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The driver of a First Student bus carrying 42 Jefferson City Public Schools students told police that a “slick spot” was to blame, after his bus slid into another one Friday. According to the JCPD report from the scene, the bus that was hit was carrying 16 students. The report said the contributing factor of

A Richland, Missouri, man has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in a stabbing that left a Pulaski County man with life-threatening injuries Monday. Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies arrested James Acklin the same day after pulling over the vehicle he was driving and finding what appeared to be blood spots on the

A Stover man was charged with assault after he got into a physical fight that stemmed from an argument on Facebook messenger. Carl D. Marshall got into a conversation with the victim on Oct. 30 via Facebook messenger, court documents said. “I’ll see you tomorrow boy,” Marshall wrote in a message. He then told the

A residence and a vehicle were hit by gunfire over overnight in a residential area of north Columbia. Columbia Police Department officers were sent to Dove and Antelope drives on a report of shots heard at about midnight and found several shell casings and damage to a residence and vehicle in the 3300 block of

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and Mid County Fire Department were investigating multiple instances of arson after they found bales of hay and mailboxes on fire. They responded to bales of hay on fire inside a barn on Jeffries Road on Tuesday. They also responded areas where mail had been set on fire inside the

The winter weather that moved in the area overnight on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning caused roadways to become slippery for the morning commute. According to the MoDOT traveler’s map, some roads in mid-Missouri are at least partially covered as the covered line creeps south. As a result of the weather and slick road conditions,

The Columbia Police Department confirmed it was investigating a death in northeast Columbia, according to a sergeant on scene. The investigation is happening in the 2500 block of Quail Drive. ABC 17 News saw five patrol vehicles, a crime scene vehicle and a fire truck at the scene. Officers started putting up crime scene tape

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY*** WEDNESDAY: Freezing drizzle and patchy fog are possible for the morning commute as temperatures straddle the freezing line. This could create some slick spots for the morning commute. Use caution. Temperatures slowly rise above freezing which will help improve roads by noon. High temperatures are expected to top out

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – PJ Washington and Tyler Herro scored 18 points each as fourth-ranked Kentucky slogged past Missouri 66-58 on Tuesday night. Ashton Hagans added 12 points for the Wildcats (22-4, 11-2 Southeastern Conference), who looked a little sluggish three days after beating then top-ranked Tennessee. But Kentucky was good enough defensively to hold

The Cole County Public Works Department and Jefferson City Public Works Department said they would have crews prepared to work through the night on Tuesday. Both departments said ice is the main concern overnight into Wednesday morning. Crews were out treating slick spots Tuesday. Cole County Public Works said several recent winter weather events have

Just four days after a Boone County judge gave Sturgeon’s former police chief his job back, the city has put him on unpaid leave. ABC 17 News confirmed that the board of aldermen came to a “consensus decision” to put Greg Halderman on leave Monday night during a special meeting. City attorney Cydney Mayfield said

Road crews will be focusing on priority routes overnight, according to the city of Columbia. The city is preparing for snow and freezing rain. Columbia Public Works said crews have pre-treated priority routes, but slick conditions could still occur. A crew was in place Tuesday through 7 p.m., the city said. At that time a

A crash involving a semi and SUV blocked a lane of eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia on Tuesday night. It happened around 10:40 p.m. near the Providence exit. According to MoDOT, the right lane is closed, but is expected to reopen before 11:30 p.m. The crash occurred while precipitation was falling, but it is unclear

Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge workers are preparing for another snow. But while many people try to avoid driving when winter precipitation falls, plow drivers’ job is to hit the streets at one of the worst times for travel. “We’ve been working it seems like seven days a week,” said Brandon

Several mid-Missouri schools will close Wednesday due to snow and freezing rain. Columbia Public Schools made the announcement around 5 p.m. Tuesday. It is the fifth school day canceled this school year due to weather. Boonville Schools and Southern Boone County Schools also canceled classes for Wednesday. The University of Missouri announced late Tuesday that

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY*** TONIGHT: Light snow will develop in the Ozarks by 6 PM spreading north to I-70 by 8 PM. Most snow accumulation along and south of I-70 will come before 11 PM as we transition to freezing rain and freezing drizzle. Temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to near

Charles Erickson spends his days like many of us might. He takes college classes and trains his foster dog, Harley. He’s also in a class to improve his public speaking. The difference is that he’s doing it all behind bars. Erickson has spent almost 15 years in prison after confessing to the Nov. 1, 2001,

The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking support from local cities and counties to replace the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport. MoDOT says the replacement would cost about $238 million dollars and would be funded primarily through a competitive federal grant. To boost the grant’s project score, MoDOT is asking for

Questions remain unanswered after a pair of First Student buses carrying Jefferson City Public Schools students crashed during Friday’s intense midday snowfall. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JoeABC17/status/1096489453189849088″,”author_name”:”Joe McLean”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JoeABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A little crash on E. McCarty Street near Cherry Street in &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/JCMO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#JCMO&#lt;/a&#gt;. One school bus slid into another. We’re told there were no injuries but we’re still working

The Missouri House committee on Corrections and Public Institutions is scheduled to consider a measure Tuesday that would see a roughly 116-acre area of riverside land transferred from state ownership to that of the Heartland Port Authority, House Bill 813, sponsored by Rep. Rudy Veit, R-Wardsville, is the next step in the development of a