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SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and warm. Highs in the low 90s with heat indices in the mid-90s . TONIGHT: Mostly clear overnight, as temperatures drop to near 70 for overnight lows. EXTENDED: The hot pattern sticks around as winds remain out of the south. Highs reach the low 90s on Sunday but heat indices stay under

A new law will allow children living with disabilities in Missouri to have greater access to therapy. Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 514 which requires insurances to cover therapies for children with developmental disabilities. Missouri law already requires insurance companies to provide coverage for children with Autism. Fully-funded insurance plans will start covering physical,

Firefighters responded to a crash on Paris Road on Friday night, according to online dispatch records. The wreck happened just before 10 p.m. ABC 17 News saw two vehicles towed from the scene, which spanned from Vandiver Drive to Mexico Gravel Road. Boone County Joint Communications sent out a notification asking drivers to avoid the

The University of Missouri Police Department could soon take over law enforcement responses to Greek housing. The agreement between MUPD and the Columbia Police Department will be introduced to the Columbia City Council next Monday. The council could vote on it as soon as its Aug. 5 meeting. Campus leaders have discussed the possibility of

Drivers may experience delays as crews begin work on a bridge replacement in northern Boone County. According to a news release, crews will start replacing the Dripping Springs Road bridge over Silver Fork Creek on Monday, starting at 7 a.m. The work is expected to last about nine weeks. Dripping Springs Road will be closed

The Columbia Fire Department held a live burn for its recruits at its training academy Friday morning. Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer said Friday marked the first of multiple live burns for Basic Recruit Class BRS1-2019. The live burns allow recruits to learn fire behavior firsthand. The recruit class practiced hose handling and forcible entry

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, lows in the upper 60s. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and hot, humidity increases. Highs in the low 90s with heat indices in the mid-90s. EXTENDED: The hot pattern sticks around as winds shift back to the south. Highs reach the low 90s for the weekend but heat indices stay under

The prosecutor in the case against a woman accused of bullying a teen who later killed himself said justice was served with a guilty plea Friday. Harley Branham pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault during a pre-trial conference in Fayette. The judge sentenced Branham to two years of supervised probation and 30

Business owners affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that began April 29 will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from the U.S Small Business Administration and the Missouri Small Business Development Center. A business recovery center will open in Jefferson City on Wednesday, with the goal of providing comprehensive relief services to

A call about a domestic dispute Thursday led to the arrest of a man wanted in a central Columbia shooting. Columbia police arrested Sylvester L. Franklin Jr., 33, after finding him at a mobile home court on Vandiver Drive. Franklin was also wanted on warrants for first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of

North Carolina is now in the running for Hyperloop Technology that would run trips from Raleigh to Durham or Chapel Hill in under 10 minutes. It joins eight other states that the company is considering for the technology, including Missouri, Texas Colorado, according to a news release from the company. “North Carolina Research Triangle is

Four people from Florida could face drug charges in Callaway County after the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered several pounds of marijuana and THC wax Thursday night. According to troopers, Jacob M. Rediker, 18, Chance W. Loschiavo, 23, Mariah D. Farmer, 20, and Fransisco J. Delalto, 20, all of Okeechobee, Florida, were arrested around 6:20

The U.S. Department of Transportation gave $2 million to the state of Missouri on Friday. The funds will be used to help repair roads damaged by flooding in the northwest and southeast parts of the state. The Missouri Department of Transportation previously requested the funds. The $2 million will be immediately available to help the

Some water customers in Randolph County and surrounding areas are under a boil water advisory Thursday night. The Public Water Supply District #10 says the advisory impacts customers who live west of Highway 63 in Randolph County in addition to the roads listed below. Customers are asked to boil their water for at least five

FRIDAY: Slightly warmer with low humidity, highs in the mid-upper 80s. THIS WEEKEND: We’re continuing to warm up into Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures each day will be in the low 90s. Along with that, we’ll see a bump up in humidity. It’s classic Mid-MO July summer. Keep hydrated, pack the sunblock and you’ll do just

The University of Missouri System and MU Health Care leaders will announce a new alliance with an international company connected with the Precision Health Initiative on Friday morning. Leaders hope it will immediately affect the health of Missourians across the state. The new alliance will also be a part of the NextGen Precision Health Institute,

Nearly a month and a half of flooding has caused damage to some roads in Callaway County. Floodwaters damaged a half-mile-long section of County Road 4038, said Callaway County Road and Bridge Engineer Paul Winkelmann. The damaged area is located west of the County Road 4035 and County Road 4038. He said several roads in

A group has created a petition against a proposed plan to rezone the corner of West Broadway and West Boulevard. A local doctor, Mohammad Jarbou, owns 917 W. Broadway, 919 W. Broadway and 14 N. West Blvd. and has a plan to level the houses and turn the lot into a medical clinic with a

The Jefferson City Airport is again open. The airport reopened Wednesday afternoon after 51 days of being closed as the Missouri River rose to and remained above major flood stage. However, officials say the runway lights are out and the air traffic control tower is down so flights are limited to daytime hours. The terminal

MoDOT has reopened parts of Missouri Route 94 to local traffic only. Route 94 is still closed from Mokane to Logan Creek and Wainwright to AA. MoDOT is working to get the water and mud off of those roads. Check the MoDOT traveler map for live updates.