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UPDATE – 5:41 P.M.: ABC 17 News has confirmed the names of the two people involved in an early morning police chase and officer-involved shooting in Cooper County. Lauren Bunting, the driver of the vehicle police were pursuing, was charged with first degree assault, felony armed criminal action, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony

The future of some affordable housing projects in Columbia are in jeopardy after a vote Tuesday to end state tax credits for low-income housing. As ABC 17 News previously reported, the Missouri Housing Development Commission voted 8-2 to discontinue the state tax credits in 2018. Federal credits will still be available. Columbia Housing Authority CEO

UPDATE 5:04 P.M.: ABC 17 talked to Principal Bower who said he was not notified of the gun by a student, but rather a faculty member. The court documents say that Bower was notified by a student. ORIGINAL STORY: A Linn High School student was charged with unlawful use of weapon and delivery of 35

UPDATE 9:24 a.m.: CPD sent out another release with more details on the suspect. The suspect is described as a black male in his twenties, five feet and ten inches tall with a skinny build. He was last seen wearing dark colored clothing and had a bandana covering his face. UPDATE: 1:45 a.m.: A lieutenant

The Fulton Police Department was notified of a home invasion robbery located on West Reed St. in Fulton on Monday. According to the press release, the suspects broke into the home, damaged two doors and assaulted the victim by striking him with a gun. Tyler Gray was identified as a suspect, along with two other

UPDATE 12/20: According to JCFD, the fire was ruled as accidental and the misuse of a space heater can’t be ruled out. ORIGINAL STORY: A fire was called out at 4:14 p.m. at 712 Adams St. in Jefferson City. There are two levels in the house and no one was inside. It has not been

TONIGHT: Clouds will increase and temperatures will drop into the upper 30s for lows. Winds will shift out of the southeast up to 10 mph, which will produce wind chills in the low 30s by morning. THURSDAY: It will still be mild but we won’t see much sunshine as skies will remain mostly cloudy. Temperatures

The Mizzou men’s basketball team beat Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night, 82-81, to improve to 10-2 on the season. Kassius Robertson led the Tigers with 23 points. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/943359435946291201″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Watch: &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Mizzou&#lt;/a&#gt; guard Kassius Robertson (&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Kash_Money_5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@Kash_Money_5&#lt;/a&#gt;) takes us through his game-winning steal against Stephen F. Austin.&#lt;br&#gt;&#lt;br&#gt;Full highlights/reaction : &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/QlE5ioHKL9″&#gt;https://t.co/QlE5ioHKL9&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a

THIS AFTERNOON: We will see temperatures in the lower 50s later this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be steady out of the east up to 10 mph TONIGHT: Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy tonight as lows drop back into the upper 30s. Winds will shift out of the southeast up to

Phil Steinhaus, the CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority, has confirmed with ABC 17 news that the Missouri Housing Development Commission voted 8-2 Tuesday afternoon to discontinue using Missouri funds for low-income housing projects. ABC 17 previously reported on this vote. By eliminating the state’s contributions to the tax credits, there will be less money

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team continues to track constantly changing conditions as we head into the holiday weekend. Rain and snow look possible for parts of mid-Missouri as we head into Friday, with much colder air filtering in behind it. Check back for updates on air and online to prepare yourself for the weather

WEDNESDAY: We’ll see some sunshine with partly cloudy skies and a mild afternoon as high temperatures reach the low 50s. Easterly winds will remain under 10 mph. TONIGHT: Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy tonight as lows drop back into the upper 30s. Winds will shift out of the southeast up to 10 mph,

The former associate dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine sued the school, claiming racial bias forced her from her position. Dr. Rachel Brown filed the lawsuit Monday afternoon against the school, seeking to get her job back or for her salary and benefits paid from now until her retirement. The medical school

Non-profit organization leaders are voicing concern over the GOP’s proposed tax bill because of the possible lowering or removal of tax deductions for charitable donations. Jim Sterk, Athletic Director at the University of Missouri, addressed the possible change in a message sent to Tiger Scholarship Fund (TSF) members. Sterk said tax deductions on donations to

The City of Columbia told ABC 17 News that all property owners are required to undergo an inspection with a city staff member for their properties to be registered as a rental. They do that by inspecting the home and making sure the property meets city codes. Neighborhood Services Manager, Leigh Kottwitz, with the City

TONIGHT: Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy tonight as lows drop back into the low to mid 30s. Northeast winds at 8-13 mph will produce wind chills in the mid to upper 20s by morning. WEDNESDAY: We’ll see some sunshine with partly cloudy skies and a mild afternoon as high temperatures reach the low

A judge in Howard County has ordered that the records from a January coroner’s inquest into a teen’s death be released to the Glasgow School District. The jury in the coroner’s inquest found that the suicide death of 17-year-old Kenneth Suttner was caused by harassment at work and school. Judge Scott Hayes made the ruling

Clinical employees at MU Health Care may get a piece of a $3.6 million settlement over the hospital’s timekeeping system, according to proposed terms obtained by ABC 17 News. The settlement terms must still be approved by the Boone County court. ABC 17 News reported on Monday that a proposed settlement had been reached in

Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., is praising today’s House passage of the tax bill as “a Christmas present for American families.” Democrats say three provisions in the Republican $1.5 trillion tax bill violate Senate rules and will likely be removed before that chamber votes on the measure. The House approved the legislation Tuesday. But this means

A public comment meeting was held after the Missouri Housing Development Commission voted to eliminate the state’s contribution to low-income housing tax credits. The MHDC vote eliminating the credits was an amendment in the 2018 Qualified Allocation Plan which developers use to apply for low-income housing projects. The public comment in Friday’s hearing was not