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UPDATE: Columbia Police confirm a man was killed on Highway 63 Saturday night. Officers on scene tell ABC 17 News it’s unclear how many cars were involved in the crash. CPD’s crash investigative unit was sent to the scene. The man’s name and age has not yet been released. ORIGINAL: Emergency responders have shut down

TODAY: As a cold front tracks across the region, we’ll see overcast skies persist throughout the day. Due to our increase in cloud cover our heating will be limited, keeping high temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s. TONIGHT: Gradually clearing skies will give way to a chilly night with overnight lows near freezing.

The Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) will hold a public hearing on the $316,000 that MoDOT will contribute for the roundabout at the intersection of Keene Street and I-70 Drive. The total cost of the project is $326,000. The Columbia City Council approved the roundabout in 2016, but, according to the agenda, construction isn’t

The Mizzou football team beat Tennessee 50-17 on senior night. The Tigers have now won four games in a row. MU moves to 5-5 and 2-4 in the SEC. Mizzou rushed for 433 yards. Ish Witter carried the ball 24 times for 216 yards and a touchdown on his senior night. He now has more

TONIGHT: It will be a cool and overcast night across Mid-Missouri. Overnight lows will fall into the low to mid-40s, with light rain expected. Any rain we see will amount to less than .10″, with most of the rain falling across central Mid-Missouri. Winds through the night will be out of the southeast up to

After 32 years as the head coach of the Tigers and putting the program on the map, Mizzou commemorated Norm Stewart forever. Mizzou athletics honored Stewart with a bronze statue on the north side of Mizzou Arena today. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/A_Kauff/status/929075632939716608″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/A_Kauff”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;The Norm Stewart statue ladies and gentleman. &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/Va07lgO9mE”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/Va07lgO9mE&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) &#lt;a

In honor of Veterans Day, several businesses and nonprofit organizations are either hosting events or offering free food for veterans Saturday. The Columbia Vet Center will host an outreach event using its mobile unit, which is a 40-foot-long recreational vehicle, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The purpose of the event is to offer veterans

UPDATE 1:15 p.m.: All lanes are back open near West and Stadium boulevards after a multiple-vehicle crash. Columbia police at the scene said three vehicles were involved in the crash, two of which were heavily damaged. Police said a juvenile suffered minor injuries. Police are still investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash. ORIGINAL:

A 25-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries this morning after a crash in Moniteau County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 2:30 p.m. Friday on Highway 87, just north of Oak Grove Road. The Highway Patrol said the driver went off the right side of the road, flipped

TODAY: We’ll see partial sunshine in the morning with increasing clouds as we head into the afternoon. High temperatures this afternoon will top out in the lower 50s with a south to southeast wind up to 11 mph. Light showers will develop west of HWY 63 after 4 PM, spreading to the east through the

All lanes are back open Saturday morning after a truck crashed into a traffic light near downtown Columbia, ABC 17 News crews at the scene said. A truck crashed into a traffic light at the intersection of Providence Road and Broadway Boulevard, blocking off the right turn lane on Providence around 7:30 a.m., ABC 17

Ryan Ferguson is still trying to get more than $8 million dollars he was awarded by a federal court, after his murder conviction was overturned. Ferguson’s attorney, Michael Berry, asked a Boone County judge to deal with just one of his eight claims in order to possibly speed up the case. Judge Nanette Laughrey awarded

COLUMBIA – The long awaiting start to the Mizzou basketball season ended in victory as the Tigers defeated Iowa State 74-59. The Tigers are 1-0 (0-0 SEC) beating a Cyclone team that made the NCAA tournament last season. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with the players after the game. Kevin Puryear led

The consultant that made numerous recommendations on how to make the University of Missouri’s Greek Life safer met with community members on Friday to discuss his report. Gentry McCreary, head of Dyad Consulting, led a question-and-answer session on his Oct. 26 report regarding the current state of MU and its Greek system. The report highlighted

Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor our veterans and the many sacrifices they voluntarily make for us, including the possibility of sacrificing their own lives. There are an estimated 40,000 homeless veterans on any given night in our nation, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Tim Rich, executive

The UM Board of Curators approved the Translational Precision Medicine Complex (TPMC) as the top priority capital project for both the University of Missouri and the UM System at their meeting Friday. UM System president Dr. Mun Choi reaffirmed the boards’ actions, calling the TPMC the “highest priority for the system.” “Being able to provide

After facing many challenges, one special veteran has a new set of wheels, thanks to two organizations: Cars4Heroes and Welcome Home. Welcome Home is a local organization serving veterans in the Columbia area, who helped a deserving veteran, Brian McGill, drive home in his new car. Brian McGill told ABC 17 News that humbling himself

Devin Montcalm, 22, was arrested Friday morning in the 200 block of South Elm Street of Auxvasse. Montcalm could be facing multiple charges that include burglary, stealing, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest and possession of a controlled substance. This comes after a Callaway County Sheriff’s Office investigation into break-ins and burglaries on Nov.

UPDATE 11/10: Police said the victim was a 17-year-old woman who had a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The investigation revealed the shooting happened in the 1000 block of Southpark Drive. Officers said the victim was taken to the hospital in a personal vehicle and multiple people who arrived at the hospital with the victim were

TONIGHT: As clouds increase, temperatures won’t drop as drastically, but we still will see a cold night across mid-Missouri with overnight lows near 30. Winds out of the southeast up to 8 mph will create wind chills in the mid to upper 20s. SATURDAY: We’ll see partial sunshine in the morning with mostly cloudy skies