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Two Columbia men will spend the next 5 years in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine. 52-year-old Robert Jennings and 31-year-old Brandon Carter were sentenced Friday. Both men pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Jennings admitted that he and another person sold crack from a shared home in 2013. Carter

Accumulating snow is possible this weekend as yet another Alberta Clipper moves into the region from the north. As of Friday afternoon, snow is forecast to move in to northeast Missouri as an initial band dips south between 8PM and 10PM Saturday night. This first band will mainly impact northeast Mid-MO, including Macon, Monroe, Audrain,

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An arctic high will settle across central Iowa tonight, bringing very cold temperatures to Mid-Missouri. Winds will be from the northwest from 8-15 in the afternoon, becoming light under 10 mph overnight. Wind chills will fall below 10 as early as 7PM tonight, dipping to 0 by 1-2AM. Wind chills will fall from -2 to

Three Ferguson-area legislators are speaking out about the government’s lawsuit against the city. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the filing of the civil rights lawsuit Wednesday, over Ferguson’s decision to reject the DOJ’s consent demands. The demands come in the form of a decree as a result of an investigation that found a pattern

It was supposed to be Sergeant John Cline’s day off. While helping one of his neighbors on a Saturday morning, a member of Missouri’s Rural Major Case Squad asked him to help canvas a house. The group of several law enforcement agencies from the area had just been asked to help find 47-year-old James Horn,

Forecast snow amounts have decreased and have shifted farther northeast with minor accumulation expected mainly in eastern Boone, Callaway, Audrain, Randolph & Monroe counties where up to a half inch is expected through 3 AM. The latest forecast models show the main band of snow slightly farther to the east, missing a large part of

University of Missouri System diversity and inclusion leaders spoke to the MU Faculty Council Thursday on what progress has been made since protests on the MU campus last November. On Nov. 9, after UM System President Tim Wolfe resigned amid the protests, the UM Board of Curators announced a list of new initiatives to improve

On Thursday, ABC 17 News reached out to all sides of the Melissa Click story. On Wednesday, ABC 17 brought Click’s first ever television interview since the video of her confronting a student journalist went viral. We spoke to the student in that confrontation, Mark Scheirbecker, for his reaction to our interview. Schierbecker told ABC

Columbia Public Works said it will bring in crews at 7:00 p.m. Thursday night to monitor the road conditions ahead of a snow chance. Some light snow could impact Columbia after 9:00 p.m. through the early morning hours, bringing a dusting to a 1/2″ of snow on the roads. You can check road conditions across

Many sheriff’s departments across Mid-Missouri are seeing an increase in the number of concealed carry permit applications. Some agencies have experienced such a high demand for CCW applications that they’ve had to hire extra staff and extend hours to accommodate the growing interest. Pulaski County Sheriff Ron Long said the department has seen a steady

COLUMBIA, Mo- A new cell phone app called, “Companion” is making headlines on different social media sites. It is a security app that shares a person’s location with specific contacts promoting a sense of security as a person walks home. The app has multiple different safety features such as quickly alerting police when a person

ABC 17 News confirmed Thursday that a former Miller Co. teacher accused of child sexual exploitation in Mid-Missouri will appear in court. Stephen Strobel will appear in federal court at in Jefferson City at the end of March. Strobel was a teacher at St. Elizabeth High School when investigators allege he produced child pornography. He’s

Two people and a dog are safe Thursday night after a man fell through an icy pond in south Columbia. The incident happened after 3:00 p.m. in the 4000 block of Hyde Park Avenue. The man’s neighbor was able to pull the victim and the dog from the water. The man’s dog fell through ice

Columbia police responded to shots fired near the Columbia Mall around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night. Police on scene told ABC 17 News officers found 3-4 shell casings. Officers were in the southwest corner of the mall parking lot near Sears investigating for about an hour. At least two witnesses heard the sound of gunshots in

A temporary FEMA recovery center for flood survivors is set to open in Pulaski Co. this weekend. The center will be located at the St. Robert Community Center on J.H. Williamson Drive, and will be open on Saturday at noon. The center will offer also offer hours between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday through

MU students and staff got a look at the second candidate trying to become the University of Missouri System’s first ever Chief Diversity Officer. On Thursday, they heard from Kevin McDonald, who serves in a similar role at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Western New York, and before that, Virginia Tech. He thinks real

A Sedalia teen is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 at the Lamine River Bridge in Morgan County Thursday morning. Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash involved a tractor trailer and a pickup truck. 18-year-old Alexander Carr of Sedalia was driving east and 40-year-old Joseph Wells was driving west

Camden County deputies and members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group stopped a suspected drug dealer north of Camdenton Thursday morning. Osage Beach Police responded with their drug detection dog, who alerted to the presence of drugs in 35-year-old Joseph Mayer’s car. Investigators found several plastic baggies with meth inside and drug paraphernalia in

A man who has previously claimed ties to a Columbia gang is back in jail this morning. Columbia Police arrested Tavion Jones Wednesday night. He’s facing possible charges of kidnapping, armed criminal action and robbery. Law enforcement said they arrested Jones in connection to a fight involving a gun that happened on Tuesday afternoon just