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UPDATE: The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the city council deny a local restaurant’s plan to build in southwest Columbia. The 4-3 vote came after an hour of testimony regarding Addison’s plan to build a slightly larger version of its downtown location at the corner of Vawter School Road and Frontgate Drive. Some commissioners

Columbia will host a march on Saturday in solidarity with D.C. Women’s March. While Friday will be a celebration for many across the nation, more than two dozen groups in Columbia are joining protestors across the country marching against the new president. Women’s Marches will also take place in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield.

Water main repairs in Jonesburg earlier this week resulted in a boil order being issued for the city’s elementary school. Montgomery County R-II School District Superintendent Michael Gray said Jonesburg Elementary School was under the order for Thursday and Friday. Gray told ABC 17 News that parents were notified about the situation on Wednesday. The

The Jefferson City public works director showed the city’s public works and planning committee Thursday how funds from a proposed stormwater utility fee could fix persistent flooding issues at one intersection. Residents may vote on the recommended fee in August. The city council, however, has yet to officially put it on the ballot. Last August

Columbia’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission is working to widen the shoulder area of the newly constructed dog bone roundabout on Rangeline at Interstate 70. “We are exploring different ways right now to try to get this to be a safer intersection for vulnerable road users to get past these roundabouts and across I-70,” said Jason

The University of Missouri is moving forward in its search for a new chancellor. The MU Faculty Council met Thursday to discuss what qualities they would like to see in the next university leader. Faculty members expressed their desired characteristics in a candidate to a representative from the UM System’s Human Resources Department and to

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the cause of death of a man that was involved in an officer-involved shooting in Columbia. The autopsy results show Troy Bateman died from a single gunshot wound to the head. The results go on to say the wound is consistent with a self-inflicted injury. Law enforcement officers had

The Lincoln University Board of Curators voted 5-0 Wednesday to modify how the administration can define “financial exigency,” a term that describes the college’s lack of ability to fulfill the requirements of an employee contract. Under the new rules, the university president, Dr. Kevin Rome, can declare exigency on any particular department rather than the

ABC 17 News has confirmed that shots were fired on Nelwood Drive on Thursday. Nelwood Drive is located just off Quail Drive in northeast Columbia. Evidence and witness testimony indicates that two youths had guns and were shooting them at random. When police arrived, both of them had disappeared from the area. Nothing was hit,

Three schools in north Columbia were on modified lockdown around the same time as the Nelwood Drive shots fired. A man carrying a BB gun was stopped by police while he was walking by Northland and Blue Ridge Road. The man was not arrested because he wasn’t threatening anyone. The staff at Derby Ridge Elementary,

UPDATE 4:56 p.m.: According to a MSHP press release, Bateman’s autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a single contact gunshot wound in the head. Based upon this autopsy and investigation, the wound was likely self-inflicted. UPDATE 8:11am: The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed Thursday morning that the man killed in an officer-involved shooting

***Dense Fog Advisory from 7 PM Thursday – 8 AM Friday**** TONIGHT: Overcast skies will once again be a factor for the evening hours, with southerly winds under 7 mph keeping temperatures from falling too far. Dense fog will develop through the evening, with a low in the low to mid 40s possible by morning.

The fate of so-called “right to work” legislation now rests in the hands of the Missouri Senate. In a 100-59 vote on Thursday, the House passed right to work legislation sponsored by Rep. Holly Rehder. The combined legislation consists of Rehder’s bill, HB 91, as well as house bills 42, 131, 265 and 314. All

On Thursday, the Boys and Girls Club of Columbia began demolition on ground designated for their new addition. The new addition will become a gym, stage, recording studio and a culinary kitchen. It will be a 14,000 square ft. expansion, which will be doubling the size of their youth development center. Both employees and kids

Jefferson City police say they have a woman in custody after a chase overnight that started in Jefferson City and ended in Callaway County. Police tell ABC 17 News that an officer saw a woman driving a vehicle around midnight who they knew to have a felony warrant for a probation violation. The officer apparently

UPDATE 7:06 a.m: Firefighters have cleared the scene. They say it originated in a car in the garage, the fire did reach the attic and did spread throughout the house. There is smoke and water damage done to the inside of the house. There was one dog who lived inside the residence but was able

Columbia police have arrested the man they say robbed the First State Community Bank Wednesday morning. According to the report, 51 year-old Carl Lavell Wade took a cab to the bank just before noon Wednesday, entered the bank, handed a teller a note demanding cash and implied he had a weapon. Wade then left the

A Columbia man woke up in the Boone County Jail Thursday morning, after he was arrested for robbery. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, 51 year old Carl Wade was arrested around 5 pm Wednesday afternoon. This comes just a day after a robbery was reported in Columbia at the First State Community Bank.

A low pressure system looks to track across southern Missouri on Sunday. Rain will increase in the morning for those near the Lake of the Ozarks. There is a slight chance this rain will reach I-70 during the day. The chance is low at this time for areas near HWY 24 and north to pick

A Montgomery County woman is dead after over-correcting twice and hitting a tree in a crash. It happened just before 2:00 Wednesday afternoon on Route B at Wild Wind Road, which is four miles west of Montgomery City. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Nicole Hensley failed to negotiate a