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Eric Greitens announced that Anne Precythe is the new Director of the Department of Corrections for the State of Missouri. Precythe is from North Carolina, where she started her career as a probation and parole officer. She was known for hiring and leading a team that changed the culture of corrections. Precythe also started a

A complex pattern still looking good from Friday through Sunday night. However, there looks to be the possibility for a wintry mix early on Friday morning. Forecast models are indicating after 3AM areas south of HWY 50 and west of US 63 could see a mix of rain/snow/sleet/ and freezing drizzle. This will lift northeast

Firefighters are working to find out what causing high level of carbon monoxide in a Boone County home. Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District say people who lived in a home in the 1100 block of Victoria Avenue started to feel sick and evacuated just before 7:00am. They say when they arrived on

TODAY: It won’t be a frigid morning as temperatures will be in the mid 20s, making it much more bearable again. We’ll reach 32 by 10AM. A few more hours today with temperatures above freezing should help melt where ice may still be evident. Temperatures will warm into the low to mid 40s with light

The federal government will help Columbia bring on four more police officers to combat growing gun violence in town. The Department of Justice awarded CPD with $500,000 to bring on four new officers. While the program only encourages departments hire post-September 11 military veterans, CPD says each one hired will be a veteran. The department’s

The Moniteau County Prosecutor is set to be in court on his own criminal charges Wednesday morning. Two hearings are set for Shayne Healea, 37, in Macon County. Healea is accused of assault and leaving the scene of an accident in October 2014 when he backed into Addison’s restaurant in downtown Columbia. Glass blocks injured

A World War II veteran who didn’t get to graduate with his high school class, received an honorary diploma Tuesday. Douglass High School presented the diploma and medallion to Walter Rolley Jr. at the Blind Boone home. Rolley’s daughter, Madeline, was instrumental in making the day possible. “When I found out that this was going

UPDATE: 10:40 p.m.: Power has been restored. UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: Connie Kacprowicz with Columbia Water and Light confirms the semi truck actually hit two power poles at Rollins Road and West Boulevard. She could not confirm if low hanging power lines were a cause for the collision. At least 150 customers are still without power.

A woman was recovering after a crash in Cole County Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 2:00 p.m. at Route J, north of Algoa Road. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said one car went off the road and flipped. The driver, Mary Jett, 53, of Lohman, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

A trial date is set for a Columbia teenager charged with murder in Boone County. Tyrone James III, 18, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of another man. Prosecutors accuse James of shooting and killing 17-year-old Marquez Reed on July 27 near Douglass Park in Columbia. Police officers

On January 9th, Missouri will have a new governor. As Governor Jay Nixon ties up some loose ends at the Missouri Capitol, we had a few minutes to visit with him on some parting thoughts. ABC 17 News asked the governor if he feels his experience working his way up through elected offices helped him

Falls and fractures are sending mid Missourians rushing to the doctor for help this week. The doctors at Broadway Urgent Care and Mizzou Quick Cares say the ice and snow from this weekend has caused a lot of people to get hurt. Patients were slipping on ice then fracturing bones, especially bones in the elbows

Reported discipline incidents at Jefferson City Public Schools are up again this school year. ABC 17 News reported earlier this year, JCPS is working to change student behavior after the number of incidents rose in previous years. New numbers from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, show discipline incidents at JCPS

The Missouri State Highway Patrol will start its 2016 holiday counting period later this week. The patrol’s Christmas counting period starts on Friday at 6 p.m. It will end Monday at 11:59 p.m. Last year, there were 1,070 crashes during the Christmas counting period. Five people were killed in those crashes and another 363 others

For about two hours, 1400 people were without power Monday evening. Boone Electric Cooperative said a switch had gone bad, causing the outage. Chris Rohlfing with Boone Electric said they were able to “backfeed” power to the affected residents. “So in other words, bring power in from another direction,” Rohlfing said. “The problem is we

Colonel J. Bret Johnson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced on Tuesday that he will retire on Feb. 1, 2017. Colonel Johnson is a 30-year veteran of the Patrol, and has served as its 22nd superintendent since May 1, 2015. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Missouri for the

Several packages around Columbia have been reported stolen in the past few weeks. Three men were arrested last week for stealing packages around one Columbia neighborhood. “Thieves are always going to be looking to steal items especially around this time of the year,” said Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. “There’s going

TONIGHT: Winds will remain from the south under 5 mph bringing a mostly clear sky to those south of the Missouri River, and mid and high level clouds to those north. Temperatures will drop to near 20 overnight. WEDNESDAY: Temperatures will warm into the low to mid 40s with light southwesterly winds shifting to the

Oregon Health and Science University has announced Tuesday that they’ve appointed Mitch Wasden, Ed.D., as the chief executive officer (CEO) of OHSU Healthcare and executive vice president of OHSU. Wasden will be starting in the new position on March 1, 2017. Wasden has a doctor of education degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.,

Officers attempted a traffic stop on Sexton Road and Business Loop 70 West with a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Kansas City, MO on Dec. 13 A traffic stop was eventually conducted near the connector, causing I-70 eastbound to be temporarily shut down. The occupants in the vehicle were identified as Brandon