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With law enforcement fatalities on the rise, legislators in Missouri are taking steps to protect police in our state. Rep. Marsha Haefner is sponsoring HB 57, which “adds to the list of hate crimes certain offenses committed against law enforcement officers and first responders when the offenses are committed because the person is a law

The University of Missouri began working to notify students and parents Wednesday evening about possibly delaying their travels back to campus over the weekend with the expected winter weather. MU spokesperson Christian Basi said they’re advising students to wait until Monday to travel. Basi said the university is sending emails with travel information from the

Power outages are a possibility because of the icy weather mid-Missouri is expected to have Thursday night through Saturday. Connie Kaprowicz, spokesperson for Columbia Power and Light, said they are getting prepared by trimming trees around power lines and getting their trucks fueled and stocked up on equipment like chainsaws and cross arms. Kaprowicz said

UPDATE 5:41 p.m.: 37 year-old Joseph Ritter is listed in critical condition in a Columbia hospital. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the man shot by a police officer in Moberly Tuesday afternoon. 37 year-old Joseph Ritter is now listed in stable condition in a Columbia hospital. The report shows that Moberly

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch from late Thursday night through Saturday for much of Missouri. Significant ice could down trees and power lines, leading to power outages. The weather service continues to refine its forecast for the timing of the storm and possible accumulation totals. In response, Gov. Greitens’ office

TONIGHT: A chance of rain returns this evening, mainly after 4PM bringing light rain overnight into Thursday morning. An arctic front will be approaching overnight, with a few strong wind gusts possible by 3AM-4AM. As temperatures drop, some ice is possible near I-70, HWY 22, and HWY 24 by daybreak on Thursday morning, mainly over

Jefferson City Public Schools says it has removed a sixth grader from school after the student brought a loaded gun to school. It happened at Lewis & Clark Middle School. A spokesperson for Jefferson City Public Schools says staff at the school got information and immediately confiscated the gun. She says JCPS is working closely

Brandon Lee Deavers, 22, of Columbia, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City. Deavers received and distributed child pornography over the Internet from July 1 to Oct. 19 of 2016. Deavers is also charged with accessing with the intent to view child pornography during the same time.

UPDATE 8:11 am: ABC17 looked into public records this morning to see if there was a criminal history of Christopher Edwards, the driver going the wrong way. ABC17 found a number of driving related charges. Throughout the years Edwards has been arrested for operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manor, operating a

On Tuesday, Judge Ronald D. White sentenced Derek Bridges, 22, of Rolla, to 10 years in prison for kidnapping. The 10 years were ordered consecutive to 11 years he was serving for domestic assault and drug possession for a total sentence of 21 years. On March 22, 2016, Bridges approached the female victim at McDonalds,

On Tuesday, Mexico Public Safety was called to Industrial Drive regarding a vehicle that had been damaged by a BB gun the previous night. At 1:12 p.m., officers were called to SSM Health/St. Mary’s Hospital in Audrain because of a woman seeking medical treatment for being shot by a BB gun during the previous evening.

Van Vanatta is the new football coach at Rock Bridge High School while Trevor Rubly will be the next head coach at Hickman High School, Columbia Public Schools announced on Wednesday. Vanatta comes from Hazelwood Central, where he was the head coach since 2010. He replaces interim head coach Joe Collier. Prior to his time

A controversial labor reform bill will be heard at noon Wednesday by the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee. Senate Bill 21 is one of several pieces of legislation referred to by sponsors as “right to work” measures. The measure would prohibit employers from requiring job candidates to join or support a labor organization as a

We are honing in on the winter storm that will impact Mid-Missouri as early as Friday morning. As early as 6AM a mix of sleet and freezing rain is possible near the Lake of the Ozarks and I-44. Minor ice accumulation will be possible during the day on Friday, but enough to cause accidents as

TODAY: Increasing clouds, breezy, and mild with a slight rain chance after 3PM; 65. TONIGHT: M. Cloudy with rain east of US 63. Possible slick spots Thursday morning. TOMORROW: Much colder with a high of 40 before 5AM then falling temperatures. FRIDAY: Freezing Rain and Sleet developing south of HWY 50 by 6AM increasing near

A man is in fair condition Wednesday morning after he was hit by a car in Callaway County Tuesday evening. It happened just before 6:00 Tuesday night on Route AA, just east of Outer Road 54. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says 28-year-old David Padgett was walking eastbound on Route AA

The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating an armed robbery with a knife. The sheriff’s office posted on it’s Facebook page about the robbery early Wednesday morning. It says the robbery happened just before 7:30 Tuesday night at the Dogwood Truck Stop. That’s at the junction of I-70 and Highway 135. Authorities say a

A Winter Storm Watch will be valid starting at midnight on Friday morning through Saturday at 6PM. A mix of freezing rain and sleet will increase south of the Missouri River near the Lake of the Ozarks by 6AM-8AM on Friday. Accumulation of ice is possible at this time. By Friday afternoon this lifts north

TODAY: Clouds will be on the increase this morning after a cooler start in the low 30s. We’ll have another warm day, reaching the low to mid 60s under mostly cloudy skies. South to southeast winds will pick up to 15-20 mph, gusting as high as 30 mph in the afternoon. TONIGHT: A chance of

The Columbia Community Land Trust approved design standards for new homes to be built in the central city. The CCLT met Tuesday night for its first meeting at Centro Latino, right next to the land on Lynn Street it hopes to build four new affordable homes. Five of the seven members chose officers, accepted by-laws