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The Columbia City council is expected to authorize an amendment that would establish the Parking Advisory Commission. In June 2016, the council created a task force to review and evaluate the city’s current parking resources and possible future parking demands. The task force presented their final report in July with six recommendations for a future

TONIGHT: Overcast skies and drizzle will stick around through the night, as low level moisture continues to remain in place across Mid-Missouri. It’s likely that we’ll also continue to see patchy fog through the night as well, with temperatures remaining in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southwest up to 10 mph will help

Callaway County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old Fulton woman early Saturday morning after a traffic stop near State Road HH and Highway 54. The sheriff’s office said Jennifer Ritter was pulled over for a traffic violation. During the investigation deputies found methamphetamine and other drug items. Ritter was taken to the jail, where more methamphetamine

A Kansas City woman is facing second-degree murder charges after being involved in a crash that killed a 26-year-old Camdenton woman Saturday afternoon. Delilah Taylor, 42, was arrested on suspicion of murder, driving while revoked, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting in an accident, not wearing a seat belt and

Columbia residents will have another chance to speak about a possible safety improvement project for a northeast Columbia road during the city council meeting Monday night. The project would improve Ballenger Lane from Ria Street to Mexico Gravel Road. According city documents, the proposed project includes widening both sides of the road by 6 feet,

Customers of Public Water Supply District No. 10 in Boone County are under a boil advisory as of 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the water utility company. The notice said customers in the following areas of District No. 10 are under the advisory: Breedlove Drive Fiddle Creek Road Locust Grove Road McComas Road Thomas Hill

SUNDAY: If you’re headed out the door this morning, make sure to bring your umbrella. We’re finally going to be seeing some much needed rain across the region throughout the early part of the day. Rain will come to an end the afternoon, with overcast skies prevailing into the evening. Rainfall amounts will range anywhere

The Mizzou basketball team won just eight games during the 2016-17 season. The Tigers surpassed that total with an 85-51 win over North Florida tonight. After the win, the Tigers improve to 9-2 (0-0 SEC) with just two games remaining before conference play. Jordan Barnett led the scoring by finishing with 18 points and 11

UPDATE (8 PM): The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed in Saturday’s two-car crash on Highway Y. Troopers said Ryan Kirk, 23, of New Bloomfield, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash. According to the crash report, the two trucks hit head on before catching on fire. The driver of

It seems our temperatures have had a mind of their own the latter half of the year. Despite the official start to winter being Thursday, temperatures have been on a roller coaster ride. While the unusually warm temperatures can be attributed to a drought combined with winds out of the southwest, it doesn’t tell the

UPDATE 9:11 a.m.: Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the shed is a total loss. He said the home almost caught on fire, but there were hunters in the area who grabbed hoses to help contain the fire before crews arrived. There are no reported injuries. ORIGINAL: The Boone County Fire Protection District is currently

Organizers of the Columbia Gift 4 Gun exchange called their first collection event Saturday a success. Co-organizer Cory Crosby said their original goal was to collect 25 guns. “Because we were able to get over 40 guns off the street, we’re going to have a lot more people willing to participate and get involved because

TONIGHT: It will be a cool and cloudy night across Mid-Missouri, as moisture begins to stream into the region out of the southwest. This moisture will bring us some much needed rain across the area, despite the low amounts expected. Due to the dry nature of the atmosphere, we’ll see the onset of drizzle after

ABC 17 News has learned the Missouri State Highway Patrol has terminated the employment of Anthony Piercy. Capt. John Hotz with the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the decision Friday. Piercy is the trooper involved in the 2014 drowning of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson at the Lake of the Ozarks. Ellingson was arrested for suspicion of

A public defender serving Miller County wants to meet with the presiding judge to discuss caseload issues and request relief. The motion filed by Justin Carver, the district defender in the state’s Area 19, says that his office has no lawyers available to take Gary Sweet’s case because every lawyer is already overloaded with cases,

SATURDAY: Warmer air moves in to start the weekend and it will be warm, breezy and mostly sunny Saturday with high temperatures in the low 60s. The fire danger will be high due to dry vegetation, low humidity and gusty winds up to 30 mph. Outdoor burning should be avoided. SUNDAY: Heading into Sunday, a

A Columbia city councilman claims the local Board of Realtors argument against an electric connection fee is flawed. Ian Thomas wrote to the board on Thursday in response to their opposition to charging new construction a fee for connecting the city’s electric system. Thomas has said that the brunt of paying for the city’s growing

The attorney representing the Fulton firefighters union commented on stalled negotiations in the years-long struggle for higher pay Friday. A lawsuit was filed against the city of Fulton on Oct. 20, alleging officials continually change their minds on an agreement to raise firefighters’ pay. “The reason we filed [the lawsuit] is because the city has

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear a case that involves the Moniteau County prosecutor next year. Shayne Healea is expected to appear in court Feb. 6. He’s accused of backing into a restaurant in downtown Columbia in 2014. Four people were hurt in the crash. The state attorney general’s office requested the hearing after it

The Law Enforcement Training Institute graduated 27 people from its police academy Friday. Eight of those graduates will soon begin their careers at the Columbia Police Department. “This is the biggest academy class that we’ve ever had,” police Chief Ken Burton told the Citizens Police Review Board on Wednesday. LETI instructor Adam Duncan said vacancies