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UPDATE: 10:53 p.m.: Columbia police confirmed to ABC 17 News at least one person was taken into custody after a short foot chase. Their identity or if charges will be filed hasn’t been released. UPDATE 2:07 p.m.: According to dispatch notes, suspects fled the vehicle and officers engaged in a short foot pursuit. The modified

Several new homes are planned for north Columbia if Habitat for Humanity’s plan gets approved. The non-profit housing organization will seek a rezoning of 50 acres of land off Brown Station Road, near Highway 63, for residential use. The land is owned by EMT4, LLC, whose leadership is officially asking the Columbia Planning and Zoning

While the City of Columbia’s snowplows have been put away for the weekend, snow is still covering many of city’s sidewalks. According to city ordinance, property owners are responsible for clearing the sidewalks in front of and adjacent to their property lines. The city said its the “neighborly” thing to do since most resident will

Two people were arrested Thursday after officials from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department found two infants living in “deplorable” conditions. David Ludeman and Kelsey Dafron were arrested after an investigator from the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division and a sheriff’s deputy were called to check on a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old at 505

TONIGHT: Skies will be mostly clear with a northwest to west wind under 8 mph. Lows will dip to near zero north of I-70 to 5 in the Ozarks with wind chills as low as 5 below zero. SATURDAY: There may be some patchy fog on Saturday morning due to light winds. We’ll start off

Macon Police Department officers were dispatched to a possible domestic disturbance with shots fired in the 500 block of Western Drive. When officers arrived on scene, they found two male subjects in the backyard of the residence, both of whom were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The suspect has been identified as Jared R. McKinney,

Columbia Public Works says snow operations will continue Friday morning at 7:00. This comes after Columbia got an inch of snow Thursday. Public works says they have inspected priority routes and consider them in passable condition. Crews will address neighborhood streets in residential areas Friday during regular business hours as needed, if priority routes stay

TODAY: Another frigid day is on tap for Mid-Missouri. Even with sunny skies today, temperatures will struggle to climb into the mid teens. Temperatures look to stay 20-25 degrees below normal. Afternoon wind chill looks to only top near 5-8. TONIGHT: Skies will be mostly clear with a northwest to west wind under 8 mph.

The weekend looks to stay frigid and below freezing until Monday morning at 9AM-11AM for most of Mid-Missouri. The air temperature will drop once more to near 2 to 3 degrees as skies with be clear overnight. High pressure moves in overhead allowing for calm winds under 6 mph, however just enough to bring a

It never fails during cold weather, you step outside to crank your vehicle and all you hear is the sound of silence or your starter clicking. Millions of Americans battle car problems during the winter months, and there’s a reason for that. Cold weather in general puts a strain on your car and its components,

UPDATE 7:07am: Firefighters say an overheated light bulb caused fire alarms to go off in a Boone County home Friday morning. It happened around 5:30am. Firefighters say an overheated CFL light bulb caused fire alarms to go off. Residents told firefighters they smelled smoke when they woke up and decided to evacuate. They say the

TODAY: Very Cold Start, AM Wind Chill 0 to -16. Mostly Sunny start with afternoon clouds; 16. TONIGHT: Mainly Clear; 4. SATURDAY: AM Wind Chill 0 to 5; Mostly Sunny; 27. SUNDAY: Partly Cloudy; AM Wind Chill -2 to 5.

TODAY: It will be a very cold morning with an air temperature of 3 to 5. Winds from the west/northwest under 10 mph however, will make it fee like 0 to -12 this morning through 11AM. Patchy fog is possible where there is more snow pack near HWY 22 and north. Clouds will gradually decrease

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed one person died after a crash in Audrain County Thursday night. According to the crash report, Ralph Robertson of Centralia was driving when he traveled off the left side of the road at Highway 22 and County Road 308. Robertson overcorrected, crossed the center line and struck a pickup

UPDATE: The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning requests from nearly three dozen homeowners in central Columbia. The commission voted 9-0 for residents of the Benton-Stephens neighborhood to change their zoning from R-3 to R-1. The latter allows only single-family housing. Peter Norgard, who petitioned the city for the down zoning, said he hopes

A MoDOT truck was involved in a Boone County crash Thursday afternoon. The two-vehicle collision happened at Route J and Highway 40 at 3:15 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the plow failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a truck. The truck’s driver, Andrew Weaver of

A wanted man was taken into custody after leading deputies on a chase through parts of Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon. The Maries County Sheriff’s Office said it helped capture Douglas Crider after a pursuit through Osage and Gasconade counties. Crider was arrested by Osage County deputies on warrants from Gasconade County, Maries County and Belle. Additional

The trial for the man charged in a Missouri trooper’s death during a chase has been set for April 10. Serghei Comerzan is scheduled to face a jury trial in St. Charles. Comerzan is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged role in the single-car crash that killed Trooper James Bava in August 2015. Comerzan

The start of 2017 is looking good for the MU Law Enforcement Training Institute as more students are enrolled in the current class than this time last year. ABC 17 News has been following these enrollment numbers since last year. When we checked back in with training institute officials they said the Columbia Police Department

Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works crews were out in full force at 2:00 a.m. Thursday treating and clearing the roads through the afternoon. But it is still early in the winter season. “In this year’s coming up budget, right now we’re roughly at $340,000 worth of salt,” Cole County Public Works Director Larry