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Our usual spring winds will increase this weekend as temperatures start to warm up with abundant sunshine. However, nights will be cold with lows dipping into the 30s which will give us a chilly start to the day both Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures will start off in the low 30s early Saturday morning, reaching near

Two weeks ahead of the April 15th shutdown of the westbound Missouri River bridge, Jefferson City emergency crews say response times should not suffer. The bridge closing poses a problem for EMS workers as it is the only quick access to area’s north of the river. To combat this, Jefferson City Fire Division Chief Jason

A bridge is now closing for good in northern Cole County. The county’s public works department just announced on Friday it is permanently shutting off parts of Moniteau Creek Road. It is east of Jamestown near the Missouri River, about 30 minutes northwest of Jefferson City. MoDot notified the agency the structure needs immediate, critical

A proposed seven-lot development off Hayselton Drive in Jefferson City has residents speaking out against the plan. “We’re not against development,” said resident Terry Lyskowski. “It’s about changing the game in the middle of the plan at our expense.” The plan is to have the entrance to the new subdivision on the 1600 block of

A crash on I-70 east of the Route Z exit caused some delays for eastbound drivers. The crash happened just before 11:30 am. on Friday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on scene, a pick-up truck started having transmission issues and pulled into the ditch on the right hand side of the eastbound

More than 70 years after getting discharged from the military, Thomas Ivan Henderson finally has a Marine Corps dress uniform to show off. He was given the Dress Blue uniform on Friday at the Columbia office of MarineParents.com, a non-profit organization. According to MarineParents.com, when Henderson enlisted in 1943, he mistakenly believed all Marines got

ABC 17 News went to the scene of a rollover crash on I-70 near Rangeline. It happened just after 4 a.m. Friday. The right hand lane of I-70 westbound was closed for about 45 minutes while officers investigated a rollover accident. They told ABC 17 News it was just the one car and driver. They

A car hit a utility box in Columbia Friday morning. The single car crash happened around 6:40 a.m. at W Worley St. and Clinkscales Rd. ABC 17 News crews saw one person being put in an ambulance. Columbia Police and fire crews were also on scene. As of 7:15 a.m., the traffic signals are out

A school bus shuttling VA employees to work was involved in a traffic crash Friday morning. It happened around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Mick Deaver and Providence, near MU’s campus. A First Student bus and a GMC Denali were involved. The Denali had front driver-side damage. The bus had minor passenger-side damage. One

The Supreme Court of Missouri has tossed out an appeal by a group opposed to the recent voter-approved Business Loop Community Improvement District. That ruling is similar to that by Boone County Judge Jody Asel, who earlier this month dismissed a lawsuit claiming voter violations by a community improvement district. Judge Jodie Asel dismissed the

MoDOT’s famous 10-foot tall mascot, Barrel Bob, has been found in Boone County. A viewer told ABC 17 he thought he saw the mascot on the side of 163/Tom Bass Road, near Highway 63 Thursday night and had notified authorities. Crews on location confirmed it was the popular roadside safety feature that had been missing

A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in a cocaine ring and to being a felon in possession of guns. Marcus Jordan pleaded guilty to intentionally letting people use his home on Sanford Avenue to make and sell the drug. The plea agreement says investigators and witnesses identified the address

Two cases of possible animal abuse are being investigated in Cole County. Cole County animal control responded to a report of horses being mistreated Wednesday on Blackburn Road, which is southeast of Russellville. Officials are still trying to reach the owner. “The horses aren’t, they’re not in the best of shape, but they’re not in

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirms it’s conducting an investigation involving Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon for “activity” that happened earlier this month in the county. The department would not give a specific date or location of the activity under investigation. “We are conducting an investigation regarding Sheriff Dixon’s activities in Boone County early in

After months of investigation, the Mayor’s Task Force on Pedestrian Safety is set to release its final report on Friday. In the report, the task force recommends the city of Columbia should adopt a “Vision Zero” policy. The report states that “Vision Zero influences road design, enforcement, and culture to bring about a marked reduction

Members of the ACLU, PROMO and the Human Rights Campaignwere joined by religious and business leaders at the capitol to protest SJR 39. Currently before the Missouri House of Representatives, this constitutional amendment would prevent the state from penalizing religious organizations or other wedding-related businesses from catering to same-sex marriages. Supporters say this move would

COLUMBIA, Mo- Thousands of students are on spring break this week, leaving the grandparents open to scam. When major Universities break, scammers prey on the people who stay behind. The elderly usually stay at home and are more susceptible to falling victim. What typically happens is a scammer will call and claim that they are

A Joplin man is suing the Missouri Commission on Human Rights after they refused to act on his claims of sexual harassment at work. Andrew Farthing used to work at a Home Depot hardware store in Joplin, and claims his co-workers harassed him using slurs typically targeted against homosexuals. Farthing says his bosses did nothing

Fulton officials have some big plans, and they are asking taxpayers to help pay for them. They are holding a public form at city hall starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Council members and the mayor will be available to answer people’s questions. The half-cent sales tax appearing on April 5 ballots next Tuesday is

A plan is moving forward raising the state’s gas tax by almost 6 cents a gallon. The measure passed the state Senate on Wednesday. It still needs one more vote to reach the House, before going to voters. Missouri’s taxes are currently 17 cents a gallon, which are some of the lowest in the country.