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A crash along Providence Road in Columbia has closed at least one direction of traffic. The crash involving several cars closed the southbound lanes of travel near Sexton Road for about a half hour. An SUV could be seen off the road, crashed into a tree. Providence reopened to traffic around 7:56 p.m. Columbia police

TONIGHT: Spotty storms are possible tonight… coverage will remain low through the morning. Low near 70. SATURDAY: There’s uncertainty with the coverage of storms on Saturday, but a higher chance of storms will set up west of HWY 63/North of I-70. Storm coverage becomes spottier for places like Columbia/Jeff City and south east . Plan

A Callaway County commissioner suggested Friday that officials build higher levees along the Missouri River to protect land in mid-Missouri, possibly expanding the concept if it works. Western District Commissioner Roger Fischer made the proposal during the public comment section of a meeting of the Flood Recovery Advisory Working Group, which was appointed by Gov.

Two crashes on Interstate 70 slowed traffic through Columbia Friday afternoon. The Missouri Department of Transportation warned drivers a little after 3:30 p.m. about westbound delays being possible at mile marker 127, east of the Highway 63 connector. I-70 ALERT: Westbound delays are possible at mile marker 127, east of the Route 63 Connector in

MidwayUSA is seeking a rezoning of a plot of land between Columbia and Rocheport to expand its operations. Company owner Larry Potterfield sent a letter last month to neighboring property owners about his request to rezone 190 acres of land at the southeast corner of Route J and Highway 40 from agricultural to industrial. In

The Missouri State Highway Patrol will honor a Missouri woman and her late husband, who was killed by the suspect in four Kansas murders. The patrol announced Friday it will bestow its highest non-employee honor, the Honorary Trooper Certificate, on Julie Nordman and her husband, Randy Nordman. Randy Nordman, of New Florence, was killed in

The Cooper County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against a man after police said drugs and stolen guns were found in his home. Johnathan C. Todd, 30, of Boonville, was arrested by police around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 1100 block of 6th Street. During their search of the home, police found dozens

A second person was arrested and charged on Friday in connection with a Sept. 3 shooting in Jefferson City. Robert T. Carter, 23, of Jefferson City was allegedly the passenger in an SUV involved in the shooting at an apartment building in the 200 block of West Atchison, according to the probable cause statement. The

A Camden County judge approved a settlement this week in a Moniteau County wrongful death case. Judge Michael Gilley approved the agreement Monday between Robert and Cynthia Ashbaugh and Travis Clark and Robert Davis in a wrongful death suit over Clark’s fatal shooting of the Ashbaughs’ son, also named Robert. A jury found Clark guilty

FRIDAY: We’ll stay sunny long enough to warm up into the upper 80s this afternoon before rain chances move in. Showers will be scattered in nature and possible any time after 3PM . TONIGHT: The hit-and-miss nature of this rain looks to continue into the overnight hours. Things will likely dwindle in coverage, but still

The University of Missouri announced a $1.5 million gift to the university Friday morning at 9 a.m. LIVE PLAYBACK of the event can be found in the player below. The gift is expected to “improve the university’s business operations,” according to a press release from the university. MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, Vice Chancellor for Finance

Former Mizzou and Hickman star J’den Cox is on to the finals at the World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He will go for a second straight Gold medal on Saturday. Cox won his first match 11-0 by technical fall. It took just one minute and 40 seconds. The three-time national champion won his second match,

Engineers from Burns and McDonnell met with residents from Englewood on Thursday to address some of their concerns with planned work on Route H. Burns and McDonnell worked with city and county employees to address concerns Englewood residents brought up at several meetings. Route H runs through Englewood. Crews have plans to relocate Route H

The Columbia Mall could get a Hilton hotel on-site by this time next year. Mall manager Rusty Strodtman told ABC 17 News that the mall filed paperwork with the city for a 107-room hotel on the north side of the mall property along Bernadette Drive. Strodtman said the hotel would be operated by Hilton, but

The Holts Summit Police Department will continue police patrols in New Bloomfield through 2025. Holts Summit Mayor Landon Oxely signed the five-year contract after the board of alderman approved the agreement Tuesday evening. New Bloomfield will pay Holts Summit $38,000 per year through four yearly installments, according to the agreement. Holts Summit Police Chief Kyle

The Holts Summit Police Department will continue police patrols in New Bloomfield through 2025. Holts Summit Mayor Landon Oxely signed the five-year contract after the board of alderman approved the agreement Tuesday evening. New Bloomfield will pay Holts Summit $38,000 per year through four yearly installments, according to the agreement. Holts Summit Police Chief Kyle

A Missouri man in his mid-40s died this week at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, marking Missouri’s first vaping-related death due to e-cigarettes and the eighth vaping-related death nationwide. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed on Thursday that the death was due to a vaping-related lung injury after lung samples were taken

Columbia police have identified a man killed Wednesday in a shooting at an apartment but did not release details about how the shooting happened. The Columbia Police Department in a news release Thursday said the shooting at about 4:20 p.m. in the 3400 block of James Dale Road killed Kejuane Marshae Johnson, 23, of Columbia.

A pair of brothers are charged with the unauthorized shooting of a weapon where it’s prohibited after a July incident. According to court documents, Abel and Ian McGeorge went to Rocky Fork Lake Conservation Area after dark on July 27. A conservation agent says he heard gunshots and went over to find the pair with

Columbia Public Schools announced new rules Wednesday for people attending athletic events including football games. Carrie Johnson, a Senior at Battle High School said, “I think that administrators are just trying to keep people safe the best that they can and they really truly believe that this policy is going to do that.” Students up