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Parking rules in Columbia have changed with the new year, impacting metered spots. The new enforcement hours are now between 9:00 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. City parking garages are free both Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, residents from a two-family apartment in Jefferson City are moving forward after a New Year’s Day fire. Thursday, Abc 17 News reported firefighters responded to a large apartment fire on West Main Street around 3:30 p.m. A 14-year-old is now facing charges for first degree arson. Anwar Frazier said he was living in the

As temperatures drop Friday night, drivers are warned to use caution. There were hundreds of collisions last January during one of the first freezing rain events of the season. It’s not expected to be as dangerous this weekend, but the Columbia Public Works Department said drivers should still use caution, as even a small amount

A teenager has been detained for starting the fire that damaged a Jefferson City home Thursday afternoon. The house is in the 1400 block of West Main Street. Crews said the fire started at about 3:15 when a neighbor called 911 claiming they heard an explosion that came from the basement from the house next

With the approaching winter weather, ABC 17 talked to experts to get you prepared incase the power goes out. Boone Electric officials said to make sure you have an extra generator outside If you see any downed power lines, don’t approach them, instead call Boone Electric. “We have crews staged and ready to be mobilized.

ABC 17 News has confirmed Jefferson City has hired a new transit director. The city hired Chamber of Commerce Community Development Manager Mark Mehmert for the position. City Administrator Steve Crowell told ABC 17 Mehmert will replace Richard Turner, who retired in November. Mehmert is expected to start sometime this month.

The low pressure system we’ve been tracking all week is now over southern Texas, and will continue to push north over the next 24 hours. Rain begins to move in from the south tonight, between 7-9 p.m. for southern Mid-Missouri, including the Lake of the Ozarks and the I-44 corridor. Rain will continue overnight, bringing

The Missouri Tiger football team uses trick plays against Minnesota in their 33-17 Citrus Bowl win.

Thursday, the family of a man who was killed New Years Eve while crossing the street is mourning his death. Abc 17 News reported Jack Cheatom, 54, was hit by two cars while crossing Stadium Boulevard on Worley Street. The accident happened around 6:20 Wednesday night, according to the police report. The family said they

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Marcus Murphy ran for 159 yards, Russell Hansbrough added 114 yards and a touchdown and No. 16 Missouri beat Minnesota 33-17 on Thursday in the Citrus Bowl. Missouri (11-3) won its third straight bowl game to reach 11 victories for the fourth time in school history. Minnesota (8-5) trailed 19-17 entering

A man died after being hit by a car in Columbia on New Year’s Eve. Columbia Police said it happened on W. Worley and Stadium when a Chevy Cavalier was traveling south on Stadium around 6:20 p.m. The driver did not see 54-year-old Jackie Cheatom as he tried to cross the road and struck him.

It all started in March of 2014. “I had been sick all that week and the night before I was like, ‘just go to the store, get some tests it’s not anything to worry about.’ We’ll just make sure. The next day I just happened to look down and it said pregnant,” said new mother

Several Mid-Missouri leaders who were elected earlier this year have officially taken office. Nine officials were sworn in for Boone County Thursday, including Commissioner Dan Atwill, who won the November election with more than 55% of the vote. He said there are several big things on the agenda for 2015. The first item on the

A crash near Stadium and Broadway blocked two lanes of traffic near the Columbia Mall Thursday night. The crash is just down the street where a man was killed at Worley and Stadium Wednesday night. A woman complained about shortness of breath, but it is unknown if other injuries were involved.

Eight people were arrested for drinking and driving in Mid-Missouri so far during the New Year’s counting period. Troopers said they pulled over three drunk drivers last night. Both Columbia and Hallsville police caught four others. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department also landed another DWI arrest. New Year’s Eve is known as the second deadliest

A low pressure system currently to our southwest is expected to track into Mid-Missouri late Friday night through Saturday. This will bring a mixed bag of precipitation through the middle of the weekend. As the system moves into the region, temperatures at the surface and in the lower levels of the atmosphere will play a

A man was killed Wednesday northeast of Jefferson City after a truck started rolling backwards off County Road 485. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports Paul Ferguson, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene, near a field at 10950 County Road 485, about 15 minutes north of Tebbetts. No one was inside the truck at the

Boone County fire crews responded to a a multiple vehicle fire north of Columbia Wednesday afternoon. Crews were at Chuck’s Auto Salvage on Mt. Zion Church Road. A worker there told ABC 17 he was cutting a spring out of one of the vehicles and thinks a spark may have caught a Jeep’s carpeting on

A 36-year-old Boone County man is in jail on suspicion of child molestation Wednesday. Timothy McWilliams of 5401 Bonne Femme Church Road was taken into custody Wednesday morning when detectives searched his home and allegedly found evidence relating to the incident. The 6-year-old victim apparently told her mother it happened on December 22. The victim

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a man parked on the side of the road and got out of his truck before he was hit and killed the day after Christmas. Officials say 29-year-old Gregory Anderson of Columbia crossed Highway 63 near the exit at north Rangeline Friday afternoon. Anderson’s brother also told ABC 17