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The Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Thursday to recommend approval of a proposed measure to protect the historic nature of the East Capitol Avenue area to City Council. The overlay district was proposed because of expected renovations and construction with the new urban renewal plan. It is aimed to ensure the historic feel

Property crime is up in Columbia but only slightly compared to last year. Recent crime numbers show that there were 261 reports of property crime in 2017; in 2016, there were 240. Although it is a slight increase, Columbia Police Department says they are doing what they can to be proactive in preventing crime from

A Missouri man wanted on several felony charges was arrested Tuesday in Osage County after a chase with law enforcement. The Maries County Sheriff’s Department said the pursuit started after a detective stopped a car on Johnson Street in Belle Tuesday evening. The driver, Kerry Haines, 34, took off and the chase continued on Highway

UPDATE: Demetres Washington has been charged with kidnapping, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. She now has a warrant out for her arrest and a $300,000 dollar cash only bond is ordered. Washington is the mother the three children injured in Tuesday’s crash. Court documents say she was in the car with Nia

The Columbia location of RadioShack will be closing this weekend. The company has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years. It plans to immediately closing 200 of its 1,500 stores. The company employs around 5,900 people, and the Columbia location employs four people. RadioShack first filed for bankruptcy in 2015, which resulted

This past winter was one of the warmest ever recorded in Mid-Missouri, as most of the winter was dealt a hand of spring temperatures. With that warm weather came a lack of snowfall across the region. To date, Mid-Missouri has only seen 1.6 inches of snow, which has placed it in the record books as

TONIGHT : Showers and t-storms south of I-70 will move southeast of I-44 by 7 PM. It will be much colder with decreasing clouds and low temperatures near 30. A steady northwesterly breeze at 10-15 mph will generate wind chills near 20 by morning. FRIDAY: It will be partly cloudy and cooler with high temperatures

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a follow-up on Thursday about a manhunt at a residence in the 3000 block of County Road 121, southeast of Kingdom City. Deputies were looking for Travis Cooke, 30, of Fulton, who led deputies on a foot chase in the same area on March 3, resulting in a three

UPDATE: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been expanded to include these counties until 7 PM: Benton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski, Phelps A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Camden, Morgan, and Benton counties until 7PM this evening. Damaging wind of 60 mph is possible. Storms ongoing in Kansas have had a history of

UPDATE: A spokesperson for the UM System told ABC 17 News they don’t have any comment at this time, but added that Dr. Choi will address the resolution Friday. ORIGINAL: The MU faculty council is denouncing the recent state audit of the University of Missouri System. As ABC 17 News previously reported, the audit said

The Missouri Senate’s general laws committee heard and approved Senate Bill 486 Wednesday. The bill would transfer ownership of a 32-acre plot of land at the old Missouri State Penitentiary from the state to the city of Jefferson. “This is what our community has waited for almost 13 years that the prison has been vacant,”

On Jan. 29, Callaway County police made a traffic stop on a white GMC pickup truck for speeding, according to a probable cause statement. The driver of the vehicle was Izaya S. Sands. The smell of marijuana was coming from the vehicle, and the officer asked Sands if there was anything illegal in the truck.

TODAY : Temperatures this afternoon are in the mid to upper 60s across a good portion of the region. We’ll continue to see temperatures remain on the warm side through the remainder of today, ahead of a very strong cold front. Strong thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, as storms arrive in the southwestern portion of

As MU men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson winds down his last days at the program, a search worth millions of dollars will soon begin to replace him. Anderson, a former Tiger basketball player, will step down at the end of the season. He amassed a 26-67 record in three seasons as head coach. The next

Columbia police officers performed a traffic stop on Tuesday on Clark Lane at Valley Creek Drive for a vehicle that had expired registration. Officers searched the vehicle and found a bottle of Excedrin extra strength under Bryce Marquan Banks’ seat. Officers looked inside the bottle of Excedrin and found Xanax and Excedrin pills inside the

Winter weather is increasing from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. Snow looks like it will start up between 2AM and 4AM near HWY 24. It looks to start up between 5AM and 7AM in Columbia. Areas south of HWY 50 can expect some sleet/freezing rain/ and rain with the onset of this winter storm. This

TODAY : It won’t be as cool this morning , as temperatures will be in the mid 40s for the morning commute under a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures warm into the lower 70s with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from 2PM through 10PM. Isolated

TODAY: Look for a mostly sunny sky this morning with temperatures warming to the mid to low 70s this afternoon. There is an isolated thunderstorm chance from 2PM-8PM for those south of the Missouri River where up to 1/4″ of rain is possible. Some of the stronger storms could have large hail. TONIGHT: Clouds will

TODAY: It won’t be as cool this morning, as temperatures will be in the mid 40s for the morning commute under a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures warm into the lower 70s with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from 2PM through 10PM. Isolated storms with

TODAY: It won’t be as cool this morning, as temperatures will be in the mid 40s for the morning commute under a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures warm into the lower 70s with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from 2PM through 10PM. Isolated storms with