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THURSDAY: Heading out the door, you’ll want that jacket with wind chills below freezing early in the day. As an upper-level ridge builds in place, a mix of sun and clouds will turn into mostly sunny skies by the afternoon as temperatures climb back into the middle 50s . TONIGHT : Temperatures will drop back

One person was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after leading police on a chase near Ashland. The chase began after Allan Bobbitt, 32, was driving with a revoked license and did not pull over for police. Bobbitt eventually slid off of Edwards Road, into some trees and ran away from law enforcement. A K9 was

The University of Missouri said Wednesday that its police department has a rigorous process when it comes to hiring police officers. On Tuesday, An MU Police Department officer was fired Tuesday for a photo he posted on Facebook before he had been hired by the university. Marcus Collins had been dressed up as black rapper

A jury has acquitted a man accused in a 2002 Columbia rape. Jackie Jennings of Columbia was indicted by a grand jury in 2017 on charges of forcible rape and burglary after DNA tied him to the 2002 case. His trial began Tuesday at the Boone County Courthouse and ended Wednesday afternoon with the acquittal.

Citizens of Jefferson City will have several opportunities to voice any comment or complaint to the city’s police department at a series of listening sessions. The Empower Missouri Central Area committee is organizing the five sessions, which will be hosted in each of the city’s wards. The first session will be held Wednesday at 6:30

One person was taken into custody after trying to get away from Columbia police officers Wednesday night. Police told ABC 17 News the person crashed their vehicle into a fence at a home on Paris Court around 9:30 p.m. while trying to flee from officers. Officers said the person was taken into custody, but did

The Columbia and Boone County League of Women Voters held a forum for candidates running for school board and mayor Wednesday night. Columbia school board candidates James S. (“Jay”) Atkins, Ardella (“Della”) Streaty-Wilhoit and Blake Aaron Willoughby were all present at Daniel Boone Regional Library to answer questions at the forum. Brian C. Jones will

TONIGHT: Temperatures will remain mild this evening under partly cloudy skies until a second cold front in as many days moves through. There may be enough lift with this latest front that we could see some scattered sprinkles, but only enough to dampen vehicles overnight. Temperatures will fall from the mid 40s into the mid

A Columbia City Council member is continuing to lobby for a police camera in his ward in response to recent gun violence in the Bodie Drive area. Second Ward Councilman Mike Trapp brought up an idea to install a police camera near Bodie Drive during the general comments portion of Monday’s city council meeting. Trapp

A Maries County mother faces child endangerment and murder charges in the death of her 14-year-old, disabled daughter. Tracy Ellis was booked into the Maries County Jail on Tuesday, accused of causing the teen’s death through criminal negligence during a fire Sunday afternoon on County Road 438 in St. James. A probable cause statement said

Jackie Jennings, who was acquitted Wednesday afternoon of rape and burglary charges, spoke briefly with ABC 17 News as he left the courthouse. Jennings was charged in 2017 with the 2002 rape.

Police responded to a crime scene on Hanover Boulevard in northeast Columbia on Wednesday morning in response to a physical disturbance. When officers arrived, there had had been a fight between two people, and one person was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers also found evidence of shots being fired when they got

The Grain Belt Express project that would run high-voltage electric lines from Kansas wind fields through northern Missouri has cleared a key regulatory hurdle. Landowner groups immediately vowed to fight the decision. The project, which would carry power to Indiana, has been caught up in legal battles in Missouri for several years, as some landowners

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to hang on to cloudy skies this afternoon… those will slowly begin to break up by the evening hours with temperatures in the low 50s through 5pm. Winds will remain breezy out of the north up to 12 mph. TONIGHT: Under partly cloudy skies temperatures will dip into the mid 30s.

The mother of a child who died in a house fire Sunday night is in custody, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. According to news a release, deputies arrested Tracy Ellis, 43, of St. James. Ellis’ 14-year-old daughter died in the fire on Maries County Road 438, authorities said. The Sheriff’s Office worked with

Deputies in Callaway County are searching for a man accused of domestic assault. Prosecutors charged Jeffrey Ennis, 49, of Auxvasse , earlier this month with felony counts of first-degree domestic assault, first-degree stalking and second-degree leaving the scene of an accident. Ennis is also charged with a misdemeanor count of second-degree property damage. The Callaway

A man accused of escaping the Pettis County Jail is in custody Tuesday morning. The Pettis County Sheriff’s Department said Travis Davis was arrested early Tuesday in Sedalia by the Sedalia Police Department after an overnight search in Cooper County. Police got word that from a local resident that Davis was on their property. “We

WEDNESDAY: Spotty light rain will be lingering in our eastern-most counties in the morning before the cold front finally pulls off to the east. Temperatures will make it into the low 50s despite mostly skies throughout much of the day. Clouds will gradually filter out of the area during the afternoon and evening. Winds will

The University of Missouri has fired a police officer after officials discovered a photo of him in blackface, the school said Tuesday. The MU Police Department officer, Marcus Collins, acknowledged he was the person pictured in a photo of a man in blackface and that the photo was taken before he worked for the department.