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ABC 17 News has reached out to Columbia police about a large law enforcement presence in northeast Columbia Saturday around 1:30 p.m. It happened off Clark Lane near Hanover Boulevard. Authorities were reportedly in the area for about an hour and a half. ABC 17 crews on scene saw two officers with rifles, and witnesses

TONIGHT: Rainfall from a system to our south is expected to slowly expand northward this evening, bringing a chance at showers as far north as I-70 after midnight. However, the greatest risk for rainfall will be along the I-44 corridor. Lows are expected to be in the mid 40s. SUNDAY: It’s a cool start to

Demetres Washington pleaded guilty Friday on three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and involuntary manslaughter. Washington and her friend Mackenzie Quiovers were accused of kidnapping Washington’s three children from a home in March 2017 and crashing a car, injuring all five people, and killing one. Washington’s 13-year-old daughter, Shianna Mays, died from

Jefferson City police have arrested a man wanted in the state of California in an attempted murder and kidnapping investigation. According to police investigators from the Visalia California Police Department, they asked Jefferson City police officers to be on the lookout for Steven Lopez, 25. He was known to be a gang member, and California

Columbia City’s Park and Recreation Department continues to make progress on several new athletic fields that will soon be open to Columbia residents. The city’s director, Mike Griggs, tells ABC 17 News that all projects are set to open on schedule. Griggs said the different sports parks are expected to bring in additional money to

SATURDAY: Even with mostly cloudy skies, we’ll still manage to warm up more than we did yesterday. With sunshine trying to break through in the afternoon, we’ll see temperatures in the middle 50s. We stay dry through the day, but the remnants of Tropical Depression Sergio will track to the northeast throughout the afternoon, grazing

Here are the scores from Week 8 of area high school football. Jefferson City (17) at Battle (14) FINAL Helias (28) at Rock Bridge (52) FINAL Truman (0) at Hickman (21) FINAL West Hancock (Illinois) (0) at Centralia (46) FINAL Boonville (31) at Hallsville (12) FINAL Salisbury (15) at Fayette (32) FINAL Mexico (49) at

A crash on interstate 70 blocked traffic in the eastbound lanes in Cooper County Thursday night and early Friday morning. Crews worked for more than seven hours to clean up the fiery semi-truck crash. All lanes are now back open. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a semi-truck came to a stop on one

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said it is trying to update its inventory of dams in the state. Cara Blevins with the department said the citizen-led Dam and Reservoir Safety Council is “actively working on an update to the National Inventory of Dams for portions of Missouri.” The inventory was last updated in the

A nurse involved in the Carl DeBrodie case will not have to pay less than she expected for defrauding the government. Melissa DeLap will have to pay back $2,500 she received for visits she never had with DeBrodie, who was reported missing in April 2017 and was found dead 10 days later. She pleaded guilty

Bird scooters has a new set of rules that they will be implementing, a consultant said at a Columbia Disability Commission meeting on Thursday afternoon. According to Columbia Councilman Mike Trapp, he said he believes the new updates will help address some of the problems. “My biggest issues with the Bird scooters have been them

The Food and Drug Administration announced has expanded its age limit for the HPV vaccine to include men and women from ages 26 to 45. The previous HPV vaccine, Gardasil, was only given to males and females ages 9 to 25. But the new Gardasil-9 vaccine can be given to males and females ages 9

TONIGHT: Lingering rain showers will exit to the east from 6 – 8 PM. Some areas south of Jefferson City may see lingering showers for the kickoff of high school football, but we are going to see drying conditions through the game. It will be cold through game time with temperatures in the low 40s

Five of six home heating fire deaths are caused by portable heaters, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Columbia Fire Department said to use caution when using space heaters. Assistant Fire Chief Brad Frazier said the department is frequently called to fires in the winter months started by space heaters. He said people

Police arrested two men men Wednesday after a woman was robbed at gunpoint on Business Loop 70. Deangelo N. Porter, 27, and Keaveon Z. Harris were arrested on suspicion of first-degree armed robbery after a woman reported being robbed in the 1300 block of Business Loop 70 E. According to court documents, the victim met

THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds and unseasonably cool weather hold heavy across Mid-Missouri this afternoon, a complete 180 from what we saw to kick off last weekend. We hold in the low to mid 40s throughout the rest of the day with light to moderate rain showers continuing through the afternoon hours, becoming more hit or miss

A Boone County judge sentenced a Springfield, Missouri, man to 20 years in prison Thursday for a 2016 rape in a University of Missouri dorm room. Austin J, Campbell, 21, was charged in January 2016 and convicted in August of raping a woman while he was an MU freshman. Campbell’s defense attorney argued for a

Parts of Columbia Street in Rocheport remained flooded on Thursday following heavy rain. The water comes from the Moniteau Creek, which is continuing to pour in from the Missouri River. The Missouri River is forecast to be above twenty-five feet, which includes moderate flooding conditions. Conrad Yates, a 28-year resident of Rocheport, said he isn’t

A multi-vehicle crash on Broadway and Fairview Road shut down one lane of traffic Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the incident around 7:45 a.m. According to crews on scene, the crash occurred between two vehicles, and the driver of one vehicle was transported to the hospital. The driver of one vehicle said he was

FRIDAY: A raw and cold morning will kick off your Friday as a system tracks form the west. You’ll want to grab that umbrella as we’ll see steady rain increasing through the day. To start of the morning rain will be very light west of Hwy 63 and gradually spread eastward. By midmorning most areas