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Some major traffic impacts are planned for Interstate 70 this week that are expected to impact drivers in Columbia. Starting Tuesday night at 8:00, crews will redirect westbound traffic at Rangeline to the new westbound bridge built there. On Wednesday night at 8:00, crews will also redirectwestbound traffic at Garth to the new westbound bridge

The Columbia City Council approved a new neighborhood association plan, as well as approved raising the city manager’s salary. City Manager Mike Matthes left the room for the discussion Monday night to raise his base salary to $165,000. The bill attached to the city’s website for the issue said it would raise the salary from

A mild weather pattern is shaping up for the rest of the work week with high temperatures 15-20 degrees above average as we reach into the low to mid 60s Thursday and Friday. The weather looks mainly dry through Friday, with the exception of a few sprinkles or brief light showers Tuesday night. A stronger

A Centralia man was sentenced to 7 years Monday after he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2013 death of a 12-year-old Columbia girl. 35-year-old Aaron Wormington was driving with 12-year-old Jade Stafford in the passenger seat on November 23, 2013 when the crash happened on Commerce Road in Mexico. Wormington tried to

A Missouri state representative this week filed a bill that would require DUI offenders to participate in a victim impact panel. Representative Mike Kelley wants DUI offenders to better understand the effects of driving while impaired. Kelley filed legislation to create Toby’s law, named in memory of Tobias Olsen, who was killed along with his

Now is the time of year many people are decorating their homes for the holidays. But if you are hiring someone to help out, officials said you should take extra measures to avoid being scammed. Many people turn to websites like Craigslist to save money, according to officials. But often times if you hire someone

The Federal Aviation Administration expects about 1 million drones, a type of recreational flying device, will be sold during the 2015 holiday season. The Ashland Board of Alderman is preparing for the increase in popularity by passing new rules for flying drones near the Columbia Regional Airport and within city limits. Board members voted unanimously

A man is still on the run Monday night after leading police on a chase in Jefferson City. Maurice Bellamy was charged Monday afternoon after court documents claim an officer tried to pull him over on West Ashley St. Monday morning. Bellamy apparently sped off, ran a stop sign, and hit three parked cars and

ABC 17 News has learned two people are dead in north central Missouri after a small plane went down about 45 minutes west of Moberly in Chariton County. A citizen called to report the plane had crashed around 9:15 p.m. Sunday in a field near Izora City Avenue, off County Road 309, about eight miles

The Columbia City Council is scheduled to meet Monday night to discuss plans surrounding a proposed East Elementary School. The school board approved a development plan earlier this fall, and heard from residents about its plan for access to the school. The new proposal the council will discuss Monday would result in a 289-lot plat

The Mexico Department of Public Safety is investigating an attempted armed robbery that apparently happened on Saturday. A caller told officers a man approached her and demanded money, and when she told him she didn’t have any, he hit her in the face and left the area. The victim said the man was about 5’10”

A 37-year-old man was shot twice after he allegedly tried to run over Gasconade County authorities late Thursday night near Rosebud. Eric Campbell is charged with 2 counts of assault on an officer after deputies and task force officers went to a home on Idel Road with a narcotics search warrant. According to Sheriff Randy

The ABB plant in Jefferson City confirmed to ABC 17 News that it is actively working to resolve payroll issues after a viewer contacted our newsroom. ABB spokeswoman Melissa Zingle told ABC 17 News said a new payroll system was recently implemented company-wide at ABB. Zingle said some employees were overpaid and some were underpaid.

A Columbia sexual assault suspect pleaded guilty Monday to felonious restraint and 2nd degree sodomy. 32-year-old Rudi Perez-Ramirez was sentenced to 7 years for apparently sexually assaulting a woman in March at La Siesta Mexican restaurant on Rangeline Street. According to court documents, the victim told police she was vomiting inside a bathroom stall when

Columbia Police arrested a man accused of beating a woman for several hours in central Columbia. Jamie Chick, 31, was taken into custody around 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Red Roof Inn on Texas Avenue. The assault apparently started around 7:00 Friday evening on Sanford Avenue and lasted until about 1:00 Saturday morning. Police

Around 2:30 Saturday morning, Columbia Police responded to the 1500 block of Native Dancer Drive for reports of a fight involving a knife. Marli Wilson, 28, of Columbia, was arrested in connection to the incident. Police say one victim was taken to the hospital. That victim apparently went into surgery, however police say that person’s

A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was involved in a car crash in Callaway County Saturday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Michael Miller, 29, drove off the side of the road on County Road 202 just before 7 p.m. and hit a tree. The passenger, Ellen Singleton, 43, was

As the clouds associated with the patchy showers northern Mid-Missouri received this morning continue to exit the region, they will be replaced by another weather feature: fog. Tonight, winds are expected to become light and high pressure is expected to move in, preventing much atmospheric mixing from occurring. This will make for the optimal conditions

Vernon Head, 81, of Moberly, has been charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after his wife was found dead in their home Saturday morning. Sheriff Mark Nichols said Head went into a Huntsville bank and told an employee his wife had been shot around 10:20 Saturday morning. The clerk told investigators Mr.

Clouds will noticeably increase this evening ahead of an approaching shortwave trough that will be moving through Missouri from west to east during the day on Sunday. Although there is not much moisture in place to produce heavy rainfall, there is an adequate amount of isentropic lift associated with this system to make for mentionable