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The City of Columbia has announced ways for residents to safely dispose of and recycle Christmas trees.Residents can place trees on the curbs for normal trash pickup between December 26th and January 31st. The city says trees do not need to be into four-foot segments and does not need to be stripped of decorations. However,

***UPDATE 11 A.M.***Columbia Power and Light confirms that this morning’s large power outage in the city was caused by two overhead electrical lines coming into contact with each other. A spokesperson says 450 customers were affected, but power has been restored.The utility company is now dealing with six to eight other smaller outages. Crews are

***UPDATE 6:07 P.M.***Several roads around Mid-Missouri were shut down for hours at a time for weather and crashes. ABC 17 News called several counties and learned many experienced the problem. But even the counties that didn’t have any confirmed crashes had several calls for slide offs.As the snow continued to fall and gathered on the

The Columbia community came together to answer a young teenager’s wish.Jodie Bappe, 15, who goes to West Jr. High, created a website to collect donations to help pay for her parents’ hospital bills.A nurse at Boone Hospital gathered about 60 people to light candles and carol outside of the Bappe’s home in freezing temperatures Thursday

Columbia Public Schools leaders are taking extra safety precautions on Friday, December 21st due to safety concerns.In a letter sent out to students and parents, the district is hoping to discourage the spread of rumors of a “possible planned violent act” at one of the district’s high schools. The letter states a rumor is being

Dropping temperatures could lead to more slick roads through the night and into the morning commute. While the more traveled roads such at I-70 and Highways 63 and 54 were fairly clear by 10:30 p.m., streets in neighborhoods were pretty icy at the same time.Even with crews out plowing and salting roads overnight, the elements

As ABC 17 News reported earlier this week, F&F Development has purchased Jefferson City’s Capital Mall from General Growth Properties..The owners, Mike and Kirk Farmer, are part of F&F Development and explained what general ideas they have in mind for the property.”We are excited about this opportunity to bring good changes to the mall,” partial

***UPDATE FRIDAY 4:51 P.M.***Columbia Fire Captain John Metz briefed ABC 17 News Friday evening on the ongoing investigation into the fire at Sound Performance overnight. Metz said that in addition to the total destruction of the business and building, seven vehicles inside the building were also destroyed in the fire. The building has been turned

***UPDATE, 9:04 A.M.***Police say the suspect left the store on foot headed in a southeasterly direction, then got into a vehicle and left the area.Investigators say the suspect is a Hispanic male, 5’5″, 140 lbs., bushy eyebrows, black ski mask, dark colored handkerchief, grey long sleeve shirt, dark grey pants and light colored shoes.***ORIGINAL STORY***Columbia

Slick roads played a role in a deadly crash in Gasconade County.The accident happened Thursday night on Highway 28, just west of Baker Road.Troopers say Alanna Perlman, 49, of Rosebud lost control on the slick roadway crossed the center line and was hit by another car.Both Perlman and her passenger Seth Thornton, 19, of Owensville

The Missouri Tigers are stepping their game up in the SEC, by paying up.After being promoted earlier this week, Mizzou Football’s new Offensive Coordinator Josh Henson will be paid $500,000 dollars, while new Quarterbacks Coach Andy Hill will be paid $307,500. With the raises, Henson will be right in the middle of in terms of

***UPDATE SUNDAY 9:50 P.M.***As of Sunday night there had been more than 35 crashes, 13 people seriously hurt and two deaths since the holiday counting period started Friday night.Although the traffic was packed on Missouri roads over the weekend Highway Patrol Troopers are concerned for the days ahead.When ABC 17 News asked Tropper Matt Halford

We are watching an arctic air mass that will be sliding south into the region for the first part of the Christmas week. Forecast models continue to show a more southern track for a storm system forming in the Gulf Coast states. As this storm and the arctic air collide, measurable snow will be possible

Two Callaway County teenagers are in trouble after allegedly breaking into a church in Steedman. The pair got into Reform Baptist Church through a back window and vandalized the church, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department.The two juveniles, whose names will not be released as standard procedure, were arrested Friday and released a day

A Latham man behind bars for gun violations is now accused of molesting a child.Dean Smith, 29, was sent to the Moberly Correctional Center for unlawful possession of a firearm. He now faces charges for molesting a 9-year-old girl for more than a year.The Moniteau County prosecutor Shayne Healea prosecutor tells ABC 17 News there

Friday was the last day of school for most students in Mid-Missouri before the winter break and some students may come back from break to a few new security policies.The attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut has sparked rumors at local schools about a potential attack. Schools in Jefferson City, Columbia, and Sedalia have

*** UPDATED Saturday 6:34 P.M. *** As of this writing, police are still looking for the armed suspect in the early morning robbery Saturday. This same motel was robbed the second time this month. ABC 17 News covered the earlier robbery on Dec. 1st, where two gunmen robbed the clerk at the front desk at

***UPDATE SATURDAY 8:40 P.M.***A man claiming to have been approached as the shooter in the a plot to kill Governor Jay Nixon says he now fears for his life, because he declined to part of the plan.”He was going to give me the first $10,000 to buy the weapon,” the anonymous man told ABC affiliate

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 12 Missouri over No. 10 Illinois 82-73 in the annual Braggin’ Rights game on Saturday.Alex Oriakhi added 13 points and 14 rebounds as Missouri (10-1) won its fourth straight in the 32-year-old series. Jabari Brown had 18 points and Phil

With only two shopping days left before Christmas, many shoppers waited until this weekend to buy their gifts.”I think a lot of people all of a sudden realized that Christmas is right around the corner and I think they’re just running in to get [their Christmas lists] completed” says Rene Heider, manager of Deck The