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A Texas County prisoner is on the run after he overpowered a guard on Monday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Christopher Hunt, 33, has a violent history and has been known to assault officers. He was last seen wearing a green and white-striped uniform and has numerous tattoos on his body, including “Tough Times”

A $700,000 grant has been awarded to help fund planning, construction and programming of an Agriculture Park in Columbia. The grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health will begin in July and will run through August 2021. At least 25 percent of that grant will be used for construction funds, including teaching and infrastructure at

A Columbia man has been charged with child abuse after an incident in February. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Kyle Matthews sold marijuana while caring for a 6-month-old. After selling the marijuana, Matthews called his girlfriend, who was with the baby’s mother, and said something was wrong with the baby. According to court documents,

Eclipse 2017 is eight weeks away. If you have friends or family coming to town, they’d better be staying with you. Hotels and motels around Mid-Missouri are filling up fast. When ABC 17 News called around and checked online hotel sites, we found the larger hotels are nearly all sold out. Airbnb had a few

A nearly two-year-old case was delayed just a day before trial after the judge excluded several pieces of evidence prosecutors wanted to use. Judge Jeff Harris made the rulings late Monday afternoon in the case against Anthony West. The involuntary manslaughter case was set to go to trial on Tuesday morning, but prosecutors tell ABC

Three people were recovering after a single-vehicle crash in Maries County on Monday. It happened just before 2:30 p.m. on Highway 63 at County Road 209. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the car ran off the road and hit a ditch after driving on a wet curve. Two people, who were not wearing

A Jefferson City man was charged Monday after a standoff with police over the weekend. Cole County prosecutors charged Paul High with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and domestic assault. ABC 17 News reported that officers responded to the 100 block of Havana Street around 9 p.m. Saturday. “Saturday night I heard

LOS ANGELES – Mizzou Track and Field star Karissa Schweizer capped off a record-setting season by being named a finalist Collegiate Women’s Athlete of the Year Monday at the Honda Cup. The winner was Stanford swimmer Katie Ledecky who won four gold medals during the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Schweizer was one of 12 finalists

Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a semi on I-70 Monday. It happened around 1:40 pm in the westbound lanes near mile marker 128. According to emergency responders, a tractor trailer jack-knifed. At the time, the 911 dispatch page also showed a second crash on I-70 westbound near Range Line. Boone County Joint Communications

The Supreme Court has ruled that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for new playground surfaces and other non-religious needs. The justices on Monday ruled 7-2 in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Missouri. The church sought a grant to put a soft surface on its preschool

A man is facing possible charges Monday after he turned himself in for breaking into Mizzou Arena in a vehicle early Sunday morning. Police say it happened just after 4 a.m. Sunday and say they were first notified around 7:15 a.m. for reports of damage. An investigation revealed a person drove a vehicle through a

My House nightclub and sports bar has been fined $1,184.08 for the labor and equipment provided by the city to clean up the aftermath of the “Christmas on the Beach”-themed party on June 17th. City Spokesman Steven Sapp said “there will be additional actions regarding our stormwater ordinances and [the Missouri Department of Natural Resources]

A Columbia woman was sentenced to 20 years on Monday for charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Jaclyn Rose pleaded guilty in May after a man was found dead in a central Columbia motel last fall. According to police, Rose was seen on surveillance video as the last person to leave the victim’s

There’s an old saying among weather enthusiasts that says climate is what you expect; Weather is what you get. But what does this mean and how is climate and weather different? NOAA defines climate as the a region or cities weather averaged over many years. It’s different for each season and is usually done over

TONIGHT: Lingering showers are possible through the evening. Temperatures will drop into the mid 50s by morning with clearing skies and patchy fog with light winds. TUESDAY: After patchy morning fog, skies will be sunny with high temperatures reaching near 80 degrees and a southeast breeze to 8 mph. EXTENDED: Humidity will be on the

MONDAY: An unseasonably cool afternoon is in store for Mid-Missouri, as temperatures only climb into the mid to upper 70s across the region. An upper level disturbance is slowly tracking through the state and bringing with it some scattered showers and few thunderstorms. The rain, currently affecting northwest Mid-Missouri, will be approaching Columbia as we

For the start of this week we will see some dry time, but a very active weather pattern will shape up by Wednesday. Tuesday will remain dry, sunny, and mild until Wednesday where we will see the start of the unsettled weather pattern. Winds out of the south will help moisture build in mid-Mo as

On Monday, the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department announced a string of arrests that took place over the weekend. Cody Stone – Deputies stopped a vehicle Friday on Linda Lane in California, Missouri, while assisting with a fight that occurred earlier on West Street. They identified the driver of the vehicle as 30-year-old Cody Stone of

MONDAY: Waking up we will have a cool start as temps bottom out in the mid 50s. Through the day we will have the chance of seeing some showers, with a few thunderstorms possible. Highs will be cool, only topping out in the mid 70s. Winds will be out of the southwest under 8 mph.

MONDAY: Waking up we will have a cool start as temps bottom out in the mid 50s. Morning showers are possible through the morning near I-44 between 3-6AM, as a line of showers increases from the west. Through the day we will have the chance of seeing some showers, with a few thunderstorms possible. Highs