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FRIDAY: We’ll stay sunny long enough to warm up into the upper 80s this afternoon before rain chances move in. Showers will be scattered in nature and possible any time after 3PM . TONIGHT: The hit-and-miss nature of this rain looks to continue into the overnight hours. Things will likely dwindle in coverage, but still

The University of Missouri announced a $1.5 million gift to the university Friday morning at 9 a.m. LIVE PLAYBACK of the event can be found in the player below. The gift is expected to “improve the university’s business operations,” according to a press release from the university. MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, Vice Chancellor for Finance

Former Mizzou and Hickman star J’den Cox is on to the finals at the World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He will go for a second straight Gold medal on Saturday. Cox won his first match 11-0 by technical fall. It took just one minute and 40 seconds. The three-time national champion won his second match,

Engineers from Burns and McDonnell met with residents from Englewood on Thursday to address some of their concerns with planned work on Route H. Burns and McDonnell worked with city and county employees to address concerns Englewood residents brought up at several meetings. Route H runs through Englewood. Crews have plans to relocate Route H

The Columbia Mall could get a Hilton hotel on-site by this time next year. Mall manager Rusty Strodtman told ABC 17 News that the mall filed paperwork with the city for a 107-room hotel on the north side of the mall property along Bernadette Drive. Strodtman said the hotel would be operated by Hilton, but

The Holts Summit Police Department will continue police patrols in New Bloomfield through 2025. Holts Summit Mayor Landon Oxely signed the five-year contract after the board of alderman approved the agreement Tuesday evening. New Bloomfield will pay Holts Summit $38,000 per year through four yearly installments, according to the agreement. Holts Summit Police Chief Kyle

The Holts Summit Police Department will continue police patrols in New Bloomfield through 2025. Holts Summit Mayor Landon Oxely signed the five-year contract after the board of alderman approved the agreement Tuesday evening. New Bloomfield will pay Holts Summit $38,000 per year through four yearly installments, according to the agreement. Holts Summit Police Chief Kyle

A Missouri man in his mid-40s died this week at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, marking Missouri’s first vaping-related death due to e-cigarettes and the eighth vaping-related death nationwide. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed on Thursday that the death was due to a vaping-related lung injury after lung samples were taken

Columbia police have identified a man killed Wednesday in a shooting at an apartment but did not release details about how the shooting happened. The Columbia Police Department in a news release Thursday said the shooting at about 4:20 p.m. in the 3400 block of James Dale Road killed Kejuane Marshae Johnson, 23, of Columbia.

A pair of brothers are charged with the unauthorized shooting of a weapon where it’s prohibited after a July incident. According to court documents, Abel and Ian McGeorge went to Rocky Fork Lake Conservation Area after dark on July 27. A conservation agent says he heard gunshots and went over to find the pair with

Columbia Public Schools announced new rules Wednesday for people attending athletic events including football games. Carrie Johnson, a Senior at Battle High School said, “I think that administrators are just trying to keep people safe the best that they can and they really truly believe that this policy is going to do that.” Students up

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece suggested Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas resign after criminal charges were filed against him, Thomas told ABC 17 News. “My response was that I would consider it, but would need to consult with my constituents before making any decision,” Thomas said in an email to ABC17 News. The Cole County prosecutor’s

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, lows around 70. FRIDAY: Partly sunny, hot and humid. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of scattered showers and storms by late afternoon. EXTENDED: Tropical moisture from the remnants of Imelda will push north by Friday, bringing a chance of scattered storms through Saturday afternoon. A cold front arriving

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a school threat in the Iberia R-V School District. The school district said it will have extra deputies on campus Thursday after a student made a comment about “carrying out an act of mass violence at school,” according to the school district. The district said it contacted law

Low-level marijuana offenses in Jefferson City will now have a higher likelihood of being handled by city clerks than the county court house, according to city prosecutor Gaylin Carver. Carver told ABC 17 News Thursday that after conversations with Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson, certain misdemeanor drug possession and drug paraphernalia charges will be referred

The Jefferson City Police Department is working to roll out a mass notification system. The Rave Alert System will allow city officials to send out alerts simultaneously via text, email, voice, IPAWS-OPEN, WebEOC and digital signage. The city will also be launching Rave’s 911 system, which creates a database of the emergency information of those

A federal judge has denied a request by Missouri to allow a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect while the state waits for further court action. The Kansas Star reports that U.S. District Court Judge Howard Sachs had previously paused parts of Missouri’s new abortion law. It was set

A Belle man was charged on Wednesday after he allegedly led Belle authorities on a chase while on a four wheeler. A deputy marshal originally tried to stop Von Brown in Belle on Sept. 2 because Brown was allegedly driving a four wheeler with no headlights, court documents said. When the deputy tried to pull

THIS AFTERNOON: Hot and humid, highs around 90. A spot storm cannot be ruled out around peak heating of the day. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, humid, low near 70. EXTENDED: Our upper-level ridge will move east by Friday, bringing a few disturbances in from the southwest. Showers and storms will be possible by late afternoon/evening on

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with a chance of isolated showers or storms. Highs near 90, heat index in the mid-upper 90s . TONIGHT: Mostly clear overnight with lows falling to near 70 once again. EXTENDED: Our upper-level ridge will move east by Friday, bringing a few disturbances in from the southwest. Showers and