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Callaway County deputies arrested two people Saturday night following a multi-county chase that began after deputies attempted to stop them for a traffic violation, according to a press release. Deputies said they tried to stop the truck on County Road 269 for speeding around 7 p.m. The driver fled from deputies on various back roads,

TODAY: It will be another sunny and hot start to the day today. Thanks to southerly winds, a departing upper level ridge, and a weak upper level disturbance, we’ll see more in the way of clouds through the day. Parts of Mid-Missouri could pick up some isolated showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon hours. Most

UPDATE 9/23: The woman who died from the crash has been identified as Anitia Pierden, 35, of Kansas City. The three others involved in the crash are recovering from their injuries. UPDATE 6:09 P.M.: All lanes are back open. UPDATE 3:57 P.M.: The Boone County Fire Protection District has confirmed that one person has died

COLUMBIA – Many players on the Mizzou team called Purdue a must win. For Mizzou, the Auburn game was an attempt to save a season that fell woefully short (15) Auburn cruised to a 51-14 victory. Following the loss, Mizzou falls to 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the SEC. The Mizzou defense struggled

Summer still reigns supreme here in Mid-Missouri, as temperatures hover around 90 degrees. While this has been the last trend for the last several days, which is nearly 15 degrees above average, it is only two degrees above-average for the entire month of September. In the coming days the summer temperatures will be challenged as

Columbia police have received five different calls for gunshots on McKee street since Sept. 13. Some of them have come from within a block of McKee Street Park, so Columbia Park Rangers may soon reorganize their patrol schedule to increase their presence in the area. “It all depends on where we see issues popping up,”

UPDATE 2: The driver of the vehicle failed to yield to an oncoming motorcycle when taking a left turn. The motorcycle crashed into the passenger side of the vehicle, according to the online crash report. The driver of the motorcycle, Lester Hutcherson, 53, was pronounced at the scene by a Miller County Coroner. According to

TONIGHT: It will be another warm and muggy night with overnight lows in the mid to upper 60s. Winds will remain out of the southeast under 9 mph. Clear skies are expected through the evening along with humid conditions. SUNDAY: It will be another sunny and hot start to the day for your Sunday. Thanks

UPDATE: Tierra McClain was booked in the Boone County jail Friday night. She has since bonded out. A Columbia woman has been arrested and charged with robbery after police say she attacked a woman walking in downtown Columbia. According to court records, Fernesha Gregory knocked the victim to the ground in the early morning of

Jefferson City police are looking for Danny Craig, a man accused of causing serious physical injury to another person. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told police she was parked near a friend’s house when Craig began yelling at her and accused her of stealing his heroin, which she told police she did

TODAY: The hot, dry weather continues with temperatures reaching near 90 in the afternoon and a southerly breeze up to 8 mph under mostly sunny skies. It won’t be as humid and heat indices will stay in the low to mid 90s. Temperatures will be close to 85 for kick-off of the Tiger’s football game

The University of Missouri said it would carefully review the U.S. Department of Education’s interim guidelines on how to investigate allegations of campus sexual misconduct under federal law on Friday. The guidelines were introduced by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos who has said the previous rules from the Obama administration were unfairly skewed against the students

On Friday, Missouri Planned Parenthood affiliates asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate an appeals court order so that abortion services could expand to three health centers. In April, a federal judge issue a preliminary injunction to block abortion-restricting rules in Missouri. The Kansas City clinic got its license in mid-September, but last week’s ruling

Lincoln University in Jefferson City held a ribbon cutting Friday morning for a new building on campus, which honors a former University president, as well as the owners of Arris Pizza. The lower level of the LINC is named the Dr. James Frank Center, in honor of the former president. Dr. Frank is a 1953

All scores are final and will be updated throughout the night. JEFFERSON CITY (21) AT ROCK BRIDGE (32) MEXICO (21) AT CENTRALIA (20) HICKMAN (0) AT BATTLE (42) SOUTHERN BOONE (7) AT BLAIR OAKS (30) HELIAS (24) AT TOLTON (20) OSAGE (48) AT VERSAILLES (8) FAYETTE (42) AT PARIS (18) KIRKSVILLE (27) AT BOONVILLE (6)

Two Missouri lawmakers have recently drawn controversy after their provocative social media postings. Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, posted her hopes that someone would assassinate President Donald Trump. She later apologized for her post and was censured by her colleagues in the Senate. Rep. Warren Love, R-Osceola, called for the execution of the vandals of

So far this year, there have been 41 deadly crashes in Mid-Missouri. Sgt. Scott White with Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News that in the same time frame last year, Troop F worked 53 deadly crashes. Friday afternoon, law enforcement responded to a deadly crash on interstate 70 near mile marker 118, near

The Eldon Public Schools District continued to gather support for one of their own Friday. At the district’s homecoming game, money was collected for Hunter Bushnell’s medical bills. It comes two days after the football player broke his neck at practice. “Anytime you have an accident, the kids in the community have kind of rallied

The Miller County Sheriff’s Department arrested Dillon Hall, 22, on Thursday after he was accused of statutory rape and sodomy. According to the probable cause statement, Hail admitted to detectives that he had intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. Detectives said Hail admitted to sending and receiving explicit text messages with the victim. Detectives said they

A University of Missouri professor fired over his behavior around students and faculty is asking a court to review the school’s decision. Dr. Galen Suppes, a former engineering professor at MU, asked the Cole County Circuit Court to review the decisions made by MU, the UM System president and the Board of Curators. The Curators