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Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Boone County Circuit Judge denies motion to dismiss charge in Joseph Elledge case

February 6, 2020 9:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court records show Jacobs denied the motion from Elledge’s attorney John O’Connor after it was taken into advisement on Monday.

Blackwell scores career-high in Mizzou’s win over Georgia

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Tyler Murry

ATHENS, Ga. – The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a, 73-65, win over the Georgia Bulldogs. The victory improves Mizzou’s record to 6-17 (3-7 SEC). Freshman Aijha Blackwell scored a career-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds. Blackwell led the team and shot 7-12 from the field. As a team,

State audit report slams Hawley campaign; senator’s team files complaint

February 6, 2020 1:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nicole Galloway on Thursday released her office’s review of whether the Missouri Attorney General’s Office used state resources to bolster the former AG’s senate run.

UM curators approve all-online fitness degree, leaders say it fits in with push toward precision health initiative

February 6, 2020 11:58 AM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved Thursday a new degree focused on fitness, which will be completed completely online. The bachelor of science in fitness programming and management program is 100 percent online and targeted at off-campus students only. Curator Darryl Chatman said curators had tough questions about the logistics

Police: Intruder killed during reported Columbia home invasion

February 6, 2020 12:32 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia teenager was killed by gunfire during what was reported as a home invasion Wednesday night.

Lawmakers advance proposal for casinos at Lake of the Ozarks

February 6, 2020 4:46 PM Associated Press

A Missouri House panel has endorsed a plan that could allow casinos to be built near the Lake of the Ozarks.

Power back on for more than 2,000 Boone Electric customers in south Columbia

February 6, 2020 3:37 PM Matt Ragsdale

Crews tweeted again around 3 p.m. power had been restored.

Southwest Missouri woman suffers serious injuries in Camden County crash

February 6, 2020 1:33 PM Matthew Sanders

A Hollister, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries when a semi-truck’s trailer hit her vehicle, which had crashed on an icy road Wednesday night.

Man killed in crash on Interstate 70 in Columbia

February 6, 2020 1:21 PM Matthew Sanders

A 26-year-old man died Wednesday when his car slid into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 in Columbia.

Slick road conditions for Thursday morning commute

February 6, 2020 5:54 AM Madison Fleck

Roads remained partly snow-covered Thursday morning, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map. LIVE PLAYBACK of what the roads looked like on Highway 63 at 7 a.m. can be viewed in the player below. Drivers should allow extra time for the morning commute, MoDOT said in a Tweet. Before heading out this morning

Interstate 70 reopens in Columbia after crash on Wednesday night

February 5, 2020 7:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

Crews closed Interstate 70 eastbound on Wednesday night for a crash near the Rangeline Street exit.

CPD death investigation in north Columbia

February 5, 2020 7:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers to a crime scene at a residence on Doris Drive in north Columbia Wednesday night.

Columbia plow crew works to clear roads overnight

February 5, 2020 9:49 PM Katie Greathouse

A 25-person plow crew will continue to treat and clear priority routes over night in Columbia, according to a news release.

Crashes reported in Jefferson City, Columbia as snow continues to fall

February 5, 2020 9:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

An ABC 17 News crew reported seeing three cars off the road on Interstate 70 eastbound near the Providence Road exit around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Wendy's off Bernadette Drive in Columbia, Mo.

Mold, contaminated soda lids found at Columbia Wendy’s

February 5, 2020 5:56 PM Zara Barker

Inspectors found “contamination” on soda lid cups at a Columbia fast food restaurant last month.

Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport reopens

February 5, 2020 1:17 PM Zachary Farwell

Parts of Interstate 70 were closed to drivers west of Columbia on Wednesday afternoon.

Highway patrol reports nine injured on snowy roads

February 5, 2020 9:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri roads became covered on Wednesday morning as heavy snow began to fall throughout the area.

MoDOT Central District looking at buying more salt after rough start to winter

February 5, 2020 4:19 PM Connor Hirsch

The Missouri Department of Transportation Central District says it is looking into buying more salt after using more than half of its supply this winter.

Acquitted: Senate finds Trump not guilty of abuse of power, obstruction of justice

February 5, 2020 3:46 PM CNN

(CNN) — The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Wednesday.

Mizzou football adds to recruiting class on National Signing Day

February 5, 2020 1:16 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – National Signing Day has been eventful for the Mizzou football team as head coach Eli Drinkwitz rounded out his first recruiting class with the Tigers. You can watch Drinkwitz’s full press conference in the media player below. Mizzou has signed five more players to its 2020 class. The most notable was defensive