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• The waning Moon shines with Jupiter before and during dawn on Friday morning the 6th, as shown in the picture, Venus and Mars are below them. • In Saturday’s dawn, the waning crescent Moon steps down pairing with Venus. Faint Mars will be close by making a triangle. There will be clouds exiting on

All five Republican candidates running for Missouri governor are expected at a Tuesday night forum in Jefferson City. The debate, hosted by the Cole County Republican Central Committee, will be held at the Missouri Farm Bureau on Country Club Drive starting at 6:30. Gubernatorial candidates former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway, businessman John Brunner, Lt.

The city of Columbia confirmed Tuesday that construction will start early Wednesday morning on Scott Boulevard. Workers will be out sawing and installing concrete at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday near the Thornbrook neighborhood. They think the head start will help them finish faster, instead of stretching out the work for more than a week. If progress

Columbia Police responded to a threat on the Moberly Area Community College campus Monday. The Director of Security with MACC contacted Columbia police in reference to allegations of a threat, police said. CPD learned a student made the possible threat earlier on Monday on the Columbia Campus located at 601 W. Business Loop 70. Officers

A trial has been set for January for a truck driver charged in a deadly crash on I-70. ABC 17 News has witness statements from July claiming Anthony West blew through the warning signs following an earlier crash. His semi truck hit a pickup, killing 79-year-old Margarete Haile, who was stopped in traffic on the

A celebration 30 years in the making drew in thousands of Kansas City Royals fans to Kansas City Tuesday. The Royals World Series parade started at around noon. “It’s the most amazing thing that’s ever happened in my lifetime living here in Kansas City. I’ve really not seen this many people anywhere, ever.” It was

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri responded Tuesday night it said after students, faculty, and a group called MU for PP met with MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. Planned Parenthood said they delivered more than 2,000 petitions calling on Loftin to reverse the decision to cancel contracts with Planned Parenthood, and eliminate privileges at MU

A strong cold front is forecast to move into the Plains and eventually into Mid-Missouri by Thursday, bringing the threat for showers and possibly a few strong thunderstorms. Rain chances increase Thursday morning for areas west of Highway 63, with more showers and thunderstorms developing by afternoon in Mid-Missouri. This will help stabilize the atmosphere,

The state of Missouri has called off the execution of an inmate whose lethal injection was delayed by a last-minute ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. Missouri Attorney General’s office spokeswoman Nanci Gonder confirmed that the execution of Ernest Lee Johnson wouldn’t be carried out on Wednesday. Johnson was scheduled to die at 6 p.m.

Columbia voters will decide whether the city should ban a certain method of hauling trash. The Columbia City Council voted unanimously Monday night to place the issue of a “roll cart” system on a special March 15, 2016 ballot. The system, which involves placing trash bags in a wheeled bin for curbside pick-up, met public

On Monday, the Missouri Supreme Court turned down a convicted Columbia killer’s request to have a judge consider evidence that he is mentally disabled. More than 20 years after a gruesome triple murder at a Casey’s convenience store on Ballenger Lane, Ernest Lee Johnson is set to die in less than 24 hours. It’s a

With the lower sun angle and loss of daylight, average temperatures fall quickly through the month of November. The month starts off with an average low at 41 and high at 61 but by the 30th, the average low temperature is at 29 with an average high of only 46. Rainfall on average comes in

Some homes in Moberly were temporarily evacuated Monday night after a vacant house started leaking natural gas. The Moberly Fire Chief has confirmed to ABC 17 News all homes in the 900 block of Henry Street were evacuated after Ameren and fire crews discovered a leak in the vacant home that is being demolished. The

School districts across the state have until next Friday to apply for a grant to boost school safety. More than 200 districts are expected to apply and some of them could get as much as $15,000. California District Superintendent, Dwight Sanders, said his district is filling out the application. “If you aren’t constantly working to

Police responded to two incidents of shots fired in a Columbia neighborhood Sunday night and early Monday. Both calls came from the Whitegate Drive area. The two shots fired happened within less than twelve hours of one another. One came in Sunday night, the other early Monday morning. Monday’s incident happened at the intersection of

Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane sentenced convicted killer Anthony Shegog to 30 years in prison on Monday afternoon. The 58-year-old Shegog was convicted of second degree murder in September. A life sentence for second degree murder in Missouri is calculated at 30 years. Shegog was convicted of killing Walter Lige in Columbia on October

Police investigated reports of shots fired in north Columbia Monday. It happened around 11:00 Monday morning near Smiley Lane and the 4200 block of Derby Ridge Drive. Police said several callers reported hearing gunshots in the area. Police collected three shell casings in the area, but said they did not find any property damage to

ABC 17 News has obtained the order explaining the denial of a speedy trial for a man charged with beating and sodomizing an infant. Last week, Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce dismissed two counts of forcible sodomy against Aaron Fisher. Fisher was accused of the crimes against the 5-month-old in 2009. An order said Fisher

The Missouri Supreme Court of Monday turned down a convicted killer’s request to have a judge consider evidence that he is mentally disabled. Ernest Lee Johnson is scheduled to be executed for bludgeoning three people to death at a Columbia Casey’s convenience store in 1994. The only motions that would stop Johnson’s execution are an

A geomagnetic storm will increase our chance to see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) tonight in all of Missouri. The best location is in a dark sky, away from city lights. The good news is that we expect clear skies tonight although fog will develop later tonight across the Ozarks. The best viewing time is