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With a change of how the department handles protests that become violent, Columbia police are asking for new gear. The Columbia City Council will have to approve the $78,000 purchase for 147 new gas masks and 50 new pairs of shin guards at its October 17 meeting. Money would come from the department’s asset forfeiture

The dispute over a proposed hog farm in Callaway County continued Thursday after a judge ruled in favor of a non-profit group. ABC 17 News has long-reported on the proposed farm that first drew criticism from some Callaway County residents more than two years ago. Earlier this week, the Missouri Clean Water Commission approved the

A woman is at large and facing a long list of charges after an alleged shopping spree and forgery. Jefferson City police said it started back on August 2, when a woman used the name “Tiffany Wilson” to open a Sam’s Club membership for a nearly $6,000 purchase. The following day, she came back and

An 82-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries Friday evening following a car crash in Boone County. The crash happened just outside of Columbia on Route B just south of Highway HH around 7:50 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Dorothy Christy was driving south on Route B

Halli Bruton, a Mizzou grad, moved to Jacksonville, Florida last winter. ABC 17 News spoke with her Friday night as parts of the hurricane hit Jacksonville. Bruton describes seeing consistent rain and winds for the last few days. She also describes a thunderstorm that came through. She says she is the only person she knows

The Liberty Road bridge east of Jefferson City will soon be replaced to handle more traffic with a major project along Highway 50. Bids opened for the work Friday at the Cole County Commission meeting. The lowest bid by Brenneke Construction came in under $414,000, according to Cole County Public Works. The nearly 90-year-old bridge

UPDATE 10/7: A sergeant with the Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the two men arrested in connection to a chase Thursday as 39-year-old William Vinson and 38-year-old Tramell Blocker. An arrest report from the Highway Patrol shows Blocker was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and receiving stolen property. He was charged Friday with

The owners of Golden Smoke Hookah Lounge in Jefferson City were ordered to stop hosting events where tobacco is consumed. A letter sent by the city to Corey Hykes pointed out multiple code violations and the city argued that the establishment was not living up to its classification. “Be advised that converting the use of

The UM System Board of Curators met Thursday and Friday on the University of Missouri Kansas City campus, but chair Pam Henrickson kept details of the system’s presidential search confidential at a news conference Friday. “The search is going well and we’re happy with our process,” she said. The presidential search committee also met this

TONIGHT: We’ll have a cool, clear night with temperatures in the lower 40s by Saturday morning with light northerly winds under 7 mph. SATURDAY: After a cool morning, Saturday afternoon will be mild with high temperatures near 70 with sunny skies and light winds, shifting from the north to the southwest under 5 mph. EXTENDED:

As of 7 PM CDT, Matthew is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. The eye of the storm is located 55 miles east-northeast of Jacksonville, Florida with hurricane force winds extending out up to 60 miles from the center of the storm. In the last two hours there have been

UPDATE: KMIZ has learned through online court records that at least one person is in custody and has been charged with the murder of 39-year-old Kevin McCuiston. 28-year-old Joseph Lee Kertz of Moberly has been charged with first degree murder, first degree robbery, armed criminal action, second degree arson, unlawful possession of a weapon, tampering

TONIGHT: We’ll have a cool, clear evening with temperatures down to near 50 by 9 PM, falling into the lower 40s by Saturday morning with light northerly winds under 7 mph. SATURDAY: After a cool morning, Saturday afternoon will be mild with high temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 with sunny skies and

As of 11:30AM CDT, approximately 614,000 people were without power in Florida. Brevard and Volusia counties are reporting the highest outages of 186, 970 without power in Brevard, and 157, 470 without power in Volusia. The eye of Matthew is less than 100 miles ESE at Jacksonville, and the eye wall with sustained winds of

UPDATE 8:12am: ABC 17 News talked to a trooper on scene who says a driver suffered minor injuries in the crash on eastbound I-70 Friday. They say semi truck driver was run off the road by another vehicle, causing the semi to overturn and block both lanes of the interstate. Troopers say another semi driver

TODAY: Rain has come to an end across Mid-Missouri as the cold front has cleared most of the area. The clearing line for the clouds will take time getting here, until then temperatures will remain on the cool side. Highs today will only top out in the upper 50s and lower 60s, with winds out

The mother of the 18-year-old who was hospitalized after reports of hazing at a Mizzou fraternity spoke to ABC 17 News about the incident Thursday. While university officials have not released specifics, the Columbia Police Department says officers responded last week to an assault report at 1301 University Avenue for a person drinking to the

All lanes of Providence Road in central Columbia are open again after a pedestrian was hit Friday morning. It happened on Providence around 12:30 Friday morning. Columbia police told ABC 17 the pedestrian did not suffer life threatening injuries, however they were unsure of the extent of the victim’s injuries. No one was arrested following

As of 6AM on Friday Hurricane Matthew has remained offshore of Florida but hurricane conditions are and will continue to be felt on the coast and inland. Matthew was downgraded from a category 4 to a category 3 storm early on Friday morning with winds in the eye offshore upwards to 120 mph. Cape Canaveral

TODAY: Morning showers end east of HWY 63 through 8AM with clouds clearing through the day. A cold front moves through this morning bringing chilly temperatures to areas west of US 63, possibly dropping to the upper 40s for the morning commute, while areas east will stay in the low 60s/upper 50s. We’ll see descending