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Mizzou athletics announced a four-year contract extension for women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The extension runs through the 2024-25 season. All other details of the contract are not released at this time. “I am extremely grateful, and appreciative to the University of Missouri for their faith and commitment to myself and

UPDATE: According to city spokesman Steve Sapp, the 2010 and 2011 search for a city manager was done by Affion Public for a $20,000 fee. The city also agreed on an expense price that would not exceed $6,000. Sapp said he’s working to find out how the city paid for it. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia City

At least one lane of Interstate 70 East was completely blocked at 3:30 p.m. at milemarker 135, near N. Rangeline Road. Four vehicles were involved in the crash and at least one person suffered minor injuries, according to Boone County Fire officials. BCFD units on scene. Minor injury. Traffic backed up on the area. 3:48p

The Moberly police and fire departments were working to put out a fire in the area of Johnson and Franklin streets on Wednesday. Crews responded to the fire between 11:30 a.m. and noon, and they were still working to out it out at into Wednesday evening. Both streets are closed to traffic. Moberly police said

The Jefferson City Police Department iscontinuing its search for the shooter or shooters involved in a 19-year-old death. Police said Monday evening they received multiple reports of shots fired on the 1900 Block of Stadium Boulevard. Upon their arrival, they found 19-year-old Nilez Nichols dead with multiple gunshots wounds. ABC 17 spoke with the woman

The Boone County Sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Task Force arrested two men this week for possessing child pornography. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Evan White, 24, of Moberly and Sheldon Higginbotham, 49, of Russellville, had child pornography at their homes. White was arrested Wednesday after investigators were tipped off by the National Center for

TONIGHT: Clear skies will allow temperatures to drop to 32 degrees with a light southerly breeze at 3-6 mph. THURSDAY: The warmer weather continues for Thanksgiving as we reach 60 degrees with sunshine for the holiday and a south breeze at 5-10 mph. EXTENDED: For Black Friday our next chance of rain returns, moving in

The Columbia Police Department is looking for a woman accused of stealing a PlayStation 4 from someone who was selling the item on Facebook marketplace. It happened Tuesday night in the parking lot of Lazer Lanes on Grindstone Parkway. “The victim arranged to sell a Playstation 4 that was listed on Facebook Marketplace for $200,”

We prepare ourselves for the winter with gloves, hats and jackets, but we can’t prepare our homes for the winter in the same way. With fireplaces already turning on for the early cold weather, “This time of year people are going to start using auxiliary heat sources so fireplaces, wood stoves, those types of things,”

Columbia and Jefferson City have different procedures for clearing roads of snow and ice. “Columbia has a lot of different rules, we don’t have those,” said Britt Smith, operations division director with Jefferson City Public Works. Jefferson City trucks are assigned specific areas to clear. Those include neighborhood and cul-de-sacs, as well as larger non-state

The Transportation Security Administration predicts the 2018 holiday travel season to be one of the busiest yet. More than 25 million travelers are expected to pass through across the country for the Thanksgiving holiday. Flights are scheduled to arrive at the Columbia Regional Airports at approximately 2 p.m., and flights will began departure at approximately

The Columbia Police Department responded to a reported robbery at Missouri Credit Union in the 100 block of E. Broadway on Tuesday afternoon. “A white male entered MCU and demanded money from the tellers,” CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts said in a press release. The suspect is described as being approximately 6 feet tall, weighing 280

WEDNESDAY: Temperatures this afternoon are rising nicely into the lower 50s, accompanied by a west/southwest wind up to 10 mph. With plenty of sunshine, afternoon highs will have no trouble reaching the mid to upper 50s today. TONIGHT: Temperatures drop back towards freezing by Thursday morning under clear skies. Winds will be light out of

A Jefferson City man was taken into custody on new, federal charges Wednesday morning for a September 2017 shooting. Officers were dispatched to Lola Drive after a resident called saying they heard arguments and gunshots outside of their home. When officers arrived, they saw a car driving away from the residence and conducted a traffic

Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes submitted his resignation to the city council on Tuesday, according to a press release. Deputy City Manager John Glascock will serve as acting city manager until the council considers an interim appointment. Matthes’ resignation will be effective starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. “It has been a pleasure to work with

A Hallsville woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after she allegedly tried to shoot her boyfriend with a stolen pistol. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were sent to the address on Hecht Road after Jennifer Carney allegedly tried to shoot her boyfriend. The victim told law enforcement that Carney pointed the pistol

Jefferson City police are looking for suspects in two separate shootings, one of them fatal. Officers were sent a little after 6 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of Stadium Boulevard after getting several calls that a person had been shot. “Witnesses and callers reported multiple gunshots. We’re still trying to find out how many

Heading out for Thanksgiving? Gear up. Of course for the busy holiday traffic, along with some impactful weather across both mid-Missouri and the United States. Meteorologist Brigit Mahoney is tracking weather impacts through the entire weekend in the latest Insider Blog. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

One lane of Highway 63 was blocked Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash near Stadium Boulevard. Early morning accident on northbound 63 near Stadium Blvd has the passing lane (Lane 1) blocked. Please avoid the area. @MUPDpolice @ColumbiaPD @MoDOT_Central @MSHPTrooperF pic.twitter.com/t9H0cSNewL — Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) November 21, 2018 It happened in the northbound lane, and at

WEDNESDAY: The same wind that creates a wind early in the morning will actually warm us up nicely through the afternoon as temperatures rise back into the mid 50s with sunny skies and a southwest breeze up to 6 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures drop back towards freezing by Wednesday morning under clear skies. Winds will be