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UPDATE, 9:23 p.m.: The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a vote on to rezone property on Savoy Drive after a request to table the issue to the next meeting. The commission voted 5-2 in favor of the request, with commissioners Tootie Burns and Michael MacMann voting against it. Planning director Pat Zenner revealed the

Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols confirmed two people were taken into custody after a pursuit involving a stolen car through mid-Missouri Thursday evening. Nichols said the chase, which originally started in Boone County, ended on Highway 63 and Route J just after 8 p.m near Jacksonville. The pursuit was moving slowly at about 25 mph

So far this year, 340 people have been killed in traffic crashes on Missouri roadways, down 6 percent compared to the same time last year. “It’s the trend we want to have, but we still need to be vigilant,” said Bill Whitfield, highway safety director with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Traffic fatalities in Missouri

The Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Thursday to recommend approval to City Council of a rezoning request and preliminary plans for an affordable housing apartment complex. Lohman Investments hopes to build a 40-unit apartment complex on 3 acres of land at Trade Center Parkway, which is just off Old Lohman Road. At the

We often look for shady spots during hot summer days for relief from the scorching sun. But did you know that shade doesn’t make temperatures cooler. In fact, air temperature is actually the same in the sun or shade. It’s solar radiation hitting our bodies which makes it feel hotter. On average, solar radiation makes

Unattended cooking is believed to be the cause of a fire that happened in an apartment in the 3500 block of Knipp Drive Thursday evening. Jefferson City firefighters said the fire started on a stove top and spread to the kitchen cabinets. Firefighters found smoke coming from the front door when they arrived at the

One week after the state attorney general’s report on traffic stop numbers showed black drivers in Columbia were pulled over three times as much as white drivers, the city released a response indicating there was more work to be done and a report from the city manager on ways to solve the issue was forthcoming.

UPDATE: MU faculty council members unanimously approved the proposal. However, as one faculty council members said, the proposal was a “statement of principal.” Administrators will still have to take action. MU faculty members are expected to take action at a meeting Thursday on a proposal for non-tenure track (NTT) faculty contract lengths at their meeting

There have been two boil advisories issued for Columbia on Thursday, according to the City of Columbia. The first advisory is for Hunt Ridge, where repair work was being done and the water pressure dropped. The second advisory is for North Glenwood after repairs were also being done their. These are boil advisories and not

Four Columbia and Jefferson City residents and a Compton, Calif. man have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Cole County. Shadeed Seifullah Muhammad, 41, of Compton; Javier Rashad Rosser, 30, Robert Istill McNair, 30, and Bria Lanier-Richie, 37, all of Jefferson City, Mo.; and

TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall into the upper 50s under mostly clear skies and a southwest wind up to 6 mph. FRIDAY: We’ll have another warm, dry day with high temperatures in the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Southerly winds will increase to near 10 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED: It will start

Columbia police officers were called to a disturbance in the 1400 block of Godas Drive on Wednesday. The adult female victim reported she and her two children, ages 15 and 16, were home when Lakeisha Gross started beating on the door. The victim reported she didn’t answer the door and Gross came into the house

TODAY: Another sunny day is in store with high temperatures reaching the lower 80s. Winds will transition from out of the west to out of the south around 6 mph. This evening we’ll have mild temperatures dropping back into the mid 50s under mostly clear skies. There will be a light southerly breeze around 3

The United States drought monitor began weekly updates for drought conditions starting in 1999. Current drought levels are the lowest they have ever been since the start of this monitoring program. For years, the United States suffered high drought levels. In August of 2012, 65% of the United States was under a drought. Today only

UPDATE: The suspects name in the standoff was Mathew Alan Eads. The Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney filed formal charges against Eads yesterday. His charges include: Felony Assault in the 1st degree or attempt, felony of armed criminal action, and more. Eads bond was set at $40,000. UPDATE 11:24 A.M.: ABC 17 News is on scene,

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m.: Elainia Woodward and Bryan Scott were arrested Wednesday morning after leading officers on a chase through central Columbia. According to court documents, an automated license-plate reader alerted deputies to a stolen car out of Kansas. A deputy spotted the car and began following it. The deputy said he attempted to stop the

TODAY: Waking up will be a cool one once again with temps starting out in the 50s. will have another sunny day with high temperatures reaching the low 80s. Winds will transition from out of the west to out of the south around 6 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop back into the mid 50s under

UPDATE 11:44 P.M.: The man at the center of a Callaway County manhunt is identified as John Atterberry, 43, of Portland, Missouri. Deputies said they responded to a report of suspicious activity around 3:27 p.m. at a home on State Highway UU. Atterberry was captured at 6:48 p.m. near Wildflower Road off County Road 123.

TODAY: Waking up will be a cool one once again with temps starting out in the 50s. will have another sunny day with high temperatures reaching the low 80s. Winds will transition from out of the west to out of the south around 6 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop back into the mid 50s under

Emergency crews are on the scene of a fuel spill in northeast Columbia. It happened around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon in the 2100 block of Paris Road. Boone County EMA sent an alert out saying the southbound lanes of Paris Road are closed right now at Heriford. The Columbia Fire Department is on scene and drivers