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Early Monday morning, Columbia firefighters responded to the 1600 block of Paris Road for a vehicle fire. When they arrived on scene they saw a car fully engulfed by flames. Crews were able to extinguish the fire within five minutes. About 20 minutes later, firefighters were dispatched to a second vehicle fire in the 1800

TUESDAY: The heat and humidity continues as temperatures reach the low 90s and heat indices climb to 95-99 degrees. Southerly winds will increase to near 15 mph in the afternoon and could gust as high as 25 mph at times. An isolated storm is possible Tuesday afternoon in areas closer to I-44 and east of

Ameren Missouri has proposed further talks with the city of Columbia regarding a major expansion of the city’s electric system. The Columbia City Council received the report from Ameren Missouri late last week detailing the company’s review of a proposed construction of high-voltage power lines north of town. The city has been looking for a

The weather pattern becomes more active starting Wednesday as a cold front drops into Missouri. Ahead of this front the air has become unstable due to warm, moist air carried in with southerly winds over the past few days. Air is considered unstable if it continues to rise when given a nudge upward. And this

Eclipse 2017 is 10 weeks away. While the moon blocks the intense light from the sun, NASA will take advantage of the total solar eclipse to study solar flares and coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. While they’re both giant explosions, the two are different. A flare can last minutes or hours and is visible from

The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to approve the schools’ budget for the 2017- 2018 school year. According to the last finance committee meeting, Columbia Public Schools is operating with a budget of $215,197,741 and is projected to spend $212,727,830 of it, leaving $2,469,911. According to the school board and district, the 2017-2018

The Missouri Department of Transportation began replacing “wrong way” and “do not enter” signs along a 100-mile stretch of route 54 to improve safety said Mo-DOT engineer Trent Brooks. Last summer two teens died in a wrong-way collision while multiple agencies were auditing Route 54 to evaluate how safe it was to drive. That audit

UPDATE 6 p.m.: Fire investigators said the cause of the fires at the 4100 block of Bearfield Road are suspicious because the building is vacant. Sunday night and Monday morning were not the first times the building caught on fire in the past month. Firefighters responded to a fire at the same building May 25.

A Precautionary Boil Advisory has been issued for Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1 in Boone County. The advisory started on Monday at 3:30 p.m. and will end on Wednesday at Noon. The advisory was put into place due to a leak in a main, construction and low water pressure. To see if you’re

A man has been arrested for felony first degree domestic assault, felony unlawful use of a weapon and felony armed criminal action after stabbing a female victim in the leg with a knife on Saturday in Kaiser. According to the probable cause statement, Calvin White left the scene after assault the victim, who he lived

A single vehicle crash on Old Highway 63 sent three people to the hospital. According tot he Boone County Fire Protection District, the crash happened northbound on Old Highway 63 and Lipscomb Drive. During the crash, two juveniles were ejected. The occupants of the vehicle were two grandparents and the juveniles. ABC 17 News will

TONIGHT: It will be muggy as temperatures will only bottom out in the low 70s by morning under mostly clear skies. We’ll see winds remain out of the south up to 12 mph. TUESDAY: The heat and humidity continues as temperatures reach the low 90s and heat indices climb to 95-99 degrees. Southerly winds will

Two men from Illinois have been formally charged after they led authorities on a car chase through Boone County and Randolph County. On Thursday, the men were taken into custody and their vehicle was towed. On Friday, authorities searched the vehicle and found six pounds of methamphetamine, money and a gun. Nicholas Baldwin, 35, of

According to court documents, a Centralia man who admitted to setting his home on fire in Centralia on Thursday is regularly seen starting fires outside of his home. Jebadiah Romine lives on the 11000 block on Rodney Griffin Street, where he is reportedly seen setting fires throughout the day and the night. On Thursday, Romine

TODAY: This afternoon temperatures are already on the warm side, with temps climbing into the mid 80s. When you factor in the humidity, it actually feels more like temperatures are approaching the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. This trend will continue through the day, with highs climbing into the lower 90s and heat indices

The Columbia Police Department announced the passing of retired K-9 Officer, Leah, on Sunday. Leah was 12-years-old and passed away from from natural causes. Leah served with CPD for nine years. Leah started her career with CPD in December 2006, working alongside her handler, Detective Ron Hall in the Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit.

Gov. Eric Greitens announced Monday that he will sign HB 151, also known as the Real ID bill. The bill offers Missouri citizens the option to obtain identification that is in line with Department of Homeland Security standards. The Republican governor is scheduled to sign the bill at Royal Oaks at Whiteman Air Force Base

TODAY: This morning we will wake up to warm temperatures as overnight lows bottom out at 70 degrees. Hot and dry weather will persist into the day with temperatures reaching the lower 90s and heat indices in the mid to upper 90s by the afternoon. TONIGHT: The warm temperatures will stick with us through Monday

Fire investigators are working to determine what caused an abandoned building in south Columbia to catch fire Sunday evening, said Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District. Firefighters were called to the 4100 block of Bearfield Road just after 8 p.m. for a reported structure fire. Fire officials said the fire

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a man who was found shot at a residence on Collier Court Sunday morning. The department received a phone call around 8:45 a.m. Sunday that there was a dead person at the 5200 block of Collier Court. Sheriff John Wheeler said a resident of the