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ABC 17 News has been covering the Eclipse for months, telling you stories about public safety, which eclipse glasses to trust, the science behind the eclipse and much more. Chief Meteorologist Sharon Ray previously reported that between 1951 and 2050, the southern 48 states will only see a total of eight total solar eclipses. The

TONIGHT: A Flood Warning continues for the Moreau River near Jefferson City until Thursday evening, the Missouri River at Waverly until Friday evening, and the Blackwater River at Valley City until late Thursday night. We remain dry under mostly clear skies through the night, with temperatures bottoming out in the mid to upper 50s. Thanks

Governor Eric Greitens issued a stay of execution Tuesday for a convicted murderer after new DNA evidence was found to be inconclusive. Marcellus Williams was found guilty of the murder of Felicia Gayle in 2001 and later sentenced to death. New DNA tests on the murder weapon in 2016 caused Williams’ attorneys to request executive

Missouri Senate Leader Ron Richard, (R) Joplin, announced Tuesday he is also removing State Sen. Chappelle-Nadal from all her committee appointments under his authority. “I support the decision of Senate Minority Leader Gina Walsh to remove Sen. Chappelle-Nadal from all of her Senate committees.” said Richard. Many top Republicans and Democrats have called for Chappelle-Nadal’s

According to University Spokesperson, Christian Basi, the Vice President of Human resources for the UM System has resigned. Jill Pollock’s resignation was announced in a letter to faculty and staff from President Mun Choi. Vice President and CFO Ryan Rapp will oversee UM System HR, effective immediately. You can read the entire email below: “Dear

UPDATE 11:45 a.m.: Authorities say the biological mother of a 16-year-old girl whose burned remains were found in rural Missouri is jailed on a 24-hour investigative hold. The jail administrator in Ozark County says the woman was taken into custody at 3 p.m. Monday but not arrested. No charges have been filed. The public defender’s

Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is holding a question-and-answer session on Facebook. Greitens’ spokesman Parker Briden said the governor will take questions on Facebook live Wednesday. Briden says the session will take place before noon but did not provide a more specific time. This is Greitens’ third time answering questions publicly on Facebook. He held

TODAY: A Flood Warning continues for the Moreau River near Jefferson City until Thursday evening, the Missouri River at Waverly until Friday evening, and the Blackwater River at Valley City until late Thursday night. This afternoon, skies will become partly sunny with westerly winds shifting to the north up to 8 mph. High temperatures will

The execution of Marcellus Williams, a 48-year-old man convicted of murder, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday. In response, the local chapters of several organizations plan to hold gatherings to oppose the sentence. The Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADP) and other allied groups will hold “Vigils for

Less than a week into the new school year, teachers at Hickman High School used the solar eclipse as a learning experience. “The whole school came out, which is great because one of the misconceptions was you shouldn’t be looking at it but we made sure we taught the kids the important safety procedures were,”

City Manager Mike Matthes clarified his plan to pay city employees more for next fiscal year. Matthes introduced the plan in June to pay each city worker $1,000 as a one-time raise for the budget year. The raise, Matthes said, was his attempt to combat low morale over a lack of reliable or significant raises.

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will increase overnight and bring heavy rain. The threat for severe weather is very low overnight. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Chariton , Pettis , and Saline counties until 10 AM Tuesday. Most areas will pick up a half inch or more rainfall by Tuesday morning. A stripe

Eclipse 2017 is now part of history, but it’s a history Mid-Missourians now share together. With a response worthy of a major sporting event or the rare natural event that is a total solar eclipse, a swath of our nation got an epic treat. The only coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in many generations brought similar

The Jefferson City Council is taking the next step in redevelopment plans for the former St. Mary’s Hospital. Nine city council members voted in favor of approving the redevelopment project of St. Mary’s Hospital tax increment financing district, or TIF, plan. One City Council member had to recuse himself due to his involvement with Lincoln

The total solar eclipse attracted veteran and novice eclipse chasers to Columbia on Monday. Abi Ghosh, who was on his second total solar eclipse, said this was the first time he was well equipped for the event. “This was my first time being serious about it with all this equipment,” Ghosh said after totality on

The Boone County Office of Emergency Management staffed extra 911 communication personnel for Monday to be prepared for the expected traffic of visitors and tourists for the eclipse. The partly cloudy forecast for Boone County seems to have deterred people from coming to the area to view the total solar eclipse, however. Hotels in Boone

UPDATE, 5:00 p.m.: Boone County deputies are investigating a home invasion that happened around 4:00 Monday morning in the 7400 block of Sunburst Court. Deputies said the victims, a man and a woman, reported two or three men broke down the back door of their home and came inside. The suspects left a short time

A strong cold front will be tracking through Mid-Missouri Monday night and will bring with it the threat for damaging winds, large hail, and the potential for flash flooding. There is a marginal risk for severe storms for most of Mid-Missouri. A few storms are possible in the late-afternoon to early evening hours with the

ABC 17 News has confirmed with the Fulton police department that three female suspects led authorities on a car chase on Monday. The vehicle the suspects were driving was stolen out of Columbia. The chase began on Route F, about a half mile west of Highway 54. Sgt. Schramm of Fulton PD got a call

The solar eclipse later this month will be the most studied of all time, with some of the data collected coming from ordinary folks volunteering their time for science. Scientists say the eclipse will give us an unprecedented view of the solar atmosphere never seen before. CATE, the Continental American Telescope Eclipse, is an experiment