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A rally in Jefferson City took place Saturday regarding peoples’ right to carry guns and supporting the Constitution in general. The National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans met at the state Capitol Saturday afternoon and called on lawmakers to hear them out. Sean Allen Neumann, a rally organizer who is for background checks regarding guns,

A crash involving at least five cars has closed both lanes of I-70 Westbound around mile marker 130 between the Lake of the Woods exit and the 63 connector. Traffic appears to be diverted at the Lake of the Woods exit. ABC 17 News crews have seen at least one ambulance leave the scene, and

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 63-year-old inmate Walter Lee Lewis on Friday after he allegedly attacked another inmate with a mop handle. A Sergeant with the Sheriff’s department could not provide any detail as to what started the fight, but no one medical attention was required after the incident. Lewis, who is from Columbia,

TONIGHT: Clouds will be increasing this evening ahead of this final punch from this strong system. Winds will gradually be turning toward a more westerly direction behind the cold front, and beginning to usher in colder air into Mid-Missouri, with lows bottoming out in the middle 30s. We’ll have a chance of showers returning, but

Several Missouri political leaders reacted to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike several Syrian military assets on Friday night. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, expressed support for the strike but called for more details on the United States’ plan for Syria. “I’m supportive of this targeted attack, carried out in partnership with our allies, on

Fulton police said a man they believed to be the suspect in a robbery turned himself in after they tried several times to find him Saturday morning. Police said they were called to the 400 block of Sabre Circle on Friday night for reports of a robbery. During the investigation, police found that the front

TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms have made their way off toward the east this morning and all that is left is the lingering cloud cover behind them. The cold front will make its way across Mid-Missouri today bringing with it a slight chance of showers when it does. Most of us will stay dry today, however.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on Route K Saturday morning. According to troopers, a pickup was heading north on Route K toward Columbia, and a Kia was heading the opposite direction. The Kia tried to pass in a no-passing zone. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17/status/985177217473957889″,”author_name”:”Kirstie Crawford”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Two vehicles involved. Route K near Cascade

A bill that would encourage entrepreneurship in the state is pending in Missouri’s Senate Economic Development Committee. Bill 1037 would create the Missouri Innovation Fund to provide money to entrepreneurs and start-ups in the state in order to encourage economic growth. As the City of Columbia continues to grow, the need for entrepreneurship continues to

TONIGHT: Rain moves out by 2 AM near I-44 and it will be cool and breezy overnight with lows dropping to the mid to upper 50s by morning. SATURDAY: Saturday morning there is a slight shower chance but most areas will stay dry. Skies will remain partly sunny with temperatures reaching the upper 50s to

The Columbia government will weigh the cost of having the state auditor review the city’s spending at the upcoming City Council meeting. With a ballpark estimate in hand, the council will decide if the potential price of a citywide audit is worth taxpayer dollars. City Manager Mike Matthes was directed to obtain a cost estimate

Winter has not been one to give up this year, as we’re all aware. This weekend will be no different. Saturday won’t be all that bad, but with temperatures in the 50s most of the day and strong gusty winds, not going to feel like we did on Thursday where temperatures topped out in the

The former guardians of Carl DeBrodie claim they should be a part of the federal lawsuit related to his death. Mary and Bryan Martin filed the motion on Friday to intervene in the lawsuit. DeBrodie’s mother, Carolyn Summers, sued the assisted-living facility, Callaway County and the state of Missouri in January after DeBrodie’s mysterious death

UPDATED: Friday, April 13 at 8:00 PM The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has issued a weather alert day for Friday evening into the night. A weather alert day is issued when the meteorologists believe severe weather will likely impact the area and could affect your daily routine. You can read more about what a

Friday’s event at the state Capitol had a ceremony observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week for those who have fallen victim to crimes or those who have survived them. The Missouri Department of Public Safety said Friday’s ceremony focused on victims knowing their rights and the support they have. Speakers at Friday’s ceremony talked about

UPDATE: Representatives from the organizations that donated to the fund said they were surprised to learn that it had been used up, but tried to look at at the big picture. Of the private businesses, Veterans United put in the most with $50,000. Executive Director Greg Steinhoff said they were pleased with where the airport

According to a press release from the Mid-County Fire Protection District, MCFPD was called to a natural cover fire on Cross Creek Drive, just off of Highway 54, behind the Camdenton Walmart on April 12 at 7:39 p.m. The first units on scene found three acres on fire that was rapidly spreading through the top

A young man died after the vehicle he was driving hit a tree in Pettis County on Thursday night. The crash happened after the vehicle, a 1999 Dodge, began to skid going w estbound on Highway B, just west of Ragar Road. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and hit a

TODAY: There is a Weather Alert Day today, as strong to severe storms are expected to occur into the late afternoon and early evening hours. For the first part of the afternoon hours, non-severe storms will track through the area. Frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and pea-size hail will be the only threats with any of

TODAY: We’ll have a warm, windy day with highs in the mid to upper 70s and southerly winds at 18-22 mph, gusting up to 35 mph. Spot showers are possible Friday morning to early afternoon but most rain holds off until late in the day. Scattered storms are expected to develop in western Missouri after