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North side residents gave their opinions Tuesday night, as Columbia city leaders continue to gather information as part of its strategic plan. Around three dozen people attended the meeting at Derby Ridge Elementary School. Trash, childcare and public safety all came up as topics, but many agreed that their neighborhood was isolated from many helpful

This November, Missouri voters will decide whether or not to raise cigarette taxes. Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Amendment 3 will stay on the ballot despite a lawsuit from opponents. Opponents of the amendment argued the measure’s summary did not include enough information, but supreme court judges disagreed. Missouri currently has the lowest tobacco

A 6 year old Fayette boy is recovering Tuesday night after an ATV Crash northwest of Columbia. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the wreck happened around 5:40 p.m. on Monday. The boy was a passenger on the all-terrain vehicle when it hit a tree on Highway 240. Emergency crews flew the child to a

A mother of four children–ages 2, 6, 8 and 12–has been arrested after police find her toddler locked in a basement filled with feces. Police say they were dispatched to the 2100 block of Ammonette Drive on Sunday evening to check the welfare of children in the residence. When they arrived, they found an 8-year-old

On Tuesday, the Columbia Police Officers Association reacted to a provision passed by the Columbia City Council at Monday night’s meeting. The CPOA said council members voted 6-1 to remove job protection from the city’s police lieutenants. That means any future lieutenants will be employees at will. ABC 17 News spoke with CPOA Director Dale

Lincoln University is investigating reports of mold in some of its dorm rooms Monday. Staci Smith’s daughter lives on campus and has been in and out of the hospital for months with reactive respiratory disease and dermatitis. Smith told ABC 17 News the University hasn’t done anything about it. “This is not chip paint, this

We are less than two weeks away from the start of October, which officially starts mid-Missouri’s secondary severe weather season. It’s not uncommon for mid-Missouri to see storms throughout the year, especially as we transition from winter into the warmer months. This time period is called our primary severe weather season and marks when we

UPDATE 9/20: On Monday night, the Jefferson City Council officially declared portions of the Capitol Avenue building as a redevelopment area. Improvements for the building will be able to begin at a time that has yet to be disclosed. ORIGINAL STORY: The Jefferson City Council planned out its next steps to make noticeable changes to

The nation saw the protests at the University of Missouri. Students demanded changes in what they believed to be a racist institution. Then, it saw the football team threaten to take a knee and the leadership unravel. One part of the story you may not have seen, is the paralyzing power struggle happening behind closed

TONIGHT: It will be warm and humid with a mostly clear sky and southeasterly winds under 7 mph. Patchy fog will be possible in low lying areas where the air is more stagnant. Temperatures will also stay above normal in the upper 60s. WEDNESDAY: The warm weather continues Wednesday with a slight drop in humidity.

June, July, and August mark the three months that make up the climatological months of summer. This year, summer has been met with balmy temperatures across numerous cities in the country, with several records being met or exceeded. With the data compiled from NOAA and local NWS offices across the nation, the summer of 2016

The Columbia Police Department is looking for a man they say ran from them after a traffic stop e arly Tuesday morning. It happened off of Conley, near the Break Time. Police say they initially tried to pull over a car for a traffic stop, but the car failed to yield and kept moving. As

A 6 year old boy was in a St. Louis hospital Tuesday morning after an ATV crash in rural Howard county. Troopers say it happened around 5:30pm Monday afternoon on Missouri 240. Benjamin Mullanix from Fayette was reportedly riding the ATV when it crashed into a tree. The driver, 61 year old Mark Mullanix, refused

Kelli Smith, 27, of Columbia will serve two years of probation after pleading guilty to a careless and imprudent driving misdemeanor in the February 25, 2012 crash that killed Thomas Sullivan Jr. Smith was originally charged with first degree involuntary manslaughter and had claimed she was under the influence of a date rape drug. Due

One city official blamed a “hiccup” in the switch to a new billing system that led to several faulty utility disconnection notices. ABC 17 News reported last week that some customers received the notices in error. The city admitted the mistake, and apologized. With a new billing system and software rolled out this month, Water

UPDATE: The Truman Hotel TIF proposal failed in a 5 to 5 vote Monday night. The measure needed at least seven votes in favor of the proposal to pass since the TIF commission previously voted against the proposal. Several council members who voted against the measure said they were concerned about the way the project

After a soggy end to the week, Saturday will be drier with increasing sunshine. A cold front will move through during the day to near I-44 by 7 PM. This could cause a spot shower or t-storm to develop with the best chance south of I-70 in the afternoon. Most areas will have a dry

An RV on fire in Boone County is causing a back on eastbound I-70. It happened around 10:30 Wednesday morning near mile marker 119. Boone County EMA sent an alert saying traffic was backed up in the area and is advising drivers to expect delays in the area. Public dispatch notes show at least eight

TONIGHT: Most areas will stay dry but a very weak front will push through bringing a small t-storm chance to areas north of HWY 24. Areas south of I-70 will just see passing clouds overnight with mild temperatures in the upper 60s. It looks like any showers or t-storms that do develop look to be

Boone Hospital Center dedicated a healing garden in honor of a former trustee Monday afternoon. Hospital leaders gathered around 3:30 p.m. at the new sculpture garden dedicated to Barbara Weaver at the entrance of the nearly 400-room facility. The sculpture is named “Synergy” and was designed by Larry Young. Weaver was the first woman to