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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Despite losing star receiver Tyreek Hill early, Patrick Mahomes threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a testy and tactful 40-26 victory over the injury-riddled Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Mahomes took a beating and even had to leave the game to get his left

TONIGHT: Mild & Muggy. Lows near 70. MONDAY: A warm front will arrive throughout the morning hours allowing temperatures to rise quickly through early afternoon. Elevated dew points will make it feel even warmer. Expect highs in the upper 80s and low 90s will feels-like temperatures between 95- 99*. EXTENDED: The upper-level ridge of high

Missouri Task Force 1 is back in Boone County after helping in areas hit by Hurricane Dorian. The Boone County Fire Department’s task force returned to Columbia shortly before noon Sunday. The 52-member-team was deployed to Orlando in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian’s landfall. They also staged in Valdosta, Georgia, before then going to Jacksonville, Florida,

UPDATE 9:40 a.m.: Officials with Ameren Missouri said the outage was caused by lightning. Lightning hit a power line just before 7:30 a.m., causing a wire fire. Fire crews quickly put the fire out. Ameren officials said all residents should have power restored at this time. UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: Power has been restored for a

SUNDAY: Showers and storms will be on and off throughout the morning, especially along and north of I-70. These look to bring heavy rain and some could have some gusty winds with them, but nothing severe is expected. Where we stay out of the rain further south, temperatures look to make it into the upper

Columbia police are investigating a shots-fired incident on Ridgeway Avenue near Donnelly Avenue. Police said they were already in the area for another call when the shooting happened. Police said they found evidence of shots fired while at the scene. Officers said they found bullet holes in a house and shell casings on the ground.

Callaway County investigators arrested a Williamsburg man after fleeing in August. According to a news release from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Jones was charged with armed criminal action and domestic assault on August 27. He fled after deputies issued his arrest warrant. Law enforcement found Jones on September 6 in St. Charles County,

The Missouri Department of Transportation has completely closed Interstate 70 in both directions between I-435 and I-470/Route 291 outside Kansas City until Monday morning. This closure is for the demolition of the directional ramps. All ramps to and from I-70 between I-435 and I-470/Route 291 will be closed during the project. MoDOT says this project

Kelly Bryant threw three touchdown passes, Missouri held rebuilding West Virginia to 171 yards of total offense, and the Tigers rolled to a 38-7 victory in their home opener on Saturday. More importantly, they bounced back from last week’s stunning loss at Wyoming. Bryant finished with 150 yards passing but played less than three quarters,

The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating after shots were fired Tuesday night. It happened after 6:30 p.m. at Atchison and Broadway Streets. A sergeant at the scene confirmed there was property damage, but no one was injured. As of right now, police said there have been no arrests. ABC 17 News saw at least

TONIGHT: Clouds increase tonight, storms arrive after midnight. Most of the rain will stay along and north of I-70 with up to 1″ possible. Lows fall into the mid-60s. SUNDAY: Showers and storms continue early, tapering off after the lunch hour. Highs range from the low to upper 80s, with hotter and drier conditions south

Fulton police officers have arrested a man on possession of a controlled substance, among other drug-related charges. According to a news release, officers received a call about a careless driver at 4:12 a.m. The release said a witness saw a car travel off the road and into a ditch. Officers conducted a traffic stop and

SATURDAY: If you’re heading out tailgating early this morning, we won’t have anything to worry about on the weather front aside from some patchy fog in some low-lying areas. Humidity has moved out of the area and we’ll see a pleasant day unfold later this afternoon with highs in the low 80s . TONIGHT: Rain

Three people were arrested after a search in the 600 block of Ault Street in Moberly. According to a news release, officers arrested three women after finding methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and items related to a sexual assault investigation in their home. The three were arrested under charges of possession of a controlled substance. They

The University of Missouri is expecting heavy traffic for its first home football game of the year. According to University of Missouri Police Department spokesperson Sara Diedrich, officers are getting extra help for game day. “We receive help from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Columbia Police department, and even

Two women are in custody following a car chase in Columbia on Friday night. A police sergeant tells ABC 17 News that officers spotted a stolen car out of Cooper County in the 200 block of Business Loop 70 around 10:30 p.m. The driver sped away from officers when they tried to pull her over.

Here are the scores from Week 2 of area high school football. Hermann (40) at South Callaway (27) FINAL Tipton (16) at North Callaway (60) FINAL Oak Grove (21) at Blair Oaks (44) FINAL Hickman (0) at Helias (24) FINAL Fulton (18) at Southern Boone (48) FINAL Moberly (17) at Osage (7) FINAL Owensville (36)

The governor’s office will hire Missouri’s first nonpartisan state demographer next year. The position was approved as part of the Clean Missouri amendment that voters passed in last year’s election. The state demographer will be in charge of redrawing legislative maps based on U.S. census data. Those maps will have to be voted on by

On Saturday alcoholic beverages will be available to purchase at Faurot Field during the University of Missouri Tigers first home game of the season. Anheuser-Busch, Columbia’s own Logboat Brewing Company and Boulevard Brewing Company out of Kansas City will all have beers for sale. Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi will have three wines available. An MU

The Columbia Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit sustained a complaint over a school resource officer’s handling of a fight at Smithton Middle School. Chief Geoff Jones said the unnamed officer will next go through the disciplinary process. The officer took two juveniles into custody following the fight but later released one when police received “conflicting