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UPDATE: Starting today Columbia Police Officers will use the ‘consent to search’ form when searching your car. ORIGINAL: Columbia Police Officers will soon need you to fill out a ‘consent to search’ form to have permission to search your car if they don’t have a warrant or probable cause. Police Chief Ken Burton spoke about

Tonight, the Columbia City Council will discuss whether to adopt a new Good Samaritan ordinance, intended to help prevent drug overdoses. The ordinance would mimic one adopted by St. Louis in June, which “provides immunity from prosecution for possession or control” of a controlled substance if the person is seeking medical attention or if they

ABC 17 News has learned a suspect was taken into custody after a window was broken Monday afternoon at the Hy-Vee near Conley and Broadway just east of downtown Columbia. Police could only say a man was taken into custody after getting called about possible vandalism at the store around 2 p.m. As of yet,

Hurricane Matthew is one of the most powerful hurricanes in almost 10 years, and islands in the Caribbean are bracing for impacts from it. Matthew has defied the odds, as meteorologists warned late last week that Matthew has been strengthening at a remarkable rate. By Friday evening, the storm which was only forecasted to be

Rod Jones and Marlin Johnson made their first appearances Monday afternoon in Boone County Court in connection with a shooting that happened early Saturday morning. According to court documents, officers responded to multiple calls about gun shots on Claudell Lane. They saw Jones next to a car that matched a description given by a witness.

Boone County deputies arrested a man Monday for reportedly failing to register as a sex offender. Deputies searched a home Monday morning on Ripley Street and arrested 54-year-old Gregory Moore. They said he had been convicted in 1996 in St. Louis County of statutory sodomy involving a 16-year-old. The Sheriff’s Department said it recently discovered

TONIGHT: We’ll be dry overnight with a southeasterly wind at 4-8 mph. Lows will drop into the upper 50s to near 60 with a few clouds moving through. TUESDAY: It will be warmer and breezy with afternoon highs near 80 and southeasterly winds at 8-16 mph under mostly sunny skies. EXTENDED: A line of showers

A man accused of lying about seeing clowns in Callaway County is due in court Nov. 4. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to State Road FF Friday morning for a report of two clowns walking along the road carrying guns. Deputies searched the area but did not find anything. Monday morning deputies

Outdoor gear giants Bass Pro and Cabela’s will combine in a $5.5 billion deal announced Monday. Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share. The deal creates uncertainty about jobs in Cabela’s home state of Nebraska. The combined companies plan to keep some operations in Sidney and Lincoln, Nebraska, but it’s not immediately

Walmart has announced a decision to close a downtown Columbia location. The retail giant announced the decision in a statement Monday morning. The statement said, “After a rigorous review and consideration of various factors, we have made the decision not to renew the lease of the Walmart on Campus.” The company says the location at

TODAY: Clouds will steadily decrease through the afternoon hours, as the stubborn low from last week lifts off to the northeast. Thanks to the low no longer having an influence in our weather, winds have shifted out of the southeast. These winds will warm us up into the mid 70s today, with winds out of

The Public Water Supply for District 2 of Cole County is investigating a complaint of dirty water on Monday morning. Earlier in the day, they received the complaint that a resident’s water was yellow. Our ABC17 crews called the district who was unaware of the problem until Monday morning. They are unsure what could be

As of this morning Matthew has weakened, just slightly. With sustained winds of 130 mph and a slow movement north of 6 mph, Matthew is expected to gain forward speed today and track north. The center of Matthew will approach Jamaica and southwestern Haiti tonight, and eastern Cuba on Tuesday. Hurricane force winds are outwards

Emergency crews were on the scene of a rollover crash Monday morning. It happened around 6:30 Monday morning on County Road 142, about 15 minutes east of Kingdom City. Authorities tell our ABC 17 News crew on scene that they believe the driver navigated a turn too quickly, causing the person to lose control of

Parts of Mid-Missouri are under a Marginal Risk for severe storms on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Storms look to develop in eastern Kansas on Tuesday evening. If these can hold together, these could clip west Mid-Missouri before falling apart. There will be an ample amount of wind shear on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning

The Second Annual Project Homeless Connect in Jefferson City will take place on Monday starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. There will be three churches on East Capitol participating in the event. First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church and First Christian Church will open their doors at 10 a.m. The event

TODAY: Patchy fog looks likely this morning for areas south of I-70.We’ll finally start to see clouds decreasing through the lunch hour today leaving increasing sun this afternoon and mild temperatures in the mid 70s with a southeasterly wind under 10 mph. TONIGHT: We’ll be dry overnight with a southeasterly wind at 5-7 mph. The

Columbia Police arrested Robert Wallace, 27, Saturday for reportedly forcing his way into a home without permission. Wallace was also wanted by Boone County Sheriff deputies for a similar crime. The department said Wallace forced his way into a home in the 700 block of Demaret Drive on September 27. He allegedly assaulted a woman

The Highway Patrol and the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a crash on Highway 22 in Sturgeon Sunday afternoon. The crash happened near North Fairgrounds Road around 1:30 p.m. According to the crash report, the incident involved a group of three motorcyclists traveling east on the highway. Troopers said two bikers were slowing

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Phelps County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the death of a woman found on the side of the road. Phelps County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the 171 West bound mile marker, on Interstate 44, near Rolla and St. Robert for a report of a