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The snow and ice in mid-Missouri this winter has had a major impact on churches of all sizes in the area. Many churches have canceled services several times as a result of the weather. Rob Gaskin is the executive pastor at Karis Church in Columbia. He has been with the church since it was made

The Hallsville School District will pay $100,000 to the family of a bullied teenager, according to the settlement agreement. A federal judge on Tuesday approved the settlement between Rylie Wagner’s family and the district. ABC 17 News obtained a copy of the agreement through a sunshine request on Friday. Rylie’s parents said in 2017 that

***WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY*** TONIGHT: Temperatures drop tonight back to where we started the day, in the low 20s. A light northerly breeze will bring wind chills down into the teens under mostly cloudy skies. SATURDAY: A northerly breeze up to 10 mph and mostly cloudy skies will

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire at a home in south Columbia. Firefighters arrived at the scene in the 200 block of El Cortez Drive around 1:30 p.m. The fire department said no injuries were reported. ABC 17 News has a crew headed to the scene and is working to confirm how the

FRIDAY: Slightly warmer weather is in store for us closing out the work week. Winds will turn out of the south as high pressure slides off to our east. We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day as temperatures make it to the low to mid 40s in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures

A state appeals court has upheld a Randolph County judge’s decision that a Moberly Correctional Center inmate’s probation was revoked illegally. The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the Jan. 8 ruling by Judge Scott Hayes to release Vance A. Cole, 42, an inmate serving a 10-year prison sentenced for a 2013

Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Randolph County Sheriff’s vehicle used to transport inmates caught fire after the driver pulled over on Highway 63 Friday morning. The fire shut down one lane of Highway 63 southbound near Hinton Road. The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital as a precaution. He was not

A Laclede County jury has found a mid-Missouri man guilty of killing a Tipton teen. Travis Clark was convicted of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. Clark was found guilty of killing Robert Asbaugh in 2016 in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue. The jury recommended seven years for the involuntary manslaughter charge and

The True/False Film Fest draws thousands of people to Columbia each year. Weather forecasters are predicting the crowds at the festival — which continues through Sunday — might have to deal with some bothersome weather. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is forecasting a possible 2 to 4 inches of snow overnight Saturday into Sunday

Road crews will be monitoring chances of refreeze Thursday night into Friday as temperatures are expected to dip below freezing. Cole County and Jefferson City public works departments say there could be patches of slippery areas in some areas but that all of their roads have been treated. “We’re not expecting slick conditions tonight here

The city of Columbia is eyeing land in the southwest part of the city for several new facilities. The Columbia City Council is set to vote on Monday to spend $2.25 million on 9.6 acres of land at Scott Boulevard and Route KK. The land owned by Beacon Street Properties is southwest of the roundabout

A St. Louis area woman is facing charges in Cole County after allegedly making physical threats toward government employees. Missouri Capitol Police said Deborah Montague, 64, called the Missouri Department of Revenue and the Lieutenant Governor’s office about her tax return. Court documents said Montague called department of revenue workers three times on Feb. 14

The Mizzou women’s basketball team notched its 20th win of the season for the fourth straight year with a 73-67 road win over Arkansas. Following the win, the Tigers are 20-9 overall (9-6 SEC). Cierra Porter led the way with her best game since returning to the team. She had a season-high 21 points to

A dog is back with its owner after firefighters rescued it from a pond at a Moberly park Thursday. According to the Moberly Fire Department, Nico, fell into the water after the dog went after some geese at Lion’s Beuth Park. Nico was unable to get back onto the melting ice or swim to the

A judge sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison Wednesday for being an accessory to child sex crimes. Angie Sheets pleaded guilty to two counts of accessory to endangering the welfare of a child. According to the probable cause statement, a child victim told investigators Carl Sheets touched her private parts and said that

TONIGHT: Our weather will calm down heading into tonight. Partly cloudy skies will allow temperatures to cool back into the lower 20s. Winds will be calm tonight as high pressure settles in. FRIDAY: Slightly warmer weather is in store for us closing out the work week. Winds will turn out of the south as high

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft closed his investigation into possible election violations against Sen. Josh Hawley. The original complaint was submitted on Nov. 6 by nonprofit organization American Democracy Legal Fund. The organization accused Hawley of using public funds as Missouri’s attorney general to support his candidacy for U.S. senate. The complaint cited emails

The former Callaway County collector is set to be sentenced Monday for stealing nearly $300,000. Pamela Oestreich pleaded guilty in September, admitting to depositing taxpayer funds into her personal bank account. She claimed she had a gambling addiction. In a filing Thursday, several people wrote character reference letters for Oestreich. In one letter, Oestreich’s daughter

Bridges throughout the state of Missouri are progressively deteriorating. Twenty-two major bridges in the state are in poor condition. Video playback of the event can be streamed in the player below. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the average age of the bridges it maintains are 46 years old. Those bridges are designed to

The city of Columbia paid thousands of dollars to other cities that assisted with widespread power outages during January’s historic snowstorm. Lissie Wade, a community relations specialist with Columbia Water & Light, confirmed the city paid a total of $21,438.14 for mutual aid to four cities: City of Waynesville: $2,435.22 City of Palmyra: $3,729.84 City