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The city of Columbia is urging drivers to move vehicles off of priority snow routes so plows can treat the roads. In a news release, the city said it will begin enforcing prioroity snow routes at 4 p.m. Friday. This means vehicles parked on marked priority routes could be ticketed and towed at the owner’s

The city of Columbia filled a years-long vacancy in it’s finance department on Friday with a new treasurer. Chelsea Miller started Monday as treasurer, according to a Friday news release from the city. Miller will manage “the revenue and cash flow of the City, along with overseeing the cashier customer service area,” said interim Finance

Two Jefferson City school buses crashed on a snowy road Friday afternoon, and students were on board both buses at the time of the crash. No one was hurt in the crash, but Jefferson City Public Schools spokeswoman Ryan Burns said the buses were heading to the Simonsen Ninth Grade Center when they had a

A man could face drug charges after the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested him Friday morning in Callaway County. Robbie A. Roberts, 33, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, was arrested on Interstate 70 around 12:11 a.m. According to MSHP, Roberts was stopped on the interstate for following another vehicle too closely. On average, 130 Americans

Ameren Missouri and state leaders announced a five-year infrastructure plan that would transform the energy grid on Friday morning. Ameren plans on starting more than 2,000 projects totaling $5.3 billion in the next five years, which is part of a plan known as the “Smart Energy Plan.” Some of the highlights of these projects include

The Hardee’s in the 700 block of W Jackson in Mexico, Missouri, suffered significant damage after a fire broke out in the business early Friday morning. Fire Officials said they arrived at the scene around 1:19 a.m. Friday morning and battled the fire for more than four hours. Officials were alerted to the flames coming

Columbia Public Works crews loaded and prepared trucks Thursday night ahead of snowfall Friday, the department wrote on Facebook. “We”ll report at our normal business hours,” said Public Works spokesman Barry Dalton. “We’ll start pretreating all of the bridge decks, curves, intersections and inclines on the priority routes.” The Missouri Department of Transportation urged drivers

FRIDAY: Winter weather is returning to Mid-Missouri, and we’re feeling evidence of that already. Wind chills in the single digits this morning will improve slightly as winds back off today, with highs reaching the low 20s. But a more visible return to winter weather comes as snow moves in later this morning into this afternoon.

The Columbia Board of Health discussed new rules that could affect stores that sell tobacco products. The Columbia City Council is set to consider the rules next Monday that would require stores get licenses to sell tobacco products, and would increase the fine for stores caught breaking the new rules. A store would be fined

The Columbia Planned Parenthood may reopen next week after a weekend fire forced it to close. Officials with Planned Parenthood Great Plains confirmed Thursday afternoon that repairs are underway and they hope to reopen next week. The FBI Kansas City Division is investigating the fire as a federal hate crime. The agency is also offering

To date, the state of Missouri has collected more than $3 million from hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs and has not even accepted the first license application. The financial and bureaucratic obstacles do not seem to be stopping the people who want to enter the cannabis business. Eapen Thampy, a registered lobbyist in Missouri, says, “Amendment

Sophie Cunningham scored 24 points, Amber Smith added 16 and Missouri upset No. 5 Mississippi State 75-67 on Thursday night. The game remained tight until the final minute when Cierra Porter made a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left – her first points of the game – to give Missouri a six-point advantage. Missouri (19-7, 8-4

University leaders look to create policies for campus closures and severe weather. “We seem to be having more weather issues than we did in the past,” said MU Faculty Council Chair of Academic Affairs Dan Cohen. He said the Provost Office wants to develop a regular policy when canceling classes and addressing inclement weather. “It’s

A teenager was arrested Wednesday after police heard gunshots being fired in northeast Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said officers arrested Tyjuan J. Robinson, 18, on suspicion of firing a gun at another person. Prosecutors charged Robinson with first-degree assault, felony drug possession, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. The

As medical marijuana policy continues to be drafted in the Capitol, talk of an overhaul in the treatment of minor marijuana crimes is beginning to circulate. State lawmakers are considering dozens of marijuana-related bills, many focused on medical marijuana policy. One bill, sponsored by Rep. Ron Hicks, R- Dardenne Praire, would expunge misdemeanor marijuana crimes

The University of Missouri’s Athletics Department has filed its notice that it will appeal NCAA sanctions. MU Athletic Director Jim Sterk announced the filing in a news release Thursday afternoon. The school is appealing penalties the NCAA announced last month after an investigation into a former tutor completing class work for 12 athletes. The sanctions

TONIGHT: Much colder air moves in, dropping temperatures into the upper 20s by 11 and into the upper teens to low 20s by morning in the wake of a cold front. Northwest winds from 10-18 mph will make it feel like the single digits by morning under mostly cloudy skies. FRIDAY: Another upper level wave

A fourth teen has been arrested in connection with a Sept. 25 armed robbery in northeast Columbia. Police arrested Jermaine Spain, 17, of Columbia, on Wednesday and prosecutors charged him with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Investigators said in a probable cause statement that Spain was one of four people who took a cellphone,

A Miller County woman accused of poisoning her husband, then setting their house on fire bonded out of jail on Wednesday. Amy Murray posted a $750,000 surety bond to get out of the jail Wednesday. This, less than a week after her attorney requested her bond be reduced to $50,000. Murray is accused of using

A woman has been charged after Columbia police recovered drugs in a hotel room. Jennifer L. Rinehart, 32, of Columbia, was charged in Boone County this week with delivery and possession of a controlled substance. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, police found a large amount of meth and drug paraphernalia inside