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The cold weather pattern continues through the weekend, ending with the coldest weather yet this season as temperatures plunge to near zero by Sunday morning and only climbing into the teens Sunday afternoon. Ahead of the arctic air, a low pressure system will move in from the southwest Friday night, tracking across mid-Missouri. Southerly winds

The city of Columbia will pay hundreds of thousands to settle a lawsuit between it and its former emergency management director. Zim Schwartze, the former director and police captain, settled her wrongful termination lawsuit on November 3. Schwartze claimed City Manager Mike Matthes and police chief Ken Burton forced her out of employment in 2012.

The Hallsville Board of Alderman has hired a new Chief of Police. The board hired Robert Bias to be the city’s new chief of police. After a month of no full-time police officers in Hallsville, the city will have their first full-time law enforcement presence at the end of December. Currently the Hallsville Police Department

A semi-truck has rolled over on I-70 near the Millersburg exit. A lieutenant with the Boone County Fire Protection District told ABC 17 News that the semi-truck ran off the road. The semi-truck the only vehicle involved. The driver was able to walk away from the crash and was taken to a hospital. At last

Next week, the Jefferson City Council will reconsider a controversial proposal to build a Taco Bell on Schotthill Woods Drive. Wednesday, residents voiced several concerns about the possible development as they met with developers in the city annex. “Issues of noise and potential loitering and litter, just things that Could devalue our property and make

UPDATE 2: A jury has sentenced Nicole Weddington to five days in the Boone County Jail. UPDATE 1: The verdict has been confirmed Nicole Weddington has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the second degree. After two days of testimony, the jury reached a guilty verdict just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. The sentencing phase

Police were dispatched to Westminster Avenue and West 9th Street early Wednesday morning in Fulton. The caller, Zachary Hopkins, said that his son Deangelo Hopkins was having a schizophrenic episode and tried to hurt himself. While looking for Deangelo, police were directed to 415 1/2 West 9th Street, where Lavada Gipson lived. Gipson was said

The Parking and Traffic Management task force, that the Columbia City Council appointed in June, will discuss their final recommendations Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. One item on their report suggests the city council to appoint a permanent Parking and Traffic Management commission. Cindy Neagle, representative of the East Campus Neighborhood Association, drafted recommendations for

Three-and-a-half years ago, Boone County leaders started working toward a new initiative and as of Wednesday, it has officially achieved Certified Work Ready status. According to the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), the designation means that the county has a system in place to provide employers/businesses irrefutable data demonstrating they have a process in

TONIGHT: Scattered clouds look likely tonight with low temperatures 10-15 by morning and wind chills in the single digits. THURSDAY: It’s even colder Thursday as arctic air settles in. High temperatures only reach the low 20s north of I-70 to th upper 20s at the Lake of the Ozarks Thursday with mostly cloudy skies. Winds

The judge for the Serghei Pavel Comerzan case has been changed to the Honorable Ted C. House. In Aug. of 2015, Trooper James Bava was killed in a single-car crash in the pursuit of Comerzan. Comerzan’s lawyer, Charles James, told ABC 17 News in Aug. of this year that it was important to have the

UPDATE 12/14: The 1998 Dodge Durango that Davis was thought to be driving has been recovered in Washington, Missouri. Seth Davis is still missing. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol needs your help in locating a 7-year-old. According to law enforcement, Seth Davis was last seen with his father, Anthony Davis, at the Chillicothe

(AP) – An immigrant charged with possessing a fake Social Security card is free on bail following a Missouri Supreme Court decision striking down a law under which he had been jailed. Online court records show Faustino Lopez-Matias was released this week after posting a $200 cash bond. He had been jailed since Sept. 3

At least five faculty were fired from Lincoln University less than a week after the end of the 2016 fall semester. Faculty senate chair Bryan Salmons tells ABC 17 News that one of those fired was just three years away from retirement. “Some of the firings were very unexpected,” Salmons said. This comes almost a

Street Crimes Detectives were traveling north on Fairview Road on Tuesday night and observed a silver Pontiac Grand Am with Missouri license registration traveling in front of them. The vehicle had a malfunctioning license plate lamp. Street Crimes Detectives conducted a traffic stop on the 1000 block of Fairview Road. As the detectives approached the

UPDATE: During day 1 of the trial, we learned the man who was killed in the deadly crash was the defendant’s fiance. Weddington showed little to no emotion during the trial Tuesday, although she did repeatedly rub her eyes when her fiance was mentioned. Because Weddington is charged with involuntary manslaughter, the prosecution has to

UPDATE 4:35am: Authorities are working to clear a crash in southern Boone County that sent one person to the hospital. Crews on scene tell ABC 17 News a tire blowout caused the rollover crash. It happened on southbound Highway 63, just north of Deer Park Road. Authorities tell us the driver did not appear hurt,

Miller County authorities have confirmed that the remains found in Miller County on Nov. 22 belonged to 54 -year-old Ricky Wierman. The remains were identified using a dental comparison. Wierman was reported missing in July of 2012. Evidence that was found with the remains pointed to signs that Wierman was living in the woods. No

It’s been a little more than a year since the Boone County Commission and taxing entities approved an expansion proposal for international food conglomerate Kraft Heinz through the use of Chapter 100 bonds. The bonds are a way to give a tax abatement to an entity, said Boone County counsel CJ Dykhouse. Essentially, Kraft and

Early Tuesday morning, The Callaway County Sheriffs Office responded to a call of shots being fired in the 2900 block of County Road 334. When deputies arrived on scene, several gunshots were heard. Deputies found Dennis Bowen at a residence in the area. During the investigation deputies recovered a firearm in Bowen’s possession. Bowen was