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The final numbers have been compiled for Christmas and winter break burglaries in 2016. The numbers from the last five years are as follows: Dec. 16, 2016 through Jan. 17, 2017 there were 35 burglaries (30 residential, 4 commercial and 1 other). Dec. 18, 2015 through Jan, 19, 2016 there were 63 burglaries (49 residential,

Governor Greitens has named the next Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent as Lieutenant Colonel Sandra Karsten on Wednesday afternoon at the Missouri State Highway Patrol General Headquarters. Karsten is the first woman to hold the position as superintendent in the 81 year existence of the MSHP. She has also served the MSHP for 30 years.

Columbia police have detained two people after getting reports of someone going through a vehicle at a south Columbia apartment complex. Police tell ABC 17 News they arrived at Campus View apartments just before 3:00 Wednesday morning. They say a victim saw someone going through their car and confronted the person. Police say they were

TODAY: After a cloudy start to the morning, we’ll see some thinning clouds through the rest of the day. Temperatures will be slightly above average for the day, as highs top out in the mid 40s. Winds through the day will remain out of the north under 10 mph. It’s these winds that will funnel

Saturday morning looks to be dry with sunshine briefly before clouds and light rain increase by evening. There does not appear to be much cold air aloft. This would indicate only a small chance of light snow to mix in by Saturday night. The onset of precipitation looks to be light rain by 3PM for

The man convicted of killing two children and their mother was executed Tuesday night. A Department of Corrections spokesman says Mark Christeson was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. after the lethal injection. He was sentenced to death for the 1998 killings of 36-year-old Susan Brouk and her two children in Vichy. Christeson’s execution marks Missouri’s

TODAY: Mostly Cloudy then P. Sunny; 44. TONIGHT: Colder under a partly cloudy sky; 26. THURSDAY: Morning Wind Chill: 15-18, Partly Cloudy; 38. FRIDAY: Increasing Clouds and Colder, Chance for Flurries; 35.

TODAY: Temperatures will be slightly cooler this morning in the mid 30s for the morning commute with a northerly wind of 5-10 mph under an overcast sky. Clouds look to thin through the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will be 5 degrees above average in the mid 40s this afternoon. TONIGHT: A north wind continues

A Boone County man has filed a lawsuit against Capital Mall JC LLC and Knockerball MidMo, LLC after allegedly suffering injuries, including paralysis. The court documents say Derek Hart went to the Knockerball MidMo in the Capital Mall in December and paid to use the large inflatable balls made of rubber. People are supposed to

Judy and Jim Barnes know they’ve been spoiled. They bought their home at the corner of St. Charles Road and Norwick Drive in 2000, finally settling in four years later. They liked Columbia for its abundance of health care options, including a VA hospital for Jim, a Navy shipyard worker. At the time, Judy said,

Tax season is here, which also means you’re at a greater risk of having your money end up in the wrong hands. ABC 17 News spoke with the IRS to find out how to not be a victim of tax fraud at the hands of your tax preparer. You might recall last week, ABC 17

Three people were arrested Tuesday in Callaway County when deputies executed a fugitive search warrant for a man. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, David C. Atterberry, 49, of Williamsburg, was sought on felony charges out of Montgomery County, Missouri. Deputies obtained a search warrant after they believed Atterberry was hiding out at a

More motorcyclists died in crashes across the state in 2016 than any other year over the past decade, according to new preliminary numbers from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Last year, 121 motorcyclists died in crashes statewide up from 92 in 2015. Troopers also saw a similar trend in Mid-Missouri where 12 motorcyclists died up

UPDATE 1/31: Columbia police said the death is still under investigation. Police told ABC 17 News that new information would not be available until the autopsy results are ready. Residents in the area said that police were at the residence until midnight Monday. Residents also said that they are getting worried for their safety because

Boone County Commissioner Fred Parry said Monday he is making good on a campaign promise to restore the Boone County Fairgrounds for future, year-round use. Parry presented a tentative plan to the Convention and Visitors Bureau on Monday afternoon at its monthly meeting. He said he had not run the plan by Commissioners Janet Thompson

UPDATE 1/31: On Monday, a freight liner that was being driven by David Jantz, a 58-year-old male from Barnett, entered the road from a private drive in front of a 2007 Chrysler, driven by Forrestine Holmes, a 69-year-old female from Stover. Holmes struck the towed unit of the freight liner. She was taken by the

Doctors are describing this week as the “perfect storm” of winter illnesses in mid-Missouri. The flu is dominating the doctor’s office this week. Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services reports 349 cases in Boone County. Doctor Tara Flynn from Mizzou Quick Cares and Urgent Care says about every other patient of hers is coming

Mark Christeson, who was convicted of raping a woman before killing her and her two children near Vichy in February 1998, is scheduled to be executed today at 6:00 p.m. He has put in a final appeal to the US Supreme Court. Previously, the US Supreme Court granted him a stay in 2014. The execution

UPDATE 3:00pm: Jefferson City Police confirmed to ABC 17 News the identity of the suspect involved in Tuesday morning’s chase. Derrell Demetrius Riley is facing resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia charges. The 31-year-old is being held in the Cole County Jail and court records show he is on parole. UPDATE 6:29am: Jefferson City