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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Temperatures only dip into the mid-60s. Southwest winds still breezy at 10-15 mph. FRIDAY: Heat and humidity continue with sunshine and highs in the upper 80s. It will be breezy again with winds gusting up to 25 mph from the southwest. EXTENDED: A strong storm system over the Plains will

A woman who had been shot in the chest and abdomen Wednesday in Boonville was able to identify her shooter, investigators say. Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Phelps said in a news release Thursday that Derrick Young, 30, has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal

The Columbia municipal prosecutor’s office filed charges against the former Columbia chief of police Thursday. Ken Burton is being charged for driving while intoxicated and failure to stop for a red light, according to documents from the prosecutor’s office. Burton was arrested by police officers around 8:20 p.m. May 2 near McBaine Avenue and Broadway

UPDATE 7:30 P.M: The Columbia Police Department confirmed one person suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on I-70 near Stadium Boulevard on Thursday afternoon. According to a news release, William McDowell, 86, of Vandalia, was in the merging lane from the Stadium/I-70 on-ramp and tried to use the cross-median emergency U-turn by crossing both the

A firefighter and sheriff’s deputy were nearly hit by a drunken driver while working at the scene of a crash where a woman and four children died in Miller County. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office in a Facebook post said a county deputy and a Moreau firefighter were “nearly struck by an intoxicated driver traveling

Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. Senators approved the legislation 24-10 early Thursday with just hours left before lawmakers’ Friday deadline to pass bills. It needs at least another vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who

Authorities in Benton County were searching for a suspect Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a woman in Ionia, Missouri. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office got a call from the victim at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, saying Travis C. Henderson, 45. was pointing a shotgun at her outside her residence in Ionia. When authorities arrived,

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. It will be breezy with gusts out of the southeast at 25 mph. With a high close to 90 we could break a record high in Columbia. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Lows fall into the mid 60s with southwesterly winds up to 13

The Cajun Crab House in Columbia was cited for serving clams from an “unapproved vendor.” The Boone County/Columbia Health Department inspected Cajun Crab House on May 7. Cajun Crab House co-owner Linh Nguyen said the restaurant didn’t know that getting their clams from a grocery store was not an approved vendor. Nguyen said he also

A teenager accused of murder is seeking to have his case dismissed and sent back to juvenile court. According to the motion to dismiss, the defense is arguing Jahuan Whirley, 16, didn’t receive proper counsel during the legal process and suffered “irreparable harm.” Furthermore, the motion said Whirley was too young to understand the severity

Former University of Missouri basketball star Sophie Cunningham hit a game-winning three-pointer on Wednesday night for the Mercury. Phoenix beat Seattle 87-84 thanks to Cunningham’s heroics. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1128877861153181696″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Former &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Mizzou&#lt;/a&#gt; and &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/rbhsbruinbear?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@rbhsbruinbear&#lt;/a&#gt; basketball star Sophie Cunningham hits a game winner for the Mercury! &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/TUVbqCFxNC”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/TUVbqCFxNC&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Andrew Kauffman (@AndrewABC17) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1128877861153181696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 16,

UPDATE: Several members of the Conservative Caucus called an impromptu news conference Wednesday evening amid stalled negotions over an extensive abortion bill – HB 126. Sen. Bob Onder, R- St. Charles County, led the conference by calling for Senate leadership to reconvene members of the chamber so they could vote on the measure. “We need

The Columbia Police Department increase enforcement of impaired driving laws during the University of Missouri’s graduation weekend. “It’s simply not worth taking the chance by driving intoxicated when it is easy to hand your keys over to a sober person or call a taxi or use a ride-hailing service to safely get you where you

University Hospital has rolled out a program that offers long-term treatment for people who are addicted to opioids. Jonathan Heidt, the medical director of the emergency department of University Hospital, said the program offers treatment options to patients admitted to the emergency room for an overdose. “This program is the first opportunity as an emergency

UPDATE 8:30 p.m.: Boonville Police Department said one person of interest is in custody following today’s shooting in Cooper County. One person who was shot is in critical condition at the University of Missouri hospital. The other person who was shot was treated and released from the hospital. Authorities said there are not any other

UPDATE: Democratic maneuvering to block a vote on a controversial bill to restrict abortion ended Wednesday afternoon. Senators began negotiating Wednesday afternoon. Gov. Mike Parson also held a news conference with fellow Republican leaders to promote the bill ahead of the likely Senate vote. ORIGINAL: Missouri Senate leaders are set to discuss HB126, also known

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Lows fall into the low 60s with light southeast winds. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. It will be breezy with gusts out of the southeast at 25 mph. EXTENDED: The warm weather sticks around into Friday as highs climb into the upper 80s once

A fifth person was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in downtown Columbia. Toiyonte D. Hunt, 25, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Eddie Hunt, 21, Damion Hunt, 26, Caleb Hunt, 21, and Robert Carter, 26, were previously arrested in connection with the shooting.

The Business Loop Community Improvement District will hold a meeting Thursday morning at 8 a.m. where it will discuss bringing small-scale manufacturing to the area. ABC 17 News previously reported The Loop received a federal grant which allowed it to bring in a consultant to help attract small-scale manufacturing. Consultants were in town in March

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 5 percent increase in tuition at all four system campuses. President Mun Choi said the university is trying to keep the university affordable. “We’ve been very mindful of affordability,” he said. “As I stated before, we could have gone up to 6.7 percent but we didn’t,