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UPDATE 12/12: Buchanan woke up the victim, Gloria Smith by shaking her shoulder while she was sleeping. Smith said that she was scared for her life, and the she had never met Buchanan before. Smith talked loudly to get the attention of other residents, and her son Shamande Smith came into her room to investigate.

Authorities were called to Kwik Kar Wash & Detail on 2711 West Edgewood Drive on Sunday for an intoxicated driver. When authorities were talking to the driver, Michael C. Stone, he smelled strongly of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot and watery. Authorities asked Stone to stand, and he had to be helped by authorities.

A St. Thomas woman was flown to University Hospital early Sunday after crashing on Route B in Cole County. The crash happened just south of Wild Cherry Lane around 3:10 a.m The Highway Patrol said the driver, Michelle Collier, 47, drove off the right side of the road, overturned her car and was ejected from

TONIGHT: Clouds look to increase tonight bringing overcast conditions. Temperatures will dip to the upper 20s before the next blast of arctic air returns on Tuesday. A slight chance of a rain/snow mix is possible near the Lake of the Ozarks and south to I-44 through the night. Main timeframe of the event is 3AM-7AM.

TODAY: Sunny skies are a welcoming sight here in Mid-Missouri, but even with that temperatures are chilly. Highs through the day will top out in the mid 30s, with wind chill values remaining in the upper 20s. After sunshine this afternoon, clouds will work their way back in by 2pm. TONIGHT: Clouds look to increase

As the next arctic front moves in tomorrow morning, some light rain will be possible near this boundary mainly after midnight and early Tuesday morning. Rain will need to overcome some dry air, so similar to last week only expecting amounts of .10″ or less for counties south of the Missouri River. As colder air

UPDATE 12/12: The Boonville Police department has confirmed Alonzo Stevens was arrested in connection to the armed robbery. Stevens is currently in the Cooper County jail facing charges of robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, theft and resisting arrest. Boonville Police also tell our crews they are still searching for two other

Mid-Missouri drivers will want to take it slow for the morning commute Monday. ABC 17 Stormtrack Meteorologist Brittany Beggs says temperatures have fallen into the upper 20’s overnight. This comes after some rain Sunday evening. The freezing conditions Monday morning could create some slick spots out on the roads. Our ABC 17 News crews report

TODAY: Clouds will be clearing east of US 63 through sunrise leaving a sunny, but cold start. Temperatures will dip to the low 20s with a wind chill of 14-16 for the morning commute. After sunshine this morning, clouds will work their way back in by noon-2pm or so. Afternoon high temperatures will be slightly

According to Highway Patrol crash reports and previous ABC17 News reporting, four people have died in three car crashes on Highway 124 since August. The three crashes happened on a stretch of road that begins just before Schooler Road and ends around County Road Jay Jay. In August, 48-year-old Hamilton Richardson was driving a 1998

TONIGHT: As a cold front tracks through Mid-Missouri, rain should end from north to south. We’ll see another shot of colder air, as temperatures drop into the mid 20s. We’ll have to watch for water freezing on roadways and bridges, as the temperature drops below freezing. The commute to work on Monday will have to

ABC 17 News has confirmed gunshots were fired in south Columbia early Sunday morning. Police were called to the scene in the 3900 block of Buttonwood Drive around 2:30 a.m. A sergeant with the Columbia Police Department tells ABC 17 News officers found one vehicle with damage from bullets. There are no reports of any

UPDATE 12/11: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 55-year-old Ricky McGinnis was killed in the crash. He was a passenger in the car driven by 39-year-old Aaron Dow. Troopers say Dow crossed the center line and crashed head-on into another car in the northbound lane. The second car was driven by 54-year-old Rebecca Coulter.

TODAY: Temperatures this morning have held steady above the freezing mark. Highs are currently sitting in the mid to upper 30s, with temperatures expected to rise through the day. Rain is in the forecast through the day, with very little expected when it comes to rainfall amounts. Areas west of Highway 63 should start to

A federal appeals court said the city did not violate Columbians First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when it allowed a student apartment developer to build downtown. A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the city abided by its charter in issuing permits for Opus Development to build the District Flats complex

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri lawmaker says President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to slash corporate income taxes could create momentum to eliminate those taxes completely in the state. Republican state Sen. Will Kraus is proposing phasing out Missouri’s 6.25 percent corporate income tax by 2019. Kraus told The Associated Press that the goal is

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis lawyer has been named chairman of the University of Missouri board of curators. St. Louis attorney Maurice B. Graham is the newly elected chairman of the University of Missouri board of curators. Graham was selected Friday at the board’s meeting in St. Louis to serve the one-year term

This past week, mid-Missouri experienced our first Arctic blast of the season. Temperatures plummeted throughout the week, with daytime highs only reaching into the 20s and wind chills in the single digits. These cold temperatures took a slight break over the weekend, but we are in store for a second wave of Arctic air by

The Maries County Sheriff’s Department said deputies arrested a Belle man for on suspicion of stealing and crashing a truck. Officials said James E. Roberds, 42, is believed to have stolen the truck off County Road 411 last week. He then allegedly wrecked the truck off County Road 2220 in Phelps County. The Sheriff’s Department

Three people were hurt Saturday afternoon in a crash at Highway 54 and Old U.S. 40 in Kingdom City. The two-vehicle crash happened just after 12 p.m. The Highway Patrol said a car traveling north on Highway 54 went through a red light and hit the right side of another car. Both drivers and a