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On August 21, 2017 from 1:12 to 1:15 in the afternoon in Columbia the sky will turn black. Two minutes of near total darkness as the moon’s orbit crosses the sun, aligned perfectly so that the shadow of the moon puts portions of Earth into darkness. Start making plans now for this amazing event being

The University of Missouri will hold the first of two active shooter trainings Monday. Tomorrow’s training will coincide with the start of fall classes at Mizzou. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Jesse Hall on Mizzou’s campus. The second training is happening September 12th. Both trainings will be hosted by Mizzou’s Division

The section of Scott Boulevard between Vawter School Road and Sawgrass/Stone Grove is expected to open around 6 a.m. Monday morning. As that is opening, the section just south, between Sawgrass/Stone Grove and Leighton, will be closing. The original plan for the Scott Boulevard construction project had the completion date before the beginning of the

UPDATE: 12:30 P.M.:Two people sought in connection with crimes in two Missouri counties were captured and arrested in Columbia Saturday. Both suspects were captured and arrested in Columbia Saturday. Police say at about 11 a.m. Saturday, Boone County Joint Communications dispatched officers to the area of Old Highway 63 and McAlester Street because there were

QuikTrip on Clark Avenue held a grand opening Saturday afternoon to celebrate it’s new renovations. The gas station closed it’s doors in mid-May for the construction work. The new building features two entrances, a bigger kitchen and a larger parking lot for customers. Mark Branham, QuikTrip’s manager, said they knew they wanted to keep their

UPDATE (8/20): A sergeant at the Columbia Police Department tells ABC 17 News it was determined the man was taken to the hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ORIGINAL (8/19): Police are trying to determine how one man sent to the hospital was hurt Friday night. Authorities found the victim, a young black man, in

A single vehicle crash closed part of Stadium Boulevard early Saturday morning. A call came in at 3:35 a.m. about a fully involved car at Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive. Columbia Fire and Police responded to the scene. The car was fully engulfed in flames. Our ABC 17 News crews could see the smoke about

Mizzou and Team USA Wrestler J’den Cox is now an Olympic bronze medalist. Cox won his bronze medal match 3-1 over three-time World medalist Reineris Salas Perez of Cuba. Cox is now Mizzou’s seventh Olympic medalist. Cox won his first two matches Saturday morning in the 86kg weight class with ease.First, No. 9 Cox defeated

Mizzou and USA wrestler J’den Cox will wrestle for an Olympic bronze medal Saturday in the afternoon session starting at 2 p.m. Cox won his first two matches Saturday morning in the 86 KG weight class.First, No. 9 Cox defeated No. 17 Amarhaly Mahamedau of Belarus, 7-1. Cox then defeated No. 13Alireza Karimimachiani of Iran,

Two suspects are in custody after what deputies are calling a months-long “drug-induced crime spree.” Christopher Webb and Lisa Payer were arrested Friday. Both were wanted on multiple counts of stealing and burglary, among numerous other charges. Deputies say they broke into a number of homes in the area and then failed to appear in

Police are investigating after a bullet struck a woman’s Northeast Columbia home, flying through her bedroom window. Columbia Police responded to the incident in the 2000 block of Whispering Meadows Court just before 5 a.m. Saturday morning. When crews arrived, they found a bullet hole in an upstairs window of the home. Police told our

The popular opioid overdose-reversing drug may soon come to Columbia’s first responders. Second Ward city council member Michael Trapp asked the city to look into the costs of outfitting each Columbia police officer and firefighter with the drug that’s become increasingly popular in addressing the growing number of overdoses from prescription painkillers and heroin. ABC

Many high schools across mid-Missouri battled it out on the gridiron Friday night for the first game of the football season. Since 2011, high school football has had the highest number of head injuries reported than all other high school sports in the state. According to the Missouri State High School Activities Association(MSHSAA), 1,332 football

Saturday will start off with clouds and scattered showers as a cold front slowly moves through. Showers in the morning will gradually end as skies break up through the day and drier weather in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will only reach into the upper 70s in the afternoon as a cool northwesterly breeze increases

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 1 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Battle at Mexico: 35-13 F Hickman at Jackson: 7-42 F Rock Bridge at Rockhurst: 0-21, game postponed due to weather, will continue Saturday at 1 p.m. McCleur North at Jeff City: 0-38 F Helias at Hannibal: 14-19 F Camdenton

With one week of the new school year behind him, Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman is our guest for “This Week.” Our conversation starts with Dr. Stiepleman’s view of the very first week of the 2016-17 school year, and continues with his thoughts on current and future challenges.

Jefferson City police are holding a special enforcement looking for drunk drivers starting Friday. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign runs through Labor Day. Jefferson City police gave out more than 620 tickets during the same time period last year. But officers are not only looking for drivers who are drinking and

ABC 17 News went to the scene of at least one crash reported along I-70 in Columbia during Friday’s rush hour. Emergency officials confirm the left-hand, eastbound passing lane was shutdown near Rangeline. Several units responded around 5:20 p.m. It appears at least two vehicles are involved, including a passenger van. All lanes reopened by

A man was recovering Friday from serious injuries after officers shot him twice in Paris, Mo. The Missouri State Highway patrol says it all started just after midnight Friday when the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says it got a report of a white male attempting to break into a vehicle using a hatchet in Madison,

Mizzou confirms Ehren Earleywine will stay on as the softball coach of the Tigers. This comes a week after MU officials confirmed Earleywine did not violate Title IX. Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earleywine released this statement Friday: “Naturally, I’m relieved to have this process done, and I deeply regret the attention this has brought to