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The United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri announced that Robert Lorenzo Hester, Jr ., 25, of Columbia, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. today. Hester was indicted for his role in making preparations to launch a terrorist attack with persons he believed

The Jefferson City Police Department arrested James Arnold on Tuesday for driving while intoxicated. According to police, Arnold has eight previous convictions for driving while intoxicated. If convicted, this would be his ninth time. Around 3:10 in the afternoon, a Jefferson City police officer noticed plates on Arnold’s truck were car plates rather than truck

A Moberly woman was charged Tuesday in Boone County court with abuse or neglect of a child after a Columbia family turned over video to the police of her physically and verbally abusing their child in their home. According to a probable cause statement, the parents began video recording Stacey Robertson in late 2014 after

Our eight day stretch of warm weather will end Friday as a strong storm system moves across northern Missouri, sending much colder air into Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will start off in the 50s early Friday morning but will drop through the day, into the 40s by 5 PM. It will be windy with westerly winds at

Douglass High School, built in 1916, has been undergoing renovations since last summer and is on schedule to reopen this fall, but is also running low on money for the project. “We’ve had a great history of coming on or under our originally set budgets,” Linda Quinley, chief financial officer for Columbia Public Schools, said.

A tax break proposal for a potential dairy company to build a processing plant in Columbia is in the hands of the Boone County Commission, which had a first reading of the proposal at its meeting Thursday. Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy is requesting a 75 percent tax abatement over the next 10 years to build

We’re taking a closer look at Robert Hester Jr.’s social media postings that tipped the FBI off to go undercover. The Columbia man is accused of trying to aid ISIS in a terror attack. Experts say in most cases of domestic terrorism, threats can be traced through social media. In this particular case what Robert

TONIGHT: It looks mostly cloudy in the evening with a southeasterly wind at 10-15 mph. There is a slight shower or t-storm chance north of I-70 from 6-10 PM. Temperatures will hold in the upper 50s to lower 60s until 2 AM before dropping into the early morning hours in the 40s to upper 50s

It can be argued that it’s the year without a winter, as temperatures for most of the season have been on the mild side. Despite the bitter cold in December, this winter has been one that felt more like fall and spring than winter. In just a few short days, six to be exact, meteorological

The House Subcommittee on Corrections Workforce Environment and Conduct met Thursday morning to hear from employees of the Department of Corrections. It was the third hearing in an ongoing discussion about alleged harassment and other internal problems. “This is the darkest era in the age of corrections that I’ve been through,” said Travis Case, an

A propane tank was leaking after a truck backed into it on 4 Business Loop 70 East. Firefighters say a truck was delivering products to the Break Time when they backed into the propane tank, causing it to start leaking. They also said truck driver had dealt with propane before and helped Break Time employees

TODAY: The patchy fog from this morning has lifted, but in its place is still cloudy and mild conditions. These clouds will hold steady with us for the first part of the afternoon. Thanks to a warm front lifting north, rain showers will be possible through the afternoon for areas along and north of Hwy

TODAY: Patchy fog east of US 63 through 9AM with visibility near 1/4 mile at times. Mostly cloudy with a spotty rain chance from 9AM through 3PM north of I-70, with a high of 71. TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy with patchy fog possible again with a low of 54. FRIDAY: A midnight high of 63 with

A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for areas along and east of US 63 through 9AM due to low visibility. At 2AM this morning fog developed quickly falling to 1/4 of a mile in central Mid-Missouri. Due to light winds east of US 63 fog looks possible for the morning commute before lifting through

TODAY: After patchy morning fog and slightly cooler temperatures in the upper 40s this morning, clouds will increase along with a rain chance. Areas east of HWY 54 may see patchy fog imminent through 9AM. The spot shower chance is from mid-morning from 9AM through 2PM. Rain amounts will stay under a tenth of an

Thursday, the Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee is set to take a look at how a proposed stormwater utility fee could lead to needed improvements in another area of the city. ABC 17 News has reported residents may vote in August on implementing a monthly fee. The proposed fee would be about $3.50

On Wednesday, the Columbia Police Department released surveillance photos from an attempted armed robbery that happened on Feb. 13 in hopes of finding the suspect. ABC 17 News was on the scene shortly after police were called to Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy at 11:41 a.m. New photos show the man wearing a beanie hat and coat.

Eleven years ago, Irwin Schneider moved to south Columbia and settled down in the Cascades neighborhood. Since then, he’s been working to strengthen neighborly relationships through the city’s Neighborhood Watch program, which has been established in Columbia for more than 20 years. He recently became the president of the Columbia Neighborhood Watch program as a

A Boone County man was found guilty of domestic assault and assault on a law enforcement officer Wednesday. The jury did not find Charles Simcoe guilty of kidnapping. In July 2016, Simcoe was accused of attacking a woman at her home in Sturgeon. Police said an officer arrived on scene and shot Simcoe after he

ABC 17 News is on scene at Lakewood Apartments in Columbia, where several unmarked cars, the FBI and one Boone County Sheriff’s car are located near Broadway and Old Hwy. 63, just east of downtown Columbia. One person was taken into custody. We have confirmed with Detective Tracy Perkins with the Boone County Sheriff’s Cyber