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Richard King, this year’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival organizer, explains what to expect at this year’s festival. Changes include parking, and of course, a new lineup.

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TONIGHT: Clouds look to increase overnight keeping temperatures in the mid 50s with northerly winds becoming light under 7 mph. SATURDAY: Beginning the day on the comfortable side with mostly cloudy skies. Highs will top out in the lower 70s, as thick cloud coverage sticks around. Some light showers are possible east of 63, as

The University of Missouri has hired a new dean of the Robert J Trulaske, Sr. College of Business. Today the school announced Ajay Vinze will be the new dean of the business school. Vinze is currently the Earl and Gladys Davis Distinguished Professor at the Arizona State University business school “We’re very fortunate to have

The Howard County sheriff’s office shared a post of a “clown” threat on Thursday afternoon. ABC 17 News reached out to the Howard County Sheriff, Mike Neal. Neal emphasized that this post and other similar posts have been circulating in other states, and that local authorities are aware of it. The post was originally shared

We’re ending the month of September unseasonably warm, about 4 degrees above normal since the 1st of the month. This, impart to the rainfall this year and weather pattern through the first of October will play a role in when peak foliage occurs this October. If you remember the Fall of 2015, it was rather

Four men were arrested after officers say they found drugs and guns while executing a search warrant. The East Central Drug Task Force says it executed the warrant in the 800 block of South Clark Street during the late afternoon hours Thursday. Officers say during the search, they arrested 21-year-old Lewis Cranmer, 18-year-old Trevor Pepper,

The Howard County Sheriff’s Department says there appears to be no immediate threat to schools after a threat was posted on Facebook. The threat came from an account named “Aint Clownin Around.” It threatened to kidnap students and kill teachers at high schools. The post comes after three alleged clown sightings in mid-Missouri and reports

TODAY: It won’t be as cool this morning with scattered clouds increasing, especially for those east of US 63. Clouds look to increase this afternoon with afternoon highs in the low 70s with a northerly wind up to 12 mph. There is a slight shower chance from 3PM-7PM mainly east of US 63. Any rain

An official report reveals more on what transpired between two groups, leading to claims of racial slurs on campus Tuesday night. According to the MUPD police report, Legion of Black Collegians members flagged down Officer Jacob Clifford at the corner of Tiger Avenue and Conley Avenue. The LBC members pointed out a group of individuals

The Lincoln University faculty senate said it has lost confidence in the leadership of university provost and vice president of academic affairs. The faculty senate approve a “no confidence” resolution Thursday on Dr. Said Sewell in an 88 to 18 vote, according to senate secretary Rachel Sale. In the action item’s summary, the faculty senate

A Holts Summit man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of statutory sodomy in Jefferson City Thursday. The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation into Michael Kreps began in August 2014 when the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force and Callaway County Sheriff’s Department were contacted with child

Several of the major players in a mid-Missouri drug ring are heading to federal prison. Judge Stephen Bough spent Thursday sentencing six people involved in the operation selling cocaine and crack throughout the area from 2011 to 2014. Federal authorities arrested 27 people in late 2014 throughout Missouri and Illinois, and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson

Normally our weather moves in from the west but over the next couple days, clouds will move in from a storm system to the east. We are on the backside of a large storm system which is rotating and nearly stationary over the Ohio Valley. Northerly winds on the west side of this low pressure

It’s been three months since Edmund “Ricky” Randolph was found dead on Leeway Drive from a gunshot wound and five months since Gabrielle Rhodes was killed in a shooting on Sylvan Lane. In both cases, the killer is still on the loose and while police said they receive tips weekly, they’re still not closing in

Two Mexico residents were arrested for multiple drug charges late Wednesday night in Mexico. According to the East Central Drug Task Force, officers served a search warrant at a residence on Marine Drive. During the search, officers seized methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. 29 year-old Joseph Dale Richards and 35 year-old Marylee Louise Ledbetter were

ABC 17 News went to a string of crashes involving several cars Thursday afternoon. It was reported around 12:50 p.m. on Broadway and Ripley, between Boone Hospital and College Avenue. At least seven units responded. Police later confirmed it appears no one was hurt, and no cars were towed from the scene.

TONIGHT: Expect more clouds tonight, and therefore not as cool temperatures. We’ll fall into the low to mid 50s overnight with a northerly wind under 10 mph. FRIDAY: We’ll have less sunshine and mild temperatures. Afternoon highs will reach near 70 under mostly cloudy skies with a northerly wind to 12 mph. There is a

A student from Thomas Jefferson Middle School was taken to the Prenger Family Center Thursday after making a threat against other students, officials said. According to Jefferson City Public Schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School administrators became aware of a situation involving a female eighth-grade student who was threatening the safety and security of other students.

The University of Missouri Police Department released its Annual Fire Safety and Security Report Thursday morning. The report shows a jump in the number of reported hate crimes from 2014 to 2015. It shows in 2015, police took 11 reports of hate crimes. Of those 11 reports, police say three were unfounded. They say five