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UPDATE 6:00 p.m.: Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols told ABC 17 News the fire does not appear to suspicious in manner. He said the investigation by the fire marshal could take a couple weeks to be completed and likely will not have any more information available until that investigation is completed. UPDATE 11:39 a.m.: The

Low clouds will move in early Saturday giving us a cloudy sky and chance of light rain or drizzle in parts of Mid-Missouri. The best chance of rain is from HWY 50 north where spotty light drizzle or light rain up to a tenth of an inch is possible from late morning through the afternoon.

Adios La Niña and Hello La Nada. Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center officially declared that the weak and short-lived La Niña had disappeared. The weak La Niña never really gained any strength, due in large part to the record breaking El Niño last year that shattered global temperature records. This La Niña goes down as

TONIGHT: High clouds will continue to pass through and increase later tonight. It will be a mild night with low temperatures in the mid 40s north of I-70 to lower 50s south with southwesterly winds at 6-10 mph. SATURDAY: T here will increasing low clouds Saturday with high temperatures in the mid-upper 60s and southerly

An anthropologist and a team of eight others from the University of Missouri and Columbia College arrived and started sifting through the debris at the site of a home fire near Eugene from November. They were able to locate skeletal remains from the location that authorities believe to be Glen Ford. It happened just before

Camden County deputies are looking for a man wanted on warrants for parole violation. The sheriff’s department is trying to locate Richard Stringham. The department said Friday that his last known location was the 1400 Block of Highway 73 in Branch. Stringham is 31 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5

UPDATE 4:38am: Firefighters tell ABC 17 News the home is a total loss, but say the man living there was able to make it out safely. They say two departments responded to the scene around 1:00 Friday morning and found the home fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters tell us the fire did spread to another

Seven months after their deactivation, Lincoln University announced Thursday that the college will once again offer bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in history, with concentrations in public history, research and writing and middle/high school education, beginning in the Fall 2017 semester. Department faculty worked with outside consultants to redesign the degree programs.

During the final day of the county commissioners training session, Gov. Eric Greitens and Sen. Mike Kehoe spoke to the crowd. Throughout the three-day program, commissioners from all over the state of Missouri went over their budgets and resolutions for the year. They also talked about how to be prepared for cyber attacks as well

TODAY: Temperatures this afternoon are warming rather quickly into the mid and upper 50s. This is thanks in large part to mostly sunny skies and a southwest wind of 15-20 mph. Through the day the winds will be breezing, gusting to 30-33 mph at times. Temperatures will warm into the mid and upper 60s through

On Thursday, Michael D. Shimon, 34, of Rolla, pleaded guilty to one count of promoting child pornography and two counts of possessing child pornography. After pleading guilty to the charges, Shimon was sentenced to twelve years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on each of the three counts. At the plea hearing, Shimon admitted to

A Red Flag warning will be valid from 9AM through 6PM this afternoon and tonight. Due to low relative humidity under 30%, strong southwesterly winds gusting to 30-35 mph during the afternoon and temperatures rising to the mid 60s, outdoor burning should be avoided in counties shaded in pink, mainly from HWY 50 and south.

TODAY: It’ll start off cool with early morning temperatures in the upper 20s, to low 30 and wind chills in the mid 20s. We’ll warm quickly during the day with a southwest wind of 15-20 mph gusting to 30-33 mph at times. Temperatures will warm to near 50 by noon, and near 60-64 during the

UPDATE, 1:37 a.m.: The boxer has been found. UPDATE, 10:34 p.m.: The scene is now clear. UPDATE: ABC 17 News spoke with the driver from the crash. He said he saw a deer, overcorrected and flipped his vehicle. His dog, a tan boxer was also in the truck, but has not been found since the

Statewide County Commissioners met for day two of their three day training session, with the main topic of discussion being the prevention of cyber attacks. Boone County Commissioner Janet Thompson was in attendance and spoke with ABC 17 News about how the county is preventing itself from being cyber attacked. “It really is a question

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from 9 AM to 6 PM Friday. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Southwesterly winds will quickly increase Friday morning, sustained near 20 mph and gusting to 30 mph at times as temperatures rise. Relative humidity will drop down to

Sheriffs and police chiefs are charged with making each dollar in the department’s budget stretch as far as possible in order to provide the most public safety possible. Agency leaders from Boone, Cole, Moniteau and Callaway counties said this challenge is no more apparent than when making the decision of how many officers or deputies

The Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Thursday to recommend an urban renewal plan for the former Truman Hotel property to city council. ABC 17 News reported in September that a TIF proposal to redevelop the abandoned property failed to pass City Council. Since then, the developers, the Puri Group of Enterprises, have gone

The University Board of Curators approved revisions to several Title IX rules and regulations at its meeting Thursday. Some of those changes include adding a nondiscrimination statement under “Policy and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure” and “Employment and Termination.” Curators also approved modifying the definitions of sex discrimination specifically referencing pregnancy and modifying the definition

A lockdown Thursday at Lincoln University has been lifted, a spokesperson told ABC 17. An email to faculty and students said police were looking for Reginald Jennings, the subject of a warning Wednesday night. According to university officials, LUPD responded to Dawson Hall Wednesday night on reports of an altercation. They said one person was