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ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim talks with players and coaches after winning the 2014 Cotton Bowl.

Henry Josey ran for 92 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 16-yarder with 3:08 left, and No. 9 Missouri beat No. 13 Oklahoma State 41-31 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. The former Big 12 and Big Eight rivals traded points on six consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter, until Oklahoma State quarterback

Jabari Brown scored 22 points to lead No. 25 Missouri to a 69-59 victory over pesky Long Beach State on Saturday. Earnest Ross added 16 points and Ryan Rosburg had 11 rebounds for the Tigers (12-1), who open Southeastern Conference play at home against Georgia on Wednesday. Jordan Clarkson, who leads the SEC with a

Jefferson City police are warning pet owners about the dangers of cold temperatures. Residents are advised to be mindful of their pets and to keep them indoors during these extremely cold temperatures. If they are left outdoors an extended period of time, it could be deadly. Police also encourage residents to be aware of animals

Columbia Public Works started getting its trucks ready at 3 Saturday afternoon. The full staff came in at seven. The Missouri Department of Transportation had its 225 of their trucks in the mid-Missouri area on the roads at 6 on Saturday. “We are always ready to go. This is very routine for us, but each

Two Columbia teens told police they were mugged and pistol-whipped near an elementary school late Friday night. It happened near Parkade Park just before 2 a.m. The 17 year-old told police two suspects tried to rob them. When the suspects realized they were teenagers and did not have money, they hit them with their guns

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim caught up with Braylon Webb and L’Damian Washington following the Missouri Tiger’s 41-31 win in the 2014 Cotton Bowl over the Oklahoma State cowboys.

Columbia police arrested a suspect in the Dec. 3 shooting on Switzler Street. Limetro Wiltz, 21, was arrested Thursday night in Columbia. On Dec. 3, around 2:30 p.m., officers were called to the Columbia Housing Authority on Switzler Street for a report of shots fired. Residents in the area told ABC 17 News they heard

A woman was hurt Friday afternoon after a crash involving a U-Haul truck. Emergency workers responded around 3:45 p.m. near I-70 and Rangeline. The victim was trapped in a red Pontiac Grand Am, and crews had to use the Jaws of Life to pull her out. She went to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Trash and recycling pickup in Columbia will be canceled on Monday. That means service will be delayed by a day the rest of the week due to the dangerous conditions expected to reach Mid-Missouri over the weekend. City officials made the call on Friday because of the extremely cold temperatures, which could reach -20 degrees

Columbia police are investigating a homicide in which the victim was shot. They were called to a home in the 2000 block of Newton Drive at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Their investigation revealed that a woman had arrived at the home and found a man lying on the floor with a gunshot wound. Dontay Tolston,

Police have now identified a suspect from a central Columbia shooting. Investigators said on Thursday Limetro Wiltz, 21, is wanted in connection to the crime, and he could be armed and dangerous. Officers found several shell casings near the Housing Authority office on Switzler and Trinity December 3. They think the violence could be tied

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim talks with players and coaches about how being in Texas for the 2014 Cotton Bowl helps recruit in a state where a majority of players are from.

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim talks with Henry Josey about how thankful he is to return to football and playing in the 2014 Cotton Bowl after suffering a serious knee injury in 2011.

While some are still making their way home from the holidays, this Missouri State Highway Patrol’s New Year’s holiday counting period has come to an end, this year with results they hope for every year- zero deaths. That is 12 less than last year’s. However, that counting period in 2012 was longer starting on December

The Missouri Women’s Basketball team traveled to Ole Miss for their first conference toad game of the season defeating the Rebels 85-76. The Tigers are now 12-2 overall and 1-0 SEC on the season. Bri Kulas and Morgan eye lead the team in scoring with two other players scoring 20 or more points in Thursday’s

Plows only finished about 12 percent of the Columbia neighborhoods by 4:30 p.m. Thursday. They left to concentrate on main roads and re-freezing. Trucks will return to residential areas by 7 a.m. Friday because of a new city policy. ABC 17 News confirmed the changes in December, after they were put up for public comment

Two robbers escaped in Jefferson City on Wednesday after holding a woman at gunpoint in her own home. The victim says she left briefly in the afternoon near Broadway and Atchison. But when she came back, two men were inside, and one of them had a gun. The woman gave them her purse and cash

A fundraiser will be held this week for Sam Santhuff, of Fulton, who has one of the rarest forms of pediatric cancer. The 5-year-old’s battle withrhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)has earned him the nickname ‘Super Sam.’ He’s was diagnosed in August, and has been traveling to the University of Florida Proton Institute for chemo and surgeries. Sam’s mother,

A Moberly man was arrested by Boone County authorities on Tuesday for multiple child sex crimes. William Houston, 35, is being accused of raping a young girl for several years. Court documents show he began raping her when she was only 3, and continued abusing her in Boone County until she was 7. He is