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The Highway Patrol confirms two people are dead after a crash in Miller County on Saturday night around 10:15 p.m near Allen Road on US 54. According to crash reports, Harold Rempfer, 76, was driving with Julia Rempfer, 73, in the passenger’s seat. Rempfer attempted to make a left turn onto US 54 from Allen

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has confirmed several people are dead and others transported to the hospital after a mass shooting at Jacksonville Landing Saturday afternoon. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JSOPIO/status/1033779451144888320″,”author_name”:”Jax Sheriff’s Office”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JSOPIO”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing. Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheLandingMassShooting?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#TheLandingMassShooting&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Jax

Local and congressional delegates are sharing their final thoughts and prayers as they honor the late Sen. John McCain, who passed away Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill both took to Twitter to share memories of McCain. Blunt called him one of his heroes, and

A 16-year-old died in Phelps County after his truck crashed and caught fire Saturday morning. Online Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports said that Tristan Russ, of St. James, was heading south on Highway 68 around 8 a.m. when his truck crossed the center line and went off the left side of the road. Russ’

TODAY: Another day of heat and humidity will be in store for Mid-Missouri. Breezy conditions will make it feel slightly more tolerable as temperatures make it into the middle 90s for highs this afternoon. Heat indices will be anywhere from 100-105 in the afternoon as well. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies will help us cool off

Columbia police are investigating after two men were assaulted near Stephens College late Friday night. Police were called to the area of Windsor and Melbourne streets shortly after 11 p.m. for reports of a possible assault. Police at the scene said two men were assaulted by four other men. They said the assault suspects also

Missouri Task Force 1 has sent another member to Hawaii as part of the FEMA Incident Support Team to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Lane. The hurricane has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but it has left devastation and destruction in its wake. The new member deployed will be working as the

The Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney has charged 45-year-old Chad Ashley, of Portland, with burglary, stealing, tampering with a motor vehicle, and drug charges after he’s accused of breaking into homes and stealing cars. The sheriff’s office investigated resident burglary and vehicle theft offenses in the Paradise Lake area for a few weeks. They searched Paradise

TONIGHT: The story will be the warm & muggy conditions overnight, with temperatures only falling into the middle 70s. It will feel more like early July waking up Sunday morning. SUNDAY: Another day of big-time heat and humidity over mid-Missouri. We’ll continue to see breezy conditions as well, with a tightening pressure gradient over the

Dry and exceptionally dry conditions continue to plague Missouri, as we’ve seen below-average rainfall since winter. The U.S. Drought monitor map shows that nearly all of Missouri is experiencing a drought, especially in areas of Northwest Missouri. Farmers are feeling the effects of this summer’s drought. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Dr. Scott

UPDATE: Columbia police arrested Jeffrey York, 59, of Columbia, in connection with the bank robbery and bomb investigation at HyVee on West Broadway Friday. Online court records indicate prosecutors charged York with robbery and terrorist threat late Friday afternoon. Records also indicate York is being held without bond. ORIGINAL: Authorities were investigating a black SUV

SATURDAY: There is an isolated storm chance in areas near I-44 through early afternoon but most areas will stay dry today. It’s going to feel like mid-summer as temperatures climb into the mid 90s with heat indices as high as 104 degrees. Winds will be a bit breezy, coming in from the south at 12-18

Columbia police said they are investigating a shooting incident early Saturday morning. Police were called to the area of Aspen Drive and West Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. At the scene said they found at least 10 shell casings in the area, but no property damage. Police said there were no injuries reported.

TONIGHT: The first half of the night will be mild with temperatures in the 70s. Breezy conditions will stick around with winds out of the south up to 15 mph. Heading into the overnight hours, can’t rule out an isolated shower or thunderstorm, but it looks like the severe threat will stay toward Iowa. SATURDAY:

Former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Anthony Piercy may not get his job back any time soon. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce said she planned to stay her June decision reversing Piercy’s firing by Col. Sandra Karsten. The attorney general’s office said it planned to appeal the decision, and said the Department of Public Safety’s

A Columbia man was charged in federal court today after he allegedly tried to buy toxic poison on the internet. According to Timothy Garrison, the attorney of the Western District of Missouri, the poison was intended to be used as a chemical weapon. Jason William Siesser, 43, allegedly tried to buy the substance, which is

UPDATE: Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Highway 63 in Boone County Friday night. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Jeep Wrangler struck the rear of a truck, causing the Jeep to roll over. The driver of the Jeep was thrown from the vehicle, according

13-year-old Rylie Wagner took her own life because of bullying within the Hallsville R-IV School District, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Wagner’s mother. The documents said Wagner attended the Hallsville R-IV School District from January, 2016, up to the time of her death on April 4, 2017. The suit claimed Wagner was bullied

The suspect in a Wednesday shooting in north Columbia has been arrested in Memphis, Tennessee. Derrick Smith, 30, was listed as an inmate on the Shelby County, Tennessee jail’s website Friday morning. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson wrote in an email Friday that he was informed by local police that Smith had been arrested in

With a new school year underway, bullying is at the forefront of policy. Columbia school staff and volunteers must report bullying they have witnessed or have first-hand knowledge of within two business days of the incident. Kelli Hopkins, associate executive director for the Missouri School Boards Association, said bullying is taken seriously. “For our staff,