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Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic records said a Fulton man died after he crashed early Saturday morning. Troopers said Alexander McDonald, 21, was heading south on Route C, about a mile north of County Road 400, around 4 a.m. when he went off the right side of the road. McDonald overcorrected, got back onto the

TODAY: We’re going to be seeing a bit of cloud cover this morning, much like we did to start the day on Friday. We will see a chance of some showers in our far northern counties this morning, but will be quickly out of the area by midday if they do develop. We’ll be warm

The Jefferson City Fire Department posted on its Facebook page that they extinguished a fire near the Governor Office Building Friday night. Firefighters said they responded to 201 Madison Street just before 8:30 p.m. for reports of a vehicle on fire on the top floor of the parking garage. Firefighters said they deployed a ladder

The Senate president pro tem, Senate majority leader, Senate minority leader, and Senate budget chairman gave an update Friday on members passing a mandatory state budget as well as what comes next in the final week of session. Senators passed a final budget bill Friday morning, sending the $28 billion budget to the governor for

Mizzou’s graduation and the SEC softball tournament are both underway this weekend. It’s also Mother’s Day Sunday, so residents in Columbia should expect some extra traffic. Here’s a list of the graduation ceremonies. The last ceremony on Friday starts at 8 p.m. and commencement ceremonies resume at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. More than 5,550 students

The Columbia Fire Department outlines reported weaknesses and strengths, and what the department aims to accomplish through 2021, in their strategic plan released Friday. After an internal review of staff and a survey of department customers, the department found multiple areas for improvement in coming years. Those include training, staffing and building additional fire stations

ABC 17 News has confirmed the FBI, ATF, Highway Patrol, police and postal inspectors responded after an apparent suspicious package was reported at the Moberly post office on Friday. A minor found the package in the lobby just after 4 p.m. and put it on the counter. Because it appeared suspicious, bomb units were called,

Columbia resident Rob Smith found out while in first grade that he was adopted, but he’s still a Smith, through and through. “Family is one of the most important things,” he said. “No one will ever replace my mom and dad. No one will ever replace my sister.” But Smith has always been curious about

On any given day across the world, there are roughly 1,800 thunderstorms occurring. While they can be a hazard, they also provide important rainfall for a region. Here in the United States, roughly 125,000 thunderstorms occur each year, with our fair share here in Mid-Missouri falling during the spring and summer months. Satellite images from

TONIGHT: Temperatures will only drop to near 70 tonight as clouds increase. Southerly winds will diminish to 7-10 mph. SATURDAY: The day will start off with clouds and mild temperatures as a cluster of strong storms move across northern Missouri, near a stationary frontal boundary. Most of the rain looks like it will stay north

The pace of jury selection in Gov. Eric Greitens’ invasion of privacy case may push back the start of the trial. Judge Rex Burlison said he may have to prepare for the trial to begin next Wednesday, rather than the anticipated Tuesday start. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys have questioned several individual jurors based on

FRIDAY: A decaying MCS is leading to some scattered showers and storms for Mid-Missouri this afternoon. A few rumbles of thunder is possible through the early afternoon, but the overall trend shows any rain coming to an end through 1 PM, with clouds breaking up following the exit of the rain. Due to more clouds

FRIDAY: Some morning clouds increase through mid-Missouri after 9 AM through noon. As showers exit clouds will slowly begin to clear with an afternoon warm up. It looks like the warmest day so far this spring as highs top out in the upper 80s near 90 which is 17 degrees above average. It will be

UPDATE 9:14 P.M.: The endangered silver advisory has been canceled due to Channel being found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Lake of the Ozark Police Department has issued an endangered silver advisory for a missing 72-year-old man. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the man, Billie Junior Channel, was reported missing from 37 Bobwhite Ln at

The Missouri Senate has voted to move Prop A, the Right To Work bill, to the August ballot. The bill was on the Senate floor for nearly 12 hours closing the bill around 5:30 a.m. on Friday in a vote, 23-7. Senate Democrats releasing a statement on Twitter: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoSenDems/status/994886047766056960″,”author_name”:”Senate Democrats”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoSenDems”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Shameful. Senate Republicans

Lawmakers have passed a more than $28 billion budget proposal ahead of their Friday deadline. The proposal includes, $99 million more for Missouri K-12 public schools next fiscal year and stable higher education funding. If the Governor approves the budget, the plan would meet funding goals for elementary and secondary education as outlined in state

Columbia Police detectives arrested Sean Thomas Diestel, 30, of Boone County, on May 10 for felony sexual contact with a student following a sexual offense investigation involving a minor. Diestel was a teacher with Columbia Public Schools when the reported incident took place. On May 4, detectives were called to 4303 S. Providence Road, otherwise

As the country continues to battle the opioid crisis, local governments across Missouri are considering how to prevent drug misuse and abuse. The lack of a statewide drug monitoring program, however, leaves local leaders with little state guidance on how to prevent opioid-related injuries and deaths. Tonight Camden County debates joining Missouri’s only Prescription Drug

Emergency crews worked to remove at least two vehicles after a collision in north Columbia Thursday night. It happened around 10:48 p.m. on Providence Road at East Brown School Road. An ABC 17 News crew at the scene saw tow trucks remove the vehicles from the scene. It’s unclear how many people were involved in

Josh Buffington resigned from his position as Helias’ head boys basketball coach on Wednesday. A release from the school says Buffington stepped down in order to spend more time with his wife and three kids. Helias President Father Stephen Jones released this statement: “To say that his decision saddens me is a great understatement. Coach