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UPDATE 11:30 am: According to the traffic crash report, the crash occurred when a BMW traveled off the right side of the road, struck a sign, became airborne, hit the ground and overturned. Troopers said the investigation is continuing to determine the time the crash happened. The driver, Henry Sherman, 20, was transported to University

The University of Missouri announced on Friday that the Wyss Medical Foundation has pledged $2 million to support James P. Stannard as the Wyss Distinguished Chair in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. University officials said the funds will be used to expand Stannard’s work as a global leader in confronting the challenges of musculoskeletal pain

Mizzou cross country star Karissa Schweizer is the Midwest Regional cross country champion for the second straight year. The Senior finished with a time of 19:50.9. Schweizer beat the runner-up, Kansas’ Sharon Lokedi, by 20 seconds. This year’s Midwest Regional was held in Ames, Iowa. It was 24 degrees at the beginning of the race.

TODAY: Despite mostly sunny skies, our high temperatures will only reach the low to mid 40s as winds shift to the east up to 10 mph. It will feel more like the low to mid 30s all day long with the breezy conditions. Clouds will increase in the afternoon and evening. TONIGHT: As clouds increase

Columbia police arrested Roy Benson on Thursday night after officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Jackson Street in reference to a threat with a gun. Police said Benson and a female victim were in a verbal altercation, and during the fight Benson threatened to “shoot” the woman if she called officers. The victim

Columbia police are investigating an armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver after officers responded to Papa John’s Pizza in the 1400 block of Forum Boulevard on Thursday night. The investigation revealed the delivery driver was getting out of his vehicle in the 1900 block of Jackson Street when a suspect approached him, brandished a

Callaway County deputies arrested James Sanders, 29, after deputies responded to the 10900 block of Evergreen Drive for a report of a disturbance in progress. Deputies said when they arrived on scene, they found methamphetamine in Sanders’ possession. Officers learned Sanders had a municipal warrant for past traffic offenses out of Jefferson City. Sanders was

Boone County Fire Protection District and Boone Hospital Center Ambulance sent crews to the scene of a structure fire in the 7500 block of Hwy VV in northern Boone County Friday morning. The call was sent just after 8 a.m. saying that smoke and flames were showing from the large shed. ABC 17 News has

UPDATE 11/10 – 8:00 A.M.: Fire officials said two people were in the Ann Street apartment at the time of the fire, one of whom received minor burns while attempting to put the fire out. The Columbia Fire Department Fire Marshal’s Office investigation determined that the blaze started in a bedroom and wa most-likely caused

An early morning traffic stop in Boone County led deputies to arrest a Columbia man for drug and weapon offenses Friday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said it happened just after 12:30 a.m., when they performed a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Oscar Ashford. “While speaking to Ashford, the deputy developed reason to

A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is widening his civil complaint against the agency almost two years after he said he was forced to resign. Randy Henry was a sergeant in the patrol at the time of the 2014 drowning death of Brandon Ellingson. After speaking out against the patrol’s handling of the incident,

“A lot of emotion. Two years prior was kind of the climax in a way, and it also kind of marked the place where we hit rock bottom.” Those were the words of Mizzou junior Erica Winston when I said that Thursday marked two years since former UM System President Tim Wolfe resigned. She was

A Cairo woman has died following an afternoon crash in Randolph County on Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 3 p.m. on Highway 63, just 2 miles north of Cairo. A Chevrolet Silverado was following a Ford Explorer. When the Explorer slowed to make a right-hand turn, the driver

Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday approved the new Brooks subdivision off Route WW, potentially paving the way for hundreds of new homes. The commission recommended the city annex more than 160 acres of land off Route WW near the Elks Lodge. Developers plan to build 390 homes off the road if the council

Columbia Public Schools’ long-range facilities planning committee met Thursday afternoon to address the number of students enrolled versus the space the schools actually have. At the meeting, the committee discussed a draft version of a bond issue, which could allow for expansion of some of the district’s buildings in January. “We’ll start having that conversation

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Thursday that his office will initiate an audit looking into the reported backlog of unprocessed rape kits across the state. “Rape kits provide a powerful tool for identifying and prosecuting potential sex criminals. But both in Missouri and across the country, thousands of rape kits go untested, hamstringing

UPDATE 11/9 12:15 pm: Lake Ozark police held a press conference about the shooting on Thursday afternoon. Police said they were familiar with Sweet after having a few run-ins with the man prior to the shooting. Officers said the investigation is ongoing and are looking into many more leads. Police except the investigation to continue

TONIGHT: The coldest air so far this season arrives tonight as lows drop into the upper teens near HWY 36 to near 20 along I-70 and mid 20s at the Lake of the Ozarks. Areas north of HWY 24 will drop into the upper teens under clear skies. A northeast breeze up to 10 mph

ABC 17 News has confirmed a Columbia youth director stepped down from his position after he was accused of domestic assault. Lorenzo Lawson was arrested last week when the mother of his child said he gave her a bloody lip. He claims he was watching TV with his wife at home. On Thursday, Lawson told

On Dec. 16, 2016, parts of mid-Missouri were caught off guard by an ice storm that was not in the forecast. The storm presented a host of problems for drivers across Columbia, but Columbia Public School officials had an even bigger problem: how to get thousands of children home safely on roads that were slick