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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

Heavy rainfall brought flooding to some areas of mid-Missouri on Monday morning. The 2800 block of Blackfoot Road was closed due to the flooding, according to Boone County Joint Communications. And part of Route 94 in Callaway County was closed, also due to flooding, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. ☔️ ROAD CLOSURE (CALLAWAY

A Columbia man was charged Monday after he allegedly raped a woman at a University of Missouri residence hall. According to court documents, Mujahid Ahmed, 27, met the victim on the dating app Tinder a week before the incident. Ahmed went on two dates with the victim, and on Wednesday, Ahmed asked if he could

A man who was shot in the face early Friday in Morgan County told investigators the attack was unprovoked. The man was shot on Bear Claw Lane near Stover and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said last week. He told deputies that he was

One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash on Paris Road Monday afternoon. According to fire officials on scene, both vehicles were totaled in the crash in the 2900 block of Paris Road. It caused some lanes of traffic to close, but both lanes were opened by 1:15 Monday

NEW YEARS EVE: The heaviest rain has tracked out of Mid-Missouri, with areas of light rain still remaining across the region. With an already saturated ground and low lying ares still seeing minor flooding, this threat will continue to exist as we head into the early evening hours. Many locations will top out near 2

UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: Columbia police said a armed robbery suspect was able to get away with cash from a convenience store early Monday morning. Police said they were called to Break Time, 2709 E. Broadway Street, for reports of an armed robbery just before 2 a.m. The robber was described as a black man, 5

A Columbia woman was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly waved a gun around inside a residence where there were multiple juveniles. Octavia C. Taylor, 30, got in a disturbance with the victim early Sunday morning, according to Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts. The victim told police Taylor hit her in the back of

NEW YEARS EVE: It will be a rainy and cool start to New Years Eve, with temperatures slow to rise through the day. Widespread light rain is expected through most of the day with many areas seeing upwards of 1-1.5″ of rain. The heaviest rainfall amounts look to be along and south of I-70. Little

Moberly Police continue to investigate a double homicide after a car was found Saturday morning with two men struck by gunfire. This comes after police were called to check out a suspicious car on Concannon Street in downtown Moberly Saturday morning. Upon their arrival, they found two male victims inside, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

Cierra Porter is 1-0 back in a Mizzou uniform after the Tigers defeated Arkansas State, 70-50. The win improves Mizzou’ record to 11-3 to end non-conference action. Former Rock Bridge Bruin Cierra Porter made her first appearance after returning to the team this weekend. Porter came out of retirement Saturday after previously retiring due to

UPDATE: Columbia police confirmed the driver of the car was going north on Forum Boulevard and was in the left turn lane at Scottson Way when she was rear-ended by the truck. She was pushed into the southbound lane of Forum, and into the path of a Columbia police vehicle. Columbia police said the person

Callaway County deputies arrested three people after serving search warrants near Mokane and Fulton on Thursday and Friday. Authorities with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said deputies investigated in the 7000 block of State Road O near Fulton and the 5000 block of River Hills Road near Mokane. During the investigation in Mokane, deputies found

UPDATE: Marshall police have released the name of the suspect in a Saturday evening homicide. Police said James Scott Miller, 55, is being held on a $500,000 bond in the Saline County Jail on charges of second-degree murder. According to authorities, they got a call about a disturbance on Viking Lane at about 6 p.m.

TONIGHT: Temperatures will hold steady in the mid to upper 30s for a large portion of Mid-Missouri through the night. Rain will gradually track into the region overnight as moisture streams in from the Gulf of Mexico. This will set the stage for a very wet night for all counties, with rain lifting from south