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The University of Missouri saved more than $26,000 on its storm water utility bill because of a 40% discount the City of Columbia grants it, according to new numbers obtained by ABC 17 News. The university receives a discount for maintaining its own system of pipes and street inlets, according to MU spokesman Christian Basi

A man came into a house near 6 a.m. Sunday after knocking, and robbed the people inside at gunpoint. Two victims inside the house on the 500 block of Sexton Road, near the intersection of Cook Avenue, tell ABC 17 News the robber, his age described as in his 20s, came in when one of

Lawmakers are working on passing a bill that would make Missouri the last state to have a prescription drug monitoring program. Lawmakers have fillibustered similar bills in the past, but they never made it past discussion. Senate bill 63 allow doctors and pharmacists to keep a look out for possible “doctor shopping”. One big reason

Deputies arrested two men after a disturbance involving two dogs escalated into gunfire Friday night. Josh Williams, 35, was arrested on eight different counts including unlawful use of a weapon, assault, endangering the welfare of a child and more. And deputies arrested Shaetwyn Allen, 34, for resisting arrest. ABC 17 News has confirmed investigators with

Monday will start off mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. The chance of rain will increase throughout the day, with the best chance of rain Monday evening. A few isolated thunderstorms will be possible ahead of a warm front late Monday night too. This warm front will move through the area early

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Missouri red shirt senior Drake Houdashelt wins first NCAA Wrestling Championship title at 149 lbs, Mizzou wrestling at 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship.

The most recent temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center was issued March 19th and shows the outlook through spring. The west coast will likely see a warmer than average spring, while Texas could see a cooler than average spring. The Midwest is under an area of equal chance, meaning that we have an equal

Saturday, one person is dead and another injured after a car accident in northeast Columbia. Emergency crews responded to a crash on Route B near Waco Road around 12:15 p.m. Columbia police said 24-year-old John Severtsen, a passenger in the car, was pronounced dead on the scene and another person was taken to the hospital.

Each year, thousands of people in Mid-Missouri tour the Budweiser Clydesdales facility. And Saturday, Warm Springs Ranch near Boonville opened for the season. Warm Springs Ranch said they are booking up faster and faster each year. Last year, more than 28,000 people toured the ranch. And this year, weekend tours are already booked until the

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim highlights the Missouri Wrestling team’s NCAA Wrestling Championship semi-finals.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlight the Rock Bridge girls basketball team’s semi-final win over Cor Jesu.

Three men landed in jail after getting in a bar fight and then threatening the bouncers. Columbia police said it happened at Campus Bar and Grill early Friday morning. According to Campus Bar management, Yevhen Drobovych, Nermin Memic, and Ilyas Suleymanov got in a fight with another patron and punched the man. They were kicked

The first round of t-storms for the spring season is possible Tuesday. The Stormtrack Weather Team is keeping an eye on medium range forecast models which show a developing area of low pressure in the northern Plains Monday night through Tuesday which will send a warm front through Mid-Missouri Tuesday morning followed by a cold

Medical students in Columbia and around the country opened residency letters on Friday and found out where they’ll be spending the next few years. After years of studying and stress, a group of around 100 MU med students gathered to open the envelopes that revealed their futures. “I’m really excited because I matched into UT

Troopers say a Mid-Missouri woman is dead after trying to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone. It happened around 7:30 Thursday morning on Route Y in Morgan County near Eldon, less than half a mile from the intersection with Route W. Donna Grammer, 55, of Rocky Mount, hit an SUV head-on, leaving the other

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlights the class 5 high school boys basketball semi-finals at Mizzou Arena.

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim recaps the Missouri wrestling team’s performance in the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship quarterfinals.

Missouri Republican Party Chairman, John Hancock is under fire again for making negative remarks about former State Auditor Tom Schweich. On Friday Hancock provided ABC 17 News a detailed statement about the new allegations from a top Republican donor. Thursday evening, David Humphreys, CEO of a company from Joplin released a signed affidavit swearing Hancock

Tonight, police are asking for your help finding a third suspect in a Mid-Missouri bank robbery that happened last August. The FBI said Jeremy Burnett, 21, is wanted for the armed robbery of Bank Midwest in Moberly last August. In January, a grand jury indicted two other men, Clarance Williams, 25, and Daniel Rudroff, 24,

A Mid-Missouri man will spend a decade in prison for a child sex crimes case. Jeremy Jennings, 36, was convicted last month on two counts of statutory sodomy. And the jury recommended Jennings serve 10 years in prison for each count. Friday, Judge Jodie Asel took that recommendation and sentenced Jennings to 10 years in