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A Fulton woman who had 137 animals confiscated from her home has to improve conditions before getting back two of her dogs, according to a Callaway County judge. Judge Sue Crane said she will have 30 days to post her bond, but according to Melissa Baxter it is too much money. Baxter, 50, appeared in

A Moberly man faces two felonies following an hours-long standoff. Prosecutors in Randolph County charged Antonio Banner on Friday with domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child. A judge set his bond at $10,000 cash only. Moberly police forced Banner’s door open just after 10 p.m. on Thursday night. ABC 17 News was

UPDATE: Antonio Banner, 47, was charged with third-degree felony domestic assault and first-degree felony child endangerment. As of Friday, he remained in jail on $10,000 bond. UPDATE: The standoff in Moberly came to an end just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Officers could be seen carrying a man out of the home at the corner of

One person is still on the run and another is in custody after a chase in Boone County late Thursday night. It started around 11:50 p.m. Thursday when a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop near St. Charles Road on Demaret Drive and Lema Drive. The driver of the vehicle failed to yield, according

The Mizzou football team started Fall Camp on Friday morning as the Tigers prepare for the 2018 season. MU will have 17 practices before its first game, which is Sept. 1 against UT Martin. Head coach Barry Odom said, “this is as fun as I’ve had for two hours in a long time.” {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1025469233168302080″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote

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The dog days of summer are known for being among the hottest days of the season. It typically runs from July 3 to August 11 when Sirius rises and sets with the sun. While ancient civilizations believed the bright star gave off heat and added to the sun’s warmth, we understand that isn’t the case

TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies, temperatures will bottom out close to 70, with winds out of the south up to 9 mph. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny skies will boost temperatures into the low to mid 90s. We’ll have a breezy afternoon with southerly winds at 8-16 mph, gusting to 25 mph at times. Some high clouds

TODAY: It will be a hot day across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures top out in the mid to upper 90s under sunny skies. Thankfully with low dew points, we will see the heat index mirror the air temperature. It will be breezy at times with winds out of the southwest up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: With

A Fulton man could face new charges in Callaway County after police accused him of breaking and entering into another person’s home early Friday morning. According to the Fulton Police Department, officers responded to the 100 block of Whitlow Drive around 4:50 a.m. for a reported burglary in process. Police said officers were told the

Part of Highway 63, north of Jefferson City, was shut down Friday morning after a truck partially overturned. It happened on the bridge heading to Fulton, just past the exit ramp to the Missouri River Bridge. According to Jefferson City police, the truck hit a barrier on the side of the road, went airborne and

FRIDAY: The work week ends with hotter temperatures as we climb into the mid to upper 90s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come in from the southwest up to 12 mph. Fortunately, the humidity will still be low. TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies, temperatures will bottom out close to 70, with winds out of

It has been 20 years since a lawsuit was filed to start the process of cleaning up Hinkson Creek. Since then, some progress has been made, but not enough for the water body to be considered “not impaired.” In 1996, Hinkson Creek was put on the Missouri Department of Natural Resources impaired-water list for not

A judge will decide whether or not jurors will hear about a man’s level of intoxication when he died in a 2016 Columbia crash. Attorneys will argue over the evidence during a pre-trial hearing for Joshua Keller on Friday. Prosecutors want Judge Jodie Asel to bar defense attorneys from bringing up Sebastian Sneed’s blood alcohol

Boone County prosecutors have lowered some charges against a woman accused of kidnapping her three children and killing her 13-year-old daughter in a vehicle crash. In April 2017, Demetres Washington faced six charges: One count of second-degree murder, Three counts of first-degree kidnapping Two counts of second-degree assault. On Friday, prosecutors lowered all kidnapping charges

According to Columbia city laws, a vicious dog is of any breed and shows patterns of viciousness, bites or injuries to any human, with the exception of law enforcement animals. Associate Director Michelle Casey with the Central Missouri Humane Society said dogs who growl, snarl or back away are usually exhibiting signs of stress and

The drought shows no signs of letting up here in Mid-Missouri, as the newest drought monitor released Thursday morning shows the drought continuing to expand to the southeast. Just this year since May 1, Columbia has seen less than 8 inches of rain, the 3rd driest stretch of weather from May to August the state

TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies, temperatures will bottom out in the mid to upper 60s, with winds out of the south up to 8 mph. FRIDAY: The work week ends with hotter temperatures as we climb into the mid to upper 90s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come in from the southwest up to

THURSDAY: A weak cold front to our north will bring a glancing blow of isolated storms through the early afternoon hours. Outside of that small storm chance, today will be hot under mostly sunny skies. Highs will top out in the lower 90s, with areas in the extreme drought likely seeing temperatures climb into the

UPDATE 11 A.M.: A woman spotted in mid-Missouri was not a missing Iowa college student, according to investigators. Police in Kearney, Missouri, said a truck stop employee reported seeing someone resembling Mollie Tibbetts, the missing college student, on Sunday. She told police she saw Tibbetts eating in a Taco Bell. Police said officers conducted a