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UPDATE 8/31: Two people have been arrested and a child was hurt after shots were fired in northeast Columbia on Friday. In a new release, Columbia Police said a child unintentionally suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident. According to police, Latosha Hermelia Nichols, 39, and Purvis Hunt III, 42, both of Columbia, were charged with

TONIGHT: Another round of fog is possible overnight as a warm front lifts northward across mid-Missouri. Temperatures will start out in the mid 60s Monday morning. LABOR DAY: Fog will clear by 9am tomorrow, and for the first time in about 72 hours, widespread sunshine will return to the region. Temperatures will rise into the

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire in Columbia around 4:40 p.m. Sunday. A vehicle in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Executive Center caught fire. No one was in the vehicle when it burned. Crews with the Fire Department were searching for the owner of the vehicle when ABC 17 News

Medical personnel and the Columbia Fire Department responded to Berrywood Drive and Arbor Drive around 4:15 p.m. Sunday. A woman was driving a lawn mower in the area when it overturned. Crews from the Columbia Fire Department and several ambulances were at the scene. A spokesperson from the Fire Department told ABC 17 News crews

A St. Louis County man is dead, just three days after a police officer used a stun gun to subdue him. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police are investigating the death of Willie Sample, 39, of St. Ann. Sample died at a hospital Friday. Overland police arrested Sample on Tuesday after finding him allegedly

The Missouri Department of Corrections and a university are partnering up to provide college-level classes designed to train murderers, rapists and other long-term inmates to be ministers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Corrections Director Anne Precythe is pushing for the program with Hannibal-LaGrange University to begin in December at the maximum-security Jefferson City Correctional

TODAY: Some of us will have a foggy start to our day, especially those of us south of i-70.The fog should lift as we start to feel the heat from the sun in the late morning hours, and we will remain mostly cloudy for the afternoon with our high temperatures staying in the lower 80’s.

UPDATE 5 a.m.: All power is back on in Jefferson City. UPDATE 2:15 a.m.: According to the Ameren outage map, power is now expected to be back on around 4:15 a.m. ORIGINAL: A crash knocked out power to 30 Ameren customers Friday night in Jefferson City. In a news release, Jefferson City police said a

Quarterback Sean Chambers rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, Xazavian Valladay had 118 yards rushing and a score and Wyoming upset Missouri 37-31 in a season opener on Saturday night. It was the second upset win on the day by a Mountain West Conference team against a Southeastern Conference member. Earlier Saturday, Boise State

The Mizzou football team will open up the 2019 season in Wyoming on Saturday night. The Tigers will face the Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. LIVE PLAYBACK of ABC 17’s Andrew Kauffman before the game at War Memorial Stadium can be viewed in the player below. Kelly Bryant will make his MU debut at quarterback. The

TONIGHT: A spot shower or two can’t be ruled out overnight as a weak upper-level trough tracks across northern Missouri. Some patchy fog is also possible, especially south of I-70 overnight. Lows drop into the mid 60s . SUNDAY: Clouds will be a little less abundant tomorrow, especially throughout the afternoon hours. High temperatures will

A University of Mississippi student has been indicted for capital murder in the killing of a fellow student. Brandon Theesfeld, of Fort Worth, Texas, is accused of kidnapping and killing Alexandria “Ally” Kostial, of Kirkwood, Missouri. Kostial’s body was found July 20 near a lake about 30 miles from the university campus. Theesfeld was arrested

TODAY: We will remain under cloud cover for most of our Saturday here in Mid-Missouri but our rain chances are decreasing with only a slight chance of seeing isolated showers in the afternoon today. High’s will stick in the middle to upper 70’s. SATURDAY NIGHT: Chances for rain remain slight into the overnight hours but

Two people were arrested Friday after Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies recovered nearly 28 grams of methamphetamine. Russell Marrs, 55, of Herrman and Lee Ann McGowan, 35, of Tebbetts were arrested just before noon on Friday near County Road 456 and State Road PP in the Dixie area, according to a news release. Deputies were investigating

Here are the scores from Week 1 of area high school football. Rockhurst (16) at Rock Bridge (14) FINAL St. Louis University High (52) at Battle (47) FINAL Pattonville (7) at Hickman (14) FINAL Maryville (14) at Blair Oaks (23) FINAL Hannibal (0) at Helias (46) FINAL Confluence Prep Academy Charter (6) at MMA (20)

The city of Columbia wants a state grant to help pursue a decade-old road project in southeast Columbia. The city’s Public Works Department asked the Columbia City Council to approve a grant application to extend Discovery Parkway from its current end point near Highway 63 to the intersection of Rolling Hills Road and New Haven

Missouri Task Force 1 is leaving for Jacksonville, Florida on Friday evening ahead of Hurricane Dorian. A type three task force, meaning 45 people will be making the trip. The team can do several tasks but will have an emphasis on water rescues. The team is taking six boats, including four hard-bottomed boats and two

LIVE PLAYBACK of the game is available in the player below. SportsZone Football Friday is back as the first week of the high school football season in Missouri kicks off. Our SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week this week is the Rock Bridge Bruins taking on the Rockhurst Hawklets. We will broadcast the game

TONIGHT: Rainfall will slowly taper off around 6-7 pm this evening. Clouds stick around tonight. Lows fall into the mid 60s . SATURDAY: After a soggy Friday, things remain mostly dry Saturday. Skies look to remain mostly cloudy throughout the day with sunshine making an appearance ever-so-often. High temperatures are mild tomorrow, in the upper