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We are continuing to watch a large area of low pressure aloft which is moving slowly east and will bring unsettled weather in for the weekend. However, forecast models have slowed down the rain for Saturday, with most areas not getting rain until the evening hours. A few showers are possible Saturday morning mainly west

A lockdown has been lifted for a Columbia Elementary school. Columbia Public School officials tell us New Haven Elementary was put on lockdown around 3:30 Friday afternoon after seeing a suspicious person around the school. Police say school personnel saw a man wearing a surgical mask and carrying a bag that could have carried a

Web Extra: Missouri football head coach Gary Pinkel talks with media before Black and Gold Scrimmage April 18th.

A slow moving area of low pressure aloft will bring a few rounds of t-storms through Mid-Missouri this weekend, some which could produce heavy rainfall. Friday will be a dry, warm day but a few t-storms are possible overnight. Although a few showers can’t be ruled out Saturday morning, the better chance comes in the

A spokesman for Ameren said the company filed for a lower natural gas rate Thursday morning. Michael Holman with Ameren said it’s an 18% decrease, which would end up saving Ameren customers about $75 a year. A few reasons behind the potential rate drop is the lowering of national gas prices, which is due to

Traffic was backed up for miles on westbound I-70 in Columbia due to an accident Thursday night. The crash was near the Midway exit, just west of the Columbia Mall. Traffic was slowed between mile markers 121 and 126, Providence Road, as of 6:10 p.m. The right lane was closed at MM 121. A semi

A New Franklin man was killed and two other were taken to the hospital after an accident near Rocheport. Just after 10:00 Thursday morning, Highway Patrol said a vehicle driven by 36-year-old Terry Sitzes crossed the center line and hit a truck driven by Lawrence Murray of Pensacola, FL. Sitzes died at the scene. Murray

The University of Missouri Police issued a statement Thursday afternoon regarding the school’s handling of alerting the MU community of an armed suspect near campus. A man who Columbia Police believed to have held a woman at gunpoint Wednesday evening was killed when he and an officer exchanged gunfire on the 2nd floor of the

The Highway Patrol is still talking about the use of force that resulted in the death of an armed suspect Wednesday night. There are still several unanswered questions as to what exactly happened during the police-involved shooting. Wednesday night police said they were 95% sure the suspect shot and killed was Mark Adair. However, that

Police say they are “95 percent” sure the man an officer killed Wednesday night in a parking garage was the same one wanted for a robbery earlier that day. On Thursday Highway Patrol would not confirm the name of the suspect until the autopsy was complete. The autopsy is happening on Thursday. Deputy Chief Jill

The suspect in a Mid-Missouri shooting and robbery pleaded guilty in court Thursday afternoon. Ollie James III pleaded guilty to an amended charge of 2nd degree robbery and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 1997 shooting and robbery a 48-year-old man at Richard’s Steakhouse in Moberly. James was picked up last year

A Missouri utility company is warning of scams designed to target consumers to get their personal information. Ameren Missouri said scammers are trying to get that information over the phone. A Mid-Missouri woman called into the ABC 17 newsroom saying she lost thousands of dollars to a utility scam over the phone. The company wants

Police in Jefferson City are planning to add a new kind of training for their officers. JCPD is in the middle of a new program that places a stronger focus on recognizing mental health issues. Right now, officials are working on the trainers. Once they have a final plan, they expect it to become part

MoDOT road work will close three roads in Callaway County next week. Crews will be replacing pipes on Route A between County Road 154 and County Road 181, and that will close that area of the road between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Monday. MoDOT will also be working on the I-70 outer road

Better Business Bureau (BBB) is advising consumers to be cautious about responding to “urgent notice” postcards offering $100 in savings at Walmart, Target and other major retailers. Most of the postcards include no information about the company making the solicitation, and the toll-free numbers are not traceable to any specific business. The mailings, many of

Three Columbia residents have been arrested and charged with felony forgery after being caught cashing fake payroll checks back in October. Court documents show Afton Conn, November Smith and Courtney Harris went into Southside Liquors on Providence with fake checks. The checks were made to look like Target and Marriott Hotel payroll checks. The documents

Columbia Police Wednesday night responded to a call for an armed robbery just before 6:00 p.m. outside the Mosers on Keene St. Police were still at the scene at 6:30 p.m. Crime tape was taken down, and a woman was taken to the police station after police said she was robbed at gunpoint just outside

Members of a task force and police arrested a man on Tuesday who had roughly five pounds of meth with a street value of about $272,000. Samuel Coleman, 32, from Pleasant Valley, Mo., near Kansas City, was charged with one count of drug trafficking. On Wednesday his cash-only bond was set at $500,000. Members of

Parents in Fulton are expected to turn out for a school board meeting Wednesday night after a controversial game was brought to light last month. Parents will confront the board about the game called “Claim It.” The game got a lot of attention late last month when parents complained about sensitive questions being asked in

A state house committee will soon vote on a proposed bill that would ban discrimination on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Wednesday, the Civil and Criminal Proceedings Committee held a hearing for the bill also known as the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act. Both sides of the issue testified. About 15 people testified in support,