Month: October 2018

State officials and individuals recovering from addiction say that methamphetamine is on the upswing in Missouri, including rural communities that the drug has already ravaged over decades. Sgt. Mark McClendon of the Missouri Highway Patrol tells KCUR-TV that meth is reaching places in the state that it never has before. He says meth addiction has

TONIGHT: We’re chilly overnight, thankfully not quite as cold as earlier this morning… We’ll see lows dip to near 40 degrees, with a few spots in the upper 30s. You’ll want that jacket to start your work week out. MONDAY: After the chilly start tomorrow morning, temperatures warm up generously. It’s likely to be our

TODAY: It’s a cold start to the day, as temperatures are in the upper 20s and lower 30s. You’ll want to have the jacket as you head out the door this morning. Temperatures through the day will quickly climb into the mid 50s under plentiful sunshine, with lighter winds today out of the southwest. TONIGHT:

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Drew Lock threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns on 23-for-29 passing, and Missouri defeated Memphis 65-33 in its homecoming game on Saturday. After losing three straight Southeastern Conference contests, Missouri (4-3) responded with a much-needed victory. It jumped out to a 21-0 lead less than six minutes into the game,

More than 200 volunteers from across mid-Missouri gathered in Hartsburg Saturday for the annual Mid-Missouri Clean-Up on the Missouri River. “[It was] a cold start to a warm-hearted day on the Big Muddy,” said Kevin Tosie of Missouri River Relief. Volunteers packed into boats operated by staff and officials from three different organizations and departments,

Homecoming weekend draws a lot of people to downtown Columbia from all over, but a Columbia Police spokesperson said it draws “a different crowd,” than the groups usually downtown on a Saturday night. ABC 17 News asked how the Columbia Police Department is going to make sure downtown is safe with the large crowds this

Boone County Fire officials said no one was hurt after two cars collided on Highway WW in southeast Columbia Saturday night around 7:30. After a car and a pick-up truck collided, the drivers got out of the car unhurt. After they got out, the car caught fire. 10 Boone County firefighters were able to put

TONIGHT: High pressure will set up over Mid-Missouri tonight, allowing our temperatures to drop steadily through the 30s overnight. Expect lows bottoming out in the upper 20s, especially for locations near and north of I-70. SUNDAY: It’s a cold start Sunday, so make sure you have the jacket as you head out the door in

The Inclusive Impact Institute in Columbia is working to further the goals of the Diversity Awareness Partnership, which recently closed its doors in the community. The Institute provides resources such as training and education, community engagement, leadership development and consulting. Nikki McGruder, the director of the Inclusive Impact Institute, said that Columbia is moving in

SATURDAY: If you’re heading outdoors this morning, you’ll want to grab a jacket as temperatures will start out in the low to middle 40s. As we head through the afternoon, with plenty of sunshine, winds will pick up out of the northwest gusting at times up to 30 mph. Those sunny skies will warm us

Here are the scores from Week 9 of area high school football. Southern Boone (43) at Boonville (27) FINAL Blair Oaks (65) at California (7) FINAL DeSmet (51) at Helias (17) FINAL North Callaway (32) at South Callaway (33) FINAL MMA (6) at Fulton (48) FINAL Westran (55) at Paris (26) FINAL Moberly (34) at

Thousands of people will head to Columbia this weekend for Mizzou’s homecoming celebration. ABC 17 News checked back in with city officials about the new lighting downtown aimed at deterring crime. We told you in late September when the new high intensity lighting was installed and testing had begun. A city spokesperson said he reached

The University of Missouri dedicated two residence halls in the names of seminal African-American students as part of Homecoming activities Friday. MU named residence halls for Lucile Bluford, a journalist and civil rights activist who won a Supreme Court ruling forcing MU to admit her, though she was never able to attend; and George Brooks,

Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill stopped in Columbia on Friday for a campaign event titled “Your Health Care, Your Vote.” The incumbent senator stressed getting out the vote to protect health care coverage and discused with reporters a campaign controversy after Project Veritas posted a hidden camera video of McCaskill campaign staffers. McCaskill has sought

Additional chain-link and concrete fencing has been positioned around the crumbling wall at 200 E. High Street, while city officials await a report from an engineer. The city awarded a contract to Allstate Consultants to evaluate the building, which has been gradually collapsing since a chunk of the western-facing wall suddenly fell in June. The

A request to annex nearly 69 acres of land into the Columbia city limits has sparked a debate over urban sprawl. The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission and residents affected by the annexation and zoning request spoke at Thursday night’s commission meeting. The commission voted 5-3 to recommend approval to the Columbia City Council. “Let’s

An electric smoking device charger started a Boone County home fire early Friday morning, a county fire official said.. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage. Boone County Fire’s Asstistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said after tracking the fire damage, officials were able to confirm the fire originated in the kitchen where a smoking

TONIGHT: Clouds will gradually clear out as we head through the night as a cold front tracks through the region. Overnight lows will only bottom out in the mid 40s, with winds shifting out of the northwest up to 11 mph. SATURDAY: Scattered clouds through mid-morning will clear to sunny skies as northwesterly winds increase

CAMDEN, Mo. (AP) – Toxicology tests show that a boater was drunk when he slammed into a bluff at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks in a crash in which the Kansas man and two others died. The Kansas City Star reports that 24-year-old Daniel Lewis, of Overland Park, Kansas, had a blood alcohol level of

UPDATE 10:26 A.M.: A fire early Friday at a Boone County home was caused by a charger for a vaping device, a county fire official said. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the fire caused about $100,000 in damage, but the two women who lived in the duplex were alerted by