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This holiday season will be a record-breaking travel season. More than 103 million Americans are expected to have traveled by the end of the season AAA says. More than 1.5 people will be traveling this year compared with 2015. According to AAA , the warmer weather and low gas prices play into that statistic, something

Four people, including three children, were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash on I-70 in Boone County Sunday afternoon. It happened on I-70 east near the Rocheport exit. Troopers said the car went off the road and flipped several times. According to the crash report, two people were ejected from the car. The

The Maries County Sheriff’s Department said deputies arrested a woman after a short chase Sunday morning. The department said Savanah Kubesh didn’t stop when deputies tried to pull her over. The chase started on Highway 52 near Meta. Deputies said Kubesh turned on to County Road 201, got out of the car and ran into

TONIGHT: A warm evening is in store as we close Christmas night. An approaching cold front will bring some gusty winds through the evening hours as well as scattered storms. Thankfully, the storms don’t look likely to be severe. The only threat with the storms is the potential for some damaging winds. The line of

One resident in a south Columbia neighborhood is asking for your help in finding the man responsible for stealing packages off his doormat. ABC 17 News spoke with Eric Phelps after he showed us video of a man stealing several packages in broad daylight. Phelps says it’s pretty unusual for crime to happen in his

No one was hurt in a rollover crash in the 3900 block of Boothe Lane Saturday evening, said emergency responders. The Boone County Fire Protection District was called to the single-vehicle crash just before 6 p.m. ABC 17 News crews at the scene said the car was flipped on its top. Fire officials said two

If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, your best bet is to head north. While the Northern Plains will be dealing with a potential blizzard, here in Mid-Missouri we are gearing up for some spring-like weather. Of course it wouldn’t be spring-like if there weren’t some storms involved and that’s exactly what we’ll get. As

A Freeburg man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash on Highway 63 Saturday afternoon. It happened around 4:30 p.m. near Route T. Troopers said the driver, Michael Bexten, 55, drove off the right side of the highway, hit several trees and flipped his truck. He was taken to the hospital

Nearly 900 cases of the flu have been confirmed across Missouri this season, the state Department of Health and Senior Services says. As of Dec. 17, 51of the state’s 886 influzena cases were confirmed in Boone County. Only 35 cases had been confirmed in the county by the same time in 2015. Scott Clardy, assistant

A Columbia woman lost control of her car on an icy roadway Friday afternoon, causing her to crash into a utility pole, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Troopers responded to the single-vehicle car crash on County Road 2710 near Highway 63 around 3:15 p.m. The driver, Karen Wall, 52, was taken to the hospital

TONIGHT: It will feel like anything, but winter tonight as temperatures will be on the rise. Thanks to overcast skies tonight and a ESE wind, fog is likely to develop once more. However, it won’t be as dense due to wind speeds up to 11 mph. The nightly low will occur around midnight, with slowly

Andrew Houlditch was arrested by Centralia police after allegedly driving while intoxicated, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle and resisting arrest, among other suspected charges. According to court documents, Houlditch is accused of driving while intoxicated. Documents say officers saw him weaving in the lane. Court documents say he failed to yield to an

A woman died after her car ran off the road, Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers said. According to the crash report, Brooke Summers was driving north on Highway 5 near Marceline late Friday night. The investigation showed Summers went off the right side of the road before hitting a culvert. The report said she was

With her lawsuit over wrongful termination settled with the City of Columbia, Zim Schwartze hopes her story helps Columbia get back on the right path. “It was never about the money,” Schwartze told ABC 17 News on Friday. “It was about showing what they had done, how they had treated someone, and the manner which

A man is in jail Saturday morning after authorities responded to reports of a burglary in Midway. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to a disturbance call around 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the 6400 block of Highway 40. Deputies said during the investigation they learned that Mason B. Hunter, 26, partially forced himself inside the

On Friday, Federal authorities were warning Americans that Islamic State sympathizers were calling for attacks on churches and other holiday celebrations. The warning was issued after a list of U.S. churches was posted on a militant’s social media site. The FBI said it is currently investigating the credibility of that post. ABC 17 News spoke

TODAY: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY is in effect for Benton, Camden, Cooper, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pettis, Phelps, Pulaski, Randolph, and Saline counties until 9 AM this morning. Areas north of I-70 and west of US 65 have the potential to see temperatures at freezing or slightly below. This can lead to freezing

The Jefferson City Salvation Army said it still needs more than $40,000 for its Red Kettle campaign to stay fully funded in 2017. “Meeting that 100% is essential for us to continue running all current programs and services,” said Lt. Christopher White, Corps Officer. “While we have seen an uptake in large donations with several

A Columbia man is charged with harassment and violating an order of protection after he posted ads on BackPage offering sexual services without the woman’s consent. Ryan Thiesse, 28, admitted to investigators about posting four BackPage ads depicting the woman as a prostitute. According to the probable cause statement that ABC 17 News obtained at

Columbia police detectives are investigating their sixth homicide of 2016, which is the highest number the department has seen in more than a decade. Keith Chambers, 33, was pronounced dead at a hospital Thursday after police said he was shot on Claudell Lane during a drug deal. Police arrested two 18-year-olds and a 16-year-old in