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The Missouri Department of Transportation is working to schedule several safety improvements for U.S. 54 south of Jefferson City. Three fatal crashes have occurred in Miller and Cole counties on Highway 54 this year, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports ABC 17 News previously reported about a head-on collision Sept. 15 that

Often you’ll hear the StormTrack Weather Team refer to high pressure in our weather broadcasts. High pressure systems move in to mid-Missouri in any weather season and tend to bring with them quiet weather and sunny skies. But, high pressure systems can bring a multitude of different temperature schemes to mid-Missouri, depending on where these

Several Hartsburg residents evacuated their homes in June during major flooding. Water poured over the levees in the area, flooded farmers’ fields, and crept towards people’s homes. Jo Hackman was one of those residents. After three months, she recently moved back into her home in Hartsburg, where she can tend to the pumpkins she grows.

The Ashland Police Department said officers are investigating vandalism at the learning garden behind Southern Boone Primary School. According to a Facebook post by investigators, someone damaged the garden between Friday and Monday morning. So far, police haven’t identified any suspects. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call 573-442-6131. Sign up for

A Columbia man was charged with second-degree murder Monday in connection with a Sept. 14 homicide near Park Avenue and Fifth Street. Michael Leon Anderson, 28, allegedly shot and killed E’quan Spain, 19, while sitting in a Dodge vehicle, according to court documents filed Monday. Police arrested Anderson Friday. Spain was sitting in the back

A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to provide supplies for a terrorist attack in Kansas City. Robert Lorenzo Hester, 28, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of trying to supply bomb-making materials to a terrorist group in late 2016. Hester was charged in federal court in 2017. According to court documents, he

An Eldon, Missouri couple is now charged with drug trafficking after authorities served a narcotics search warrant. According to court documents, Nathanael Davis and his wife, Katie Crosswhite, were in the home off of Doyle Road on Aug. 19. Investigators said around 115 grams of meth, three unknown pills, syringes, modified spoons, 5 grams of

Prosecutors charged a Jefferson City Walmart employee last week with threatening to shoot up the store, and investigators say he has also made comments “synonymous with shooting a school” in another incident. Nicholas B. Pratte, 38, was jailed Friday without bond and charged with second-degree making a terrorist threat after police say he made a

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny to start with increasing clouds by afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: A cold front approaches the region late Tuesday night into early Wednesday, bringing the chance for scattered storms early on Wednesday. The

Columbia police have made one arrest in a spate of shootings that claimed five lives in eight days. Officers on Friday arrested Michael Leon Anderson III, 28, of Columbia, in the Sept. 14 shooting death of E’quan Spain, 19. Police said in a probable cause statement that Anderson accidentally shot Spain while they were firing

A Benton County woman faces nearly a dozen animal abuse charges. Deputies arrested Tiffany L. Woodington, 49, of Cole Camp, Missouri on Sept. 12. The Sheriff’s Office said Woodington operated the nonprofit group “All Accounted For” with her husband, Steven C. Woodington, 55, of South Padre Island, Texas. Both are accused of bringing the animals

Autopsies show a man and boy whose bodies were found last week in Gasconade County died in an apparent murder-suicide. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a news release Monday that Monty Jason Barton, 37, died of a self-inflected gunshot wound to the head and 4-year-old Bentlee Turner died of a gunshot wound to

A special Missouri legislative session on vehicle tax breaks cost roughly $70,000 to hold. State House and Senate cost estimates put the price tag of the short September session at a little more than $71,000. Republican Gov. Mike Parson called the special session to overlap with lawmakers’ annual meeting to review vetoed bills. That cut

Prosecutors with the Missouri State Attorney General’s Office have upgraded murder charges filed in a deadly Camden County shooting. Christine Jolene Zahn, of Camdenton, is accused of killing 34-year-old Derek Ray Harrelson in 2018 sometime between the night of November 18 or early on November 19. Investigators said Zahn told deputies she shot Harrelson after

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost will be retiring at the end of the season, a year in which his team lost 100 games. His decision was announced by the team Monday, a day after a 12-8 loss in which the Royals fell for the eighth time in 10 games.

THIS AFTERNOON: Beautiful first-day-of-Fall weather across mid-MO. We’re set to warm near 77 in the next few hours. TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Low in the upper 50s as winds turn out of the south overnight. EXTENDED: Southerly winds will continue Tuesday helping temperatures warm in to the afternoon. Thankfully dew points will stay backed off for

UPDATE, 10:35 p.m.: A news release from the Columbia Police Department said officers arrested Anderson in connection to E’quan Spain’s death. The 19-year-old was shot near Park Avenue and Fifth Street on Sept. 14. ORIGINAL: Officers have made an arrest in relation to a recent Columbia homicide, according to Police Chief Geoff Jones. Jones confirmed

TONIGHT: Skies clear behind the cold front. Low temperatures fall into the mid 50s. MONDAY: It will be a beautiful start to fall across mid-Missouri with low humidity and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s with lots of sunshine. EXTENDED: We’ll be tracking a couple of disturbances throughout the week, but no appreciable rain is forecast

A road rage incident on I-70 lead to an arrest on Sunday night when authorities were notified that a driver flashed a gun, Columbia Police officials said. Officials said the call came in around 8:30 p.m. near the Stadium Blvd. exit. The caller stated another vehicle was following them, brandished a firearm and continued to

UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: Two people have died after a shooting on McKee Street and Rice Road, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department. “The two victims were identified as Antonio Lasha Houston, 36, of Columbia and Danielle Beverly-Mae Marine, 33, of Columbia. Next of kin have been notified,” the release said. When