonight. We will see mostly cloudy skies as temperatures fall back into the mid to upper 20s. With temperatures dipping back below freezing, be mindful of your steps tomorrow morning as sidewalks and parking lots could see some patchy slick spots lingering. THURSDAY: Temperatures

A Jefferson City contractor hired by Columbia Public Schools for a remodeling project was arraigned in federal court Wednesday. A federal grand jury indicted Anthony Adrian, owner and president of Jeff City Industries, last week on two counts of bank fraud. The indictment said that in 2014, Adrian took approximately $691,341.67 dedicated to remodel a

Boone County has four active tuberculosis cases, including the University of Missouri student who was recently diagnosed with the chronic disease. Two cases were diagnosed last year and two this year, though all of them are unrelated, said Jason Wilcox, a senior planner with the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services. University

A Fulton woman is suing the company behind the Capital City Festival of Lights after she injured herself while attending the event in December 2017. The festival was held in Binder Park and included holiday-themed displays and choreographed lights. The lawsuit claimed HomeMaker Health Care Inc. failed to keep attendees safe by using black ropes

The Stormtrack Weather Alert continues through Wednesday morning due to snow and ice accumulation that will make travel hazardous through mid-morning. TIMING: Snow and a wintry mix will continue overnight with areas west-northwest seeing mainly snow mixing with freezing drizzle. Most areas will see freezing rain and freezing drizzle with light precipitation into early Wednesday

Several days after a deadly Columbia crash charges have not been filed against a man police said caused the colision while fleeing the scene of another crash. Police said Lukas Evans, 20, was leaving the scene of a car crash at Stadium Boulevard and West Boulevard when he crossed into the other lane on West

The driver of a First Student bus carrying 42 Jefferson City Public Schools students told police that a “slick spot” was to blame, after his bus slid into another one Friday. According to the JCPD report from the scene, the bus that was hit was carrying 16 students. The report said the contributing factor of

A Richland, Missouri, man has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in a stabbing that left a Pulaski County man with life-threatening injuries Monday. Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies arrested James Acklin the same day after pulling over the vehicle he was driving and finding what appeared to be blood spots on the

A Stover man was charged with assault after he got into a physical fight that stemmed from an argument on Facebook messenger. Carl D. Marshall got into a conversation with the victim on Oct. 30 via Facebook messenger, court documents said. “I’ll see you tomorrow boy,” Marshall wrote in a message. He then told the

A residence and a vehicle were hit by gunfire over overnight in a residential area of north Columbia. Columbia Police Department officers were sent to Dove and Antelope drives on a report of shots heard at about midnight and found several shell casings and damage to a residence and vehicle in the 3300 block of

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and Mid County Fire Department were investigating multiple instances of arson after they found bales of hay and mailboxes on fire. They responded to bales of hay on fire inside a barn on Jeffries Road on Tuesday. They also responded areas where mail had been set on fire inside the

The winter weather that moved in the area overnight on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning caused roadways to become slippery for the morning commute. According to the MoDOT traveler’s map, some roads in mid-Missouri are at least partially covered as the covered line creeps south. As a result of the weather and slick road conditions,

The Columbia Police Department confirmed it was investigating a death in northeast Columbia, according to a sergeant on scene. The investigation is happening in the 2500 block of Quail Drive. ABC 17 News saw five patrol vehicles, a crime scene vehicle and a fire truck at the scene. Officers started putting up crime scene tape