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A woman is on back on the streets after bonding out of jail Wednesday for charges in a deadly northeast Columbia crash. Last week, ABC 17 News confirmed Nicole Weddington was accused of involuntary manslaughter. Investigators did not find any evidence proving Weddington had slowed down before crashing into the back of a semi-truck off

ABC 17 News has been monitoring Missouri levees after the large amount of rain Mid-Missouri has seen over the last few weeks. The levees have to stay structurally sound because giant, man-made hills are the last line of defense against the Missouri River. That responsibility falls largely on landowners. “This protects the farm lands and

Several roads in Boone County were closed this morning due to flooding, but as the day went on some of the waters receded. ABC17 News monitored some problems areas throughout the idea such as Creasy Springs Road, Junction ZZ, Blackfoot Road and Brown School Road. While many of the roads had signs that warned of

Traffic was slowed on I-70 Wednesday evening due to a crash in Columbia. The rain led to several crashes on the interstate late Wednesday afternoon. Several units responded after a car flipped on I-70 westbound at Rangeline. The scene was cleared shortly before 6:00 p.m., but traffic was still backed up and moving slowly. There

Jefferson City’s Transportation and Traffic Commission is considering changes to to a road some residents said is dangerous. The discussion came after a resident requested the commission restrict left turns into a local gas station. Right now, there’s no turn lane for cars to turn left into the Phillips 66 gas station near Ellis Blvd.

The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department is asking the city of Columbia to fund an upgrade meant to help make the park safer. The department is asking for $45,000 to install lights at Stephens Lake Park. Park officials would hang 22 dusk to dawn lights along the East Walnut trail, walkways, and upper parking lot

Some people could be out of a home Wednesday after two-story house fire in northwest Columbia. Firefighters went to Sunflower St. just after 1:00 p.m. The home is off Route E, just north of the Columbia Mall. Twelve units responded and found flames inside of one of the bedrooms. A city inspector was called to

A Columbia man was arrested Tuesday on several outstanding warrants, including drug possession and leaving the scene of an accident. 20-year-old Timothy Midgyett Jr. was arrested for failure to appear for driving without a license, failure to appear for distributing marijuana, failure to appear for tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, and leaving the

A Rolla man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for scamming the elderly. 39-year-old Joseph Perou pleaded guilty to two counts of financial exploitation of the elderly on June 4. Perou had 12 prior felony convictions. Perou exploited several elderly people starting in October 2014. He promised to complete construction work, but never

A July 20 jury trial has been scheduled in Cole County for a man accused of seriously assaulting a 2-year-old child in 2011. Quinton Davon Allen, 25, is charged in Cole County with two counts of second degree assault. Allen’s pre-trial conference is set for July 15. The alleged incident happened in November 2011 in

ABC 17 News confirmed Wednesday the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be meeting with Cooper County investigators this week after a deadly shooting in Prairie Home last month. Officials said the shooting happened on Lacy Lane when an intruder entered the home and then was shot and killed. Neighbors said the intruder confronted the homeowner

A ranch hand was killed just northwest of Columbia, after a tractor accident Monday. ABC 17 News confirmed the victim is a 34 year-old Hispanic man. The Howard County Sheriff’s office is not releasing his name. Officials say the farm hand was brush hogging west of Harrisburg off Highway 124 Monday evening, before getting run

Widespread heavy rain continues through Wednesday afternoon for much of Mid-Missouri as a strong low pressure system tracks east through the state. An additional 1-3″ of rain is possible through the day, and a Flash Flood Watch continues for all of Mid-Missouri until 7:00 p.m. There is a slight risk for strong to severe storms

Ameren Missouri warned Tuesday that the floodgates at Bagnell Dam could be open for the next two weeks. For residents downstream on the Osage River, it’s an all to familiar reminder of what they went through just two years ago, the last time the floodgates had to be opened. Docks were swept away and some

More rain overnight has lead to several Boone County roads closing due to high water again. Local law enforcement officials remind the public that driving around barriers or moving those barriers can lead to fines up to $100. Click here for a list of roads closed in Boone County. Click here for closures reported by

Eastbound traffic on I-70 is running again following an overnight crash at the Highway 63 connector. The crash involving a single semi truck happened around 2:30 a.m. There are no reports of any injuries. As of 6:45 a.m. the truck was still at the scene of the crash, but is no longer impeding traffic.

With so much recent rain, Columbia residents may be seeing more lawns and weeds growing out of control. Since October, there have been nearly 800 weed and grass violations in the city. Unruly grass or weeds that are 12 inches or taller are a violation of the city health code. Columbia Neighborhood Services manager Leigh

Another wave of low pressure is moving northeast and will track over Missouri Wednesday. Occasional rain Tuesday night will become more widespread and steady as we head into the morning hours Wednesday with pockets of moderate to heavy rain through early afternoon. As the low tracks to the east, rain will end from west to

The USDA released its weekly Crop Progress and Condition report Monday, and the numbers were below average. While soybean planting increased this week, rain and flooding continued to limit fieldwork across the state. Bill Wiebold at MU’s Bradford Research Center said he feels like he’s trapped in a never ending cycle. “It’s like the movie

Cole County is working to get one road back up and running after storms caused it to start collapsing. A section of Lower Bottom Road in Cole County started sinking down the hill Tuesday. Cole County Public Works decided to shut down the road down indefinitely. Rather than floods, officials said the damage was most