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An investigation is underway after an attempted traffic stop by police ends in a crash in central Columbia late Thursday night. Police told ABC 17 News at the scene that officers tried to stop a vehicle on Ammonette Street near Old Highway 63. The suspect tried to drive away before their vehicle hit a support

FRIDAY: Clouds will be on the decrease through the morning. The afternoon looks mostly sunny with high temperatures in the low 80s and a north to northeast breeze up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Tonight will be a cool one as winds remain out of the northwest up to 8 mph. Overnight lows will be dropping

The Nifong Boulevard improvement project is on track to start construction in 2020. Thursday evening, city engineers and public works had an open meeting for businesses in the area of Providence and Monterey Drive, an area where the city sees the most congestion with traffic. The city presented two design ideas they have to help

A registered sex offender is charged, accused of watching children play at Memorial Park in Fulton. Fulton police say they were called to the Park on Saturday night. That’s where they say they found Donald Hiatte sitting in his truck and watching children play on a splash pad and playground. Hiatte was arrested and charged

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office took two men into custody Thursday morning after responding to burglary in the 4000 block of County Road 282. The property owner was able to give deputies a license plate and description of the car after walking in on the burglary in progress. Deputies later spotted the car parked at

A former student at the University of Missouri sued a fraternity he tried to join over a drinking incident that sent him to the hospital. Brandon Zingale filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Boone County court against the MU chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. Zingale, then a freshman at MU, was hospitalized in September after

TONIGHT: The overnight hours will be dry as skies gradually break up to partly cloudy skies. Areas that see some clearing will have patchy fog develop. Low temperatures will drop back into the upper 60s by early morning with a slight northerly breeze up to 8 mph. FRIDAY: Some clouds will be around early in

City Manager Mike Matthes is asking the city council to approve a one-time payment to all city employees after a decrease in revenue made it impossible to offer a permanent pay raise for the upcoming fiscal year. Matthes announced the recommendation for a $1,000 payment to city employees during his budget address last Friday. “I’m

Jefferson City is adjusting its action plan for community development projects as it waits on federal grant money. ABC 17 News reported that President Trump’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year aims to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), nationwide.

It could soon be easier to transfer credits across public universities in the state of Missouri. It’s all part of the Core Curriculum Transfer Program, one of the measures in Senate Bill 997, which was signed into law on June 2 with a goal of improving higher education in Missouri. According to the Missouri Department

Boone County commissioners said Thursday they’re considering regulating trash pickup in the county after residents experienced delays in pickup from their trash collection company. Boone County trash disposal is not regulated by the county and is instead contracted out to private companies but Missouri law allows counties to develop rules and regulations to standardize the

First Student, the contractor that supplies school buses for Jefferson City Public Schools, held a recruiting event today at Capital Mall in Jefferson City. Applicants can expect to undergo a background check, a drug screening and a physical before starting the 50-hour training program to become a school bus driver. Drivers at least 21 years

A fire was quickly put out on the 2000 block of Rangeline Street on Thursday afternoon. One person was injured and transported to the hospital. The fire marshal still needs to determine if the fire is suspicious or not. It is still unknown how the fire started or what the cost of the damage will

JEFFERSON CITY – Helias’s Grant Bryan just wants what many other high school kids want, to fit in. “I just wanted to be normal so bad,” Grant said. On the track and football field, he is anything but normal. Grant’s relay team set a school record during his senior year and placed 13th in the

The Missouri State Fair will not include “The Fireball,” the ride that tragically malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday night. The Missouri State Fair runs from Aug. 10 through Aug. 20. The operator for the Ohio State Fair is not the same operator for the Missouri State Fair. Wade Shows is the company

According to the Hallsville Police Department’s Facebook page, they’re looking for two individuals who are wanted for questioning in connection to a fraudulent check case. If you have any information about these two individuals or can identify them, contact the Hallsville Police Department at 573-696-3838 All responses will be kept in confidence and not released

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. S evere weather isn’t expected today for Mid-Missouri. It won’t be feeling as hot today as temperatures will only be

A Sedalia man has been arrested for felony stealing after leaving a Dollar General and K-Mart without paying for his items. On June 25, Pettis County police officers were called to the Dollar General on 619 N. Ohio for a theft. James Kempf was identified as the suspect, who stole a phone worth $44. On

TODAY: S howers and thunderstorms will become more widespread through the afternoon. A flash flood warning is in effect for Benton County until 12:30 pm and Camden County until 1:15 pm. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of storms continuing south of I-70 in the afternoon and moving south through early evening. A

As storms tracked through mid-Missouri Wednesday night we saw widespread rainfall that lead to potentially dangerous conditions for parts of mid-Mo. Saline, Pettis, Benton, Johnson, and Camden Counties all saw flash flood warnings issued through the night as rainfall lead to the potential for flash flooding. Here in mid-Missouri there was no reported flash floods