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A member of the Columbia Board of Education said she hopes the state will consider her company’s application to help award medical marijuana business applications. Della Streaty-Wilhoit is owner of ARW Equity Advisors, one of seven companies that bid to serve as “blind scorer” for Missouri’s medical marijuana licensing division. The scorer will review applications

U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Sam Graves announced Monday that the state had been awarded a grant that would allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to replace the Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport. Before the announcement, both the Boone County and Cooper County Protection Fire Districts voiced

The Missouri Department of Transportation will get about $81 million to replace the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport and trigger financing for other projects, members of the state congressional delegation said Monday. U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Sam Graves announced that the state

Another road project is set to start on Forum Boulevard in Columbia on Monday night. Crews plan to replace failing concrete panels on the south side of the Hinkson Bridge starting at 9 p.m. According to a news release, the road will be down to one lane during the work, which is expected to be

Typically we think of wind, hail, and tornadoes in the spring in Mid-Missouri, but we can’t let our guard down after summer passes. A secondary severe weather season has been known to flare up in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, as well as the southeast United States from October through December. It’s a time

An Audrain County inmate accused of killing another man in jail has now been charged with assault and endangerment of a correctional officer, according to court records. Ryan Blair was charged with first-degree murder on June 13 after allegedly killing inmate Michael Eisenhauer. A probable cause statement says Blair struck Eisenhauer on the head and

A man was injured after crashing his scooter in Moberly late Monday afternoon. Police said Jon Hageman, 78, of Moberly lost control of his 2004 Yamaha scooter and fell on South Williams Street around 4:30 p.m. According to a news release, Hageman was not wearing a helmet and suffered a head wound. He was taken

Columbia Police Department officers responded to nearly 500 calls for gunshots heard or shots fired between July 2018 and July 2019. According to dispatch records, there have been 153 calls for shots fired since July 22, 2018. In the same time frame, there have been 343 calls for shots heard. “It’s gotten so that makes

Students got to see the potentially fatal consequences of drunken driving Monday in Columbia. The Missouri Department of Transportation and TRACTION, a MoDOT-sponsored program designed to education kids about the danger of driving drunk, held a mock DWI fatal crash at the Holiday Inn Executive Center for students in grades K-12. TRACTION, also known as

UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: LU spokeswoman Misty Young confirms power has been restored and the campus will resume normal operations on Tuesday. ORIGINAL: The Lincoln University campus will remain closed on Monday due to a power outage caused by lightning. The outage began around 11:30 Sunday night after lightning struck equipment, said an Ameren Missouri spokesman.

TONIGHT: Much less humid and very comfortable, lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, comfortable and cooler. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: North-northwesterly upper level flow will keep temperatures cooler than average and a dry air mass will have us feeling quite comfortable the next few days.

An apartment complex in Jefferson City suffered damage after heavy rain overnight caused ceilings in some of the apartments to cave in. LIVE playback of the scene is available in the player below. Residents of the apartment building on 126 Marshall Street woke up to the damage Monday morning. The building was previously damaged by

UPDATE (SATURDAY MORNING): The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has decided to extend the Weather Alert Day another 24 hours into Sunday. Confidence has grown enough that the speed of the cold front won’t keep us from reaching triple digit heat indices for a 5th consecutive day. The National Weather Service has extended the excessive

THIS AFTERNOON: Skies have cleared across the area after morning rainfall. Temperatures will top out in the low 80s with lots of sunshine. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies remain. We’ll cool off to near 60 degrees for an overnight low. EXTENDED: The beautiful weather makes a return Tuesday and throughout the rest of the week. We’ll

A Columbia man was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday morning after he previously pleaded guilty to being part of a conspiracy to sell marijuana. Nader Robert Osama Yanis, the son of a Columbia coffee shop owner, was originally indicted in March 2018 after a raid at his father’s home. The federal judge

MONDAY: We’ll be tracking some lingering showers, especially further southeast toward I-44 until about 10:00 AM. Once that cooler, drier air takes over we’ll be able to enjoy the rest of the day as temperatures only top out in the low 80s . TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies remain. We’ll cool off to near 60 degrees

No one was hurt when debris from floodwaters blocked a road in Camden County Monday morning. The Southwest Camden County Fire Protection District said its crews responded to the area of Baptist Street around 6:02 a.m. Crews were able to shut off a propane line after a collapsed building damaged it. The Fire Protection District

Police officers said there are no victims as of Sunday around 3:10 a.m. after a shooting on Apple Tree Court. According to officers, they found multiple shell casings on the scene. They said many people called them after hearing several rounds of shots go off. One resident told ABC 17 News that it “sounded like

TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms are possible along and south of I-70 this evening. Gusty winds are possible near the Lake of the Ozarks. Temperatures bottom out in the upper 60s. MONDAY: IT’S FINALLY HERE! The cool down we have been salivating for finally arrives Monday. We’ll start the day off partly cloudy with temperatures in

No one was injured after a boat caught fire at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to a tweet from Troop F, the boat was having engine trouble and caught fire after the owner tried to restart it. Pics from a boat fire that occurred at the 59.3