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Fire Shuts Down JC Hotel

A Jefferson City Hotel is now closed after a fire did minor damage on Saturday night. The Holiday Inn Express will reopen Monday. Cleaning crews were there Sunday afternoon to pick up the mess. Fire crews told ABC 17 News a small fire spread up a stairwell wall just after 2:00 P.M. Saturday.The fire may

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1/21: A Frigid Start

Arctic air will settle over Mid-Missouri Monday through Tuesday giving us the coldest temperatures yet this season. Lows will drop into the lower teens by early Monday morning as northwesterly winds increase to 15 mph, bringing wind chill reading down to 2 below zero. Temperatures will stay very cold all day, only reaching near 20

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Trouble For Haith

Missouri men’s basketball Head Coach Frank Haith may be facing charges of unethical conduct by the NCAA.On Monday, CBSSports.com reported the NCAA was going to release allegations against the University of Miami with “unethical conduct and failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance” that included Haith, who was the former basketball coach for the Hurricanes.This

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Trouble For Haith

***UPDATE: TUESDAY, 10:37 PM***After Mizzou’s narrow 71-65 win over South Carolina Tuesday evening, Tiger head coach Frank Haith addressed the CBSSports.com report released the day before. Haith said it has been a frustrating and trying year and a half, but he is happy to know that is near the end. He added that he cannot

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Local Sheriff to Ignore Gun Laws

Just a week after President Obama pushes gun control proposals, the newly elected Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon has announced his office will not enforce the laws.Monday, the sheriff called on the president to stop his attempts to block the purchase, possession and use of firearms for law-abiding citizens. He said gun control efforts and

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Man Accused in Columbia Chase

***UPDATE TUESDAY 12:40 P.M.***Anthony Jacobs has been charged with resisting arrest, tampering with a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident. His bond has been set at $60,000. Jacobs is currently on parole.*** UPDATE 11:02 P.M. ***Anthony Jacobs is behind bars for a dangerous high speed chase through Central Columbia, and ABC 17

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1/22: Cold Continues

Highs will only be in the mid 20s Tuesday with a mostly cloudy sky. A large dip in the jet stream will funnel in a weak system from the north that will bring a few flurries through the day Tuesday. Lows Tuesday night will drop into the mid teens with clouds gradually clearing out. Arctic

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Dangerous Wind Chills Tuesday

With temperatures dropping Tuesday into the single digits and wind chills closing in on a “feels like” temperature of 0, first responders said they were more on alert across the area.””If you don’t need to go be outside, come inside,” said Jefferson City fire department Capt. Jerry Blomberg. “We want everybody to dress in layers

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Leaders OK New 911 Ballot Issue

On Tuesday Boone County leaders approved a new ballot initiative for April ballots.Commissioners passed a 3/8-cent sales tax to pay for a new 911 center. The measure would generate about $9 million a year. Officials discussed a 21,000 square-foot facility next to the Boone County sheriff’s department. They also want another four positions, adding about

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School Safety Topic of Meeting

In wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, school safety will be a topic at a meeting in Randolph County.Tuesday night the Randolph County Pachyderm Club will host a conference, “America after Newtown: School Safety and the Second Amendment.”Republican State Reps. Casey Guernsey and Paul Curtman will speak.They introduced a controversial proposal last week in response

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Martin Luther King Remembered

Many took time out their day today to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who led the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968 that fought for equal rights.Community activists held their own version of the Poor Man’s Breakfast today.The breakfast was held at St. Luke United Methodist Church, which is an annual tradition

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Father Arrested for Assault

Columbia police were called to a report of an assault Sunday morning in the 1500 block of Towne Drive.Officers say around 10 p.m. Saturday, David Cain entered the residence of his ex-girlfriend to see their child, but then refused to leave. Cain reportedly tried to sexually assault his ex-girlfriend. The victim say she tried to

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Wanted Man Captured in St. Louis

A man wanted by Boone County deputies for an October assault has been arrested in St. Louis.The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says 23-year-old Brian Burns was arrested in St. Louis over the weekend. Burns is accused of busting into his girlfriend’s home on Millbrook Drive and sexually assaulting her on October 15, 2012. He then

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Nixon Selects Election Date

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon says he will set a June 4 special election to choose a successor to Missouri congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson.Emerson, a Republican, was resigning Tuesday after more than 16 years representing southeast Missouri’s 8th Congressional District. She plans to take a job as president and CEO of the National

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CPS Narrows School Sites

Columbia Public Schools announced Tuesday it has narrowed its list of potential sites for a new elementary school.The district began with 14 sites and has since narrowed the possibilities to three locations.The current sites under consideration are:- Scott Boulevard and Route KK- Route K and Old Plank Road- Route K and Highpoint LaneThe sites were

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Woodworth Petitions High Court

COLUMBIA (AP) — A Chillicothe man whose murder conviction in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor was recently overturned wants the state Supreme Court to remove the Attorney General’s Office from the case.Mark Woodworth is asking the high court to prevent Attorney General Chris Koster from putting Woodworth on trial for a third time.

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Recess Held Outside Despite Cold

Despite Tuesday’s bitterly cold temperatures, children in local schools continued to go outside for recess.Teachers were required to keep a close eye on students during the cold. Early morning recess was moved indoors at some schools, including Grant Elementary in Columbia, but as the temperatures increased slightly, afternoon recess was moved outdoors.”I think that the

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