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***UPDATE SUNDAY 11:32 P.M.***Millions of people are back home safely after this holiday weekend, but more traffic means more accidents.Sunday night traffic was backed up on I-70 through Boonville after a tractor trailer cab caught on fire around 7 p.m. Sunday.The westbound lanes were stalled for miles and were not cleared until 9:15 p.m. ABC

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 2 P.M.***Investigators from the Columbia Fire Department say materials placed too close to a portable space heater. The fire caused $150,000 in damages.Fire officials advise owners of space heaters to follow safety guidelines, including:- Look for a safety-certification label from an independent testing organization, such as the UL mark from Underwriters Laboratories, the

After a chilly last couple of days, temperatures will rebound into the low-to-mid 50s for the end of the weekend. Skies will be mostly sunny much of the day, however clouds will increase late as our next weather system approaches. It will bring cooler air for the start of the work week and a chance

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Johnny Manziel threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores as No. 9 Texas A&M beat Missouri 59-29 on Saturday night.The Aggies (10-2, 6-2 SEC) scored touchdowns on their first six drives to build a 42-7 halftime lead and coast to their first 10-win season

The mystery behind the suspension of Mizzou Basketball’s senior Mike Dixon might be revealed soon. The social media world lit up overnight Friday when Dixon’s former Tiger teammate Kim English took to Twitter, sending out three tweets about Dixon’s suspension. First, English called the University of Missouri’s “Student Board” a joke, saying, “Thank God we

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) – Laurence Bowers had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Phil Pressey had 11 points and eight assists, leading No. 13 Missouri to a 68-65 victory over VCU on Saturday in the third-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.Pressey gave the Tigers (5-1) the lead for good with a 3-pointer with

***UPDATE MONDAY 2:40 P.M.***The Maries County Prosecutor charged David Williams with felony second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and felony resisting arrest. The prosecutor says the assault charge resulted from Williams recklessly placing an officer in danger by driving a car toward the officer’s vehicle at a high rate of speed.Williams remains in the

The work week will start off with below average temperatures as daytime highs stay in the lower 40s Monday and near 40 Tuesday. Monday night will be the coldest night of the week as we drop to the upper teens to near 20. Winds will shift around to the south and we’ll start warming up

***UPDATE 3:30 P.M.***U.S. 63 has started to reopen after a two-car extrication crash closed the northbound lanes Sunday afternoon.An ABC 17 News crew at the scene reports six people were involved in the crash, four transported to a local hospital for their injuries. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. near Hinton Road and the

ST. LOUIS (AP) – It’s becoming harder to track how much money is being spent to catch the ear of Missouri lawmakers as they increasingly reimburse lobbyists for freebies.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that reimbursing lobbyists keeps lawmakers names off lobbyists’ monthly expense reports.The reimbursements become controversial when campaign funds are used to pay back

Click on the video link to see ABC17 Sports Director Tyler Fulghum’s season-ending wrap up of the 2012 Mizzou Tiger football season.

The woman connected to a 2010 murder is set to be in court Monday.Stacy Dory is charged with second degree murder and forgery in the death of William Van Note. He and his girlfriend died after an attack in their Lake area home.Investigators say Dory and her husband Deseree helped Van Note’s daughter, Liz, forge

***UPDATE 6:00 A.M.***The MU Bookstore has an announcement on its website with more information, including restrictions about what Tony LaRussa will sign. Details available here: http://www.mubookstore.com/t-larussa.aspx?skinID=3***ORIGINAL STORY***COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa heads to Columbia this week to sign copies of his memoir at the University of Missouri bookstore.The

A mobile home is destroyed by fire in Freeburg.We know it happened at a home on Rollins Ferry Trail on Sunday. Right now there is no word on a cause.Two people are now homeless. Local Red Cross has been called in to assist them.

A band of light snow is moving to the east-southeast through northern Missouri and will affect areas along and north of I-70 through 7 pm. Snow flurries or very light snow may be visible for a short period of time but no accumulation is expected as temperatures remain above freezing.Skies will clear by midnight and

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested two people in Jefferson City on Sunday for drug charges.A trooper pulled over Clayton Schaben, 21, of Jefferson City and Katelin Borden, 22, of Gainesville, Fla., on Sunday near West Stadium Boulevard and Hyde Park Road.After smelling marijuana coming from the car, authorities searched the vehicle and found half

The Missouri State Highway Patrol released its statistics for the Thanksgiving holiday.During the counting period, which ran from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21st to midnight Sunday, November 25th, troopers responded to 350 accidents. They say 140 people were injured and there was one fatality statewide.Troopers also arrested 140 people for driving while intoxicated.Last year,

Thieves broke into more than 20 vehicles in the last week in Columbia, and police expect more during the holiday shopping season.Officers told ABC 17 News burglars targeted 15 different areas around the city. They hit cars parked outside hotels, on residential streets and near shopping centers.Electronics and cash are the most common but now

A watch group is urging victims of molestation by priests to come forward and contact police in Columbia. Gerald Howard is convicted of sex crimes and currently under investigation in Boone County. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, also called SNAP, said Monday there could be multiple victims in Boone County.Howard worked at

More people appear to be willing to shop this year as $13.7 billion has already been spent on holiday shopping this year. That is a 16 percent increase from last year.The stores are already saying this past weekend was the biggest shopping weekend on record. Clothing was the number one top seller, after that technology