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*** UPDATE MONDAY 10:58 P.M. ***The plans for a controversial new gas station in Columbia are now on hold. The Columbia City Council was supposed to decide whether to rezone Rock Quarry Road and Grindstone Parkway to build a new Break Time gas station.The issue has caused protests and petitions by residents in the area,

BCS:The first week of the BCS standings were released Sunday. Alabama is #1 and second ranked Florida is no where close, for the moment.Bama received a rating of .9761, while Florida had .9092. Oregon, Kansas St and Notre Dame round out the top five.In the first week of the standing seven SEC teams were ranked.

A Mid-Missouri teen charged with murder heads back to court Monday. Sixteen year old Lamarr Mayfield of Columbia was indicted Friday afternoon for second degree murder and armed criminal action.Prosecutors allege he was involved in the April murder of another Columbia teen, Bryan Rankin, who was shot and killed. Mayfield is scheduled to be arraigned

Arlen Specter, a former U.S. Senator, died at his Philadelphia home from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 82.The five-time Senator, and well-known Republican, is known for shocking both parties on Captiol Hill when he switched to Democrat in 2009.Specter’s battle with cancer includes having a brain tumor removed, and undergoing chemotherapy in

Troopers say one man was killed during crash in Howard County Sunday.It happened just before 10:00 p.m. on Highway 87 just south of County Road 308.Investigators say the driver Waylon McDonald, 31, failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the center line, left the roadway and hit signs and trees before coming to a stop.He was

Monday’s temperatures will be close to average with highs in the low 70s. Temperatures will soar Tuesday into the upper 70s-to-low 80s with gusty southerly winds up to 30 mph. A cold front will push in Wednesday, bringing scattered showers and storms during the afternoon and evening. Highs will reach the low 70s.Behind the front,

Voting is well underway for next month’s general election. Across the country, hundreds of thousands of people have already voted, and local officials say that includes thousands in Mid-Missouri.Still some, like Dr. Peverill Squire, a political science professor at the University of Missouri, say Missouri is falling behind other states.”It’s a little harder to vote

***UPDATE TUESDAY 5:25 P.M.***The process to send a fugitive back to Nevada is underway. On Monday, Fulton police picked up Alexander Rehmert in a park on warranted filed in Nevada.Police now say Rehmert fled Nevada after sexually assaulting a minor. Rehmert’s warrants include 21 charges for sex crimes, including at least one against a juvenile.However,

Missouri payrolls increased by 2,500 in September as the state’s unemployment rate declined to 6.9 percent, the lowest mark since late 2008.The state Department of Economic Development released the report Tuesday. The August unemployment rate was 7.2 percent.The agency reports that Missouri added 4,300 jobs in construction and 4,000 jobs in the education and health

Crews started construction on Forum Boulevard, which is expected to slow traffic in the area.The Columbia Public Works Department says construction work has started on new left turn lanes into Victoria Place and the MKT Trail parking lot.The city expects construction to be completed by the end of October. Motorists and pedestrians are asked to

Highs will reach the low 80s with gusty southwesterly winds. The record high is 86 degrees, which was set back in 1950. The average high for today is 67 degrees.Southwest winds will be sustained around 20 mph during the afternoon with gusts near 30 mph. Temperatures will be much cooler by Thursday as a cold

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers say Jason Wood, 40, of Jefferson City was killed in a crash Monday afternoon.The crash happened on Highway 19 in Ralls County.Investigators say Wood crossed the center line and hit a tractor head on. His car flipped and caught fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carfax, Inc. opened a new data center Tuesday morning.The Columbia-based company, which provides vehicle history reports, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at its facility on MacGuire Boulevard.As a result of the expansion, the company hopes to add 50 new jobs over the next five years.

A man charged with endangering the welfare of a child will head to court next Monday.23-year-old Bryan Sartor and his girlfriend, Megan Ayers, are charged with endangering the welfare of a child and drug possession, stemming from a June 2012 incident. Emergency crews had responded to their Holts Summit home and found 9-month-old Kyson Anthony

***UPDATE TUESDAY 10 P.M.***President Barack Obama came out swinging in the second presidential campaign debate, striking immediately at Republican Mitt Romney’s opposition to the Democrat’s handling of the auto industry bailout.Obama was seen as having missed opportunities to make gains in the first debate with Romney two weeks ago. Romney was viewed as having won

Columbia councilwoman Helen Anthony announced she is resigning from City Council.Anthony was elected to the council back in April of 2011. Her resignation is effective November 30. Since her term wasn’t set to expire until April 2014, there will have to be a special election. No date has been set yet.Anthony says it was a

***UPDATE 3 P.M.***The 8-year-old girl who was injured in the accident has been treated and released from the hospital.***ORIGINAL STORY***An eight-year-old is in the hospital after being hit by a car in Jefferson City.The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of West McCarty Street.Jefferson City police say the child ran out

As of Monday night, a new agreement between the Columbia Regional Airport and American Airlines remains incomplete. The city council delayed because of a technicality; however it will likely pass next Monday, October 22nd.Councilman Gary Kespohl told ABC 17 News he is confident it will pass at the 8 a.m. meeting. If the plan goes,

A Jefferson City man was arrested after he allegedly held his granddaughter and great-grandchildren at gunpoint.According to police, 63-year-old Norman E. Gorris pointed a pistol at the victim and two of her children after a dispute on Thursday, October 11th. Cops say Gorris and the victim had an argument over a clogged shower drain and

A Stover pastor was arraigned in Moniteau County court Tuesday for sex crimes.Travis Smith is charged with forcible rape, two counts of second degree statutory rape and sexual abuse in Moniteau County Circuit Court. The charges stems from alleged incidents that happened in 1998 and 1999.Smith is also charged with second degree statutory rape and