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TODAY: Some rain overnight near HWY 24 brought estimated rain totals of 1″. Fog is possible near HWY 24 this morning, although fog will likely not be widespread. Temperatures are also falling this morning and the wind will pick up. A west/northwest wind will pick up by 7AM-8AM where winds will gust at this time

Ten people were arrested in connection to drugs after multiple search warrants were served in Moniteau County Wednesday night. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office, Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and Tipton Police Department served two search warrants in Latham and one in Tipton. “I want to make this very clear, if you sell drugs in Moniteau

A Jefferson City man was injured after he crashed in Jefferson City Thursday afternoon. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, Donald L. Hampton, 63, wrecked his motorcycle on High Street near the West Main Street intersection shortly before 5:40 p.m. Police said Hampton was driving the vehicle when he left the north side of

For the first time since taking office, Gov. Eric Greitens agreed to this brief sit down interview with ABC 17 News. In a statement released Thursday, Greitens said the state’s $52 million share of a 2003 settlement with tobacco companies, recently made available by a state Supreme Court decision, will be used to cover some

UPDATE, 2/23: The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 32-year-old Ryan Miller was the driver of the motorcycle. He was thrown from the bike after hitting a culvert. ORIGINAL 2/22: An investigation is underway after a crash that involved a motorcycle in south Columbia on Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Columbia’s Real-Time 911 Fire

A Boone County judge sentenced a Columbia man to five years supervised probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count unlawful use of a weapon. Mariquan Midgyett was charged in connection to a Sept. 2016 shooting in the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive in north Columbia. No one was hurt in the shooting, but police

Next month, the Jefferson City Council is set to vote on temporarily stopping demolition in the East Capitol Avenue area. The bill is aimed at preventing historic buildings from being bulldozed in the urban renewal plan efforts until stronger regulations are passed. If approved, the city would suspend the issuance of demolition permits for buildings

The United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri announced that Robert Lorenzo Hester, Jr ., 25, of Columbia, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. today. Hester was indicted for his role in making preparations to launch a terrorist attack with persons he believed

The Jefferson City Police Department arrested James Arnold on Tuesday for driving while intoxicated. According to police, Arnold has eight previous convictions for driving while intoxicated. If convicted, this would be his ninth time. Around 3:10 in the afternoon, a Jefferson City police officer noticed plates on Arnold’s truck were car plates rather than truck

A Moberly woman was charged Tuesday in Boone County court with abuse or neglect of a child after a Columbia family turned over video to the police of her physically and verbally abusing their child in their home. According to a probable cause statement, the parents began video recording Stacey Robertson in late 2014 after

Our eight day stretch of warm weather will end Friday as a strong storm system moves across northern Missouri, sending much colder air into Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will start off in the 50s early Friday morning but will drop through the day, into the 40s by 5 PM. It will be windy with westerly winds at

Douglass High School, built in 1916, has been undergoing renovations since last summer and is on schedule to reopen this fall, but is also running low on money for the project. “We’ve had a great history of coming on or under our originally set budgets,” Linda Quinley, chief financial officer for Columbia Public Schools, said.

A tax break proposal for a potential dairy company to build a processing plant in Columbia is in the hands of the Boone County Commission, which had a first reading of the proposal at its meeting Thursday. Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy is requesting a 75 percent tax abatement over the next 10 years to build

We’re taking a closer look at Robert Hester Jr.’s social media postings that tipped the FBI off to go undercover. The Columbia man is accused of trying to aid ISIS in a terror attack. Experts say in most cases of domestic terrorism, threats can be traced through social media. In this particular case what Robert

TONIGHT: It looks mostly cloudy in the evening with a southeasterly wind at 10-15 mph. There is a slight shower or t-storm chance north of I-70 from 6-10 PM. Temperatures will hold in the upper 50s to lower 60s until 2 AM before dropping into the early morning hours in the 40s to upper 50s

It can be argued that it’s the year without a winter, as temperatures for most of the season have been on the mild side. Despite the bitter cold in December, this winter has been one that felt more like fall and spring than winter. In just a few short days, six to be exact, meteorological

The House Subcommittee on Corrections Workforce Environment and Conduct met Thursday morning to hear from employees of the Department of Corrections. It was the third hearing in an ongoing discussion about alleged harassment and other internal problems. “This is the darkest era in the age of corrections that I’ve been through,” said Travis Case, an

A propane tank was leaking after a truck backed into it on 4 Business Loop 70 East. Firefighters say a truck was delivering products to the Break Time when they backed into the propane tank, causing it to start leaking. They also said truck driver had dealt with propane before and helped Break Time employees

TODAY: The patchy fog from this morning has lifted, but in its place is still cloudy and mild conditions. These clouds will hold steady with us for the first part of the afternoon. Thanks to a warm front lifting north, rain showers will be possible through the afternoon for areas along and north of Hwy

TODAY: Patchy fog east of US 63 through 9AM with visibility near 1/4 mile at times. Mostly cloudy with a spotty rain chance from 9AM through 3PM north of I-70, with a high of 71. TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy with patchy fog possible again with a low of 54. FRIDAY: A midnight high of 63 with