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As the days become cooler and we head deeper into the fall season, frosty mornings will become an increasingly common occurrence. Tonight will mark the second widespread frost of the season. Frost forms when the air temperature cools past the dew-point temperature, which, after this occurs, is renamed the frost point. As temperatures cool and

Dozens of women attended the Changing the Odds seminar Saturday in Columbia to learn more about the dos and don’ts when applying for a job. The Women’s Network Committee, which is a division of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, puts on the workshop twice a year. “It’s a free event to women in the community

Columbia Police arrested a man after responding to a call of a physical domestic with a gun in the 800 block of Fairview Avenue Friday night. Authorities arrested Aaron Barfield, 33, of Columbia. Police said Barfield prevented a male victim from leaving the home by tying the victim’s door shut with a power cord. Barfield

Moberly police said Friday they’ve taken over 50 reports for vehicle and home break- ins in the last week and a half. Chief Russell Tarr said numerous items have been reported stolen in multiple subdivisions, including Homestead and Parkwood, two tucked away neighborhoods in south Moberly. But he said the break-ins are happening all over

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The Columbia Police Department is rolling out a program to promote safe drinking and to help prevent date rape. It’s a project the department has been working on for the last year. “It was something that in his capacity he was aware on a national level and a local level of the genuine concern of

A man involved in a police shooting in California, Missouri, pleaded guilty to assault on a law enforcement officer Friday, in Moniteau County Circuit Court. Moniteau County prosecuting attorney Shayne Healea tells ABC 17 Nicholas Rodriguez pleaded guilty to attempted burglary, as well as, the assault charge. A California police officer shot Rodriguez on September

Columbia Public Schools is back online after a district-wide cyber attack. Someone shut down the CPS network twice this week. “This was a bad, an especially bad week for it to happen because we had the online testing for the Star test and the Aspire test. It would never be good because we rely on

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man Friday after allegedly finding him with child porn. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Christopher Russell, of Fulton for nine counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Deputies said it’s Russell’s second offense. Deputies said the investigation started in September after deputies learned that Russell possessed a mobile device that likely

Temperatures will start off in the 30s Saturday morning with frost before 8 AM but slowly warm into the upper 50s to near 60 in the afternoon. Easterly winds will stay light Saturday as high clouds move through. It will be cold again Saturday night with low temperatures falling into the upper 30s to near

The courts have scheduled 2016 trial dates for Moberly murder suspects Jeffrey Nichols and Christopher Lewis. Nichols and Lewis are each charged with 19 felonies. The charges include first degree murder, four counts of first degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action. They’re accused of the Easter Sunday 2013 killing of 92-year-old Carmelita

An Osage County kidnapping victim is recovering Thursday night after spending the last several days in captivity. Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon told ABC 17 News the woman was held against her will. Dixon said the woman told deputies the three kidnappers were armed with AK-47s and were demanding money. The woman also claimed the

A cold, Canadian air mass is settling over Mid-Missouri Friday night giving us clear skies and light winds. As temperatures fall into the 30s, frost is expected to form, becoming widespread by morning. A Frost Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to 8 AM Saturday. Overnight lows will drop into the mid 30s with

Sirens went off in the Columbia area early Friday morning after they were inadvertently set off. The tornado sirens were heard around 6:30 a.m. in south Columbia, but Boone County 911 dispatchers told ABC 17 it was not because of an emergency. The sirens were accidentally activated during a daily radio system test. We were

The Missouri Department of Conversation is investigating what happened to a bull elk that was found dead in southern Cooper County Wednesday night. At this time, officials are not releasing a cause of death. A necropsy, or an animal autopsy, took place Thursday to determine an official cause of death. “At this point in time,

A van going southbound on Tom Bass Road went off the road just before 5:30 a.m. Tom Bass Road runs parallel to Highway 63. Authorities told ABC17 at the scene that the two passengers, a male and a female, were taken to University Hospital with moderate injuries. The car flipped over when it went off

Bridgeton, Missouri residents packed a church Thursday night to voice concerns about a potential nuclear disaster in their backyard. An underground fire is smoldering close to radioactive material buried in the Bridgeton landfill. It was standing room only at the Calvin Presbyterian church in Bridgeton. State lawmakers, fire officials and residents heard data about the

Two days before Lincoln University’s homecoming weekend in Jefferson City, wechecked in with university officials to see how the school is preparing. On Friday night, traffic is expected to pick up as thousands of people arrive for the weekend in the capital city. Lincoln officials said traffic in and around the university is expected to

Cooler air will settle over Mid-Missouri Friday and Saturday as high pressure builds over the region. Although we will have sunny skies Friday, temperatures will stay in the 50s much of the day, only topping out in the lower 60s during the afternoon. The weather looks cool and dry for high school football games Friday

A Mid-Missouri woman is charged with child abduction in Cole County after authorities issued an endangered person advisory for her son in May. Billie Jo Linhart allegedly took her son to Nebraska even though she does not have custody of him. Authorities were able to return him to his grandparents after a tip led them