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September 22, 2016 at 9:21 a.m., marked the official start to fall in the northern hemisphere. Every year around September 23rd and March 20th, the Autumnal equinox and Vernal equinox occur. The equinox marks the passage of the sun across the celestial equator and our transition into a new season. The reason why this occurs

UPDATE 4:00 p.m.: Lincoln University has released a statement about the mold tested in the dorms on Thursday. According to Lincoln University officials, they reached out to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The DHSS states that there are 150,000 different types of mold, and that the only kind that threatens health is

A mid-Missouri man has been charged in Cole County with possessing child pornography. The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Nicholas Fitzgerald, 39, of Jefferson City, on Wednesday at his home on the 1100 block of Jefferson City in Jefferson City. Investigators found child pornography and a computer while they served a search warrant at Fitzgerald’s

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear with temperatures dropping into the mid 60s with light southeasterly winds. Areas of fog are possible late tonight in valleys. FRIDAY: The dry, warm weather continues with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s. Winds will come out of the south at 3-6 mph. Evening high school

UPDATE: Traffic was reopened around Noon. ORIGINAL STORY: A gas leak on Dix Road in Jefferson City is causing some traffic delays on Thursday. Traffic is backed up to Missouri Boulevard. JCPD is redirecting traffic and Ameren is on the scene. ABC 17 News is working hard to find out more.

Retiring County Commissioner Karen Miller endorsed Brianna Lennon in the election for Boone County Commission District 1 on Thursday. “I didn’t endorse anyone during the primary. Instead, I sat back and watched who was going to work the hardest to earn the vote and respect of Southern Boone County citizens. Brianna clearly outworked everyone else,

A small fire started Thursday on a mattress inside a child’s corner bedroom in a home on Route E, authorities said. A child and two adults were home at the time of the fire and were able to use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire before units arrived. There were no injuries, and

A 32-year-old man from St. James has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder and four years in prison for his third DWI. Robert Garn was the driver in a one-car accident on Oct. 16, 2013. He was driving a Ford Ranger, which overturned multiple times on Route CC in Rolla. His passenger,

TODAY: We’ll have a warm start to fall which officially started at 9:21 AM. Temperatures will reach the upper 80s to near 90 under partly cloudy skies with light southerly winds. TONIGHT: Skies look to be mostly clear with temperatures in the mid 60s. Fog looks possible late tonight and early Friday morning thanks to

UPDATE 7:54am: ABC 17 News has confirmed no kids were hurt after a crash involving a school bus. Authorities say a vehicle rear ended another vehicle. That crash forced the vehicle hit into the back of the school bus. Right now, school officials are transferring students onto another bus to take them to school. Authorities

A convicted felon accused of attacking police officers has been charged in mid-Missouri. Cole County prosecutors charged David Latham, of Jefferson City, on Tuesday with three counts of third-degree assault against a law enforcement officer and one count of felony resisting arrests. Court documents show police tried to arrest Latham around 4:30 p.m. Monday night

Mid Missouri law enforcement training institutes are seeing an increase in enrollment for their August training session. However, the academy says these numbers that they are seeing for August are still much lower than years past. Adam Duncan, Assistant Academy Director of MU’s Law Enforcement Training Institute, told ABC 17 News a number of factors

A man is behind bars Thursday morning after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman on MU campus and stole her cell phone. MUPD says they arrested 25-year-old Richard Henderson yesterday. Police say a victim reported she was sitting on a bench outside the Student Center Wednesday morning when Henderson came up to her and

TODAY: We’ll have a warm start to fall which officially starts 9:21 AM. Temperatures will reach the upper 80s to near 90 under partly cloudy skies with light southerly winds. TONIGHT: Skies look to be mostly clear with temperatures in the mid 60s. Fog looks possible late tonight and early Friday morning thanks to radiational

A slow moving upper level storm system will bring measurable rainfall by the end of the upcoming weekend and early next week. Due to the nature that this system is moving slowly, this will have the potential to bring a few inches of rainfall to central Mid-Missouri. Areas in western Missouri could see closer to

On Wednesday, the Columbia Police Department said it was considering changes to how its officers patrol trails. In August, a woman was assaulted by a man on the MKT Trail. The suspect is still on the loose. Police said they’re looking at all options to best keep people safe on the trails after that attack.

Jefferson City Public Schools officials met with parents to improve behavior issues within the district Wednesday. ABC 17 News reported behavior incidents spiked from the 2013-2014 school year to the 2014-2015 year. Those incidents were above the state average. Superintendent Larry Linthacum and members of the district’s behavior task force spoke to parents at Clarence

A Jefferson City man, 36-year-old Billie Bruce, pled guilty in Western District federal court Wednesday to distributing synthetic cannabinoids, also know as K2. Bruce was distributing at a Holts Summit business. Bruce admitted that he sold synthetic cannabinoids to an undercover law enforcement officer in July of 2015 while working at S&J Tobacco. Officers executed

The autumnal equinox occurs at 9:21 AM Thursday, marking the beginning of the fall season. However, temperatures will feel more like July as they soar into the upper 80s through Saturday. The jet stream is staying far to our north, steering waves of low pressure and storms into the Northern Plains. This is also keeping

A man is out on bond, but could faces charges after police said they found him with a stolen gun and drugs. Nickolas Tyler was arrest around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night. Police said the arrest happened nearly a month after a woman reported her home was broken into and that a gun and prescription pills