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TONIGHT: Any snow that we saw during the afternoon hours will be drying out by the evening. Clouds will begin to dissipate leaving for clear skies. It will be a frigid night in mid-Mo since the clear skies will help temperatures drop below freezing. Tonight, a freeze warning is in effect. By the morning hours

A “shockingly inadequate” budget has led to a public defender system that has little time to appropriately represent its clients. The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit Thursday in Cole County against Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri State Public Defender Director Michael Barrett and others over this issue. The five plaintiffs, all from different parts of

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a crash that sent one person to the hospital Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just before 2 p.m. near Clark Lane and St. Charles Road. Authorities on scene said the driver went off the road and crashed into an unoccupied parked car in the Lakeview Mall parking lot. The

Officers were dispatched to the Auto Zone on Business Loop 70 East just before 10 p.m. Friday for reports of a robbery. A Columbia police sergeant said a man came into the store and demanded money from the register. He told employees he had a gun in his pocket, but the weapon was never shown.

Snow started to fall in Columbia around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, but the snow was not sticking to most roadways because the cement temperature was above freezing. ABC 17 News checked in with MoDOT, Columbia Public Works and Boone County Public Works officials to find out what crews were planning for the weekend. Columbia Public Works

TODAY: Light snow and flurries will continue for areas along and south of I-70 until the late afternoon hours. This system will track southeast throughout the day giving areas along and south of I-70 1/2″ in snow accumulation with possible pockets up to 1″. Highs will reach near 32 degrees north of I-70 while the

Columbia police responded to a call about a robbery at the Auto Zone on Business Loop shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, then responded to a call about a robbery at a Break Time on East Broadway around 2 a.m. Saturday. Police said that during the first incident, a man went into Auto Zone and approached

TODAY: The chance for snow moves into Mid-Missouri around 7 AM and will move out of the area by the mid-afternoon hours. Areas along and south of I-70 may see up to an 1″ of snow accumulation. Snow will accumulate on grassy and elevated surfaces as well as untreated surfaces. Use caution on roadways if

The next time the University of Missouri men’s basketball team takes the court, it will be under a new head coach. It didn’t come as a surprise to many fans when Mizzou Athletics announced Sunday afternoon that former head Coach Kim Anderson would step down at the end of the season. That moment came in

A Kingdom City man was arrested after leading Fulton police on a brief chase Friday morning. The incident started when police were called to the Westlakes on 2nd Street for an alleged theft. As police were headed to the scene, the suspect left the store and drove on State Route O. A brief chase ensued

Departments across the University of Missouri campus will dip into reserve funds and general revenue allocations to make up for a $20 million budget shortfall. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley’s office announced this week that the shortfall created by Gov. Eric Gretiens’ January budget withholding would be “backfilled using cash on hand.” That money will come

One of the children involved in Tuesday afternoon’s crash on westbound I-70 has died from her injuries. Thirteen-year-old Shianna Mays was flown by helicopter from the crash to the hospital Tuesday. She was one of five injured in the crash. She was listed in serious condition at the hospital. She died Friday as a result

A 47-year-old man from Troy was arrested after being found inside a home Friday afternoon. Fulton police responded to the 1900 block of William Woods Avenue for a suspicious vehicle parked in the residence’s driveway. When officers arrived, they not only saw the vehicle, but also one of the home’s doors open. Inside, police said

Jefferson City Public Works and MoDOT Central District crews are preparing for the chance of snow overnight into Saturday morning. Friday, MoDOT started pre-treating roads with liquid brine. “That’s kind of our way to prep some of the bridges, really bridges specifically, and then some of our major routes we try to get that down,”

Tammy Dickinson stepped down from her position as United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri on Friday. Don Ledford, spokesman for the office, confirmed the news. This development comes as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked nearly 50 of the 93 U.S. attorneys to resign. All of those asked to step down were

Light snow will increase after 2 AM and become more steady toward daybreak Saturday along and just north of I-70, moving south of I-70 through mid-afternoon and ending by early evening near I-44. Due to warm ground temperatures, initially snow will melt but eventually stick mainly on grassy surfaces Saturday morning. Untreated roads could be

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s to near 30 tonight as snow increases after midnight from the north. A northeasterly breeze up to 10 mph will bring wind chills down into the teens by morning. SATURDAY: Light snow is likely in the morning, moving south through the day and ending. Most areas will

Columbia firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire in the 900 block of Hardin Street in Columbia on Friday night. According to the City of Columbia’s Fire and Rescue 911 Dispatch website, emergency crews were dispatched to the home around 6:15 p.m. ABC 17 News crews reported seeing smoke coming from the home.

UM System president Dr. Mun Choi addressed the media Friday in his first press conference since he officially began his tenure. Just hours before the conference, President Choi announced that he’s terminating the university’s executive performance incentive program. “We owe it to the state’s taxpayers and our stakeholders to be transparent with respect to what

Snow preparations were underway Friday after weather forecasts called for one to three inches of snow across mid-Missouri. Boone County public works employees had spreaders and plows hooked up to their trucks before 5 p.m. Friday. “If the satellite shows it’s coming, we call these guys and we get them in here,” said Darren Kimbrel,