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Severe thunderstorms moved through Mid-Missouri Wednesday night, leaving damage due to lightning and strong winds. A homeowner had windows blown out in Columbia due to a lightning strike after a severe thunderstorm moved through Boone County just before 7:00 p.m. In Saline County, a semi truck was overturned on I-70, about 17 miles west of

The Crime Stoppers reward for information in the Rickie Dunn homicide in Columbia has been increased to $2,000. Dunn was shot and killed on Illinois Avenue in Columbia on November 30, and no arrests have been made. ABC 17 has been following up weekly on the case with Columbia Police, but they said they have

A measure opponents say increases the risks to motorcyclists and would burden society with the costs of injuries from non-helmet-wearing riders is moving forward in the Missouri Legislature. The Missouri House on Wednesday gave first-round approval to a measure that would allow people 21 and older to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. Rep. Eric

A Jefferson City suspect is now going to prison after police say he was drunk and carrying a concealed weapon on the campus of Lincoln University. Terrence Hawkins was sentenced Wednesday. He received five years behind bars with no chance for parole. Officers say he appeared intoxicated when they stopped him in the Scruggs Student

Six Columbia residents are among seven facing time in federal prison for selling cocaine in Boone County. Yun Yi Chang and Ricardo Harrell of Columbia, and Samuel Johnson of Kansas City all pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine between July 2008 and 2012. Chang was sentenced to 13 years in prison, Harrell to

With severe storms hitting Mid-Missouri, Abc 17 News talked to emergency officials about a new kind of 911 system that can save lives and also help first responders during a natural disaster. Osage and Boone are the only counties in the state with the service. It is a national database in which you can create

Two waves of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected in Mid-Missouri Wednesday night. There are two severe thunderstorm watches in effect right now, one for areas east of Highway 63 to cover storms moving out of that area until 6:00 p.m. There is another severe thunderstorm watch for areas west of Highway 63 for storms

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Severe weather is likely in Mid-Missouri Wednesday night into the early morning hours of Thursday. There will be two rounds of storms, with the first batch of storms developing in eastern Kansas late Wednesday afternoon and spreading east into western Mid-Missouri by early evening. The first round of storms will bring a large hail and

Final results in Boone County and Columbia came back just before 10 Tuesday night. Columbia Proposition 1, the $63 million bond issue to improve the city’s electric infrastructure, passed by 7,886 votes to 3,601. Proposition 2 also passed by 6,741 votes to 4,641. It boosts utility payments to pay for upgrades to Columbia’s stormwater system.

Tuesday is election day in Missouri, and ABC 17 News is covering 243 races across Mid-Missouri. Polls opened at 6:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. Boone Co. Clerk Wendy Noren told ABC 17 News about 22,000 Boone Co. registered voters will cast ballots at a different polling place than November. About 15%

In Cole County, voters were able to go to the polls at 6:00 a.m. for election day. Cole County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer told ABC 17 News he expects about a 20% voter turnout Tuesday, citing a strong interest in the Jefferson City School Board race and the mayoral race. Current Mayor Eric Struemph has served

On Tuesday voters in Jefferson City choose Carrie Tergin to become their next mayor once Eric Struemph leaves after serving four years. Struemph announced he would not seek re-election in October, citing health reasons and more time to spend with his family. There were six candidates on Tuesday’s ballot for Jefferson City Mayor, including Leonard

The votes are in and Jefferson City voters elected Pam Murray and Michael Couty to the Jefferson City School Board. Incumbent Alan Mudd did not seeking re-election, but incumbent Joy Sweeney did. Sweeney faced four challengers; Pam Murray, Michael Couty, Dan Renfrow and Adrian Hendricks II. Candidates gathered for a forum at Lincoln University last

A line of storms are developing ahead of a cold front and will track to the east into portions of Mid-Missouri Tuesday night. There is a Severe Storm Watch until 2 a.m. for Benton, Cooper, Morgan, Saline and Pettis counties. The storms could contain scattered large hail over 1 inch in diameter and isolated hail

ABC 17 News has learned a suspect has been arrested for the hit-and-run death of an MU student in Dallas over the weekend. WFAA in Dallas is reporting Jonathan Redmond, 31, turned himself in Monday night for the deadly crash. Paul Miltenberger, 20, was back home in Texas visiting for Easter when he was hit

Less than a week after owners of an iconic business in downtown Columbia announced they plan to demolish and remodel, the city council proposed a new law that would halt demolition of certain buildings. Council members are set to vote later this month on the issue. But the proposed ordinance would stop demolition of all

Five people have been displaced after a house fire in Otterville late Monday. Crews arrived at the scene on Vine Street and Grover Street at around 11:30 p.m. No one was in the home at the time, and there are no injuries to report. The fire marshal is helping in the investigation, but there is

Officials at North Callaway R-I Schools confirmed the high school in Kingdom City will be closed all-day Tuesday because of flooding. The issues are only canceling classes at the high school. The district says a pipe was clogged with debris. Workers cleared the line Tuesday morning, and the water is going down. Classes are expected

Monday evening Cole County deputies and Jefferson City Police were searching for a man after he allegedly held a gun to a woman’s head. Authorities were searching near Centertown when the suspect passed deputies at a MoDOT shed and a chase ensued. The suspect was taken into custody without incident near the intersection of Lookout