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The House economic development committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a proposal that would move a vote on the Right to Work referendum from the November to the August ballot. It’s one of two Right to Work initiatives that are currently moving through the legislature. On Monday night, the House voted in favor of a

Columbia Police officers, state and federal authorities are still looking for Charles Tyrone Webb, 43, of Overland Park, Kansas in connection to the murder of Robert Jennings, 43, in the 3700 block of Greeley Drive on May 3. Webb has a felony warrant for murder in the second degree and armed criminal action. His bond

TODAY: It’s a fairly comfortable start to the afternoon, with many locations see temperatures hover in the lower to middle 70s. Cloudy skies and northwesterly winds up to 10 mph will keep temperatures slightly cooler through the day, as the frontal boundary from yesterday continues to track farther to our south. This will bring in

WEDNESDAY: Skies will remain partly sunny with only an isolated storm chance, mainly south of I-70 and west of HWY 63 in the afternoon and early evening. Most areas will stay dry with high temperatures in the lower 80s with northeast winds under 8 mph. Northeasterly flow through the afternoon will bring humidity down just

UPDATE 5:57 P.M.: Police have released more details about the death investigation on Texas Ave. Officers were called to the 700 block of Texas Avenue for a cardiac arrest, according to CPD. When officers got to the scene, they found Tia Ford, 36, and Marvin Clay, 61, both dead inside the home. A search warrant

A bridge in Northern Boone County might get replaced next year. Project manager, Mike Dusenberg of MoDOT said the bridge is in poor condition, “we need a bridge badly.” Rick Ellington and his wife have lived right next to the bridge for over thirty-five years and they have seen several accidents. “Probably forty or fifty,

Officials with the Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday its Bureau of Vital Records has received 2,172 requests for original birth certificates since last July. More than half of those requests were made after Jan. 2. “The bureau was prepared for a large number of requests, but the number of requests received to

TONIGHT: Isolated evening storms end, leaving us with mostly cloudy skies overnight with patchy fog possible by morning. Lows will drop into the lower 60s with a light northeast wind to 6 mph. WEDNESDAY: Skies will remain partly sunny with only an isolated storm chance, mainly south of I-70 in the afternoon and early evening.

The attorneys for Gov. Eric Greitens have sent a letter with “rules” for how they’d like to move forward with the Special Investigative Committee. Team Greitens wants to be able to question witnesses and want the power to subpoena like House Speaker Todd Richardson’s has during the upcoming special session that could lead to Greitens’

Gov. Greitens’ attorney released a statement on Tuesday about filing a police report with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department against the lead investigator for the Circuit Attorney’s Office for perjury. This comes a day after the invasion of privacy charge against the governor was dropped. You can read the entire statement below: “Today, we

A 16-year-old girl from Wellsville suffered serious injuries after a crash at MO 19 at Cedartown Rd. in Montgomery County. Courtnie Winkler, 16, of Wellsville, was driving northbound on MO 19 in a 2001 Chevrolet Venture Van when a flat tire caused the vehicle to fishtail. The vehicle went off of the right sight of

UPDATE 8:30 a.m.: The House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight released two documents after its meeting ended Tuesday morning. The meeting lasted less than ten minutes, but during the brief amount of time, two documents were discussed related to Gov. Eric Greitens campaign funding. The documents were separate email strings: one between Michael Hafner, a

TUESDAY: It’s a mild and humid afternoon across Mid-Missouri, but not expected to be as warm as yesterday. Highs today will only top out in the upper 70s, as clouds and storms will keep temperatures from climbing. While it’s been dry for most of the morning, storms are expected to increase in coverage through the

A crash in Howard County on Monday has left one woman dead and two others injured. A 1999 Ford F-250 Pickup was driving eastbound on Route O in Howard County, when the vehicle went off of the right side of the road, overcorrected, traveled to the left side of the road and overturned. A passenger

UPDATE (5/15 8:40 a.m.): The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed deputies made no arrested after an incident with a knife on Demaret Drive Monday night. It involved two men who knew each other, according to Detective Tom O’Sullivan. The two men reportedly got into a fight and went to the hospital on their own with

Columbia police and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers searched the area near a south Columbia church on Tuesday morning. Police confirmed it started with a disturbance in the 1200 block of Grindstone Parkway just before 2 a.m. Soon after, Columbia Fire was dispatched to a single vehicle crash near The Crossing. Police said the driver

TUESDAY: A few morning storms are possible along and north of I-70 but will be very spotty as they move north just outside our area. More widespread, but light rain looks likely south of I-70 for the morning commute. We will see a brief lull in any activity from 10 AM until noon. A cold

UPDATE: A Columbia family is cleaning up Monday night after storms damaged their roof. It happened late Monday afternoon at a home in the 4200 block of Clark Lane. ABC 17 News spoke to the family who said a gust of wind peeled of part of the roof. No injuries were reported. ORIGINAL: Storms caused

The invasion of privacy charge against Gov. Eric Greitens was dropped on Monday. Upon learning the news, the governor told reporters, “Today, prosecutors dropped the false charges against me. This is a great victory and it’s been a long time coming.” Assistant St. Louis Circuit Attorney Ronald Sullivan made the announcement in court after the