News

UPDATE: Deputies arrested the woman involved in Monday morning’s incident, according to a post on the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Deputies identified the woman as Jasmine Bronger, 25, of Columbia. Authorities said dispatch received a report around 4:48 p.m. from a local resident that Bronger was approaching their house. Deputies arrived and took

The latest projections from the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the Missouri River will crest at 30 feet in Jefferson City between Wednesday and Thursday. That reading was published Monday at 10:45 a.m. and Jefferson City Public Works Director Britt Smith called it “positive news.” Below is a live

UPDATE 6/24: The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a man was taken into custody in connection with a weekend shooting. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, deputies responded to the 16000 block of Huntington Lane around 3:45 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Authorities said they identified Ricardo Washington as a

Barriers are no longer blocking the bridge separating Glasgow from Saline County, even though the MoDOT traveler map still lists the road as closed. MoDOT said it is not sure why the barriers are no longer up, but residents said the barriers have been down for a few days. According to people who live in

The Missouri man convicted in a deadly 2017 shooting in Audrain County was sentenced to prison Monday morning. Richard Henry II, 39, of Overland, Missouri, received a 25-year term after he pled guilty to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Leon Wilder III, 30, of Columbia. Wilder’s body was found by

The state of Missouri is asking for federal assistance for residents and businesses affected by tornadoes and flooding in 41 counties. Damage assessments conducted by the State Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Small Business Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency and local officials examined 1,650 primary homes. Of those, 953 had been destroyed or sustained major damage.

A man who authorities say had a violent criminal history in North Carolina is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of a Missouri police officer. Officer Michael Langsdorf of the North County Police Cooperative was killed Sunday afternoon in the St. Louis suburb of Wellston after responding to a call

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will begin accepting online medical marijuana applications for patients and caregivers on Friday. Patient and caregiver registration fees are $25, and patient (in-home) cultivation registration fees are $100. Patients and caregivers must visit medicalmarijuana.mo.gov to apply or to preview the necessary information and forms. Patients should download

Two more people were charged on Friday in connection with a Mexico, Missouri, killing from February. Demetric D. Dorsey and Trebion R. Dorsey were both charged with second-degree murder, first degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for the killing. Both teens were certified as adults last week, according to the

A Missouri judge says the state’s lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions, at least in the near future. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer on Monday ruled to extend a preliminary injunction he previously issued to allow a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis to continue performing abortions through June 28. He says the

A North County Police officer was shot and killed Sunday night while responding to a bad check complaint. Officer Michael Langsdorf responded to the call at Clay’s Food Market in Wellston Sunday afternoon. The area is about nine miles northwest of St. Louis. North County Police Cooperative Chief John Buchannan said Langsdorf was shot about

A second person was charged on Friday in connection with a Jefferson City shooting and possible narcotics deal. Keiron Robinson was a passenger in the vehicle and allegedly shot at another car with a rifle, according to court documents. The assault occurred in the 200 block of Belair Drive on Wednesday, and a Jefferson City

A California, Missouri, man who was convicted of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in February was sentenced on Thursday. Travis Clark was found guilty of killing Robert Asbaugh in 2016 in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue in Tipton. Clark was sentenced to seven years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and six years

The Missouri Department of Transportation performed an emergency fix on a culvert near Highway PP northeast of Columbia. Heavy rain caused water to undermine the pipe, creating a void under the pipe, according to MoDOT maintenance worker Kent Cunningham. Cunningham said they will put rocks underneath the pipe tonight to fill the void temporarily. He

MONDAY: We’ll be stuck in the clouds for one last morning, but things are changing for the better into this afternoon. Sunshine will return, thanks to some breezy westerly winds drying us out, as temperatures make it into the upper 70s to some spotty low 80s possible back west. TONIGHT: With a mostly clear night

Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel said he’s undergoing cancer treatments again. He shared the update with ABC 17’s sports department on Sunday night during an interview on SportsZone. “I’m doing good. I had to get treatment again for the first time in four years. My cancer came out of remission, and so I had

Flooding continues as the Missouri River is expected to rise this week. The river was at 26.87 feet Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service The weather service forecasts the river will crest at 31.5 feet in Jefferson City on Wednesday. The Jefferson City Public Works Action Plan for Missouri River flood events reports

TONIGHT: We’re tracking the exiting area of low pressure this evening– this may leave us a spot shower in the morning but for the most part we can expect to stay dry. Temps drop into the upper 60s . MONDAY: Morning clouds will slowly filter out leaving us with sunshine through the afternoon hours. Temperatures

Many gathered at, and some biked to, a memorial service Saturday for Darwin Hindman. The service at Calvary Episcopal Church saw dozens come to remember Hindman, who served as Columbia’s mayor for a record 15 years. Several people spoke with ABC 17 News crews about Hindman’s legacy. Hindman died peacefully last week from pulmonary fibrosis,