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UPDATE 6:32 P.M.: The eastbound lanes on I-70 in Cooper County are now clear, according to MoDOT. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/960672219356639233″,”author_name”:”MoDOT Central Dist”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I-70 UPDATE: Vehicles cleared and both eastbound lanes are open in western Cooper County. Traffic moving slowly, but moving, between mile markers 91 and 93. Eastbound delays are still possible, but the road

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Tonight, the city of Columbia will vote on a resolution adding medical cannabis to a lobbying agenda. Michael Trapp, the Second Ward City Council Representative says that states with medical cannabis laws have a twenty-four percent lower annual overdose mortality rate compared to states without. Trapp explained why the issue is so

Snow has been pretty lackluster across Mid-Missouri this winter, but we’re beginning to see an uptick in snowfall potential. Thanks to several upper level disturbances that will track through the region, up to 4 inches of snow is possible in the next 36 hours. ROUND 1: Snowfall that is currently tracking across Iowa and southeastern

Timothy Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced on Monday that a former Camden County deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography. Leonard Wilson was charged in a two-count indictment. ABC 17 previously reported that Leonard Wilson was charged with possession of child pornography, child molestation,

Callaway County deputies are searching for Jonathan Bell, 51, who is a registered sex offender. He is accused of absconding from registering as a sex offender. A judge ordered a warrant for Bell’s arrest on Friday. The warrant orders a bond amount of $10,000 cash. Deputies ask anyone with information about Bell to contact CrimeStoppers

Jefferson City Correctional officials reported that inmate Edwin Jackson was pronounced dead on Friday. Jackson was 82-years-old and serving life without parole for first-degree murder from Grundy County. Jackson had been in the Department of Corrections since 1987. Officials reported that Jackson had died of apparent natural causes.

Osage County deputies arrested Michael Eads on suspicion of forgery. Eads was accused of knowingly stealing checks and allegedly writing them for beer and cigarettes on three different occasions at a local business. Deputies said when they made contact with Eads, he said, “I know why you are here.” Eads admitted to taking the checkbook

Public Works officials announced that a full crew began a 12-hour shift on Monday afternoon. Crews will be treating designated snow routes, particularly hills, curves, bridges and intersections. Officials are asking drivers to exercise cautious winter driving as the freezing drizzle begins to fall. Slickness is expected.

UPDATE – 1:35 pm: Columbia police said they are continuing to search for the suspect in the armed home invasion. Police said three occupants were present at the time of the incident. The suspect showed a gun to one of the victims and searched the house before fleeing the area. Officers said there was no

Firefighters released the name of the man that was killed in a fire in Sunrise Beach on Feb. 2. Authorities said George Duff, 56, was found deceased in the residence when crews arrived on scene. ABC 17 previously reported crews responded to the area of Old Sunrise Acres Drive and Beachwood Avenue at 1:26 a.m.

MONDAY: It’s been a chilly start to the workweek across Mid-Missouri and temperatures this afternoon will continue to reflect that. Despite the southerly winds that are occurring, the light snow pack we have in place we’ll only warm our temperatures into the upper 20s to near 30 degrees across most of Mid-Missouri. We’ll see increasing

Columbia police arrested Darius Hicks on Sunday when officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Maple Grove Way in reference to a domestic disturbance. Police said Hicks and the female victim were engaged in a verbal altercation. During the incident, Hicks grabbed the victim from the rear, around her neck and threw her onto

Columbia city officials announced on Monday that the 2018 Renewable Energy Reports showed that the city exceeded the target for creating renewable energy and increased by 9% from last year. Voters passed an ordinance in 2004 mandating that Columbia Water and Light provide electricity from increasing amounts of renewable energy. In 2017, Columbia’s renewable electric

MONDAY: After a cold start, we warm above just a tad above freezing in the afternoon thanks to southerly winds. We’ll see increasing cloud cover as low pressure passes to our north bringing snow to the Missouri/Iowa border. By 3 PM, areas could see light snowfall north of I-70 bringing a up to 1″ of

UPDATE 2: State Highway Patrol tweeted more data from Sunday. From 2 to 9 p.m.: Troopers responded to 201 calls for service and reported 141 crashes, 11 injuries and one fatality in Audrain county. UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said troopers responded to 131 incidents on the road today that injured 11

TONIGHT : Temperatures will feel like winter overnight as we drop into the single digits. We’ll bottom out around 6 degrees, with below zero wind chills so you will need to bundle up the kids to start the school week. MONDAY: After a cold start, we warm above freezing in the afternoon thanks to southerly

TODAY: It will be much colder Sunday as temperatures will hold steady and even drop throughout the day, falling to the low to mid 20s by the afternoon. There’s a spot chance at flurries Sunday morning, but we should see skies gradually clear into the afternoon and evening hours. TONIGHT : Those clearing skies will

UPDATE (2/3): Boone County authorities confirm a second arrest has been made in connection to Friday’s home invasion in the 5000 block of Creasy Springs Road that sent one person to the hospital. Deputies arrested Jerry Troy Friday night in connection to the incident. He was arrested on suspicion of assault, burglary, armed criminal action

TONIGHT : There’s a potential that we could see some spot sprinkles or flurries overnight, and we will see temperatures drop into the mid-20s as winds shift from the south to the northwest behind a cold front passing through the area. Winds could be gusty at times which will keep wind chills in the teens

A man is accused of stealing a woman’s purse in the McDonald’s parking lot on Clark Lane Saturday evening. Columbia police officers were called to the restaurant just before 6 p.m. The woman told officers a man took her purse then took off running. Officers searched the area behind restaurants and hotels along the interstate