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Astraphobia, or the fear of lightning, is one of the most common phobias in the country. Some common symptoms of the phobia include increased anxiety during storms, rapid heartbeat, and someone seeking constant assurance that they are safe in a storm. While it’s a phobia that millions deal with, lightning is actually very beneficial for

Budget Chair Senator Dan Brown and Republican Scott Fitzpatrick say they think it was a good budget year for them all in all. ABC 17 met with both lawmakers, who said issues surrounding the governor is not a distraction. Sen. Brown said regardless of all the talk surrounding the governor, prisons have to be operated

TONIGHT: A warm front will bring showers and t-storms tonight after 9 PM as low level winds at 2000 feet increase from the south feeding moisture into the storms. There is a marginal severe threat west of HWY 63 and north of I-70 Tuesday for isolated storms with strong wind gusts or large hail. At

It is perfect trail weather again in Mid-Missouri, but unfortunately, according to statistics, it may not be all leisure and fun. Police have been called seventy-eight times to the MKT trail last year and five times already this month. Many of the calls are 911 calls. ABC 17 spoke to residents today walking and cycling

According to Boone County Joint Communications, an empty school bus is stalled at the 400 block of Highway OO between Hallsville and East St. The bus is creating a traffic hazard. Drivers are asked to avoid the area if possible. Children were transported by another bus.

A new leadership team for Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia has been named as of Tuesday. Mrs. Gwendolyn Roche will serve as the new principal, and Deacon Dana (Dan) Joyce will serve as the interim president, effective July 1. Deacon Joyce’s appointment is for one year. “We are very fortunate to be

UPDATE: The Columbia City Council approved a redevelopment agreement that would allow for tax increment financing to help fund construction of a second Broadway Hotel building. The council modified two provisions in the agreement at their meeting Monday. First, the council took out the provision that capped the interest rate. Mayor Brian Treece wanted to

UPDATE: Police said a man with mental issues was arrested at a separate location. They do not believe he ever had a weapon. ORIGINAL: Part of a road was blocked off Tuesday for an apparent standoff in central Columbia. Ridgeway Elementary, Jefferson Middle School, Douglass High School and Park Avenue Preschool were all put under

TODAY: It’ s another beautiful and warm day across Mid-Missouri, with temperatures expected to climb into the mid 80s through the afternoon. High clouds will stream in through the day ahead of our next system that will bring us storms into the night. We’ll also see breezy conditions, as winds will be out of the

According to tweets by the Columbia Fire Department, firefighters have extinguished a fire that started in a privately owned trash truck’s load. The fire happened on the 1800 block of Commerce Court. The trash was dumped to prevent the fire from spreading to the vehicle. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/993860661934460928″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Columbia Fire Crews working to extinguish the

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Charles Tyrone Webb, 43, in connection to the homicide on Greeley Drive on May 3. Robert Eugene Jennings, 43, of Columbia, was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead by medical personnel shortly after being taken to a local hospital. “Due to the assistance and cooperation

A 29-year-old Osage County man is in custody accused of stealing electricity from a neighbor. Deputies were sent to a property on home on County Road 522 Monday to respond to a trespassing call. Investigators found an extension cord running from a house on the property to a trailer home. According to deputies, Stephen Mcghghy

The countdown has begun to the end of the 2018 legislative session at the Missouri Capitol. Lawmakers have less than two weeks left to approve the 2019 fiscal budget and several bills. So far, only two bills have been signed into law by the governor, with 33 others waiting for his signature. Local Boone County

TUESDAY: We’ll start the day mild and sunny but temperatures will warm quickly, reaching the upper 70s by noon and into the lower 80s in the afternoon. It will be a bit breezy with southeast winds at 12-16 mph, gusting to 20 mph at times as clouds increase late in the day. TONIGHT: A warm

Lawmakers and university leaders fought for funding consideration Monday during a conference meeting. There were some intense exchanges as some Senators and Representatives discussed how to fund state universities while maintaining a balanced budget. “You keep talking about the students and how many [universities] have, but you don’t fund that way,” said Sen. Jamilah Nasheed

A St. Louis judge allowed Gov. Eric Greitens’ former mistress to testify at the governor’s upcoming invasion of privacy trial, but barred three witnesses prosecutors planned on calling as experts. Judge Rex Burlison said the mismanagement of evidence and sworn testimony given about it by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s private investigator, William Don Tisaby,

Trash littered Rosemary Lane after a street party caused a police response last Friday. ABC 17 News was told that more than a thousand people who attended the party on Rosemary Lane didn’t clean up their trash. Right now, Columbia is in the process of deciding whether to issue a fine or to ask whoever

A lawsuit was filed against the School of Osage and Mark Edwards, a teacher at the School of Osage at the time of the incident, after the teacher was accused of sodomizing a student. According to a probable cause statement, a student told investigators Edwards touched her inappropriately on two separate occasions in April. The

TONIGHT: A calm and clear night is in store with temperatures dropping into the mid 50s by sunrise. Winds will be out of the east and shifting to the southeast up to 9 mph. TUESDAY: We’ll start the day mild and sunny but temperatures will warm quickly, reaching the upper 70s by noon and into

Randy Gooch will be the new chief operating officer for Columbia Public Schools. Gooch will oversee the facilities and construction services, custodial services and transportation departments for CPS. “For the past seven years, Gooch has served in a leadership role at the Columbia Area Career Center. He has more than 20 years of experience in