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TODAY: Storms this morning will end through 8AM. There still may be some lingering rain through 10AM east of HWY 54. We’ll be left with some dry time today. High temperatures will reach near 80. Sct’d storms again will be possible by early afternoon, moving in from southern Missouri and lifting to Columbia and Jefferson

“America consumes over 80% of the narcotics and we’re only 5% of the world’s population,” said Rep. Holly Rehder (R)-Sikeston. “So as a country, we’ve got to stop saying…’take away the pain, we don’t want to feel any pain.’ We need to look at this differently. We need to talk about it more.” The law,

UPDATE, 8:00 p.m.: The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the preliminary plat for the Coliseum, a 43-lot subdivision on St. Charles Road. Judy Barnes, a resident on Norwich Drive, said she had several concerns with how the neighborhood would affect traffic. City staff claimed the expected traffic from the neighborhood wouldn’t call for

For some, the house at 1125 Vandiver Drive sporting a large Green Bay Packers helmet on the front window is hard to miss. But for at least the past year, federal authorities claim it’s been hiding a dark secret inside — women forced into prostitution. “Nothing’s changed in the fact that trafficking exists everywhere, in

The Columbia Fire Department spent nearly two and a half hours cleaning up a small chemical spill downtown Thursday night. ABC 17 News was told a passerby noticed the product spilling down the road in the 400 block of 9th Street and called emergency services. Crews were dispatched to the Domino’s around 8:50 p.m. for

TONIGHT: A line of storms will move in after midnight and a few could be strong or severe with possible wind gusts to 60 mph and large hail. Low temperatures will stay in the mid 60s. FRIDAY: Early morning storms end then we’ll be dry through early afternoon. High temperatures will reach near 80. Sct’d

Members of the Business Loop Community Improvement District, or CID, board said at a meeting Thursday morning that sales tax revenues have exceeded their expectations. “We are very pleased with what we’re bringing in in sales tax. And the reason for that is it’s much higher than our estimates. And that means we have a

Gov. Greitens is calling state lawmakers back to Jefferson City for a special session starting in just four days. The governor announced Thursday the sole focus is a bill bringing a steel mill to Missouri. His office claims efforts failed to pass the legislation before last Friday’s deadline because of “some career politicians in the

UPDATE: The TIF Commission approved a motion Thursday to delay its vote on a recommendation of the proposal until June 14. The motion was made to allow the Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education time to review a report in the TIF plan that was not submitted to the school board before its last

The atmosphere is just one of many spheres within the earth, but it’s also the sphere in which humans live and weather takes place. From calm, clear days, to stormy days, slight disturbances in the atmosphere drive our weather on a day to day basis, especially on days like today when roughly 50 million people

The Columbia Fire Department confirms there was a small chemical reaction in the 1500 block of Windsor street. According to CFD, members of Columbia’s Solid Waste Department found a trash bag with light smoke coming from it. The hazardous materials truck (hazmat) was requested for the call. Crews found the trash bag with light, white

UPDATE: The manhunt has been canceled. ORIGINAL STORY: A manhunt is in progress for a Camdenton man who assaulted a woman on Thursday. The man fled into the woods near Munro and Third Street. The suspect is described as a man with a medium to dark complexion with his face partially covered. He was last

A retaining wall on Gray Oak Drive in Columbia went down between Apr. 27 and May 10. The wall was built 12 years ago. ABC 17 News reached out to the city of Columbia, who confirmed that ESS Engineering is working on a traffic plan and a plan to repair the wall. The city also

A Kansas City man was charged with three counts of unlawful use of a weapon in Cooper County after threatening people with a knife and a gun. On May 10 at the 400 block of Fourth Street in Boonville, George Khalil allegedly woke up the victim and started an argument with hi,. During the argument,

UPDATE 5/18 1:08 p.m.: Deaunte Shaw has been charged in Warren County with two counts of stealing, two counts of felony in possession of a firearm and two counts of assault. UPDATE 5/18 10 a.m.: The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed they have an inmate in their jail with the name Deaunte Shaw. They

A few storms are expected to develop by late Thursday afternoon in western Missouri and spread east mainly north of I-70 close to a warm front. These storms will be spotty but could be strong or severe with a possible tornado, strong damaging winds to 65 mph or large hail up to 3 inches in

A Saline County man has been charged with child molestation after allegedly molesting two girls. On April 11, the Saline County Children’s Division emailed the Saline County Police Department about a 14-year-old girl who reported being touched inappropriately by Simon Parada-Flores. The Child Safe House in Sedalia interviewed the girl on April 17, revealing that

A Columbia man was arrested on Monday after going to the Columbia Police Department and threatening a law enforcement officer. John Benton went to the Columbia Police Department and threatening the station master on duty, using profanities and death threats. More officers came to assist the station master, and Benton walked out of the station.

Columbia police officers were called to the 1600 block of Highridge Circle on Wednesday because of an assault . Allegedly, David Bligh kicked out the tail late of a man’s vehicle. When Bligh tried to kick out the other tail light, the man told Bligh to stop. Bligh proceeded to shove the man and hit

TODAY: Temperatures this afternoon are still feeling like summer, but with an added bonus, as winds aren’t as breezy as yesterday. A plume of moisture is creeping into Mid-Missouri this afternoon which is causing the overcast skies most of us are seeing. Temperatures will warm to the low 80s under a partly cloudy sky. There