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Three people were sent to the hospital after a crash in Moniteau County on Saturday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, it happened just after noon Saturday when a car attempted to pass a stopped car and make a right turn, hitting the second car head-on. One of the drivers and a passenger

Columbia police confirmed Saturday night that they responded to a shooting Saturday morning just before 2:30 p.m. Spokesperson Steve Sapp told ABC 17 News in an email that officers were in the CPD garage when they heard shots. They responded to the area of 5th Street and Walnut Street, eventually finding shell casings near the

Trails in and around Columbia are becoming busier as the weather continues to warm up. Trail users in Columbia gave advice to people on how to stay safe, whether they are walking alone or enjoying the weather on a hot day. Heidi Clements said she runs or walks on the trails in Columbia very often

The iBuy Power Midwest Campus Clash and Gaming Expo is at Columbia College on Saturday. The showcase features collegiate and high school League of Legends tournaments, a Fortnite tournament and an Expo area including the Midwest’s largest mobile arcade with gaming experiences for all ages including this year’s vintage game, Gargantuan Galaga. The Midwest Campus

TONIGHT: It was a beautiful afternoon today as clouds cooperated early, unfortunately, clouds are moving in as they lift out of Oklahoma and Arkansas. These clouds come as a warm front lifts into the area and we’ll be tracking showers along with a few rumbles of thunder into the viewing area well after sunset, closer

Moberly police said they have arrested a man on charges of DWI, resisting arrest, and driving while revoked. According to police, an officer tried to stop James Robert Shepherd III in the 1400 block of north Morley Street on Friday around 11 p.m. The vehicle apparently refused to stop, sped up, and began running stop

A Belle man was life flighted to University Hospital in Columbia Saturday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle in Osage County. According to Highway Patrol crash reports, Tommy Wilcox, 51, was driving westbound on Route P near the Maries River when he failed to negotiate a curve just after 1 p.m. His bike went off

The state of Missouri responded to a lawsuit Friday filed by a man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor. Charles Erickson, 34, filed the petition in Pike County in late 2018, alleging that Boone County prosecutors and Columbia police coerced him into confessing to Kent Heitholt’s death on

A Columbia man is in jail after breaking into his wife’s home. Mark Autenreith is facing charges of burglary, domestic assault, armed criminal action and property damage. According to a probable cause statement, Autenreith and his wife had been separated for three years at the time he broke into her home. Documents say the wife

Assistance League of Mid-Missouri is a non-profit organization that helps women and children in need in Columbia. “We may be the vehicle to serve these women,” said president Sue McDaniel, “but without this community we wouldn’t exist.” The organization operates several philanthropic programs including Upscale Rescale, a donation based store for women and children to

SATURDAY: It’s a cool start to the morning across the area with many of us in the mid 40s. That will quickly be replaced by warming temperatures under partly cloudy skies through the afternoon hours. Temperatures will top out, comfortably, in the low 70s. We can expect increasing clouds as a warm front approaches the

Adam White said he was surprised when he learned James Little, a worker at the Columbia Landfill, had been arrested. “We were all surprised, to say the least,” White said. “We all had really good relationships with Mr. Little. He was a nice guy by all accounts. It was a surprising development, to say the

Interim Columbia police Chief Geoff Jones brought together the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the University of Missouri Police Department for a joint news conference at Columbia Police Department headquarters Friday. Jones discussed Friday morning’s robbery, as well as the March 21 home invasion robbery on Spiros Drive. Jones said the suspects were wearing hoodies,

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick around overnight, with winds turning back out of a more southeasterly direction and picking up to 15 mph. It will still be a bit of a damp feel out tonight. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 40s for overnight lows, so you will want the light jacket. SATURDAY:

Camden County deputies arrested a Macks Creek woman after she allegedly set a car on fire and attempted to set a home and person on fire, authorities said. According to a news release, deputies and fire and ambulance personnel responded to a home on Storm Ridge Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday for a disturbance. Deputies

Some passengers experienced flight delays and cancellations Friday, according to officials with the Columbia Regional Airport. According to a post on its Facebook page, the delays and cancellations are due poor weather conditions in the last 24 hours. The post said fog and rain forced the airlines to make these changes in order to keep

A Columbia city councilman responded Friday to news that he was under criminal investigation by saying he “made a mistake” in agreeing to support a development project. Boone County Sheriff’s Department Det. Tom O’Sullivan said Friday that the department is investigating Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas based on a complaint forwarded by the Missouri Attorney

The City of Columbia is still struggling to hire linemen. ABC 17 reported in June that the city’s benchmark for line crews was 19 line workers and 10 apprentices. At that time Columbia Water and Light had 13 line workers and eight apprentices. Water and Light Advisory Board members on Thursday discussed a proposal to

An investigation of a sexual harassment complaint has concluded that a Missouri House member created a false rumor that another lawmaker was having an affair with an employee. A report by the House Ethics Committee says Rep. Rocky Miller engaged in “conduct unbecoming” a lawmaker and may have compromised the House’s ability to provide a

THIS AFTERNOON: Thick cloud cover continues to hold strong over lots of Mid-Missouri, but some peeks of sunshine are breaking through across some of our western counties. We can expect the sun to poke out a few times through this evening, but we’re likely not to clear out until later tonight. Temperatures will hold in