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The Columbia Police Department is open for residents to use as a meeting place when buying and selling items to other people. As websites like Craigslist, Facebook’s Marketplace and apps like Let Go and Offer Up gain popularity, more and more people are using them to buy gently used furniture, technology and other items. CPD

TONIGHT: Clouds will increase and temperatures will bottom out at 7-10 degrees early and hold steady much of the night, with easterly winds up to 10 mph, producing wind chills of -1 to -7 degrees. THURSDAY: It will be slightly warmer but still below freezing as highs reach the mid 20s to near 30 with

Missouri Department of Corrections announced that inmate Jose Drew, 58, was pronounced dead at the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Wednesday afternoon. Drew was from Jackson County and was serving life without parole for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Drew had been an inmate since Aug. 16, 1982. Officials said Drew died of apparent

The Columbia Fire Department’s hazmat team was called to the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center on Wednesday morning for reports of a suspicious substance. The Fulton Fire Department said the Department of Corrections’ staff opened a package and found a white, powdery substance inside. Fulton firefighters were called to the scene and then requested assistance

Adoptees who were born in Missouri will have the opportunity to get access to their birth certificate information in January. The Missouri Adoptee Rights Act will take effect on Tuesday and may give Missouri-born adoptees, ages 18 and older, access to a copy of their original birth certificate. Officials said the new law could affect

Miller County deputies arrested Thomas Greschner on Friday after officers received a report that a Brumley postal carrier was possibly driving while intoxicated. Deputies said they found Greschner operating his postal vehicle and arrested him for driving while intoxicated. Greschner was taken to the Miller County Adult Detention Center and was issued a summons for

Columbia firefighters blocked off the right lane of Vandiver, just west of Oakland Gravel on Wednesday afternoon for a vehicle fire. Firefighters said the driver of the vehicle saw and smelled smoke from the engine and pulled over. Firefighters said they saw flames coming from the car but were able to quickly extinguish it. No

Phelps County deputies arrested a St. James man on Sunday in connection to a shooting in the 1700 block of County Road 3520. Deputies said when they responded to the shooting they found, Tanya Johnson, 34, who was taken to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center for a gunshot wound. Johnson was flown to University

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is offering residents tips to help dispose of Christmas trees this season. MoDNR said many cities and towns offer tree-chipping services after the holidays. Mulched holiday trees reduce weeds, help regulate soil temperature and increase moisture retention. MoDNR said that Christmas trees may also be used as a fish

Columbia police arrested William Brooks after officers were dispatched to a domestic assault in the 3700 block of Valencia Drive. Police said the investigation revealed that Brooks woke up a female victim because he was angry and started breaking things. Brooks proceeded to threaten to kill the victim as he held two knives in his

TODAY: You’ll want to bundle up as you head outside this afternoon, because even with sunshine today, temperatures will only climb into the mid teens. With winds out of the northeast up to 10 mph, it will make make the wind chill feel more like the single digits into the afternoon. With increasing clouds tracking

Public works departments in multiple counties have pre-treated roads this morning ahead of Tuesday night’s bitterly cold weather. Temperatures are expected to drop below zero with wind chill, which means the roads might become slippery. Columbia, Boone County and Cole County Public Works Departments have treated roads with salt either this morning or over the

The Columbia Police Department is looking for a suspect who allegedly stole a rifle from a man Tuesday night. ABC 17 News spoke with a person claiming to be the victim’s brother. He said the victim was meeting the suspect in northeast Columbia on Leeway Drive to sell an AR-15 rifle. The suspect then allegedly

Troopers reported five people died in traffic crashes over the Christmas holiday counting period. The counting period began on Friday at 6 p.m. and ended on Monday. Officers investigated 491 traffic crashes which included 125 injuries and four of the five fatalities. Troopers also said they arrested 91 people for driving while impaired and made

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F released its holiday counting period numbers Tuesday. The period lasted from 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Christmas. No one was killed, but 13 people were injured. There were 77 crashes throughout the weekend with 57 happening Christmas Eve. Troopers also arrested 10 people for driving while impaired

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 3 percent decrease in roadway deaths so far this year. In Troop F, there’s been a 33 percent decrease. “One of the hardest jobs that we do is to knock on a door and tell someone their loved one won’t be coming up. Unfortunately, we did it about

TONIGHT: A bitterly cold night is expected across Mid-Missouri under partly cloudy skies. Lows will bottom out near zero north of I-70 to 5 degrees south of Hwy 50. Winds out of the north will generate wind chills of -5 to -12 degrees by early Wednesday morning. WEDNESDAY: The cold is here to stay despite

Editor’s Note: This story originally aired Dec. 22, 2017 The DEA responded to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on drug overdoses on Friday. On Thursday, ABC 17 News reported on the CDC’s newly released report. In it, the CDC directly tied the United State’s life expectancy rate’s decrease to

Tuesday’s cold temperatures created some harsh conditions for people who had to work outside. It also impacted their equipment. According to recovery superintendent Nicholas Paul with the city of Columbia utilities department, if a truck were to break down or have issues, it could cause a domino effect for other city crews, forcing them to

Business administrator Melody Freeman from The Salvation Army said the warming centers they run are not just for the homeless, but for anyone who needs a place to keep warm. “The Salvation Army in Columbia has a 61-bed homeless shelters, located at 602 N. Ann St. They run a warming center, so people can pop