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3/22: Weekend Winter Storm

***UPDATED SATURDAY 5 A.M.***Winter Storm Warnings and Watches have been issued for most of Mid-Missouri from Saturday night through Sunday evening.We are watching the development of a storm system that will bring snow to Mid-Missouri Saturday night and Sunday. A strong low pressure area is forecast to track from the Texas panhandle to near northern

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Police Seek Two for Robbery

Columbia police are looking for two men who robbed two victims at gunpoint Thursday night.The robbery happened on Santa Rosa Court; the victims were returning home when the suspects walked up, each with a handgun, and stole property from the victims. The suspects, described only as two black males, then fled on foot.Officers have not

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Man Tied to Tom Clement’s Death

DENVER (AP) — Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the Colorado Legislature two years ago that solitary confinement in a Colorado prison was destroying the psyche of his son, Evan.When Jack Ebel’s longtime friend, Gov. John Hickenlooper, was interviewing a Missouri corrections official for the top prisons job in Colorado, he mentioned the case as an

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Laundromat Fire Causes Damage

A fire at a Columbia laundromat Friday night caused minor damage to the business.Firefighters responded to Robinson’s Cleaners & Laundromat on Conley Road around 10:25 p.m. for a report of a structure fire. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy smoke throughout the business.Customers told firefighters that a clothes dryer had caught fire and they

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Ex-CEO Could Get Out of Jail

***UPDATE FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 9:04 P.M.***On Friday a judge reduced Bruce Cole’s bond from $500,000 to $100,000.That means if Cole comes up with $10,000 cash, he could move out of the Randolph County jail and return to California. In exchange, Cole would sign an extradition order and agree to stay under house arrest in Beverly

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Local Bank Closes in Columbia

On Friday Shelter Bank in Columbia officially closed its doors for the last time. In September the business announced it was shutting down because new regulation was getting too expensive.The location opened in 1999 and grew to over 20 workers last fall. Those employees have since moved on or found new spots with its parent

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Ferguson Attorney Responds to AG

The attorney for a Columbia man convicted of the 2001 murder of Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt has filed a response to the state attorney general.In the filing, defense attorney Kathleen Zellner argues recantations by key witnesses and certain Brady case violations offer enough new evidence to cast doubt on the original rulings. The

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Man Threatens to Kill a Judge

A Portland man leads Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed chase before crashing outside of Fulton. According to the Sheriff’s press release Friday, the man, Keith Smart, got smart with deputies and threatened to blow up the courthouse and kill a judge when deputies put him in jail. Smart also allegedly told a

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Man Threatens to Kill a Judge

A Portland man leads Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed chase before crashing outside of Fulton. According to the Sheriff’s press release Friday, the man, Keith Smart, got smart with deputies and threatened to blow up the courthouse and kill a judge when deputies put him in jail. Smart also allegedly told a

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More Flu Cases Tied to JC Hotel

On Friday ABC 17 News learned new details about a potential outbreak in Jefferson City.Officials confirmed four cases of the flu are tied to the Truman Hotel, which is double last week’s number. Three of them are the same strain of influenza A.Health investigators say they have reached most of the people who went to

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3/23: Weekend Winter Storm

***UPDATE SUNDAY 6:30 A.M.***Overall, the forecast for Sunday has not changed. Snowfall totals of 4-8″ with locally heavy spots are still on track. Thundersnow has already been reported across much of central Missouri, which will lead to higher snowfall totals in areas.Snowfall rates will increase to 1-2″ per hour through the early afternoon and temperatures

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Road Crews Preparing for Storm

***UPDATE SATURDAY 3:54 P.M.*** Road crews expect winds to play a part in making snow clearing efforts harder. Some culs-de-sac and low-priority roads may take longer to get to, according to Britt Smith, spokesperson for Jefferson City Public Works. With the pending storm still hours away, road crews are trying to get as much rest

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JC Tower Could Still be Cut

Despite an initial pass by the Federal Aviation Administration, employees at Jefferson City Memorial Airport’s air traffic control tower expect to be out of work after September 30th.Air traffic manager Steve Martin told ABC 17 News Sunday that the only way the tower will open after that date is if Congress fixes sequestration and if

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3/24: Sunday’s Snow Amounts

Our third winter storm of the season is winding down after dumping heavy snow on Mid-Missouri. Columbia officially came in with 9.6 inches which breaks the daily record of 6.1 inches set back in 1912. The highest amount reported was 12 inches in Mexico with lower amounts of 2-4 inches closer to I-44. Columbia is

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Man Breaks into Home

A man allegedly broke into a home but was stopped by the people inside.Police said Jared Merideth was held down until law enforcement got to the Stanford Drive Home just after 11:00 p.m. Friday night.One person was inside the home and asleep at the time, others saw Merideth trying to get in.The residents said they

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McCaskill on Same-Sex Marriage

Two days ahead of the start of United State Supreme Court arguments on two explosive same-sex marriage cases, Missouri’s senior senator has thrown her support behind the issue.Claire McCaskill posted a statement on her Tumblr social media site Sunday evening about her decision to support the so-called “marriage equality” movement.McCaskill’s post said, in part, “Good

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