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ABC 17 News has confirmed fire officials are actively investigating an arson in east Columbia early Friday morning. At least 11 units responded to the mobile home off St. Charles Road around 6 a.m. just south of I-70 and the Lake of the Woods. The department said firefighters put out the flames within 10 minutes

Businesses may soon have another way to transport large loads of products to Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce is working to start a study to see if building a port authority along the Missouri River near Jefferson City would be feasible. Right now, the Jefferson City Council and the Cole County and

Laura Nauser was first elected to the Columbia City Council in 2005, and last Monday was her final meeting with that body. As our guest for This Week, the now-former councilwoman explains how she would summarize the experience of being a Columbia member.

As the legislative session comes to a close in the next few weeks, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce is starting to evaluate what its been able to accomplish in the past several months. In the fall, the chamber laid out a list of state priorities it would like to focus on for the session. You

UPDATE 2:11 p.m.: The victim has been identified as Jerry Robertson, 63, of Jefferson City. UPDATE: 1:15 p.m.: Jefferson City police are continuing to investigate and follow leads after the found a man with multiple assault wounds late Thursday night. Police said they have not ruled out anything and are not narrowing their focus. Police

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office has requested that a Cherryville man be charged with felony resisting arrest, felony driving without a license and numerous traffic charges out of Maries County. A video from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page can be seen here. Billy James Place, 27, is a suspect in the Meta vehicle

A storm system will slowly move through Arkansas tonight sending waves of rain into southern and central Missouri through early Saturday. Heaviest rain will fall south of HWY 50 with 1-3 inches possible through Saturday. Areas close to and south of I-44 could see 4 inches of rain with possible localized flooding. Areas north of

A Salisbury man has died after a fatal crash at a railroad intersection in Chariton on Thursday afternoon. William E. Thomson, 36, from Salisbury, was driving a case farm tractor when he failed to yield at the railroad crossing. The train, a 2012 Norfolk Southern Railway General Electric Locomotive, hit Thomson. Thomson was pronounced dead

At its regular meeting Friday morning, the Howard County Commission approved the language for a health ordinance that would limit the amount of hogs within a certain distance of existing homes. The drafted ordinance comes after commissioners learned an area of land just north of Armstrong was the site for a proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding

The Lincoln University Board of Curators agreed Thursday not to approve any new tenure promotions or appointments. Sabbaticals have also been suspended indefinitely. Also in the meeting, board members approved a number of changes to the university’s collective bargaining policy. The full list of the board’s actions can be seen by following this link.

TONIGHT: The heaviest rain is set to arrive this evening, as the disturbance itself tracks into Mid-Missouri. Tonight into Saturday morning is the best chance for areas north of I-70 to see some rainfall, but it will be very little. The heaviest rain will stay confined to HWY50 and south, where there is a small

The Jefferson City Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle. Police say it happened around 11:30 Thursday night in the 700 block of Clark Avenue. They say they arrived to find 38-year-old Shawn Cochran dead and say a female was also laying in the street with serious injuries. Police say

TODAY: This afternoon Mid-Missouri is seeing a brief lull in the rainfall activity, but don’t put away the rain gear just yet. Several rounds of rainfall is expected as we head through the remainder of today into the overnight hours. With the lull in activity, temperatures are rebounding back into the mid and upper 50s

A 2-year-old from the Wellsville and Martinsburg area was flown to University Hospital Thursday night with serious injuries after a dog attack. The 5-year-old rottweiler that attacked the toddler was the family’s dog. The dog was seized by the sheriff’s department and will be put down in 10 days per state statute. If the family

TODAY: Lows this morning are more pleasant than what we saw yesterday, as temperatures are holding steady in the upper 40s and lower 50s. We’re starting this morning off on a dry note, but rain will quickly begin to spread across the region as we head into the day. Heavy rain is falling in southern

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency checked out a power plant in mid-Missouri on Thursday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt toured the Thomas Hill Energy Center in Clifton Hills, Missouri. That’s west of Moberly and about an hour north of Columbia. Sen. Roy Blunt and Rep. Vicky Hartzler visited the facility with Pruitt. Blunt

Hallsville residents are continuing to voice their concerns over school bullying after several bullying incidents made their way online. Nearly a dozen Hallsville residents attended the Hallsville School Board meeting Thursday night. During the “citizen communication” portion of the agenda residents were able to make public comment. The first was from student, Trevor Hill, who

TONIGHT: Temperatures will cool into the upper 40s overnight with increasing rain in the Ozarks near I-44 after 2 AM. Winds will shift to the northeast up to 10 mph FRIDAY: Rain will move in from the south and spread north to HWY 50 by early afternoon with a few showers reaching as far north

The Jefferson City Fire Department is looking to replace all fire trucks in its frontline fleet. Right now, the City Council is considering a more than $5 million financing agreement to replace all seven of the department’s trucks that are in service day-to-day. Industry best practices recommend a 20-year life cycle for fire trucks, 10

A storm system tracking across Arkansas will bring rain to parts of Mid-Missouri Friday into Saturday. Areas south of HWY 50 have the best chance of measurable rain with lower chances north. Showers will begin as early as daybreak Friday near I-44, gradually lifting north into the afternoon. There could be a few spot showers