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As traffic deaths rise to their highest total in six years, Columbia leaders get on a new track to end them. The Columbia City Council adopted a “Vision Zero” policy Monday night, affirming a policy “to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030,” according to the exhibit attached to the council’s agenda. The unanimous

Jefferson City is moving forward with efforts to restore the East Capitol Avenue area. Monday, the city council held a public hearing and unanimously approved an urban renewal plan. The plan aims to restore the historic neighborhood by encouraging property owners to renovate blighted properties or by acquiring the blighted properties and reselling them to

A mid-Missouri man was sentenced Monday by a federal court for his role in a plan to deal methamphetamine. Michael Raymond Robinett, 38, of Henley, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 11 years in federal prison without parole. In July, Robinett pleaded guilty to taking part in a plan to deal

At least two vehicles were involved in a crash near the Columbia Mall Monday night. The collision happened just after 9:00 p.m. at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard and Worley Street. ABC 17 News is still working to find out if anyone was hurt in the crash. The scene was cleared around 10:00 p.m.

UPDATE, 6:47 p.m.: According to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map, outages have risen back up to about 128 county-wide. UPDATE: 6:20 p.m.: There are now less than 55 Boone Electric Cooperative customers affected by the power outage. UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: Boone Electric says it is aware of the situation and is working to get

All 10 of Missouri’s electors voted for President-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect Mike Pence. The votes were cast Monday in the Capitol amid hundreds of demonstrators who were urging electors to change their vote to Hillary Clinton. Supporters of the president-elect were also in the capitol building as the ballots were cast and the

Auto-body shops around mid-Missouri are seeing dozens of customers this week, coming in for repairs on their cars after Friday’s ice storm. The president of Central Missouri Auto Body told ABC 17 News they’re currently booking appointments for mid-January. “The driveable cars, we just ask you to be patient and keep driving them,” Carol Miller

A Boone County father will now be able to execute his son’s estate, five years after he disappeared. Charlie Bell went missing Sept. 15, 2011, and has not been seen or heard from since. The 5 Year Presumption of Death granted Monday by Boone County Judge Deborah Daniel will allow Bell’s father to execute the

TONIGHT: Skies stay clear again overnight. Overnight temperatures will drop into the mid teens with south winds at 6-8 mph and single digit wind chills. TUESDAY: Skies will be sunny with temperatures going above freezing and high temperatures in the upper 30s north of I-70 to low 40s at the Lake of the Ozarks and

Columbia and Boone County public works crews worked overtime this weekend making sure the roads were clear and safe for drivers. Both departments said Monday that primary roads are clear and clean. Boone County crews covered hundreds of miles of road and 52 subdivisions over the weekend. Crews stopped work at about 11:30 a.m. Monday

The Missouri Department of Transportation crews will repair the overhead sign structure on the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 63 north of Route 54 in Callaway County on Thursday, Dec. 22 . One southbound lane will be closed between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This work was scheduled to take place today, but was postponed

Eight students are now out of a their residence hall at Lincoln University after their dormitory flooded Sunday night. Lincoln University spokeswoman Misty Young says it happened around 10:00 Sunday night in Dawson Hall. That’s the same residence hall where students reported finding mold in their rooms in September. Young says maintenance crews shut off

Boone County 2016 property taxes are due by midnight on Dec 31, 2016. County offices will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 31. The last day to pay in person at the collector’s office is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30. The collector’s office is located on the first floor of the Roger B. Wilson

Karen Miller is finishing her final term as the Boone County commission. In October 2015, Miller announced she would not seek re-election as Boone County Southern District Commissioner. She was elected in 1992, in the same election that President George H.W. Bush lost the White House to Bill Clinton and the same election that Mel

The Columbia Utilities Department will be collecting trash and recycling as normal during the weeks of Monday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 2. This year, the solid waste collection employees requested to work on the observed City holiday. Please do not place your refuse and recyclables out before 4 p.m. the day prior to your

We will continue to update this story with any new information about Sunday conditions. UPDATE 6:22 p.m.: The Columbia Public Works Street Division sent out a release saying that all first and second priority streets have been plowed curb to curb and treated. All subward streets have also been treated with salt. Some streets in

TODAY: It will be a very cold morning with an air temperatures close to -1 to -3 for the morning commute. A south wind under 5 mph will bring a wind chill close to -10 through 8AM. High temperatures will reach the mid 20s with plenty of sun. The wind chill in the afternoon only

Columbia Public Schools have called off classes for Monday citing the inclement weather. Main streets and highways in Columbia were clear Sunday, but snow and ice was left on many rural roads across Boone County. “Our school district covers 300 square miles, so we have a combination of different types of roads and routes that

This weekend has been dominated by winter weather. Everything from freezing rain, ice, snow, and Arctic temperatures has impacted all of mid-Missouri. However, there is good news. For the first day of the work week temperatures will remain below freezing, but relief is in sight. Following this second blast of Arctic air, more moderate and

TONIGHT: An arctic high pressure system is building itself into the region, so you can expect the cold temperatures to stick around. Mostly clear skies tonight with another frigid night expected. Thanks to subsiding winds that will remain variable through the night as high pressure settles in, wind chill values will only be about 5