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Employees with the city of Columbia could get greater pay raises in next year’s budget. The Columbia City Council adopted several different measures to raise pay for city workers, setting the new minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour and giving a 45-cent an hour raise to every employee. The council also accepted plans

Five people died in traffic crashes over the Labor Day holiday weekend across Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday reported numbers from the holiday counting period, which started at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday. Eleven people were killed on the roads during the 2017 Labor Day weekend. The patrol

BJC HealthCare will no longer run Boone Hospital Center after Dec. 31, 2020. The Boone Hospital Board of Trustees said in a news release Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with BJC leaders to end BJC’s management of the hospital. The trustees have been reviewing options for hospital management since last October. BJC had

Two Columbia men pleaded guilty Tuesday to being part of a prostitution ring. Barry Manthe, 65, and Ronald Clark, 67, pleaded guilty in separate appearances to charges of using the internet to promote a racketeering enterprise, in this case a prostitution business that operated out of a Columbia residence, the U.S. attorney’s office said in

A Missouri appeals court has ruled a state gas tax increase question intended for the November ballot cannot undergo a court review until after the election. Opponents of the measure, which would increase the state’s gas tax by 10 cents per gallon over four years, appealed a Cole County circuit judge’s dismissal of the case

TONIGHT: Lingering showers and storms are expected through the night, as a cold front slowly tracks into Missouri with the best chance in our northwestern counties. Under partly cloudy skies, we’ll see temperatures bottom out near 70. WEDNESDAY: Changes in our weather pattern start Wednesday as a frontal boundary from northern Missouri slowly moves south.

ABC 17 would like to apologize for inconveniencing viewers of the “Bachelor in Paradise” on Monday night. A technical problem caused our sister station FOX 22’s signal to air over the “Bachelor” from about 9:45 p.m. to 9:55 p.m. We are in the process of pinpointing the problem and working to ensure it doesn’t happen

(AP) — An Indiana woman whose husband and three children drowned when a duck boat sank in a Missouri lake has filed a federal lawsuit requesting an end to the manufacture and operation of the amphibious vehicles in the U.S. and elsewhere until they are redesigned for safety. Tia Coleman, of Indianapolis, filed the lawsuit

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers confiscated cocaine, one pound of psychedelic mushrooms and 12 pounds of marijuana after a crash in Cooper County on Monday. A pickup truck overturned on Interstate 70 at mile marker 94.8. There were no injuries in the crash, according to the MSHP. Yesterday, troopers worked a crash where a pickup

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are already in the mid 80s at 11 this morning. We’ll likely see these temperatures climb to, or a degree above 90. Expect some breezy conditions as well, with winds out of the WSW around 10-15 mph. Feels temperatures will range anywhere between 95 and 98* this afternoon during peak heating of

Police are looking for those responsible for firing off multiple gunshots in west Columbia on Monday night. Columbia police officers found more than a dozen shell casings at the intersection of West Worley Street and Strawn Road, Sgt. Clint Sinclair told ABC 17 News. The department received several emergency calls about the shots being fired,

TODAY: It’s going to be another hot, humid day with high temperatures near 90 and heat indices reaching the upper 90s as south winds increase to 10-14 mph. We could see some spots gust up to 20 mph through the day. Little relief is expected form the heat, however we could see a chance for

An often-debated sewer extension project is back in front of the Columbia City Council for the second time this year. The council will decide whether to build a $4.3 million extension of the Henderson Branch sewer line outside the western city limits. The proposal includes connecting two businesses – MidwayUSA and Midway Travel Plaza –

Route Z, north of Interstate 70 in Boone County, reopened Friday after being closed for construction in anticipation of American Outdoor Brands opening its doors. The road was closed for intersection and pavement permit work, and a new turn lane into Enterprise Drive will open around Sept. 7. American Outdoor Brands is constructing a new

UPDATE 6:00 P.M.: A crash took place on I-70 at 5:40 p.m. Monday Click here for the full story. ORIGINAL: The Missouri State Highway Patrol is continuing to advise motorists to drive responsibly as the Labor Day holiday counting period enters its final hours. Patrol stats show 11 people died and 265 were injured in

A fire late Sunday ripped through 10 condos on the Lake of the Ozarks, fire officials said Monday. Firefighters arrived at the 11 West Condos at about 9 p.m. to find one building in flames. Sunrise Beach Fire Chief Dennis Reilly said there were no fatalities or injuries. Reilly said a fire wall provided some

A crossover SUV overturned after blowing a tire on Interstate 70 near the Highway 63 connector Monday evening, witnesses said. Columbia Police were on the scene at 5:40 p.m., and the driver of the SUV was alert and walking. Drivers were slowing down to see the crash’s aftermath. Authorities encouraged drivers to avoid the area

The weather started out with cloud cover for the 59th annual Heart of America Marathon, which started at 6 a.m. in Columbia on Labor Day. However, as the day progressed, the sun came out, and temperatures rose. “A lot of people had to stop and go slow,” said race Director Kathy Lee. Participants could access

TONIGHT: It will stay warm with lows near 70 under mostly clear skies and south winds at 6-8 mph. TUESDAY: It’s going to be another hot, humid day with high temperatures near 90 and heat indices reaching the upper 90s as south winds increase to 8-12 mph. Spotty afternoon storms are possible. EXTENDED: Changes in

Dozens of projects along Missouri roads will start back up after Labor Day weekend, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. General maintenance, such as mowing, striping, brush cutting and guardrail repair will continue across the state. Drivers should “travel with care and be alert to slow-moving equipment along the road,” MoDOT said in a