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A new community partnership provides free lunches and an educational program to children 18 and younger throughout Columbia this summer. The program begins June 4 and ends Aug. 3, with July 4 being the exception. The Lunch in the Park Program, coordinated by Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department (PHHS), will serve lunches

The Rollins Road Traffic Calming Project is aimed to slow down drivers on Rollins Road between Sunset Drive and Stadium Boulevard. It would install three speed tables along Rollins Road at Rockcreek Drive, Manor Drive and Ridge Road. It would also move the bulb-out and crosswalk from the east to the west side of Russell

TONIGHT: Another cool night will settle over Mid-Missouri under mostly clear skies. Keep those windows open as we’ll see more comfortable dry air, along with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Those northwest breezes will ease off as well. MONDAY: The only big weather story we’re tracking for Monday is an upper level wave

During his first full day as Governor of Missouri, Mike Parson will meet with members of his Cabinet. Parson was sworn into office as the state’s 57th governor Friday evening following the resignation of Eric Greitens. The private Cabinet meeting will take place at 10:30 Monday morning at the Capitol. Parson will take questions from

Cole County EMS has hired a new Deputy Chief. EMS Director Jerry Johnston announced Friday Matthew Lindewirth accepted the position, which had been vacant for several months. Lindewirth currently serves as the EMS Chief in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Prior to that, he spent 18 years working at ambulance districts in the St. Louis area.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to investigate after a car was found in Perche Creek Saturday afternoon. Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District said they were originally called to the area off South Old Plank Road just before 4 p.m. after a fisherman found the car with sonar equipment. Firefighters confirmed

Columbia police blocked off a portion of Walnut Street Sunday morning after a car crashed and landed on its top, police at the scene said. Online dispatch records showed first responders were called to the intersection of Walnut and Melbourne streets around 2:20 a.m. for a motor vehicle collision. Police at the scene said the

Fulton police arrested a woman after a man showed up at a hospital with stab wounds, according to a press release. The release said Fulton police were called to the Fulton Medical Center around 1 a.m. Sunday for a possible domestic disturbance. Police said a man arrived at the hospital with multiple stab wounds. During

SUNDAY: Sunday, as advertised, will be a gorgeous day to get back outdoors. This is as winds out of the northwest from 10-15 mph will bring lower humidity and lower temperatures. Forecasted highs are expected in the lower 80s with full sunshine. TONIGHT: A cooler spring-like night is on tap as temperatures slowly fall back

Dennis Payne said he returned to his home on Blue Ridge Road last month to find his basement and garage flooded with sewage water. “I am stuck with worrying about what my wife is going through, worried about where my kids are going to sleep that night, in a home that is literally being overrun

The Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force arrested two people after undercover officers bought marijuana during a drug deal at Jacobs Cave. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, officers arrested Carla Meyers, 67, of Kansas City, and Kevin Meyers, 50, of Independence, on Friday after buying marijuana from them. The sheriff’s office said during the investigation

THIS EVENING: Thanks to the thunderstorm activity we saw earlier this morning, we are able to diminish the threat for thunderstorms into this afternoon. Most of the instability has been eaten up and residual cloud cover from this morning’s MCS continues to inhibit and more strong thunderstorm development. We’ll begin to see our afternoon clouds

FINAL UPDATE – 2:30PM The MCS that tracked through Mid-Missouri earlier this morning left a trailing area of residual cloud cover which inhibited the atmosphere from being able to re-develop any unstable characteristics. With the diminishing threat for thunderstorms this afternoon, we have chosen to expire the Weather Alert Day. Any left over clouds will

The City of Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is working to create changes to two different ordinances regarding short-term rentals. ABC 17 told you back in March the city has a 5 percent lodging tax. Four percent of that tax funds the CVB. However, while hotels have to pay that five percent tax, short-term rentals

A Columbia Police officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a suspect rear-ended their patrol car Friday night, police said. It’s unclear how the incident started, but officers at the scene told ABC 17 News that it happened at Vandiver Drive and Rangeline Street around 11 p.m. Officers said that after the

No one was injured after two boats crashed at the Lake of the Ozarks Friday afternoon, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol online boating reports. The report said that the crash happened near mile marker 19 of the Main Channel around 4:30 p.m. According to the report, Beth Weishahn, 36, of Nebraska, was trying to

Two people from Centralia were sent to the hospital early Saturday morning after they crashed their all-terrain vehicle, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash reports. The report said Boone Lee, 29, and Ashley Dodge, 31 were driving on Pinnacles Road near Highway 63 around 1 a.m. when the driver, Lee, hit a guardrail.

A 6 year-old girl was taken to University Hospital in Columbia after getting hit by a truck in Jefferson City, according to police. Police said they went to the 600 block of Delaware Street at 6:15 p.m. Friday. They claim the bicycle did not stop before crossing westbound on Delaware Street, and the driver did

TODAY: A Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday for the potential of severe storms. Early morning storms will decrease in intensity as they move east and out of the area later this morning. However, depending on how fast clouds can clear behind the morning rain, new storm development could occur as early as

Eric Greitens is no longer residing in the governor’s mansion, but he is plagued by a House investigation and Cole County lawsuit. On the same day Greitens resigned as Missouri’s chief executive, his office followed Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem’s order to turn over all the names and numbers of staff members that used