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Anthony Piercy, the trooper that pleaded guilty to careless operation of a vessel this year for the 2014 drowning of Brandon Ellingson at the Lake of the Ozarks, is serving his last days of a 10 day jail sentence this weekend. The sentence was to be served over the course of five weekends. Piercy admitted

Amid a drop in enrollment, the University of Missouri announced a new initiative Friday in an effort to make college more affordable. Chancellor Alexander Cartwright said the base housing rate for more than a third of campus housing options will be reduced next year. According to the university, more than 650 double-rooms will drop 2.2

Here are the local high school football district championship scores from Friday, November 3, 2017. Belton 21 Battle 44 F South Callaway 20 North Callaway 38 F Mexico 14 Blair Oaks 60 F Owensville 53 Eldon 70 F Helias 21 Moberly 35 F Marceline 16 Westran 42 F South Shelby 26 Monroe City 56 F

Boone County poll workers spent all week going through a refresher training for the upcoming special election. “Normally we go a little more in depth,” said Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks. “But since we still had a special election in August, we’re using the same pool of judges and giving them the opportunity to remind

Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lorenzo Lawson on Thursday shortly before 5:00 p.m. on suspicion of domestic assault. His bond was $6,500 and he bonded out. The arrest was stems from an assault on Halloween night in the 700 block of Demaret Drive. The Boone County Sheriff Department responded to Demaret around 10:30 p.m. to

On Friday, the U.S. Western District of Missouri Court turned down Planned Parenthood Great Plains’ motion for a temporary restraining order. The restraining order would effectively shut down the new Missouri emergency regulation, or “complication plan,” for Planned Parenthood’s facility in Columbia. The complication plan requires medication abortion providers to contract with a second OB/GYN

Daylight Saving Time is this weekend, also known as “fall back.” Before heading to bed, making sure to change your clocks back an hour will help you get that extra hour of sleep. Fire expert, Gale Blomenkamp — also suggests that you change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. If you don’t

While Fulton Medical Center is safe-for now-after being bought by EmpowerHMS, the closure of rural hospitals is a growing problem across the country. In an ABC 17 News special report, Alyssa Toomey dug into the issue, traveling to Ellington, MO in Reynolds County to find out how the closure of their hospital impacted the community.

Ronald Cage was taken into custody on an active Pettis County warrant stemming from the August 17, 2017 homicide of Leon Hinkley. ABC 17 previously reported that Leon Hinckley was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside a home at the Sunset Village Trailer Park. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. Kansas

UPDATE, 3:21 p.m.: Boone County deputies identified the victims in a deadly overnight shooting in Ashland as 42-year-old Travis J. Parker and 36-year-old Jessica Willits. Deputies said they were dead on scene and both had gunshot wounds. No one else was at the home and there is no threat to the community. Investigators are not

On Thursday at 10:30 pm, Leonard Wilson, 38, of Camdenton, turned himself in at the Miller County Sheriff’s Office in Tuscumbia, Mo. Wilson has posted bond. ABC 17 previously reported that Wilson is wanted for possession of child pornography, child molestation, furnishing pornographic materials to minors and stalking. According to a complaint filed, Wilson knowing

An Iowa man has been charged with misdemeanor BWI after one of his passengers fell out of a boat at the Lake of the Ozarks and was later found dead. On May 31, 2017, the Missouri State Highway Patrol was notified of a missing person at the 6-mile mark on the main channel of the

TONIGHT: As low lying clouds return we could see spotty showers through the overnight hours, likely just limited to drizzle. Temperatures will slowly rise from the lower 50s to mid 50s by morning as warmer air moves in. SATURDAY: The weekend will be mild and a good chance to enjoy the outdoors before colder air

A Fulton man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon after threatening his neighbor with a sword. Anselmo Padilla, 47, of Fulton, was banging on the ceiling and walls of his apartment while screaming and yelling. His neighbor went to tell him to keep it down, and he answered holding a sword. Padilla

Julio Landero was arrested for first degree sexual misconduct on Thursday after he was allegedly caught masturbating on a playground at Jay Dix Station MKT City Park. Columbia police officers were called to a suspicious person at the park. The witness said that she noticed Landero hanging around the playground area and acting suspicious. She

The Mexico Department of Public Safety was called to SSM Health/St. Mary’s Hospital in Audrain regarding a child who had been hit by a car. According to the department’s Facebook page, a 3-year-old girl ran into the 200 block of W Love Street and was hit by a 2010 Toyota being driven by Austin Bulson,

TODAY: Mostly cloudy skies will be persistent into the afternoon helping it feel cooler today as high temperatures reach the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Northeast to easterly winds between 11-14 mph are expected heading into the evening. A warm front will lift to the north Friday night, bringing a chance of spotty showers.

A Columbia man was arrested for distribution/delivering/manufacturing/producing a controlled substance and a misdemeanor warrant for driving while suspended after the Missouri State Highway Patrol intercepted 31 pounds of marijuana on an interdiction stop on I-70. Adrian Pendroza-Velazquez was supposed to be picking up the marijuana at a business. Pendroza-Velazquez went to a lot at 1400

This weekend we will see a warming trend as temperatures reach into upper the 70s by Sunday. This warm weather will come to and end on Monday, but not before a chance for strong to severe storms to track through mid-Missouri ahead of a passing cold front. This severe threat is not looking impressive, but

An inspection report obtained by ABC 17 News gives more details about a terror suspect’s stop in Missouri. The reports show Saipov was arrested at a scale house in Foristell, about an hour east of Columbia, due to a warrant for his arrest out of Platte County. The report shows Saipov was on his way