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Cole County officials will soon start a salary study for jobs across the county. County commissioners decided Tuesday to do the study in-house instead of hiring out. There has not been a salary study done in the county for at least a decade, according to Presiding Cole County Commissioner Sam Bushman. “When I came in

On Wednesday, a panel in the Missouri House failed to approve a religious freedom measure attracting national controversy. The House Emerging Issues Committee had a 6-6 vote on Senate Joint Resolution 39, failing to move it any further the state legislature. If the constitutional amendment was passed by lawmakers and then voters, businesses could refuse

Police arrested a possible witness to Monday night’s shooting on Sylvan Lane that killed one. 23-year-old Orlando Turner was arrested early Wednesday morning on Allen Street for unlawful use of a weapon. According to a probable cause statement by CPD, Turner admitted to being at the shooting scene that killed 24-year-old Gabrielle Rhodes Monday night

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies took two people into custody Tuesday night at Welcome Inn in Columbia. It was a multi-agency effort with Columbia Police and the Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on the scene. A white Lexus was towed as deputies searched a room. Boone County would not confirm if this incident was related to the

UPDATE: Court documents say one of the three suspects charged in connection to a shooting near the connector in Columbia Monday is associated with well known gang members. ABC 17 picked up the probable cause statements Wednesday morning for suspects Joseph Luckett, Lajuan Martin, and Johnathan Banks. The documents say a a woman and man

Areas shaded in gray are under a 5% probability for a tornado and have the greatest chance through 9PM. Damaging winds of 60+ mph or greater and hail 1″ in diameter or greater are also possible through this evening. Here are the latest probability maps. Notice areas in yellow are under a 15% probability for

Severe storms moved through Mid-Missouri Tuesday morning. High winds tore off parts of the roof at Tallman Company of Sedalia, a plumbing supply store. No one was injured by the high winds. Randolph County Sheriff, Mark Nicholls, told ABC17 News there were reports of flooding of highway underpasses in and around Moberly. Just before 11:00

UPDATE: Police have now identified the man shot and killed in north Columbia Monday. Police said 24-year-oldGabrielle Rhodes, of Columbia, was killed in the shooting in the 1500 block of Sylvan Lane. Officers responded to the 1500 block of Sylvan Lane at 7:43 p.m. after getting multiple calls of shots fired. Upon officers’ arrival, they

An area of low pressure and trailing cold front will give us the ingredients needed to strengthen storms again Wednesday afternoon. The day will start off with decreasing showers & thunder early in the morning from decaying overnight storms which will move east and out of the area by mid-morning. Forecast models indicate scattered storms

Mizzou Hillel, the Jewish center on the University of Missouri’s campus, has teamed up with Trittenbach Development to redevelop the aging center. Hillel Executive Director, Jeanne Snodgrass said the board of the nonprofit Mizzou Hillel decided a few years ago that the aging building needed improvements. “It was built in 1969. Some repairs weren’t taken

After what started off as a quiet morning, a large line of storms tracked through Mid-Missouri causing some disruptions in travel and causing damage. While the severe weather threat is over for now, reports of damage are coming in. Here’s the latest on the storm reports that have been confirmed. – Wind Damage (10:28 AM)Significant

At least one man is without a home Tuesday after a fire near Jefferson City. The fire was reported shortly before noon at 2205 S. Country Club Drive, according to the Cole County Fire Protection District. More than 15 firefighters from the Cole County district responded to the blaze, which investigators say destroyed the home.

Another round of storms will move in Tuesday night ahead of a strong area of low pressure spinning up across Kansas. A line of storms is forecast to move into western Missouri near Kansas City near 10 PM and track to the east to HWY 65 by 11 PM. As this first line moves in,

UPDATE: The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirms a man was hospitalized for a gun shot wound to the face after a shooting on Demaret Drive Monday night. Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the the Boone County Sheriff’s Departmentsaid deputies responded to the 700 block of Demaret Drive just before 10:00 Monday night. O’Sullivan said a 33-year-old

Four people were recovering Tuesday after a possible DWI crash in Jefferson City. It happened around 9:45 Monday night in the 500 block of East Dunklin Street. Police said an investigation revealed that a 2005 Mercury Marquis was eastbound on East Dunklin St. when the driver lost control, crossed the road and struck a parked

Police are looking for a gunman after Columbia police were called to Women’s & Children’s Hospital Monday afternoon to investigate a shooting. Police say it all started earlier in the day when a fight broke out downtown in the 700 block of Walnut Street between the victims and suspects. Both sides knew each other. The

A 20 year-old man landed in jail Monday evening, accused of threatening two people during a knife fight at a Fulton park. Officers received a report of fighting at Memorial Park on West Second Street around 5:30 p.m. They got a suspect description from the victims, who claim Jesse Ray Atterberry swung a pocket knife

The “Safe Schools Act” is being discussed in Jefferson City. The Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2707 Monday afternoon, in Jefferson City. The measure would require school districts to post a notice if they have security officers who are armed. Supporters say they want such information

One man is dead after injuries sustained from a weekend fire in Sunrise Beach. Fire officials were called to a natural cover fire on Saturday. They found a man lying face down when they arrived. As of Monday evening, it was not clear how the man died. The department has not released the victim’s name.

The effort to recall Columbia Councilwoman Laura Nauser came up short. The people pushing for her recall failed to get enough signatures to get the recall on the ballot. “It’s a shame that Columbia politics has come to this. You disagree with a certain vote and now we seem to have recall petitions. This certainly