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A Callaway County man has been charged with assault and resisting arrest after he allegedly hit another man with a rake. Callaway County deputies responded to the 300 block of West Walnut Street after a victim called to say that Jerry Wilkerson had assaulted him. According to the probable cause statement, the victim was removing

TONIGHT: It will be another bitter cold night across Mid-Missouri, although not as cold. Temperatures will bottom out near 10 degrees under partly cloudy skies, with wind chill values near 0. A clipper system to our north will graze parts of Mid-Missouri and bring some snow flurries through the night. A light dusting of snow

The Mizzou basketball team won its first SEC road game since Jan. 28, 2014 with a 79-68 victory over reigning final-four finalist South Carolina. With the win, the Tigers improve to 11-3 (1-0 SEC). Kassius Robertson led the way tying his season high with 23 points while Jordan Barnett had 19. Jontay Porter also finished

Columbia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman accused of shoplifting at JC Penny’s. Police said that the woman took Nike clothing items into a changing room. The woman exited the room and left the store with the clothes hidden in her purse. Officers said surveillance footage showed the suspect entered

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Thursday that his office helped reach a $45 million settlement with a New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation. PHH is the nation’s 9th largest non-bank residential mortgage originator and servicer. The company was accused of servicing mortgage loans from January 2009 through December 2012. “Home

Associate Circuit Judge Deborah Daniels announced on Thursday that her last day on the bench will be Feb. 28. Daniels was first elected to the office in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. She has overseen the probate division, general civil and criminal dockets. Throughout her time in Boone County, Daniels was instrumental

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are cold again today, but it looks to be the last grasp of this extended arctic blast. You’ll need your jacket out the door this afternoon as temperatures will be in the teens. Winds will be light out of the northwest so wind chills should not be much of a factor. TONIGHT:

Miller County deputies are looking for a man after a series of car break-ins in the Eldon and Olean areas. Deputies said the surveillance video was from a gas station in Tipton where the suspect used a victim’s credit card. Officers believe the man frequents the Miller and Moniteau County areas. Deputies ask anyone with

A Kansas man has been charged with resisting arrest and fleeing creating a serious risk of death to any person after a high-speed chase in Boone County. According to the probable cause statement, Joel Droge was driving a Kia that passed troopers going approximately 100 mph, while passing cars on the right shoulder. Troopers said

A Columbia man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon after he was accused of shooting off a gun inside of a house in the 1400 block of Barnwood Drive. According to the probable cause statement, police responded to the residence and Dshawn McDonald told officers there was a person in his attic

A man was charged on Wednesday with abuse or neglect of a child out of Cole County. According to the probable cause statement, Antwain Bolton was accused of causing physical injury to a 4-year-old. Jefferson City police said the child sustained a bruised and swollen buttocks from the assault. Bolton admitted to officers that he

THURSDAY: Waking up you will feel the Arctic air that has arrived through the night. Temperatures this morning will be close to 0, but it will feel even colder. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until noon today as feels like temperatures will drop as low as -15. You’ll want to bundle up through

It’s going to be a bitterly cold start Thursday as kids start to head back to school from the winter vacation. While it may seem obvious to some parents, bundle the kiddos up this morning as they are heading back to school. If you can drive your kid to school this morning, it’s highly advised

Boone County Fire Protection District and University Hospital Ambulance Service responded to a single-car crash near the 120 mile marker of westbound I-70. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JackABC17/status/948911582452633601″,”author_name”:”Jack McCormick”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JackABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Car accident on I-70 west this morning. Does not appear to be affecting traffic. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABC17News?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ABC17News&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/qU66wmhzSI”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/qU66wmhzSI&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Jack McCormick (@JackABC17) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JackABC17/status/948911582452633601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;January 4, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

With 303 Senate bills pre-filed more than double that number in the House, the 2018 session of the 99th Missouri General Assembly is poised to be a busy one. House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, said on Wednesday, “We will leave this chamber and this state in better shape than we found them.” The regular

One day after the 2018 legislative session kicked off, some lawmakers will have a controversial hearing to face. The House Ethics Committee will meet Thursday on Warren Love, the state representative that called for the hanging of someone from a tall tree after a Confederate monument in southwest Missouri was vandalized. It came with a

Airbnb has entered into a tax agreement with the Missouri Department of Revenue that is expected to generate $1.1 million. The short-term rental company announced the agreement Wednesday. Effective Feb. 1, Airbnb will collect the state sales tax from guests (about 4.2%) and remit those funds on behalf of the hosts. They will also collect

The Columbia Public Schools Finance Committee met for its monthly meeting Wednesday to give an update on the district’s current budget as they begin to plan for the following school year. School Board President Darin Preis said right now the district is on target for this school year’s budget of $308.9 million in revenue while

Since 1977, the cold weather rule has prohibited utility providers from shutting off someone’s power when the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. However, there are exceptions to the rule that technically leave some residents without the state law’s protection. Municipalities, electric cooperatives, and certain utility providers are exceptions, and do not have to follow

Columbia Public Schools superintendent Peter Stiepleman sent out a tweet Wednesday night, saying the district would operate on a normal schedule Thursday, which is students’ first day back from their winter break. The announcement comes despite a wind chill advisory being issued for Boone County, which is set to expire at noon Thursday. According to