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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are cold again today, but it looks to be the last grasp of this extended arctic blast. You’ll need your jacket out the door this afternoon as temperatures will be in the teens. Winds will be light out of the northwest so wind chills should not be much of a factor. TONIGHT:

Miller County deputies are looking for a man after a series of car break-ins in the Eldon and Olean areas. Deputies said the surveillance video was from a gas station in Tipton where the suspect used a victim’s credit card. Officers believe the man frequents the Miller and Moniteau County areas. Deputies ask anyone with

A Kansas man has been charged with resisting arrest and fleeing creating a serious risk of death to any person after a high-speed chase in Boone County. According to the probable cause statement, Joel Droge was driving a Kia that passed troopers going approximately 100 mph, while passing cars on the right shoulder. Troopers said

A Columbia man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon after he was accused of shooting off a gun inside of a house in the 1400 block of Barnwood Drive. According to the probable cause statement, police responded to the residence and Dshawn McDonald told officers there was a person in his attic

A man was charged on Wednesday with abuse or neglect of a child out of Cole County. According to the probable cause statement, Antwain Bolton was accused of causing physical injury to a 4-year-old. Jefferson City police said the child sustained a bruised and swollen buttocks from the assault. Bolton admitted to officers that he

THURSDAY: Waking up you will feel the Arctic air that has arrived through the night. Temperatures this morning will be close to 0, but it will feel even colder. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until noon today as feels like temperatures will drop as low as -15. You’ll want to bundle up through

It’s going to be a bitterly cold start Thursday as kids start to head back to school from the winter vacation. While it may seem obvious to some parents, bundle the kiddos up this morning as they are heading back to school. If you can drive your kid to school this morning, it’s highly advised

Boone County Fire Protection District and University Hospital Ambulance Service responded to a single-car crash near the 120 mile marker of westbound I-70. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JackABC17/status/948911582452633601″,”author_name”:”Jack McCormick”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JackABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Car accident on I-70 west this morning. Does not appear to be affecting traffic. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABC17News?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ABC17News&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/qU66wmhzSI”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/qU66wmhzSI&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Jack McCormick (@JackABC17) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JackABC17/status/948911582452633601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;January 4, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

With 303 Senate bills pre-filed more than double that number in the House, the 2018 session of the 99th Missouri General Assembly is poised to be a busy one. House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, said on Wednesday, “We will leave this chamber and this state in better shape than we found them.” The regular

One day after the 2018 legislative session kicked off, some lawmakers will have a controversial hearing to face. The House Ethics Committee will meet Thursday on Warren Love, the state representative that called for the hanging of someone from a tall tree after a Confederate monument in southwest Missouri was vandalized. It came with a

Airbnb has entered into a tax agreement with the Missouri Department of Revenue that is expected to generate $1.1 million. The short-term rental company announced the agreement Wednesday. Effective Feb. 1, Airbnb will collect the state sales tax from guests (about 4.2%) and remit those funds on behalf of the hosts. They will also collect

The Columbia Public Schools Finance Committee met for its monthly meeting Wednesday to give an update on the district’s current budget as they begin to plan for the following school year. School Board President Darin Preis said right now the district is on target for this school year’s budget of $308.9 million in revenue while

Since 1977, the cold weather rule has prohibited utility providers from shutting off someone’s power when the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. However, there are exceptions to the rule that technically leave some residents without the state law’s protection. Municipalities, electric cooperatives, and certain utility providers are exceptions, and do not have to follow

Columbia Public Schools superintendent Peter Stiepleman sent out a tweet Wednesday night, saying the district would operate on a normal schedule Thursday, which is students’ first day back from their winter break. The announcement comes despite a wind chill advisory being issued for Boone County, which is set to expire at noon Thursday. According to

With the close of 2017, it’s time to look at just what extremes we experienced during one of the warmest years on record for Columbia. Record keeping for Columbia began back in 1889 and since then records have been broken on both ends of the spectrum. Despite the brutally cold end to 2017, the year

UPDATE: The Green County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the baby has been found safe. The stolen vehicle was found in Christian County on Route NN with Day located safely inside. The suspect has not been found. If you have information, you can dial *55 or the Green County Sheriff’s Office at 417-868-4040. ORIGINAL STORY: An Amber

UPDATE 5 p.m.: Jefferson City fire officials have not confirmed the cause of the fire but ABC 17 crews spoke with people who said they knew who lived at the home that the fire took place. Roberto Limon said Jose Julio Alas lived in the home with his wife, Blanca Acosta. Limon said Alas was

Sigma Alpha Episilon released the cease-and-desist letter for the University of Missouri chapter on Wednesday. ABC 17 News previously reported that the chapter was ordered to immediately stop all operations. The letter states that the order is a result of serious health and safety concerns including potential violations stemming from mistreatment of new members. It

A man has been charged with statutory rape in the second degree in Boone County on Tuesday. According to a warrant, Mauracio Flores-Ramos is to be held without bond because he poses a danger to the victim and the community. Public Boone County Jail records do not show that Ramos is in custody. ABC17 is

UPDATE 5 pm: Giger has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting or interfering with an arrest. According to the probable cause statement, Giger had a history of assault with the female victim and had previously broken her arm when they got into an argument. The woman stated she drove Giger to