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With the little rain we had last week on the 28th and 29th, under .05″ of rain was picked up and the trace amount of snow on the 29th, moderate drought conditions have improved across the state. This is the latest drought monitor that was released this Thursday morning, February 2nd. Abnormally dry conditions still

UPDATE 9:15 a.m: Demarco Carter has been arrested after he failed to yield to authorities and a chase began. He was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, tampering with physical evidence, delivery of a controlled substance, and operating the motor vehicle. He is in the Boone County Jail on more than a ten thousand dollar

Partly Cloudy and Cold with a wind chill under 20 through 11AM; 35. TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy; 22. FRIDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy and Cold; 34. SATURDAY: Partly Sunny; 41, slight rain chance north of I-70 3PM-6PM. SUNDAY: Mostly Sunny; 49.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is laying out his plans for the state budget amid financial strain and lagging revenue. Greitens is to announce his proposed budget Thursday at a Nixa public school. He broke from tradition by not outlining his budget during his January State of the State address. Greitens’ budget proposal will come during

TODAY: It will be a cold morning with a wind chill ranging from 14-20 through 11AM with a north wind near 10 mph. Expect a partly cloudy sky and a typical winter day with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 30s. TONIGHT: Clouds look to increase overnight with northerly winds under 6 mph. A

Columbia police arrested two people in connection with two attempted armed robberies at the mall and a robbery at Texas Roadhouse. Officers arrested 19-year-old Sarena Rothenberger and 25-year-old Lance Rothenberger Wednesday. Police say officers were called to an armed robbery at 8:21 p.m. Tuesday night outside of Target on Bernadette Drive. The victim told police

Fifty-nine people on board a flight landing in Columbia are safe after a potential gear issue. Community relations spokesman Steve Sapp tells ABC 17 News the crew aboard the American Airlines flight from Dallas called in a possible issue with the plane’s landing gear around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. While the city dispatched fire and emergency

UPDATE: The deceased male found Monday on Leeway Drive has been identified as 60 year-old Steven Summa. According to the Columbia Police Department, an autopsy was conducted by the Boone County Medical Examiner and preliminary results do not indicate foul play. Toxicology results are pending in the case. Public information officer Latisha Stroer told ABC

A man was arrested by Camden County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday afternoon after he was accused of trying to break into a pair of homes and a vehicle. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said it took the man into custody after deputies responded to a home on Ruby Lane in Montreal, Missouri, around 3:30 p.m. A

A letter went out to parents in the Sturgeon school district this week after a bed bug was found in a classroom. The letter says a middle school student opened his backpack and pulled out homework and a bed bug crawled out of the papers. The district says an immediate control plan was established by

The University of Missouri-Columbia is still dealing with the mumps. An update was released Wednesday. Since the start of the fall semester, there have been 325 cases identified in students. We’ve told you the university is recommending that students get a third MMR vaccine. So far more than 2,100 students have gotten the mumps. Meanwhile,

Boone County leaders are asking for public input as they continue to address the current inmate population at the county jail. Retired Boone County Judge Gary Oxenhandler is working on a study of the historical and current population status. Oxenhandler’s study came at the request of the Boone County Commission in response to the increased

We are in the last half of winter and heading toward spring as we go through the month of February. Average low temperatures climb to the upper 20s with average high temperatures near 50 by the end of the month as we gain an hour and 4 minutes of daylight. On average, we pick up

Cole County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday approving a prescription drug monitoring program in the county. But since all pharmacies in Cole County are in Jefferson City limits, the city must pass a similar measure for the program to go into full effect. Stacy Welling, the president of Whaley’s Pharmacy, Inc. in Jefferson City, said

Amazon confirmed that on February 1, customers in Missouri would be charged the state sales tax for online orders. Laura Holloway, communications specialist with the Missouri Municipal League, said that Amazon would also be collecting city and county use tax where it is applicable. She said that she was not positive if Amazon was actually

A few hundred students gathered Wednesday at Speakers Circle on the Mizzou campus, showing their support for international students studying at the university. The demonstration comes days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending new-refugee admissions and blocking travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. Trump also tweeted Wednesday morning saying, “Everybody is arguing whether

COLUMBIA- Barry Odom has 25 commitments in his second recruiting class as Mizzou Football coach, with a specific emphasis on gaining depth on the line. The 2017 recruiting class has five offensive linemen and seven defensive linemen. Missouri has one in-state commitment, DaRon Davis out of Lee’s Summit North. Davis was the first 2017 commitment

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a man on suspicion of second-degree statutory rape for allegedly touching a teenager inappropriately and having sex with her while she was intoxicated and passed out. Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department tells ABC 17 News his office received a report from the Columbia Police Department

ABC 17 News has confirmed a property owner suffered minor burns to his hand during a fire on Wednesday in northeast Columbia. Flames were coming from the garage and attached outbuilding when firefighters reached the property off Mexico Gravel Road near Ballenger Lane a little after 5 p.m. They had things under control about 10

UPDATE: Public records indicate police took two reports of armed robbery within 20 minutes of each other Tuesday night. The first robbery happened around 8:20 near the Target on Bernadette Drive. ABC17 News crews saw police officers and mall security on the scene at that time. About 20 minutes later, police were investigating another armed