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It’s looking dry tonight and for the upcoming weekend for the True False Film Festival. Tonight’s forecast is partly cloudy with winds gusting near 20 mph through 6PM this evening. Passing clouds will give way to a clear sky overnight so folks headed to activities late will see temperature falling quickly to the 30s by

A Rock Bridge High School student has been arrested after allegedly bringing a knife to school. School officials apparently alerted a school resource officer Wednesday morning when Caitlin Reed brought a knife with a seven inch blade to school in her backpack. According to police, Reed also had marijuana pipes and wax in her bag,

Local residents of Perry County in southeast Missouri came together Wednesday afternoon to help neighbors and help clean up damage. Two rounds of severe weather hit Perry County the first at 8PM Tuesday evening and again Wednesday morning at 4AM. Damaged is still being assessed in the Perryville area. Diane Brown said storms hit 2

TODAY: After a cold morning with plenty of sun and wind chills in the 20s, clouds will increase by evening briefly, bringing a slight rain chance from HWY 54 and east from 4PM through 8PM this evening. Measurable rain is not expected. Highs today will be 5-7 degrees above average for the 2nd of March

TODAY: It’s a cold morning with temperatures falling to 30 through 6AM with wind chills in the mid 20s for the morning commute. It looks like a mostly sunny with passing high clouds as a cold front moves through in the afternoon. It will be windy and cool with high temperatures in the mid 50s

A new Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins combo store is set to open in Columbia this spring. According to its representative, the store will be on Elm Street near 9th Street. The franchisee plans to open the first week of April and expects to create 60 jobs. This will be the second combo store for

Traffic was briefly down to one lane after a crash in southwest Columbia Wednesday night. The collision happened in the 4900 block of Scott Boulevard just before 7:30 p.m. At least two cars were involved in the crash. One of the vehicles appeared to be rear-ended.

The University of Missouri is looking to different parts of the country for recruitment, as dropping enrollment and state cuts continue to take a toll. Dr. Mun Choi takes over the four-campus UM System Wednesday in the midst of declining state appropriations, but improving credit rating. The firm Standard & Poor’s upgraded the system’s credit

TONIGHT: It will be mostly clear with diminishing winds to under 10 mph. Lows will dip into the upper 20s by early morning. THURSDAY: It looks like a mostly sunny with passing high clouds as a cold front moves through in the afternoon. It will be windy and cool with high temperatures in the mid

School districts moving from five days to four is starting to become more of a trend across the state. Recently, the North Callaway R-1 School District announced it will be moving to a four day school week for the 2017-2018 school year. Superintendent Bryan Thomsen said four factors contributed to the decision including, the impact

The annual True/False Film Fest is set to begin Thursday evening in Columbia. The documentary film event runs through Sunday evening and uses venues across the city and on Mizzou’s campus to show film. True/False is known for attracting film enthusiasts from all around the country, something Columbia resident David Beversdorf can attest. “My sister

Jefferson City officials are taking measures to protect a historic part of the city as an urban renewal plan gets underway. Right now, the city is working on an overlay district for the blighted East Capitol Avenue area. ABC 17 News reported that since the council’s approval of the urban renewal plan, the housing authority

March can be a mixed bag of weather in Mid-Missouri with snow still a possibility as the severe storm season begins. Looking at 30 year averages, the month usually starts off chilly with daytime highs near 50 but ends up milder, with highs near 60 by the 31st as daylight increases. Weather can take quick

February 2017 is the warmest February on record since records began in 1890 with an average temperature of 45.9 degrees, 10.5 degrees above average! We had 5 days which reached record high temperatures. It also came in tied with 9 other years for the least snowiest with only a trace of snow for the month.

Harassment charges have not been filed, as of Wednesday, for two Mizzou students who were arrested for allegedly making anti-Semitic comments toward another student Tuesday. Noah Rogers, a sophomore, and Erich Eastman, a freshman, are both music majors at Mizzou. MU Police say the two allegedly made racial remarks verbally, and on a written note,

A bill that would raise the marriage age in Missouri from 15 to 17 years old if at least one parent has consented has passed out of committee and is expected to head to the House floor sometime next week. House Bill 270 is sponsored by Republican Rep. Jean Evans, from St. Louis. The bill

Representatives of the Missouri Pharmacy Association demonstrated the technology used to track the sale of cold and allergy medications that can be used to produce methamphetamine. The National Precursor Log Exchange or NPLEx system was implemented in 2011 and involves distributors asking for identification from buyers of drugs containing pseudoephedrine. “In 2016, the NPLEx system

Mexico Public Safety responded to a home in the 200 block of E Boulevard in reference to a disturbance with someone being shot Wednesday morning. Padre A. Lucas, age 24 of Mexico, was arrested for the incident. He was taken to the Audrain County Jail for second degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a

The University of Missouri Police Department has sent out a request for help in identifying a male subject. According to MUPD, the man was involved in a stolen vehicle case that is being investigated. Call MUPD at 573-882-7201 if you have any information.

Dozens of hail reports occurred overnight with half dollar size hail reported in Randolph county and Pettis county in Sedalia and Green Ridge. the largest hailstones were reported in Benton county near Warsaw where golfball size hail was reported. Columbia had a confirmed report of quarter size hail. Measured wind gusts occurred in Osage Beach