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A Kingdom City man was arrested after leading Fulton police on a brief chase Friday morning. The incident started when police were called to the Westlakes on 2nd Street for an alleged theft. As police were headed to the scene, the suspect left the store and drove on State Route O. A brief chase ensued

Departments across the University of Missouri campus will dip into reserve funds and general revenue allocations to make up for a $20 million budget shortfall. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley’s office announced this week that the shortfall created by Gov. Eric Gretiens’ January budget withholding would be “backfilled using cash on hand.” That money will come

One of the children involved in Tuesday afternoon’s crash on westbound I-70 has died from her injuries. Thirteen-year-old Shianna Mays was flown by helicopter from the crash to the hospital Tuesday. She was one of five injured in the crash. She was listed in serious condition at the hospital. She died Friday as a result

A 47-year-old man from Troy was arrested after being found inside a home Friday afternoon. Fulton police responded to the 1900 block of William Woods Avenue for a suspicious vehicle parked in the residence’s driveway. When officers arrived, they not only saw the vehicle, but also one of the home’s doors open. Inside, police said

Jefferson City Public Works and MoDOT Central District crews are preparing for the chance of snow overnight into Saturday morning. Friday, MoDOT started pre-treating roads with liquid brine. “That’s kind of our way to prep some of the bridges, really bridges specifically, and then some of our major routes we try to get that down,”

Tammy Dickinson stepped down from her position as United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri on Friday. Don Ledford, spokesman for the office, confirmed the news. This development comes as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked nearly 50 of the 93 U.S. attorneys to resign. All of those asked to step down were

Light snow will increase after 2 AM and become more steady toward daybreak Saturday along and just north of I-70, moving south of I-70 through mid-afternoon and ending by early evening near I-44. Due to warm ground temperatures, initially snow will melt but eventually stick mainly on grassy surfaces Saturday morning. Untreated roads could be

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s to near 30 tonight as snow increases after midnight from the north. A northeasterly breeze up to 10 mph will bring wind chills down into the teens by morning. SATURDAY: Light snow is likely in the morning, moving south through the day and ending. Most areas will

Columbia firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire in the 900 block of Hardin Street in Columbia on Friday night. According to the City of Columbia’s Fire and Rescue 911 Dispatch website, emergency crews were dispatched to the home around 6:15 p.m. ABC 17 News crews reported seeing smoke coming from the home.

UM System president Dr. Mun Choi addressed the media Friday in his first press conference since he officially began his tenure. Just hours before the conference, President Choi announced that he’s terminating the university’s executive performance incentive program. “We owe it to the state’s taxpayers and our stakeholders to be transparent with respect to what

Snow preparations were underway Friday after weather forecasts called for one to three inches of snow across mid-Missouri. Boone County public works employees had spreaders and plows hooked up to their trucks before 5 p.m. Friday. “If the satellite shows it’s coming, we call these guys and we get them in here,” said Darren Kimbrel,

TONIGHT: A narrow band of wintry mix changing to snow is possible after 7 PM Friday evening in the Ozarks south of HWY 50. Only minor accumuation on grassy surfaces is possible after 10 PM. Winds will be breezy tonight under 15 mph from the northeast . Temperatures will drop to the mid to upper

A Cole County judge is now deliberating after hearing arguments in a case against the MUSTANG Drug Task Force. The lawsuit claims that task force leadership did not comply with Missouri’s sunshine law after receiving requests from Aaron Malin, a former researcher for Show Me Cannibas. Malin said he had multiple exchanges with Dennis Crane,

Anthony Johnson has been charged with child abuse on Friday. Johnson was arrested after officers said a witness saw Johnson spank the boy with a belt about four times on Feb. 15. The witness told police Johnson did it because the child hit his sister in the mouth. Police said they found fresh welt marks

UPDATE 2:38 p.m.: Auditor Galloway has released a statement on President Choi’s decision: “I’m pleased University of Missouri System leaders accepted responsibility and committed to ending bonus payments uncovered in my audit. I will be watching their progress and my team will return later this year to determine whether they have followed through on their

UPDATE: 2:00 p.m.: ABC 17 News was in court Friday afternoon and learned Nia Boldridge is an alias for Mackenzie Nakole Quiovers. According to prosecutors, Quiovers gave false information to authorities when she was questioned after a car crash on Tuesday afternoon. The prosecution said Nia Boldridge and Nia McCoy — McCoy was a name

This week Interim MU Chancellor Hank Foley announced funding to address the approximate $20 million budget shortfall will come from the university’s reserves. This comes after Governor Eric Greitens restricted state funding from higher education institutions for fiscal year 2017. Foley says the reserves are decentralized across hundreds of accounts throughout the university. The interim

On Friday, Dr. Mun Choi is scheduled to meet and speak with the media for the first time since taking office. Choi has been the University of Missouri’s system president since March 1, 2017. His tenure comes after the system went more than a year with interim leadership following the resignation of former UM System

TODAY: Feeling more like fall today, as temperatures will climb into the mid 40s under mostly sunny skies. Despite the sunshine it will be chilly, with wind chill values remaining in the 30s through most of the day. We’ll see some passing clouds as we head into the late afternoon hours, ahead of our winter

The city of Columbia began collecting 1 percent more in hotel taxes on Jan. 1 after voters approved it in August, 2016. The tax is expected to bring in about $10 million in revenue over several years and, if approved, the Federal Aviation Administration would provide up to $20 million for an approximately $40 million