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One person was arrested and charged on Friday after he allegedly attacked at least two people in downtown Columbia with a baseball bat. Said Shoune, 29, of Columbia, chased a victim through a restricted lot and front lawn at the Boone County courthouse Friday afternoon, according to court documents. Shoune was also armed with a

A man accused of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child escaped from the Pettis County Jail late Sunday. Travis L. Davis, 30, was being held on a $110,000 bond for crimes he was charged with, the Pettis County Sheriff said in a press release. Jail officials searched the facility and found evidence that

The Missouri House of Representatives’ Budget Committee began its process of approving the FY2020 state budget Monday. The annual group of 13 appropriations bills were officially introduced in the committee, then after a brief period of recess, the committee began introducing and voting on amendments. A main area of concerns from House Democrats is the

Former Sturgeon Police Chief Greg Halderman will be back in court Monday after his attorneys filed a motion asking the city to provide evidence showing it was not in contempt of court by putting him on unpaid leave Boone County Judge Jeff Harris ordered that Halderman be reinstated as Sturgeon’s police chief with back pay

THIS AFTERNOON: Early morning clouds are starting to burn off across Mid Missouri. They’ll stick around a bit longer in our southeastern counties but for the most part sunshine will hold for the remained of the day. We can expect temperatures to top out in the upper 40s. TONIGHT: Clouds will build into the area

A new principal for Rock Bridge High School is being sought for the 2019-20 school year. Jacob Sirma will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education for the position. Sirna will replace the current principal, Jennifer Rukstad, who will become the new assistant superintendent for secondary education. Sirna is currently the principal at Marshall

MONDAY: We’ll be off to a chilly start this morning, but heading into the afternoon we see those temperatures making it back into the upper 40s to low 50s. Skies will be partly cloudy with winds light out of the east today. TONIGHT: Clouds will be on the increase tonight. With those clouds moving in,

The Columbia Public Schools District is planning for transportation costs to increase next school year. Transportation costs rise about 1.5 percent per year, but board member Jonathan Sessions said recent attendance area changes will cause a projected 3 percent increase next school year. “Even though the state isn’t compensating us to the level that they

A car crash on I-70 near St. Charles Road backed up traffic for several miles Sunday afternoon. Columbia police were on scene around 3:00 p.m. and directed traffic until the area cleared about 30 minutes later. Our crews on scene saw two cars involved. ABC 17 has reached out to authorities to learn the cause

Two women are recovering with serious injuries from a crash that involved three vehicles in North Columbia on Sunday evening. Officers responded to the intersection of Edenton Boulevard and International Drive around 7 p.m and said two vehicles were towed from the scene. A child riding in one of the cars was not injured and

Power is restored in Columbia after heavy winds in the area Saturday night. The greatest group of outages was in the radius of the Grindstone Parkway and Highway 63 intersection. Boone County Joint Communications alerted that the light at the Grindstone and Highway 63 intersection was out. As of 10:45 p.m. Saturday, only 31 people

TONIGHT: It will be quiet overnight. Temperatures drop thanks to light northerly winds… we’ll drop into the mid 20s by Monday morning. A jacket will be needed out the door in the morning. MONDAY: The slow weather pattern will continue tomorrow. We’ll see a bit more sunshine and that will help out temperatures. We’ll see

A 90-year-old passenger got moderate injuries on Saturday afternoon when her 97-year-old driver rear-ended the car in front of them on Interstate 70 westbound near the 150 mile marker. According to Highway Patrol crash reports, a Chevy Impala driven by Cameron Pratt, 17, was slowing down when a Toyota Camery driven by Myron Neuffer, 97,

Breein Tyree scored 21 points, Devontae Shuler knocked down clutch baskets late and Ole Miss defeated Missouri 73-68 on Saturday to snap its three-game losing streak. Missouri had a shot to tie the game with fewer than 20 seconds left, but Rebels’ forward Bruce Stevens stuffed Jordan Geist’s layup attempt and guard Terence Davis knocked

The Stormtrack Weather Team continues the Weather Alert Day for Saturday evening due to strong wind gusts upwards of 45-65 mph. A strong storm is tracking through central Iowa this evening. A tight pressure gradient is generating widespread winds that will continue until Midnight before dying down. A Wind Advisory is in effect until midnight

TODAY: We will remain quiet with partly sunny skies and high temperatures reaching the mid to upper 40s. West to northwesterly winds at 15 mph will decrease to under 10 mph this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll drop into the upper 20s by Monday morning under partly cloudy skies and light northerly winds under 5 mph. EXTENDED:

A Missouri man battling Stage 4 cancer says police targeted him and searched his hospital room for marijuana, and he says he has the video to prove it. Nolan Sousley is fighting Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was in the middle of a chemotherapy treatment at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar when officers came in

The Columbia Fire Department reported to an extrication crash on Scott Boulevard on Saturday around 2 p.m. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert that the crash happened at Southview Drive. According to Columbia police, David Earls, 33, was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Scott Blvd. Christine Deleiko, 32, was driving southbound in

Teaira McCowan had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 5 Mississippi State into the Southeastern Conference tournament finals for a fourth straight season with a 71-56 victory over Missouri on Saturday. Anriel Howard finished with 19 points and 10 boards as the Bulldogs (29-2) pulled away in the final two quarters to beat

UPDATE: According to the outage map, only 83 people are without power. Earlier on Saturday, Boone Electric Cooperative was reporting that about 60 people were without power. As of 10:45 p.m., 31 people were affected. According to the Howard County Electric Cooperative outage map, more than 500 people are without power right now. ORIGINAL STORY: