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UPDATE: 8:45 a.m.: A man is recovering after being shot during an attempted home invasion early Saturday morning, Columbia police said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Hickman Avenue at 5:55 a.m. for an armed home invasion, police said. The investigation showed at least one person tried to break in, didn’t get into

The Mizzou football team won its third straight game on Saturday, defeating Florida 45-16. The Tigers are now 4-5 overall and 1-4 in the SEC. ABC 17’s Tyler Murry caught up with the Tigers immediately following their win. Junior quarterback Drew Lock went 15-20 for 228 yards. He threw three touchdowns and one interception. The

For more than 230 years, the idea of Daylight Saving Time has been rolling around in the minds of great innovators. It was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin as a joke in the year 1784, as a way to save money because natural light was cheaper than artificial light. The idea didn’t catch on across

UPDATE: Police said officers found a 14-year-old dead from a gunshot wound inside the home. Police said the investigation is ongoing, but there are no suspects at this time and do not suspect foul play. ORIGINAL: Sgt. Mark Arnsperger with the Moberly Police Department said officers are investigating a death in the 900 block of

TONIGHT: It will stay mild with lows in the upper 50s to near 60 under overcast skies with patchy drizzle expected after midnight. Thanks to a warm front lifting through Mid-Missouri and a very saturated atmosphere, we could see some patchy fog by morning. SUNDAY: It will be a mild and potentially foggy start to

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office confirmed shots were fired in St. Elizabeth Friday night. After the weapons offense, Sgt. Mike Ottolini with the Jefferson City Police Department confirmed the Miller County Sheriff’s Office put out a call in an attempt to locate the suspect’s vehicle. Roughly 45 minutes from the scene, officers in the capital

One woman is recovering with minor injuries after rolling her truck into a ditch, a Boone County sheriff’s deputy said. The crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday on Mount Zion Church Road. According to a deputy at the scene, the woman was driving westbound when it appears she drove off the road into a

UPDATE: 8:45 a.m.: Columbia police have told ABC 17 they determined this to be an accidental, self-inflicted gun shot wound. No foul play is suspected. ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency responders were called to the 1100 block of Kennesaw Ridge Road Friday night for reports of a gunshot wound victim. Sgt. Clint Sinclair said one man was

TODAY: Morning clouds will break up slightly in the afternoon as temperatures climb to the low 60s north of I-70 and mid to upper 60s south with southerly winds under 8 mph. TONIGHT: It will stay mild with lows in the upper 50s to near 60 under mostly cloudy skies with a spot shower possible.

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