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It hasn’t been dangerously cold in Mid-Missouri since February 2014, but that trend is coming to an end. Thanks to a developing low pressure system off to our west, it will tap into some bitterly cold arctic air to our north. Temperatures this weekend will be near 0 degrees for the low, with wind chill

Columbia police confirm they responded to reports of possible gunshots in north Columbia. It happened around 5:30 Wednesday morning near Newton Drive and Leslie Lane. Police say several neighbors in the area called and reported hearing a popping noise that they say sounded like gunshots. Officers on scene were seen looking for shell casings and

Jefferson City Public Schools confirms a Taser was discharged on the number 13 school bus Wednesday morning. No one was hit with the Taser nor was anyone injured, according to JCPS. The bus driver, who is also an employee of the Missouri Department of Corrections, heard the Taser and contacted police, who confiscated it. A

Special Master Judge Hadley Grimm closed Shayne Healea’s hearing Wednesday morning. Grimm, appointed by Circuit Judge Rick Tucker to handle Healea’s alleged Sixth Amendment violation by the Columbia Police Department and state’s Attorney General’s Office, said Healea’s right to a fair trial outweighed the public’s right to observe the particular issue at hand. Grimm allowed

TODAY: Mostly sunny skies and warming temperatures today, will finally bring some bearable weather. A few more hours today with temperatures above freezing should help melt where ice may still be evident. Temperatures will warm into the low to mid 40s with light southwesterly winds shifting to the northwest late in the day. Look for

Eric Greitens announced that Anne Precythe is the new Director of the Department of Corrections for the State of Missouri. Precythe is from North Carolina, where she started her career as a probation and parole officer. She was known for hiring and leading a team that changed the culture of corrections. Precythe also started a

A complex pattern still looking good from Friday through Sunday night. However, there looks to be the possibility for a wintry mix early on Friday morning. Forecast models are indicating after 3AM areas south of HWY 50 and west of US 63 could see a mix of rain/snow/sleet/ and freezing drizzle. This will lift northeast

Firefighters are working to find out what causing high level of carbon monoxide in a Boone County home. Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District say people who lived in a home in the 1100 block of Victoria Avenue started to feel sick and evacuated just before 7:00am. They say when they arrived on

TODAY: It won’t be a frigid morning as temperatures will be in the mid 20s, making it much more bearable again. We’ll reach 32 by 10AM. A few more hours today with temperatures above freezing should help melt where ice may still be evident. Temperatures will warm into the low to mid 40s with light

The federal government will help Columbia bring on four more police officers to combat growing gun violence in town. The Department of Justice awarded CPD with $500,000 to bring on four new officers. While the program only encourages departments hire post-September 11 military veterans, CPD says each one hired will be a veteran. The department’s

The Moniteau County Prosecutor is set to be in court on his own criminal charges Wednesday morning. Two hearings are set for Shayne Healea, 37, in Macon County. Healea is accused of assault and leaving the scene of an accident in October 2014 when he backed into Addison’s restaurant in downtown Columbia. Glass blocks injured

A World War II veteran who didn’t get to graduate with his high school class, received an honorary diploma Tuesday. Douglass High School presented the diploma and medallion to Walter Rolley Jr. at the Blind Boone home. Rolley’s daughter, Madeline, was instrumental in making the day possible. “When I found out that this was going

UPDATE: 10:40 p.m.: Power has been restored. UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: Connie Kacprowicz with Columbia Water and Light confirms the semi truck actually hit two power poles at Rollins Road and West Boulevard. She could not confirm if low hanging power lines were a cause for the collision. At least 150 customers are still without power.

A woman was recovering after a crash in Cole County Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 2:00 p.m. at Route J, north of Algoa Road. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said one car went off the road and flipped. The driver, Mary Jett, 53, of Lohman, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

A trial date is set for a Columbia teenager charged with murder in Boone County. Tyrone James III, 18, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of another man. Prosecutors accuse James of shooting and killing 17-year-old Marquez Reed on July 27 near Douglass Park in Columbia. Police officers

On January 9th, Missouri will have a new governor. As Governor Jay Nixon ties up some loose ends at the Missouri Capitol, we had a few minutes to visit with him on some parting thoughts. ABC 17 News asked the governor if he feels his experience working his way up through elected offices helped him

Falls and fractures are sending mid Missourians rushing to the doctor for help this week. The doctors at Broadway Urgent Care and Mizzou Quick Cares say the ice and snow from this weekend has caused a lot of people to get hurt. Patients were slipping on ice then fracturing bones, especially bones in the elbows

Reported discipline incidents at Jefferson City Public Schools are up again this school year. ABC 17 News reported earlier this year, JCPS is working to change student behavior after the number of incidents rose in previous years. New numbers from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, show discipline incidents at JCPS

The Missouri State Highway Patrol will start its 2016 holiday counting period later this week. The patrol’s Christmas counting period starts on Friday at 6 p.m. It will end Monday at 11:59 p.m. Last year, there were 1,070 crashes during the Christmas counting period. Five people were killed in those crashes and another 363 others

For about two hours, 1400 people were without power Monday evening. Boone Electric Cooperative said a switch had gone bad, causing the outage. Chris Rohlfing with Boone Electric said they were able to “backfeed” power to the affected residents. “So in other words, bring power in from another direction,” Rohlfing said. “The problem is we