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The Columbia City Council is expecting a big turnout at Monday’s meeting, where the group will vote on construction of a trail project. The Shepherd Boulevard to Rollins east-west trail project is an extension of the Hinkson Creek Trail. Supporters said it will provide a connection east to west connection from near the MU campus

Mid-Missouri law enforcement is still working to crack down on drunk drivers ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. The holiday is on Tuesday, but extra patrols started over the weekend. Columbia Police will have a least one sobriety checkpoint and multiple saturation patrols within the city. Jefferson City Police are also increasing DWI saturation patrols. Last

Mexico police are still looking for a suspect in connection to a fight that ended in gunfire. Police responded to a shots fired call around 5:30 Sunday night in the 1000 block of Carrico. Officers found a 30-year-old man who had been hit in the head by a baseball bat. Officers also arrested a 15-year-old

MoDOT has closed one westbound lane of I-70 in Cooper County due to a bridge crack. Crews were inspecting the bridge at mile marker 93 and found a 2.75″ crack in one of the steel beams in a high tension area of the bridge. MoDOT Director Dave Nichols told ABC 17 the damage on the

Two correctional officers were injured Friday night after being assaulted by an inmate at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center. One officer has minor injuries and the other has moderate. Both are in good condition as of Monday afternoon. According to Communications Director David Owen, the prison went on lockdown on Saturday as a safety

The Columbia Fire Department responded to investigate a building collapse at an apartment complex Sunday morning. It happened in the 1100 block of Queen Ann Drive at Eagle Crest apartments. A resident called 911 after hearing what they described as a loud boom and the ceiling in the living room looked like it was about

Authorities say the 20-year-old man charged in the shooting of two St. Louis area officers had been at the protest earlier that night. St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said 20-year-old Jeffrey Williams is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of firing a weapon from a vehicle and three counts of armed

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss talks with Dave Matter from the St. Louis Post Dispatch in this week’s Sunday Sitdown to talk about Missouri spring football and 2015 Pro Day.

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim talks with Missouri senior wrestler Alan Waters about his hopes of ending his MU wrestling career with a National Championship.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss sits down with Tiger Sideline host Beau Baehman about Missouri wrestling and the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

One person is in the hospital after their vehicle rolled off Interstate 70 in Columbia Sunday night. First responders took a person inside the vehicle to the hospital after a diesel truck flipped onto the lawn of the Columbia Honda dealership from the westbound lanes of Interstate 70. Crews left the scene shortly after 9:30,

The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to halt the execution of a convicted killer over claims he’s mentally incompetent. Cecil Clayton was convicted of first-degree murder for killing a sheriff’s deputy in 1996. He’s scheduled to be executed Tuesday, but argued he shouldn’t be because he’s mentally incompetent. Clayton’s claim stems from a brain injury

A Sedalia woman was arrested Friday after police say she was using and selling drugs in front of a child. Detectives with the Drug Enforcement Unit and Criminal Investigations Bureau along with the Sedalia Police Department searched Crystal Collin’s home in the 1000 block of S. Massachusetts Ave. in Sedalia. They said they found a

Saturday night will be a bit chilly as high pressure to the west rotates in cooler northerly air. As high pressure moves over Missouri winds will calm, skies will clear, and temperatures will fall into the upper 30s. Then this high pressure will pull to the southeast Sunday. Skies will remain clear, but our winds

Saturday, a Missouri Department of Corrections supervisor is out of jail after police find drugs in search warrant. Maries County Sheriff’s Office arrested Anthony Williams, 46, who is a Major and Chief of Custody for the State of Missouri Department of Corrections. Deputies also arrested Sammi Shockley, 38. Shockley is currently on probation for possessing

Saturday, hundreds of people participated in the Columbia 2015 Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri. According to Special Olympics Missouri, about 500 people registered to participate in the fundraiser which was held at the Bass Pro Shops Lake. This is the eighth year the Polar Plunge has been held in Columbia. The

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps highlights of the Rock Bridge girls basketball team winning in the Class 5 State quarterfinals over Republic

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim recaps Mizzou wrestling, gymanstics, football and high school girls state basketball

Clouds will linger south of I-70 Saturday morning, clearing by noon with northerly winds of 10-15 mph which will make it feel cool during the morning hours. The afternoon looks mostly sunny as temperatures reach near 60 Saturday with diminishing wind as we head into the evening. It will be chilly early Sunday morning with

A Mid-Missouri man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his son-in-law. Friday, Donald Bateman, 68, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Moniteau County Court for the death of Antoine Johnson,43, in California last September. He is now sentenced to life without parole. In court, Moniteau County Prosecutor said it