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After a warmer than average October, Mid-Missouri will continue to see above average temperatures continue into the month of November. The Climate Prediction Center’s temperature outlook for the month of November favors above normal temperatures stretching through the Great Lakes region to the Southeast and through all of the Midwest, with the highest probability centered

Friday afternoon, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department arrested Leonard Wilson, 33, of Tuscumbia, on suspicion of kidnapping, attempted rape and sexual abuse. Sheriff Ronald Long said a man contacted authorities saying his girlfriend was sending him text messages stating she had been kidnapped and to call police. The victim was able to send short text

Emergency crews responded to a two-car crash in Boone County Saturday night. ABC 17 crews on scene saw at least one person taken from the scene by ambulance and smoke coming from a mini van and suburban involved in the crash. At least 13 units responded to the scene in the 8100 Block of Richland

After these cool past few days, temperatures will be on the rise once again starting Sunday and lasting into mid week. Over the next couple of days, the trough of low pressure that has brought us cool and damp conditions will shift east, allowing the upper level flow in our region to first flatten, then

Deputies arrested a young girl Friday afternoon in connection to the armed robbery at Casey’s in Higbee. Randolph County Mark Nichols confirmed Dakota Carr, 21, is currently being held in the Randolph County Jail on a $50,000 cash-only bond. Carr was not inside the store at the time of the robbery, Nichols said. She is

Two Sedalia residents are dead after a crash in western Missouri Saturday. It happened around 12:00 a.m. on Highway 50 in Jackson County. Aven Cozad, 94, drove off the side of the road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The car went down a ditch and flipped. Aven Cozad and passenger Bernadine Cozad, 84,

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men following a drug bust Friday. Deputies arrested Leslie Shoemate, 41, and Taylen Brown, 39, just after 11:30 p.m. Deputies helped the East Central Drug Task Force serve a search warrant. Details were not available Saturday on where the warrant was served or what was found in the

Mid-Missouri fire agencies are reminding residents to change more than just their clocks Sunday morning as daylight saving time comes to an end. Gale Blomenkamp, Boone County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief, said it’s a good habit for people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors every six months. “There’s a firefighter fatality in

Emergency crews were called to a rollover crash about 20 minutes east of Columbia. ABC 17 News confirms a grain truck tipped over Friday, spilling corn feed across I-70. Eastbound lanes were blocked after 6 p.m. about two miles from the Hatton exit in Callaway County before Highway 54 and Fulton. Firefighters were also on

Stover authorities released the autopsy results Friday for a man found dead in a mobile home Thursday. On Friday officials identified the man found dead in a mid-Missouri trailer as James Dennis Conner, 58, from Stover, about an hour southwest of Jefferson City. Experts also performed an autopsy Friday. The preliminary results found no defensive

ABC 17 News got a first look at a possible proposal for access to the planned East Elementary School in Columbia Friday. For the last month, some residents in the neighborhoods near the planned school have been expressing their concerns about the increase in traffic and other possible safety hazards. CPS wants to emphasize the

Bill Plante is the White House correspondent for CBS News. The veteran journalist agreed to visit with me during his recent visit to mid-Missouri to receive MU School of Journalism’s Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. I start our conversation for “This Week” by asking him what’s changed in journalism since he started

ABC 17 News confirmed at least one person died after a crash in Moniteau County involving a truck and a mini-van. It happened around 2:15 p.m. Friday on Old Highway 50 near California, Mo., about 30 minutes west of Jefferson City. According the the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report one of the vehicles crossed

Columbia police are investigating after shots are heard in north Columbia Friday night. Police tell ABC 17 News they found several shell casings at the scene on near Currituck Lane, by the intersection of Edenton Boulevard and Bodie Drive. A victim was not found at the scene, and so far there is no suspect description.

According to University Hospital staff, Halloween is one of the busiest days of the year for their emergency room. Minor incidents like twisted ankles and sprains are a common sight in the ER. Cole County Sheriff’s Captain John Wheeler said his best advice for parents is to stay in neighborhoods they know, and just “make

Another telephone utility scam is targeting utility customers in Mid-Missouri. Friday morning, a Boone Electric Cooperative member in Columbia informed the utility company they had received a phone call from someone who claimed to be a BEC representative trying to collect payment for an overdue bill. A similar phone scam happened just last week in

University of Missouri police are investigating another incident of vandalism targeting minorities. University spokesman Christian Basi said Friday the vandalism included a symbol that targets cultural and religious minorities. He says the university isn’t identifying the symbol found Oct. 24 on a dorm bathroom wall because the investigation is ongoing. Rabbi Avraham Lapine, director of

The Missouri state trooper who says he was unfairly punished after criticizing the Highway Patrol is now retiring. On Friday, a lawyer for Cpl. Randy Henry confirmed he is leaving the agency, wanting nothing else to do with the organization. He will still be available to testify about the Brandon Ellingson case if necessary. Henry

Eight times a week, on average, is how often someone in Columbia has called 911 reporting “shots fired” or “shots heard” this year. The problem is not getting better. About 70 % of those calls have come in during the last five months. It’s happening in public. A shooting happened on the Business Loop just

A storm system passing to our south will spread rain into Mid-Missouri Friday night through the first half of the day Saturday. Rain will become likely by midnight and continue through late-morning Saturday before pushing east with showers decreasing through the afternoon Saturday. Rainfall amounts of a half inch to an inch are expected with