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A Fulton man has bonded out of jail after an investigation by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office that led deputies to find meth inside a home. The sheriff’s office said deputies found meth inside a home Thursday in the 4200 block of Mac Road. The next day, deputies arrested Johnathon Thomas, 26, in connection to

Mizzou basketball could not overcome a poor shooting night to fall to Texas A&M on the road 60-49. After the loss, the Tigers fall to 13-6 (3-3 SEC). No Tigers finished in double figures while three Aggies finished with double-digit points. Jeremiah Tilmon fouled out with nine points and five rebounds. Mizzou shot 22.2 percent

Gov. Eric Greitens again says there was “no blackmail” and that he posed “no threat of violence” to the women with which he had an extramarital affair before taking office. Greitens told the Associated Press the accusations of him threatening to blackmail a former hairdresser with a naked photo are false, and that the months-long

TONIGHT : We’ll continue to see mostly cloudy conditions throughout the evening with a chance of some patchy drizzle as well. Lows will be in the middle 40s. Winds will remain steady out of the south at 5-10mph SUNDAY: You may wake up to some patchy morning fog early Sunday morning, but it will clear

We are watching the development of a strong storm system which will bring a chance of thunderstorms to Mid-Missouri Sunday night. The Storm Prediction Center has put areas south of HWY 50 in southwestern Missouri under a Marginal Severe Threat. This means there is a chance of isolated severe storms with damaging wind to 60

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Richmond Field Office is asking the public’s help in identifying people believed to be responsible for a series of multistate bank robberies that occurred between September 2017 and January 2018. Investigators believe the following places were robbed by the same person: Bank of America at 2 Park Drive in Durham,

One person is seriously hurt after a extrication crash in east Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded to Rollins Street and East Campus Drive a little after 2 a.m. In a photo the department tweeted, the car rolled over on its side. As of this morning it’s unclear what caused the crash. ABC 17 News

TODAY: Drizzle is possible in the morning with low clouds lingering throughout the day. Temperatures will be mild however, reaching the upper 40s north of I-70 to the low 50s south with southwest winds at 6-10 mph. TONIGHT : The chance for patchy drizzle will hang around tonight, with a chance of fog developing late

Each office of the Missouri State Capitol comes with a different opinion on how the legislature should handle the controversy surrounding the governor’s office. ABC 17 News spoke to several lawmakers about Gov. Eric Greitens’ future in office after he admitted to an extramarital affair, while rebuking allegations he blackmailed his mistress. “There is an

University of Missouri leaders said they are in support of budget flexibility after a new bill was introduced that would lift the state cap on tuition. Sen. Caleb Rowden (R- District 19) filed the bill this week. He said the bill would give universities the flexibility to raise tuition in years when the state cuts

UPDATE: U.S. Senators have failed to pass a short-term spending bill to avoid a shutdown of the federal government. ORIGINAL: With a midnight deadline looming over lawmakers in Washington D.C. to pass a funding bill and to avoid a government shutdown, some Missouri congress members are weighing in on the possibility. Immigration and border security

There’s much speculation today at the Capitol about the possibility of Gov. Greitens resigning. After the State of the State address on Jan. 10, news broke of an extramarital affair Gov. Greitens had before he took office in 2015. Gov. Greitens is facing blackmail allegations, along with numerous calls to resign. ABC 17 News reached

The future of Governor Eric Greitens is dominating the political conversation in Jefferson City and around Missouri. Columbia College political science professor Dr. Terry Smith discusses the controversy surrounding Greitens and how it’s affecting the Capitol.

Tiger Express Wash was swamped with cars Friday, and on Thursday the company said it broke a record by washing more than 4,000 cars. Auto experts credit a sunny day and the salt from the winter roads. “Salt is really bad for your vehicles. What it does is it causes corrosion underneath your vehicle,” Ashley

The annual Officer Molly Bowden Memorial Blood Drive is being hosted by American Red Cross on Friday. ABC 17 spoke to the father of Molly Bowden, a Columbia police officer who was shot in the line of duty in 2005. David O. Thomas, Bowden’s father, explained that the night when Bowden was shot, there was

TONIGHT: Overnight lows will stay above freezing, only dropping into the low to mid 30s with the help of southwesterly winds up to 13 mph. Low clouds will build and we could see some patchy fog develop tonight thanks in part to melting snow. Patchy drizzle is also possible. SATURDAY: Drizzle is possible in the

A Miller County man has been charged with animal abuse after his dog attacked a neighbor. According to the probable cause statement, the victim had to take her dog to the emergency vet after being bitten by Joseph Angel’s pitbull. Deputies said the victim’s dog had been bit on the face and had gotten an

For every single week since the summer of 2017, some form of a drought has been in place across Missouri. Just three months ago only 66 percent of the state was under some form of a drought, now as we close in on the third week of January nearly 100 percent of the state is

A Callaway County woman has been charged with failing to register as a sex offender after officers learned of her multiple identities on social media. According to the probable cause statement, Mary Ashing was previously convicted of statutory rape after an incident with a 12-year-old boy in 2009. Deputies said in November, Ashing went to

UPDATE 1/19: Shahid was charged with delivery of a controlled substance. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police arrested Damariay Shahid on Thursday morning after officers were dispatched to the area of Anderson and Worley Street to check on a subject. Police said they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from Shahid’s car. Shahid was accused