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ABC 17’s Tyler Murry shares the story of Lincoln men’s basketball team manager Elijah Mayfield. Elijah does not let Downs Syndrome or any obstacle get in the way of bringing the energy for the Blue Tigers.

The Mizzou women’s basketball team went on the road and earned a statement win over (21) West Virginia, 68-51. With the win, the Tigers improved to 6-2 on the season and earned their first ranked win of the year. Amber Smith had a career-high 28 points for the Tigers as well as 13 rebounds and

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled the Silver Advisory Alert for Peffer. He was found safe in Jackson County. ORIGINAL STORY: The Camden County Sheriff Department is looking for a 82-year-old man who went missing from 51 Wren Court in Camdenton around 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Authorities say John M. Peffer was last seen in

Two men in Callaway County were arrested over the weekend for child sex crimes. Ryan White, 36, of Holt Summits, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of child molestation and statutory sodomy with a child under the age of 14. Christopher Feltner, 39, of Fulton, was charged with having sex with a child under

The No. 23 Mizzou football team is headed to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers will face former Big 12 foe Oklahoma State on Monday, Dec. 31 at 2:45 p.m. The Tigers (8-4) are on a four-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State (6-6) has lost three of its last four games. Mizzou is

Jordan Geist scored 18 points – including a clutch 3-pointer at the end of regulation – to lead Missouri to a 64-62 overtime victory over UCF on Sunday. Javon Pickett added 13 points and Jeremiah Tilmon had 10 for Missouri (4-3). Tilmon’s up-and-under layup around UCF’s 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall with 1:32 left in OT provided

The Fulton Fire Department said a homeowner was working on a vehicle in their garage when sparks ignited the vehicle, causing a fire Sunday evening on 607 State Road Z in Fulton. When firefighters arrived, Fire Chief Kevin Coffelt said they saw heavy smoke and flames showing from the garage of the two-story home. All

TONIGHT: A weak wave of energy is tracking through northern portions of Missouri this evening. With that, we’ll see a slight uptick in light snow chances, especially after midnight. By no means is this a significant impact event, but snow flakes are certainly possible as you head out the door in the morning, especially north

Callaway County deputies said Sunday they have arrested a man who was wanted by the Department of Corrections for violating parole and fled from a traffic stop on Nov. 30. Deputies pulled over Kevin Jones near County Road 163 and Old Highway 40, just west of Williamsburg around 11 p.m. He had a small child

Fulton police have arrested two suspected porch pirates after they are accused of stealing a newly delivered TV from a victim’s front porch on November 27. According to the police department, the victim said they had ordered a TV from Walmart and that it was shipped to their apartment. The victim wasn’t home so the

UPDATE: Columbia Police confirm they have arrested one person after a shooting during a funeral service. Police identified the suspect as 18-year-old, John Kenneth Cosey Jr. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD/status/1069094344529833986″,”author_name”:”ColumbiaPD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Shooting suspect from the Christian Fellowship Church has been taken into custody!! He was identified as John Kenneth Cosey Jr, 18, of Columbia.&#lt;/p&#gt;– ColumbiaPD (@ColumbiaPD) &#lt;a

Ryan White, 36, of Holts Summit, was arrested and charged with multiple child sex crimes over the weekend. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said that the charges are a result of an extensive criminal investigation at a Holts Summit residence. The State of Missouri Children’s Division was also involved in the investigation. The Callaway County

SUNDAY: It’s going to be a cold day this afternoon. This broad upper level system is slowly tracking toward the Great Lakes region, which will move more winter-like temperatures into the area. We’ll see spotty showers with some locations mixing in some snowflakes, but anything that does fall will be light in nature. This system

Police are looking for a suspect after a burglary on Clinton Drive Saturday evening, according to CPD Public Information Office Jeff Pitts. Pitts said the suspect fled the area before officers arrived, and was last seen wearing “baggy clothing, with a baggy black jacket and wearing a backpack.” No injuries were reported, and no weapon

TONIGHT: Expect some on and off light rain showers this evening as temperatures make a return to colder than average values for Sunday. We’re tracking gusty winds this evening so you’ll definitely want to bundle up with temperatures in the low 40s by 9pm. SUNDAY: It’s a cold day with temperatures in the upper thirties

A Moberly man who was reported missing Friday night was found dead after a car crash, according to t he Moberly Police Department. Moberly police said that Donald R. McCreery, 81, was involved in a single-vehicle crash overnight in the 9000 block of Route BB, but wasn’t discovered until Saturday morning. A Randoplh County ambulance

The Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019. The foundation chooses 40 women a year to participate in the organization. Kim Becking went through the program in 1998 and now serves as the president of the board. “We are the premier leadership development organization for women across the state of

President George H.W. Bush passed away in Texas on Friday night at the age of 94. He served his country for nearly 70 years, starting at 18 years old in the military and finishing as the 41st president of the United States. Leaders across the country and the state have been sending their condolences to

SATURDAY: We are getting off to a wet start to the weekend here in Mid-Missouri. The heaviest of this round of rain will move off toward the north by 6 AM. Winds will turn out of the south, helping us to warm into the low 60s. We keep a chance of rain throughout the day

A car overturned in downtown Columbia overnight Friday, but it’s unclear how. ABC 17 News crews said the car was upside down on Walnut Street around 12:30 a.m. Crews said the car appeared to have hit another vehicle that was parked. According to online dispatch records, an ambulance was called to the scene, but it’s