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A mid-Missouri pilot died in a helicopter crash Friday night near a St. Louis hospital. St. Louis Fire Department Captain Garon Mosby told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 52-year-old Ronald Rector died when his helicopter crashed just west of St. Louis University Hospital Friday night. Rector, from Osage County, flew a helicopter for ARCH Air Medical

Web Extra: Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith and wrestler Zach Synon talk about day one of the 2015 MAC Championship.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the MU wrestling team in the quarterfinals for the 2015 MAC Championships.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Tolton boys and Southern Boone girls basketball in district play plus other final scores.

By Sunday morning a cold front will have moved into northern Missouri. The front will stall in Mid-Missouri through the day Sunday. Temperatures will still be able to warm up nicely though Sunday with highs in the upper 50s to near 60. Mid-Missouri will stay dry, with only a few more clouds moving in to

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Craig Sword had a game-high 15 points to lead Mississippi State to a 52-43 victory over Missouri in both team’s regular-season finale. It was the Bulldogs’ largest margin of victory in an SEC game this season. The Bulldogs (13-18, 6-12 Southeastern) also got nine points each from Gavin Ware and Demetrius

Two people are recovering from gunshot wounds following an early morning shooting in central Columbia. Just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Columbia police were called to the Columbia Senior Center on the Business Loop after reports of shots fired by multiple shooters. According to the Columbia Senior Activity Center, about 300 people were at the center

Three people were detained by Columbia police Friday night following a disturbance. It happened at Heather Ridge Apartments on West Broadway. Columbia police say the disturbance was over the custody of a child and the situation is under control. The child remains in the custody of her mother.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the Missouri gymnastic, baseball home opener, wheelchair basketball NIWBT and previews Missouri wrestling and the MAC Championship.

ABC 17 News looked into how often small planes have to be maintained after the plane actor Harrison Ford was flying crashed Thursday night. We talked to a pilot who survived his own crash landing in Mid-Missouri. “You get out, count your blessings, and move on.” Captain Kirk Powell has been flying planes for more

One lane of traffic was open early Friday night on Highway 63 after an accident in Columbia. The southbound lane was moving very slowly through Columbia after the crash between a pickup truck and a semi. The semi was in the ditch on the side of the road in between the Stadium Boulevard and Grindstone

A murder case in Randolph Co. moved forward Friday. Jeffery Nichols is one of two suspects charged in a 2013 Easter Sunday crime spree that left a 92-year-old woman dead. Nichols and another man admitted to killing Carmalita Kaser with a machete-like knife they stole from Walmart. Investigators said the two men stole at least

A mistrial was declared on Friday for a Columbia woman accused of a double shooting during last year’s Super Bowl. The defense claimed they did not receive a police recording with one of the witnesses until 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Boone County assistant prosecutor, Tracy Gonzalez, told ABC 17 News she requested all of the evidence

ABC 17 News has confirmed two people are dead after an early morning house fire in Mexico, Mo., about 45 minutes northeast of Columbia. Mexico police said the fire happened around 4:30 a.m. Friday in the 1500 block of North Washington. The victims were identified as Alex Waage, 20, of Mexico, and Jessica Cravens, 27,

After a chilly week temperatures jumped back into the 50s Friday afternoon. Fortunately the spring like weather will stick around through the weekend. Mostly sunny skies and a steady southwesterly wind will help temperatures warm up a few degrees again on Saturday. Highs Saturday will push into the mid-to-upper 50s. Sunday will be another warm

Columbia officials have identified an unknown substance that was leaking from a container causing traffic to be temporarily shut down Thursday. A small amount of sulphuric acid leaked out of a container in an area near the intersection of College and Walnut streets. More than 10 units responded to the spill. The acid was cleaned

A Missouri Public Service Commissioner was arrested Thursday on suspicion of drunk driving in Cole County. ABC 17 News obtained an arrest report on 60-year-old Bill Kenney through a Sunshine Law open records request out of Cole County. Kenney, of Kansas City, was arrested shortly after midnight early Thursday on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City.

A Mid-Missouri man was arrested in Randolph County for multiple charges. Moberly Police and Randolph County deputies arrested Cawon Midgyett during a search warrant Friday in the 800 block of Franklin Street. Midgyett had 14 active warrants after failing to appear for assault, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, stealing a car, and assaulting a police

A Columbia man was arrested Thursday after reportedly threatening to kill a woman and child last month. The report was made on February 12. 27-year-old David Noble allegedly threatening to kill her and a child while holding a knife to her throat. Noble and the woman were in a relationship. Noble was arrested for 2nd

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday after police found drugs meth and drug paraphernalia in his home. Officers from the Columbia Police SWAT team searched a home at 2005 Riney Lane for drugs. Officers found meth and a meth smoking pipe in 62-year-old Dennis Nowlin’s bedroom. They also found a digital scale in the bathroom.