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The Pike County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 60-year-old man Friday night after domestic disturbance turned deadly in rural Bowling Green. Officials said deputies were called to a home of Highway Y around 10:15 p.m. where they found Alexander Koch, 31, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Koch later died at the hospital. Deputies arrested

Vendors all across the country are either selling out of eclipse-viewing glasses or have had to recall glasses because they were not certified as safe to use. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recalled a specific brand of glasses Friday that state parks were selling for viewing the eclipse. It couldn’t be confirmed that the

ABC 17 News has been telling you for months you need special eclipse-viewing glasses to protect yourself from permanent eye damage, including blindness. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recalled a specific brand of glasses Friday that state parks were selling for viewing the eclipse. It couldn’t be confirmed that the glasses meet ISO and

TODAY: Skies will be mostly sunny throughout the afternoon with dry conditions. Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s with a light northwesterly breeze under 5 mph. Heat index values will make it feel like the mid 90s. TONIGHT: We will see mostly clear and dry conditions tonight. Temperatures will bottom-out in the mid to

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will end by 3 AM with partly cloudy skies into the early morning hours with possible patchy fog. Lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s with a light southwesterly breeze, shifting to the northwest by morning. SATURDAY: Some clouds will linger west of HWY 63 in the morning, clearing

All scores are final and will be updated throughout the night. JEFFERSON CITY (47) AT MCCLUER NORTH (0) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (34) AT KIRKSVILLE (19) FINAL CENTRALIA (44) AT HIGHLAND (6) FINAL WESTRAN (28) AT SALISBURY (0) FINAL PALMYRA (7) AT MACON (20) FINAL CARROLLTON (22) AT FAYETTE (30) FINAL CHILLICOTHE (30) AT MARSHALL (0)

On Friday, the CDC said Missouri is among two new states reporting sicknesses linked to imported papayas. The other state is Tennessee. Salmonella infections from the multi-state outbreak were first reported in May. Since its last update, the CDC said 34 more people have gotten sick, including 14 who were hospitalized. The total number of

Lieutenant Governor Michael Parson has released a statement, asking for the resignation of Sen. Chappelle-Nadal after she made a Facebook post hoping for the assassination of President Trump. “I am calling on Senator Chappelle-Nadal to do the right thing and resign from office. However, if she does not do so by veto session, I will,

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man escaped from the Callaway County Jail. The Sheriff’s Office said Seth MacVittie, 36, of Fulton, was being held in the jail for a pending court appearance for receiving stolen property. As of right now, authorities say there has not been any indication that MacVittie poses

The Emergency Operations Center is open to help areas of Missouri that might see an influx of visitors for Monday’s solar eclipse. Thousands of tourists are expected to trickle into mid-Missouri throughout the weekend ahead of Monday’s event. Hotels in Columbia and Jefferson City are nearly full every day until Monday. The State Emergency Management

UPDATE: The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirms suspect Deangelo Montrez Butler was taken into custody and booked into the Boone County Jail Friday evening. The Columbia Police Department said Butler turned himself at 6:30 p.m. He’s being held on a $500,000 cash only bond. UPDATE: 4:45 P.M.: The Boone County Prosecutor’s charged Butler with first

On Friday, Westminster College’s president, Dr. Benjamin Akande, stepped down from office after serving for more than two years. The college said Akande is making the move to pursue higher education interests in the private sector. Senior Vice President Carolyn Perry will serve as acting president while a search for a new president is underway.

Some banks across mid-Missouri are set to close during the eclipse, and the ones that are remaining open said they’ll have a little extra security in place. “Anytime there’s a big event in town, a football game or whatever, we always try to keep a little more alert when there’s quote-unquote strangers in town or

The Boone County Clerk is investigating a vote cast by the state’s attorney general in August’s special election. Attorney General Josh Hawley voted in Boone County during last Tuesday’s special election, county clerk Taylor Burks told ABC 17 News. Hawley is registered voter in Boone County, but a resident made a complaint that the vote

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department released a statement saying that they are currently investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, June 11 in the 5200 block of Collier Court. The victim, Deon Thompson, was found dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Jefferson City Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads toan

UPDATE 8/18: On Aug. 11, Brandie Noble denied in an interview with law enforcement that she saw McCarthy or any guns in her home on the night of the shooting. On Aug. 16, during another interview with law enforcement, Noble changed her statement and said that she saw MCCarthy in her home two hours after

TODAY: Temperatures today will climb into the upper 80s with partly sunny skies and southwesterly winds up to 8 mph. After 7 PM, spotty storms are possible in our northwestern counties, tracking to the southeast through the evening. Storms will be hit and miss. Most western counties are under a slight risk for severe weather

Friday holds a chance for severe weather as we head into the evening. The severe threat has been increased to a slight risk for the majority of mid-Missouri’s western counties. Storms are set to fire up ahead of a weak cold front after 7 PM. Storms will slowly push to the southeast through the late

A 17-year-old from Eldon was arrested on Wednesday for promoting and possessing child pornography. Seth M. James was arrested after an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. On Wednesday, investigators executed a search warrant at James’ home on Kristy Road. Investigators found child pornography and

Boone County deputies arrested two people Thursday afternoon on charges of second-degree burglary. Deputies said they received a call around 12:30 p.m. that a vehicle was parked at a normally vacant house at the 4000 block of McGee Road. When deputies arrived at the residence, they found Angel Warren, 32, of Columbia, and Benjiman Reid,