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Victoria Hayes called the “bear of a man” from South Dakota dad. Donald DuBois was her mother’s fifth husband, a truck driver who met her mother, Brenda, at Midway Truck Stop in 2003. “My mom had always wanted someone that was good to her and treated her like a queen, and he definitely did do

Storms swept through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, knocking down trees and causing outages throughout the area. A tree fell onto a car port at a home in Fulton on St. Francis Street. The North Callaway Fire Protection District reported having a tree down on State Road B and State Road A. The Callaway Electric Cooperative

Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday as forecasts called for flooding, high winds, heavy rain and possible tornadoes. Parson activated the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan on Tuesday afternoon, allowing state agencies to coordinate disaster response with local authorities, Parson’s office said in a news release. Several local roads in Cole County and

TONIGHT: Storms exit eastern mid-Missouri from 8-9 PM tonight leaving us a dry night shortly thereafter. Skies clear quickly as temperatures drop into the mid 50s.WEDNESDAY: We’re dry for most of the day as temperatures warm into the low 80s. Overnight we’ll see showers and storms return sticking around for the morning commute Thursday.EXTENDED: There

UPDATE 6:44 p.m.: According to The Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, there are 321 customers without power in Osage County, Jefferson City and Eldon. In Cole County alone, there are 147 people without power, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives map. There are currently 154 people without power in Callaway County and 239 people

A woman convicted for the death of a Maries County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kelve’lina Fowler was arrested in Phelps County in April 2018 in connection with the deadly overdose of Dillon Barton. Barton died of a heroin overdose in April 2017. Investigators say Fowler sold him the drugs in

A historic restaurant has closed indefinitely after a kitchen fire Friday. The J. Huston Tavern at Arrow Rock Historic Site is the oldest continuously-operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River. The director of the Missouri Division of State Parks said officials are working to get the tavern up and running as soon as possible. The

Prosecutors in Morgan County have charged a man with rape, sexual assault and sending out private sexual images. According to the court documents, Zachary Oxford, 20, sent nude photos of the victim over Snapchat. The victim said Oxford raped her at a party last summer, according to a probable cause statement. Investigators say they found

Columbia interim Police Chief Geoff Jones spoke with the League of Women Voters Columbia-Boone County for the first time Tuesday on a wide range of topics including community policing and traffic stops. One member even asked Jones to explain everything he carries on his belt. Jones said he feels like the department should speak with

Memorial Day Weekend is the first time lakegoers will be back in bodies of water in nearly nine months. As you prepare for a fun holiday weekend, did you ever stop and consider what’s actually in the water. In an ABC 17 News Investigates, we found there’s a high level of E. coli in parts

A Cole County judge set a trial date Tuesday for a man accused in a double homicide case. Brandon Rapier, accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 2016, will stand trial starting Sept. 21. The trial is scheduled to last through Oct. 9. Rapier is accused of killing Ciera Kolb, 27, and Micah

A judge has reversed the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s decision to revoke former Highway Patrol Trooper Anthony Piercy’s peace officer license. The order, entered by Judge Daniel Green, sends the disciplinary proceedings back the the department of public safety to decide what to do. In May 2014, Brandon Ellingson drowned at the Lake of

A man accused of having sexual contact with a student enrolled in his class at Columbia Area Career Center pleaded guilty on Monday. Sean T. Diestel was accused of having sex with the student in May 2018. The victim reported she and Diestel engaged in a sexual relationship from September 2017 to December 2017, according

A crash blocked westbound I-70 near the Missouri River Bridge in Cooper County late Monday night. The crash happened just before 11 p.m. after a 2006 Honda Civic hydroplaned and hit the center wall on the bridge. The car was then hit by a tractor-trailer, driven by 31-year-old Asror Abshukrov of Cincinnati, which was hit

A woman accused of killing David Grant, 67, of Holts Summit last year pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday. Amy Steward was originally charged with first-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance but pleaded guilty to lesser charges on Monday, including armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm in addition to

TUESDAY: After a few lingering showers or storms early, we will dry out breifly through mid morning. Highs reach the low to mid 70s. Severe weather is likely by lunchtime and through the evening with a line of damaging 60-70 mph winds moving through after 12 PM. Spin up tornadoes can’t be ruled out along

Changes made by the Missouri Supreme Court to the state’s municipal court system could cost the city of Columbia thousands of dollars, and require those with unpaid parking tickets to show up in court. A new rule from the state’s high court took effect on May 1 that required all city ordinance violations to come

Vehicles safety inspections could soon change in Missouri. The Missouri General Assembly on Friday, its final day of the session, approved a bill that could relax the rules of vehicle inspections. If Gov. Mike Parson signs the bill, drivers would only need to get their vehicle inspected once it was 10 years old or reached

Columbia’s interim police chief said he wants to get to the bottom of why black drivers are pulled over more often than other races in Columbia. The gap in the rate black drivers are pulled over compared to their percentage of the population went down in 2018, according to traffic stop data released last week

UPDATE: Officials with the Jefferson City Fire Department said the fire was contained to the basement of the home in the 1100 block of Major Drive. One person was home at the time, but no one was injured, officials said. Hoewever, a family pet died. According to a news release, a working smoke detector had