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Columbia police officers were dispatched to the 3900 block of Tropical Lane on Saturday in reference to a stolen vehicle report. Courtney Hall went to her residence and took the keys of her 17-year-old daughter’s car. Hall’s daughter tried to open the vehicle and Hall locked the door. Hall’s 15-year-old son tried to stop Hall

A warm front lifts during the day on Tuesday bringing mild temperatures with sustained winds from the south near 20-23 mph. Take a look at Tuesday at 1:30PM. Winds will gust to 26 mph from 12PM-5PM during the day Tuesday. Overnight into Wednesday morning the breeze looks to continue. Winds will become westerly sustained near

TODAY: Patchy Fog through 10AM. Cloudy morning, giving away to sunshine in the afternoon; 47. TONIGHT: Brief clearing, patchy fog late; 34. TUESDAY: P. Sunny, slight evening rain chance 7PM-1AM. WEDNESDAY: Mostly Cloudy with afternoon rain chance north of I-70, then turning colder; 42.

TODAY: It will be a cooler morning with temperatures in the mid 30s with a northwest wind near 10 mph. Some patchy fog is possible for those west of US 63 through 10AM. Dense Fog is not expected. Broken clouds this morning will give way to afternoon sun. Temperatures will reach the mid to upper

UPDATE: 2:00 p.m.: The Columbia Police Department confirms officers were investigating an early morning shooting near the Business Loop 70 Sunday. The first call for reports of shots fired was around 1:15 a.m. near the 500 block of College Avenue. Police said occupants inside two vehicles were exchanging gunfire. The two cars continued to shoot

After a mild and dry start to the work week, we have changing conditions in the forecast for the middle of the week. As a high pressure system builds into mid-Missouri on Monday, we will have dry and calm conditions. Temperatures will be sitting above average in the upper 40s. Tuesday will be even warmer

TONIGHT: After a overcast and somewhat wet day, conditions will be drying by the evening hours. By tonight, temperatures will be in the lower 40s with skies showing breakage in the clouds. Some portions, mainly to the north may see some areas of patch fog as clouds clear and winds subside. MONDAY: The start of

Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura died in a car crash on Sunday, the team confirmed. He was 25 years old. The crash happened in his hometown of Juan Adrian in the Dominican Republic, according to ESPN. Ventura had been with the Royals since 2013. He made a name for himself during the 2014 season,

An 18-year-old man is recovering in Columbia from multiple gunshot wounds after a shooting in Pettis County. According to a Facebook post from the Pettis County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 400 block of South Walnut just after 10 p.m. Saturday night for reports of a shooting. When they

Emergency crews responded to a roll-over accident on Paris Road and Highway 63 Sunday morning. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw two vehicles involved, with at least one of them over-turning into a ditch. Crews told us while one car was making a turn, the car went into the path of the second car

After all of the wet conditions we have been dealing with across Mid-Missouri, we will finally see another break in the soggy weather starting Monday and continuing into first half of Tuesday. A high pressure system will move into Mid-Missouri from the west, allowing some cooler and drier air to make its way into the

TODAY: AM Chance for Rain with Best Chance for Areas South of I-70, PM Mostly Cloudy; 50 MONDAY: Partly Sunny; 46 TUESDAY: AM Mostly Sunny, PM Slight Rain Shower Chance; 56 WEDNESDAY: Slight Rain Chance, Cooler PM Conditions; 43

TODAY: Spotty showers will continue for the rest of our Sunday morning with the bulk of the rain staying south of I-70. Our southern counties have the potential to pick up anywhere from an additional 1/10″ to 1/4″ of rain. Localized areas may receive a bit more in correspondence with embedded pockets of heavier rainfall

TONIGHT: A chance of rain showers moves into mid-Missouri from the southwest after 7 PM and continues overnight. Any rain which develops will be spotty and light. Temperatures are sticking in the 40s, with an overnight low of 41 degrees. There will be a slight northerly breeze at 5-7 mph. SUNDAY: Temperatures will drop to

News-Press & Gazette, KMIZ and KQFX’s parent company, reached a retransmission agreement with DirecTV on Saturday. This agreement means ABC 17 and Fox 22 newscasts and programming are back in the DirecTV lineup. The Networks of Mid-Missouri and News-Press & Gazette would like to thank our viewers for their support and patience during the negotiations.

Nearly 2,000 people showed up to march through downtown Columbia Saturday afternoon in support of women’s issues. The 2017 Mid-Missouri Solidarity March opened with chants Saturday afternoon followed by crowds flooding the streets of downtown Columbia and the courthouse plaza. Women, children, and men all came together to demonstrate their opposition to the agenda of

Saturday morning, Columbia City Hall held an orientation for candidates and the public to learn about how the city government works. There are two seats on council up for grabs and five people running to fill them. Ward 1 and Ward 5 have seats to fill. Ward 1 covers much of Central Columbia, while Ward

TODAY: Sunshine finally graces us across Mid-Missouri this morning and into the early afternoon. Clouds will start increasing mid to late afternoon, but still allowing our temperatures to reach the mid to lower 60s. That is roughly 20 degrees above the seasonal average for our area. A southerly breeze around 6-10 mph will encourage these

TODAY: AM Mostly Sunny Skies, Clouds Increasing by PM with a Chance for Evening Rain Showers Continuing Overnight; 62 SUNDAY: AM Rain Shower Chance Across Mid-Missouri with Best Chance for Areas Along and East of US 54, Accumulation Less Then 1/4″, Mostly Cloudy Skies; 51 MONDAY: Mostly Sunny; 46 TUESDAY: Rain Chance by Mid to

An idea for Columbia middle school redistricting leaves students on the southwest side of town at the school they are at now. ABC 17 News was there when dozens of parents pleaded with the Columbia Board of Education to reconsider the several plans that involved moving students from Gentry Middle School to Jefferson Middle School.