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President Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, was met with opposition in Mid-Missouri Monday. A group of about 50 led by Columbia teachers hand-delivered letters to Sen. Roy Blunt’s office on Cherry Street in downtown Columbia. Retired teacher Aline Kultgen said, “Appointing a person who spent her whole professional life fighting against public

A west Columbia subdivision will proceed as a cul-de-sac, despite traffic concerns from some neighbors. The Columbia City Council approved the preliminary plan for Ridgemont Park, a 24-home subdivision built between Ridgemont Drive and Ridgefield Road, just off Stadium Boulevard. The council unanimously accepted a revised plan for a cul-de-sac there, with its entrance on

The Columbia Police Department is encouraging people to use the department’s lobby when making transactions they initiated online. ABC 17 News spoke with a Columbia woman who said she was recently robbed at gunpoint after making a transaction with someone she encountered online. The Columbia Police Department says criminals are continuing to use online marketplaces

The Columbia City Council on Monday night gave Kelly Farms approval to build its apartment complex at Stadium Boulevard and Highway 63. The location, which is managed by Kelly Properties, will be made up of one- and two-bedroom units. It’s much different than a complex with more than 800 beds geared toward students that the

Jefferson City staff presented a bill to City Council Monday that would start the process of moving municipal court operations to the city annex building. Municipal court is currently held in city hall. The proposed move is aimed to improve security for court staff and cash operations, which are currently often done out in the

After spending months hearing public input and making changes to the newly revamped zoning ordinance, the Planning and Zoning Commission put a stamp of approval on it early this year, and tonight, it’s on the council’s agenda for the first time since its approval. The zoning code appears on the City Council’s agenda in the

Officers were dispatched to the 4700 block of Lake Valley Lane in reference to a suspicious incident with a gun on Sunday. The caller said that a male victim was the victim of a robbery and had left the area on foot. The caller stated the other subjects who were with the victim left in

The Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote on revised plans for a new subdivision that will be built near Ridgemont Drive and Ridgefield Road. The original plan for the subdivision connected the two roads, but many residents said they were against the idea. Some residents are still in favor of the original plan. “It

Weather is constantly changing and at times can be very unpredictable. The reason, has a lot to do with the atmosphere being a fluid and accurately predicting every element within the atmosphere and what it’s going to do. This opens up a window of unpredictability the further into the future weather models look. However, by

Crystal Gates was found by a Jefferson City police officer after Callaway County asked for help in finding her. She had made several terroristic threats during several phone calls to the Callaway County 9-1-1 center. When the officer got to her location at 607 Ohio St., he smelled a strong odor of smoke and saw

A Boone County judge felt statements a truck driver made about his role in a deadly crash did not agree with the crime that came from it. Anthony West of Jonesboro, Georgia reinstated his not guilty plea to one count of involuntary manslaughter Monday, after Judge Jodie Asel brought up what she felt were inconsistencies

According to the official Moberly School District website, a threat was written on a piece of furniture in the high school, stating that it was going to “blow up.” The school’s administrators are not sure of the “credibility of the threat,” but are continuing to monitor the situation. ABC 17 New’s reached out to the

Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack initiated the process to release recent signee Rashaun Woods from his National Letter of Intent signed last Wednesday. ABC 17 News reported Friday that 18-year-old Woods was charged with rape and sodomy after two alleged sexual assaults. Woods was a former Jefferson City football player. “We have begun

The chance of thunderstorms increases Monday evening as moisture increases ahead of a developing surface low pressure area to our west. Gulf moisture will stream northward ahead of this system with increasing instability Monday evening and overnight. Instability will be fairly low but moderate wind shear will help sustain stronger storms. There is still some

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday criminal charges have been filed after several theft related investigations in the southern part of Callaway County, particularly around Holts Summit , Tebbetts, and Mokane. On Jan. 17, the Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Joseph Green with first degree burglary regarding a commercial burglary of a Holts

TODAY: Temperatures will be on the upswing for two more days, making it feel more like late March and early April. Clouds will remain mostly cloudy to overcast through the remainder of the day. Temperatures will warm to 60 this afternoon with spotty afternoon showers. TONIGHT: Storms will be possible this evening starting after 7PM

A fireball was sighted early this morning across 9 states with over 190 sightings in of Iowa, Kansas, Illionis, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York, and Missouri. Some reported a boom, and others reported a flash of light, and some reported both. In northwest Missouri in Kingston, Missouri in Caldwell county a light was

On Sunday, officers were dispatched to Mosers Grocery Store on 705 W. Business Loop 70 in reference to an aggravated larceny. Officers contacted the female victim, who told officers that a black male wearing a grey baseball hat and black coat stole her purse from her hand in the Moser’s parking lot. The victim said

Cloudy with drizzle and fog this morning warming to 60 in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Strong to severe storms tonight from 7PM-4AM; 50. TUESDAY: Rain before 7AM then mostly sunny and mild; 60. WEDNESDAY: Turning colder with a dusting of snow from HWY 24 and north by evening; 36.

Early Monday morning, ABC17 heard reports of police looking for a man near Providence and Vandiver. When our crews arrived, there was police activity at both the Machen’s Dealership and the Rodeway Inn. Police said an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle because a taillight was out. The car eventually stopped in the Machen’s