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With higher temperatures and breezy conditions this week, Boone County crews are warning about outside cover fires. There were three outside fires on Sunday in Mid-Missouri, including one in Ashland that started as a controlled burn, but quickly got out of hand. The Boone County Fire Protection District said this can happen when wind speeds

A southern storm system will send light rain north into Mid-Missouri reaching I-44 by 9 PM and spreading north to the Lake of the Ozarks by 11 PM. The light rain will track to the northeast riding near HWY 54 through early morning Tuesday and shifting east and out of the area by 9 AM.

A man accused of driving his truck into a Columbia restaurant in October appeared in Boone Co. court Monday. Moniteau Co. Prosecutor Shayne Healea allegedly crashed his truck through a window at Addison’s on Cherry Street, injuring four people. Court documents said Healea was under the influence of alcohol when the crash happened. Healea’s attorney

A Cooper County man facing numerous charges for sex crimes appeared in court Monday. Raymond Stevens faces 16 counts of statutory sodomy and two counts of attempted sodomy. Boonville Police said Stevens committed sex crimes with several victims over the past decade.

The Jefferson City School Board is tackling two big issues at Monday night’s meeting. Board members will vote on whether to increase teaching staff salaries by 1.8%. That could include a similar raise to other classifications of teachers. The board will also talk about contracts for removing asbestos from eight schools in the district. The

Columbia police shutdown Ballenger Lane in north Columbia Sunday just after 10 p.m. following reports of shots fired. A police officer was seen taking photos of the awning of Arena Liquor from the rooftop of the business. Officers on the scene told ABC 17 News they recovered one shell casing on Ballenger Lane. The road

Mack Rhoades is set to become Mizzou’s next athletic director, according to several national reports. Rhoades would replace Mike Alden, who is stepping down in August. Rhoades is the current athletic director at the University of Houston. CBS Sports reports Rhoades will be introduced as the new Mizzou athletic director in a news conference set

Sunday was all about fourth place for Mikey England. For a wrestler accustomed to winning, it was strange to be satisfied with a fourth place finish in the MAC tournament. However, for the 165 pound redshirt senior, it was his chance to secure a bid for the NCAA National Championships. After losing on day of

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies confirmed to ABC 17 News Sunday night that a shot had fired inside of an apartment on Demaret Drive. The call came out around 9:45 p.m. Multiple callers reported hearing gunshots. Deputies on the scene told ABC 17 News no injuries were reported. They also said some witnesses were not being

Temperatures will be slightly cooler Monday than they were on Sunday, with highs to start the work week in the upper 50s. Monday evening an area of low pressure to the south will bring increasing clouds and a slight chance of light showers near I-44 overnight. Highs will jump back into the low 60s on

A mid-Missouri pilot died in a helicopter crash Friday night near a St. Louis hospital. St. Louis Fire Department Captain Garon Mosby told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 52-year-old Ronald Rector died when his helicopter crashed just west of St. Louis University Hospital Friday night. Rector, from Osage County, flew a helicopter for ARCH Air Medical

Web Extra: Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith and wrestler Zach Synon talk about day one of the 2015 MAC Championship.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the MU wrestling team in the quarterfinals for the 2015 MAC Championships.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Tolton boys and Southern Boone girls basketball in district play plus other final scores.

By Sunday morning a cold front will have moved into northern Missouri. The front will stall in Mid-Missouri through the day Sunday. Temperatures will still be able to warm up nicely though Sunday with highs in the upper 50s to near 60. Mid-Missouri will stay dry, with only a few more clouds moving in to

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Craig Sword had a game-high 15 points to lead Mississippi State to a 52-43 victory over Missouri in both team’s regular-season finale. It was the Bulldogs’ largest margin of victory in an SEC game this season. The Bulldogs (13-18, 6-12 Southeastern) also got nine points each from Gavin Ware and Demetrius

Two people are recovering from gunshot wounds following an early morning shooting in central Columbia. Just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Columbia police were called to the Columbia Senior Center on the Business Loop after reports of shots fired by multiple shooters. According to the Columbia Senior Activity Center, about 300 people were at the center

Three people were detained by Columbia police Friday night following a disturbance. It happened at Heather Ridge Apartments on West Broadway. Columbia police say the disturbance was over the custody of a child and the situation is under control. The child remains in the custody of her mother.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the Missouri gymnastic, baseball home opener, wheelchair basketball NIWBT and previews Missouri wrestling and the MAC Championship.

ABC 17 News looked into how often small planes have to be maintained after the plane actor Harrison Ford was flying crashed Thursday night. We talked to a pilot who survived his own crash landing in Mid-Missouri. “You get out, count your blessings, and move on.” Captain Kirk Powell has been flying planes for more