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Governor Mike Parson announced two appointments to the Missouri Housing Development Commission on Monday. ABC 17 News reported last week the Missouri Housing Development Commission, which has not met since December, had four vacancies. Parson appointed Mark Elliff of Carthage and Rick McDowell of Parkville on Monday. Eliff is the President/CEO and Director of Economic

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced $300,000 is missing from the Callaway County Collector’s Office from January 2016 to March 2018, and the former collector pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling the funds. Galloway was joined by county officials when she announced the audit findings during a press conference in the state auditor’s office

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Police were still searching for at least one suspect Monday after a shooting in northeast Columbia that left one home with damage. Police were called to the 2500 block of Eastwood Drive at 5:30 this morning. When officers officers arrived, they said they found several shell casings and a house with bullet holes. No one

Severe weather has been hard to come by for a large portion of the nation, as one of the quietest years for tornadoes continues. Following what was a steady, yet still slow increase for tornadoes at the beginning of the year, many locations have seen a significant drop off in severe weather reports. Although that

TONIGHT: Clouds stick around this evening and overnight with a slight shower chance. Temperatures will remain in the mid 60s through morning with winds out of the southeast up to 9 mph. TUESDAY: We’ll see another warm day Tuesday with high temperatures near 80. A few showers and t-storms are possible in the morning but

Columbia police said they are investigating shots fired in northeast Columbia Monday morning. Police were called to the area of Eastwood Drive and Clark Lane around 5:30 a.m. Monday for reports of gunshots heard in the area. When officers arrived to the scene, they found multiple shell casings and a home hit by gunfire. Police

An Iowa man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to child exploitation charges after he attempted to produce child pornography. John Jordan Lundberg, 31, admitted he responded to an online advertisement that was posted by an undercover Boone County Sheriff’s Department detective in 2017 in order to find potential sexual predators. According to a news

MONDAY: Drizzle will continue through the early afternoon hours, as an upper level disturbance continues to track to the northeast. While clouds and cooler conditions are in place right now, some peaks of sunshine are possible into the latter portion of the afternoon which will allow temperatures to warm into the mid to upper 70s

A grand jury added more charges for a Columbia man who allegedly ordered toxic poison from the internet. Jason Siesser’s charges now include two counts of aggravated identity theft and using a fictitious name or address. He was originally charged with one count of attempting to possess a chemical. According to Timothy Garrison, the attorney

MONDAY: Outside of some spot showers Monday, most locations will be on the dry side. Following a cool start to the morning, shifting winds out of the southeast up to 10 mph will warm us into the upper 70s through the day. Many locations will come close to touching 80 degrees, despite the cloudy skies

With little more than a week left before Planned Parenthood’s Oct. 1 deadline, a protest hosted by a group for abortions, The Guild of Silly Heathens, and another protest hosted by a group against abortions, 40 Days for Life, took place outside Columbia’s clinic Sunday afternoon. ABC 17 News reported Thursday that Planned Parenthood said

Police arrested Mizzou basketball player Mitchell Smith early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A team spokesperson says Smith will be suspended from team activities for at least one week. According to police records, police arrested Smith at 3:35 a.m. and arrested him for possession of a suspended/revoked license as well. Smith was

Almost 100 people gathered Sunday night to remember a woman killed in an early morning crash on Old Highway 63 in Columbia. Perri Jones, 21, died when she drove off the right side of the road, went down an embankment and rolled. She was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car.

TONIGHT: We have another quiet night in store with clouds increasing from the south, as moisture is drawn into the region. This will keep temperatures a few degrees warmer, as we bottom out in the lower 60s south of Interstate 70. Areas north of 70 will see less cloud coverage and dip into the 50s

Since Hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas, 44 people have died and thousands are still evacuated ABC 17 checked in with Missouri’s Task Force One leader, and crews are still currently in North Carolina, where they will be searching structures in high-water areas over the next week. Today, the St. Matthews Episcopal Church and Audrain County

UPDATE: Columbia police confirmed someone did run from a traffic stop, but they are not a danger to the public. They are still investigating, and said there is not a lot of information at this time. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police have cleared the scene of an incident in south Columbia. Around 2:15 p.m., Boone County

UPDATE 9:20 a.m.: Columbia police officials confirmed that Perri Jones, 21, of Columbia, was killed in the crash on Old Highway 63. Authorities said she was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the car. Destiny Hardin, 19, of Columbia, was the only passenger in the car.

SUNDAY: It will be feeling like fall once again as we close out our weekend. After a bit of a cool start, temperatures will warm to the mid to upper 70s by this afternoon. Plenty of sunshine on your Sunday as well, and an easterly wind up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: We have another quiet

Tickets at MU’s box office nearly sold out before Saturday’s home game against Georgia. Memorial Stadium was just 1800 people shy of capacity Saturday, but the stadium can hold 10,000 less people than it could last year because of the south end zone construction. Mizzou said there were 58,284 people at the game. All the