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SATURDAY: It’s a chilly start to the weekend, with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s, with wind chill values fall into the teens. Passing clouds are likely through the morning hours, as a cold front tracks through the region. This frontal boundary will reinforce the cold air that’s already in place across the region

The Missouri Department of Transportation will close a bridge on I-70 for three days, from Sunday through Wednesday. The closure is for routine maintenance on the eastbound lanes of the bridge, over Cedar Creek in Callaway County. It will close one lane each day, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. This is expected to impact

Lawyers in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office claim Josh Hawley’s living arrangement does not violate the state’s constitution. The motion made by Dean Sauer claims a difference between a person’s “residence” and “domicile.” While Hawley and his family live in Boone County, he also owns an apartment in Jefferson City. The Missouri Constitution requires the

ABC 17 News spoke with a Missouri native who is about a mile from one California wildfire’s mandatory evacuation zone. William Bishop told ABC 17 News life is a bit stressful with all that’s going on. “Being from Missouri, it’s pretty foreign to me. It’s just kind of the anticipation and not knowing what’s going

December is following in November’s footsteps with dry weather persisting for the first week of the month. We’ve only officially picked up 6 hundredths of an inch of rain so far and there is no measurable rain or snow in sight through next week. As a result, our abnormally dry conditions and drought continue to

Columbia city leaders are giving an update on Columbia Regional Airport. It is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday at the airport. The mayor is expected to give more information about future airport plans. Last year, the city passed a hotel tax increase that would help fund construction of a new terminal. United Airlines became the

The Columbia Fire Department is reminding drivers to watch out for emergency vehicles on the road. Columbia Fire Tweeted out this video Friday of a fire truck driving through rush hour traffic at the 63/I-70 connector in east Columbia. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/939228369341812736″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;CFD responding to an emergency through the 63/I-70 connector during rush hour. Traffic

The University of Missouri Board of Curators elected two new officers at its December meeting in St. Louis, which just finished up today. David Steelman was elected to a one-year term as the chair of the Board and Darryl Chatman was elected vice-chair. Steelman has been on the Board since 2014, and he received a

Updated counts of flu cases in Boone County and Missouri show the flu season not only has an early start, but it continues to grow. The Dec. 7 Flu Report says 30 new cases were reported in Boone County in the week of Nov. 26 through Dec. 2, bringing the total number of flu cases

A Boonville man was charged with sodomy or attempted sodomy, incest and child molestation after he was accused of molesting four boys. According to the probable cause statement, the victims told Cooper County deputies that the alleged molestations happened over the past several years at Gary Korte’s residence. One child told deputies that in 2015,

Maries County deputies arrested Kyle Ridenhour on Thursday night after officers investigated fraud at a local business in Belle. Deputies said they executed a search warrant on Apple Avenue and recovered several items and firearms that were obtained illegally. Officers said it is alleged that over $14,000 was defrauded from the business and over 100

UPDATE 5:20 pm: Coats’ family attorney, David Tyson Smith, responded to the decision on Friday night saying, “Our continuing investigation has indicated that there were numerous discrepancies between the officers accounts of the incident as well as other witnesses which raise serious red flags as to what actually occurred. Many of the media accounts of

Audrain County prosecuting attorney Jacob Shellabarger announced on Friday that the Eastern District Court of Appeals issued the conviction of Dayton Durham, 37. Durham was sentenced to 90 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury for committing statutory rape, statutory sodomy, enticement of a child, endangering the welfare of a child and

Maries County deputies arrested Timothy Keeling on Thursday evening when deputies observed a vehicle failing to maintain the right half of the roadway. Deputies said when they conducted a traffic stop, it was determined that Keeling was in possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a gun. Officers said Keeling is a convicted felon. Keeling was

Miller County deputies arrested John Melton on Wednesday after officers were dispatched to a report of trespassing in the 2900 block of Old Tuscumbia Road. According to the probable cause statement, dispatch alerted officers that Melton had a large knife in his back pocket. Deputies said when they made contact with Melton, they could see

Columbia police arrested Jakson Hewett-Jones on Thursday morning at Battle High School. According to the probable cause statement, school staff smelled a controlled substance on Jones and called police. Officers said school staff found a small amount of a “green, leafy substance” and a set of “knuckles.” Police said the “knuckles” are considered a class

After its second-straight Sweet 16 appearance, the Mizzou volleyball team fell to (1) Penn State in a three-set sweep. The loss ends the Tigers’ season after finishing 22-11 in the regular season. Mizzou also made the NCAA tournament for its 14th appearance in school history. The Tigers dropped set one 25-17 after falling in an

A Columbia woman has been charged with stealing and forgery after being accused of forging time sheets at a local cleaning service. Police said the investigation revealed Camisha Moore and Joseph Lavalais stole money from Express and Atkinz Cleaning Services by adding time to their time sheets that they did not work. There were also

Charges have been requested for a Pettis County man accused of stealing explosive materials and selling them. According to the probable cause statement, a witness told Sedalia police and troopers that Richard Kurtz was in possession of some explosive materials. The witness said Kurtz had stolen them from a demolition site and was willing to

UPDATE 12/8: McNally has been charged with attempted robbery. According to the probable cause statement, McNally was found with a BB gun that matched the description of a gun given to police by the victim. McNally admitted to authorities that he displayed the BB gun and demanded money from the cashier. UPDATE 12/7: Jefferson City