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The Columbia City Council will hold its first meeting of the New Year tonight at 7 p.m. There are three main items on the agenda, including two votes as well as the swearing-in of Steven Sapp as Columbia’s Director of Community Relations.ABC17 News crews will be attending the meeting. The City Council will vote on

The American Red Cross is focusing its efforts on helping flooding victims in Missouri and Illinois. Sunday, the organization ran shelters in Arnold and Cape Girardeau as well as in two Illinois cities. So far, nearly 600 people have stayed in the shelters overnight. The Red Cross has also given out nearly 18,000 meals and

Fireworks that weren’t properly discarded caused an early morning fire in south Columbia Friday, according to the Columbia Fire Department. The call for the fire went out at around 12:22 Friday morning at a home at 5621 Abercorn Drive, just north of where Scott Blvd. meets Route KK. Eleven units from the county and city

A mid level disturbance from the Pacific will bring a shot at some light winter weather midweek Wednesday morning. Temperatures Wednesday morning will be cold, 25-30F. Any rain light light drizzle at this time, will have the potential to freeze on surfaces. Otherwise, no accumulation is expected. The ground is cold, so we’ll need to

A 32-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a semi-truck in Phelps County Sunday morning. The crash happened around 10:30 on Highway 63, about one mile south of Highway W. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Samantha Devol, of Summersville, drove into the path of a semi that was traveling southbound

As the flood waters across Missouri continue to recede, residents who had to evacuate their homes may soon be returning to take a look at the damage left behind. Gale Blomenkamp, Assistant Chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District, said there may still be some hidden dangers inside the home. “They just need to

Monday is anticipated to be the coldest day out of the upcoming work week. As high pressure currently in the western half of the Great Plains shifts to the east by Monday morning, Missouri will receive the associated chilling northerly flow that will push frigid Canadian air into the region. Temperatures on Monday will only

A Columbia man is facing possible charges after reportedly pulling out a gun and getting caught with drugs Friday. Deputies arrested William Cockrell, 50, around 1:15 p.m. Cockrell violated a protection order by going near a home in the 6500 Block of North Brown Station Road, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Cockrell reportedly

UPDATE-Authorities have identified the man killed in a tree cutting accident. The victim was Bill Eickhorst, 62, of Holts Summit, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department. ABC 17 News confirmed a man died Wednesday morning after a tree fell on top of him northeast of Jefferson City in Holts Summit. The Callaway County sheriff’s

One person is on the loose after running from Boone County deputies Friday night. A deputy pulled over a car for a traffic stop when the passenger of the car got out and ran, according to Deputy Tracey Cleeton. Authorities set up a perimeter and K-9 track near Providence and Weasel Way, Cleeton said. The

A man was charged Saturday after hiding from authorities in a lake. Dillon Marschke is charged with felony burglary, resisting arrest and misdemeanor assault. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said authorities responded to a report of an assault and attempted burglary around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. It happened in the 900 Block of Irish Drive in

President Obama granted Gov. Jay Nixon’s request for a federal emergency declaration Saturday. The Governor made the request in the wake of severe flooding in the St. Louis area. Nixon’s office said in a release Saturday he has asked for the declaration to help speed the removal of flood debris and help in recovery costs

The Missouri legislative session begins in just under a week and there are several topics lawmakers could discuss. Speaker Pro Tem Denny Hoskins said he’s spoken with his constituents across Missouri and they want the economy to be the government’s No. 1 priority. “They want to make sure our economy continues to improve and that

After a day of 40-degree temperatures across the Mid-Missouri region, cold air from the northeastern United States will plunge southward into the state of Missouri behind a cold front expected to pass through by tomorrow morning. While this front will not bring any precipitation to the area, it will cause temperatures to cool off by

Deputies have arrested 18-year-old Wayne Lankford in connection with an incident in which dozens of shots were fired Friday. Deputy Tracey Cleeton with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said several residents reported hearing 40 to 50 rounds of shots just about 6 p.m. He said it happened in the 1500 block of Bonne Femme Church

It looks like a nice winter weekend with sunshine and seasonal temperatures. Saturday will be the warmest day with afternoon highs in the upper 30s north of I-70 to the lower 40s south. Westerly winds will increase to near 10 mph in the afternoon giving us wind chills in the lower 30s. Winds will shift

Flood cleanup continues for homeowners living along the banks of the Osage River Friday. The flood waters made a mess of a neighborhood off Highway 50/63 just south of Jefferson City. The Osage has receded over the past few days as skies began to dry out, but it left behind a lot of cleanup for

About 700 people in Osage County were without power Friday afternoon. Customers served by Ameren Missouri in the 65051 and 65052 zip codes were affected. Power was restored by 1:30 p.m. and right now it’s unclear why it was lost.

Members of the Maries County Sheriff’s Department made multiple arrests Thursday night. On New Year’s Eve, deputies arrested 16 people on warrants, for DWI, domestic assault, drug possession, and distributing drugs.

On December 31st, the Climate Prediction Center issued its temperature and precipitation outlooks for the month of January. This year’s strong El Nino pattern is a clear driver of January’s weather pattern, with a wet and cooler month on tap for the southern United States, but a dry and warmer month forecasted for the northern