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The Columbia City Council has authorized a consulting firm to explore what a Residential Parking by Permit Only program in certain neighborhoods just outside downtown Columbia would look like. It will cost the city about $125,000 for the consultants to develop a formal plan to implement the RPPO program in the defined areas, which could

Missouri’s minimum wage will increase by 75 cents on Tuesday after 60 percent of voters passed Proposition B in November. According to the bill, minimum wage will increase another 85 cents each year until it reaches $12 in 2023. Starting Tuesday, minimum wage will rise to $8.60 from $7.85 per hour. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece

A Columbia man considering a run for mayor will instead support another candidate for the office. Chris Farnam filed a statement with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Dec. 20. Farnam told ABC 17 News he decided to drop out of the race and support former Rep. Chris Kelly. “With Chris Kelly’s decision to run and

TONIGHT: The overcast skies remain in place as well as the cold air. Lows will dip into the lower 20s by morning with a light northwest breeze under 5 mph. WEDNESDAY: The day will start with overcast skies which will break up to partly sunny skies by afternoon. It will still be cold with high

The Columbia Police Department was investigating a fatal crash on Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. Officers confirmed 44-year-old Jason L. Harvey of Lake Ozark died due to the crash. The driver of the vehicle, Samuel T Holer, 65, of Moberly said Harvey was standing in the middle of the road

A man arrested after a police chase ended in Centralia could face charges in Boone County. Carl J. Dehn, of Mexico, Missouri, was arrested Monday night by police near the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 151. Police said Dehn took off after officers tried to stop him for a vehicle registration violation around 6:30

Moberly’s police chief said Monday the public has nothing to fear after two men were found dead in a vehicle outside a bar over the weekend. “We don’t believe it was random, they didn’t pick them out of a crowd and decide to do this,” Chief Troy Link said. Moberly police are continuing to investigate

The Iberia Public Safety Department issued a boil water advisory for the City of Iberia on Tuesday morning. The advisory was issued due to losing water pressure, the department said. Residents should boil their water for the next 24 hours. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

Police in Mexico, Missouri, are searching for a person accused of holding a Casey’s Convenience Store cashier at gunpoint. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, the man allegedly entered the store located in the 1700 block of E. Liberty Street at 10:34 p.m. Monday. The man then allegedly held the cashier at gunpoint and

A few roads in mid-Missouri are listed as closed due to flooding Tuesday morning, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation Traveler’s Map. Continuous rainfall on Monday caused some roads to flood, and drivers might comes across those or slick roads Tuesday morning. With temperatures below freezing in some counties, less traveled roads or higher

TODAY: It will be a cold start to 2019 as morning temperatures continue to bottom out in the mid 20s. With heavy cloud coverage for the morning commute, there could be some patchy drizzle mixed in with a few flurries. Highs will struggle to climb into the lower 30s. It’ll be a dreary all day

An “overwhelming majority” of the records a special House committee received to investigate former governor Eric Greitens will remain closed, since the committee didn’t use them in its findings. The Special Investigative Committee on Oversight released its final report Monday, ending its work. The committee stopped holding meetings after Greitens resigned on June 1, since

Law enforcement agencies across Missouri worked to keep the roads safe on New Year’s Eve. The Missouri State Highway Patrol started its New Year’s holiday counting period at 6 p.m. Friday, with it ending at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday. According to online records, there have been 21 arrests so far in Troop F during the

Oklahoma State hung on for dear life to win a Big 12-style Liberty Bowl against its former conference rival. Taylor Cornelius tied a Liberty Bowl record with four touchdown passes and Kolby Peel made a critical fourth-down stop with 1:01 left as the Cowboys upset No. 21 Missouri 38-33 on Monday. The teams combined for

A judge denied a request for a special prosecutor in a Columbia rape case. A grand jury indicted Jackie Jennings in Oct. 2017 on charges of forcible rape and burglary in a 2002 case. On Wednesday, Jennings filed a motion for a special prosecutor. According to the motion, the victim made a statement in 2002

TONIGHT: Low clouds will persist with some drizzle or snow flurries possible. Temperatures will drop to the freezing mark close to midnight and through the night. Patchy freezing drizzle is possible mainly north of I-70 but is not expected to be enough to cause slick roads. This could turn to snow flurries before ending as

An EMS responder in Boone County has been suspended over a post on social media, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. A viewer reached out to ABC 17 News Monday night with concerns about an apparent racially insensitive post on Facebook. Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District said the EMS

Public works crews in Columbia and Jefferson City are on standby overnight to monitor road conditions, but spokespeople from both departments said they don’t anticipate calling in extra workers. “The forecasts we’re seeing, I think we’re going to be okay,” said Jefferson City division director of streets Britt Smith. “That doesn’t mean we’re not monitoring

It’s been a wet end to 2018, as a slow and steady rain has been tracking through the region. This rain eventually led to rushing water, closed roads and fog for many locations Monday afternoon. Thanks to an already saturated ground, the gradual rise of water prompted the National Weather Service to issue an areal

Outgoing Boone County clerk Taylor Burks has been tapped for a state job. Burks will start Jan. 14 as the director of the Division of Labor Standards in the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Burks, a Republican, was appointed Boone County clerk in 2017 by then-Gov. Eric Greitens after longtime Democratic clerk Wendy