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TONIGHT: Clouds will increase with low temperatures falling to the mid to upper 20s by morning with light southeasterly winds up to 6 mph. THURSDAY: We’ll get back to more typical March weather as temperatures climb into the mid-upper 50s under mostly cloudy skies. Winds will come in from the south at 6-10 mph. EXTENDED:

Missouri lawmakers are considering a proposal to change the way tax increment financing is approved in the state. Under HJR 20, any TIF would require the approval of the public rather than just local leaders. The resolution includes a “grandfather clause” that would protect agreements already in place. The House Committee on Local Government unanimously

UPDATE 7:49am: MoDOT’s traveler information map shows a different collision on I-70 near the Lake of the Woods exit. MoDOT says this wreck happened in the eastbound lanes. One wreck appears to have been cleared, but traffic could remain slowed in both directions. ORIGINAL: It appears I-70 westbound near the Lake of the Woods exit

The Senate Committee on Gubernatorial Appointments voted unanimously Wednesday Gov. Eric Greitens’ picks for the University of Missouri Board of Curators to recommend to the full Senate. Jeff Layman, Jamie Farmer and Darryl Chatman were selected by the governor in February and are scheduled to be considered by the full Senate Thursday. “The university needs

TODAY: Sunshine has finally returned to Mid-Missouri, but it will take some time for the warmth to follow. High temperatures today will be 15 below average near 40 this afternoon. Winds will stay under 5 mph, shifting to the southeast by evening. TONIGHT: The evening is cool with temperatures in the mid 30s. Overnight lows

Mid-Missouri is under a freeze warning starting Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday. About 90 percent or more of sensitive or blooming vegetation will be damaged because of the low temperatures. Temperatures haven’t been as cold as it is Wednesday since February 9, and it’s the 6th day in a row that mid-Missouri has seen below

As of 8AM Wednesday morning, here are some of the snow totals from Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Wind, low visibility, and ice will be an issue through the weekend. As the surface low has deepened, wind speeds have increased, bringing wind chills below 0. Record snow was picked up in Albany on March

A man died early Wednesday morning in Miller County after his vehicle struck several fence posts and overturned. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F’s crash report, 55-year-old Thomas W. Barnes was driving north on VFW Road north of Witt Road around 2 a.m. when his car ran off the left side of

TODAY: It’s a chilly morning with air temperatures in the teens through 8AM. Look for plenty of sun with light winds and temperatures in the low 40s in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Mainly clear east of US 63, with clouds increasing west of US 63, not as frigid; 28. THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with average March temperatures;

TODAY: It will be a cold morning commute with most areas waking up to temperatures in the teens. The wind is light this morning, however enough to bring a wind chill with some areas seeing a wind chill of 8-15 this morning. Sunshine returns with high temperatures 15 below average near 40 this afternoon. Winds

A Sedalia man will appear in Pettis County court next week after he’s accused of shooting into a home over the weekend. Antonio M. Hurst, 32, of Sedalia was arrested by Pettis County deputies earlier this week. Hurst was later identified by police as a suspect after a home in the 300 Block of East

The Missouri State Highway Patrol swore in its first woman as superintendent Tuesday. Col. Sandra K. Karsten was named the 23rd superintendent in the patrol’s 85-year history during a ceremony at its Jefferson City headquarters. Judge Carol England swore in Karsten and Gov. Eric Greitens gave special remarks. The governor announced Karsten as his pick

For now, Stephanie Hursey’s neighborhood is quiet. Hursey lives on Lasalle Place, not far from Douglass Park. She grew up in Columbia, and moved onto Lasalle Pl. in 2004. She’s sometimes seen the violence that comes with living in central Columbia. “I’ve also seen a couple of boys laid out dead,” Hursey said. Pockets of

After three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a crash involving a school bus in Columbia, ABC 17 News is looking at the crash history of the intersection where the Tuesday morning crash happened. Emergency crews worked the scene of the crash on Providence Road near Ash Street. According to MODOT, over the last five years

Two Morgan County women and a man have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree after forcing a child to consume and gag on spicy barbecue sauce, as well as locking the child in a room for hours without access to a restroom. A woman reported to the Morgan

A bill designed to help human trafficking survivors was approved in a legislative committee Monday. House Bill 261 would require certain businesses like hotels and gas stations to display a poster with information survivors can use to get help. “I believe that this will actually save lives because so many of these victims of human

MUPD is investigating a reported sexual assault that happened today at 6:00 a.m. near Champions Drive and Mick Deaver Drive. The victim and the suspect allegedly know each other, and have been identified by MUPD. Both the victim and the suspect are not MU students. The reported sexual assault was given to MUPD from the

The cold weather continues one more day before southerly winds bring temperatures back up into the 50s and 60s. High pressure has settled over the central U.S. and will keep it chilly through Wednesday. By Thursday, it will feel much more like March as southerly winds warm afternoon temperatures into the 50s, closer to the

Starting Jan. 1, hotels and motels in Columba began collecting an extra 1 percent in their lodging tax to pay for renovations at the Columbia Regional Airport. City leaders projected the tax would raise about $10 million dollars in the next two decades. Lodging tax revenue numbers ABC17 News obtained from the city’s finance department

Missouri State Senator Caleb Rowden discussed issues ranging from economic growth to the new University of Missouri system president Dr. Choi at the Show-Me Institute’s 2017 legislative update forum Tuesday. Rowden and Bob Roper, retired president and CEO of Central Trust Company, first discussed the issues the university has been going through, such as the