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Clean-up crews worked through Sunday afternoon to finish picking up trash and cleaning up Memorial Stadium. The crews with Can Do Enterprises LLC told ABC 17 News the average turnaround time to clean up after a game is a day and a half. Russ Hamilton with Can Do Enterprises LLC said it takes about 70

Mizzou football head coach Gary Pinkel spoke with media after the home opener against Murray State and looks ahead to game against Toledo. For full coverage of the press conference, click video above.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting 5 deadly crashes on the roads this weekend. However, the counting does not end until midnight. Last year the number of deadly crashes was 7. According to AAA, this Labor Day weekend has the highest number of travelers since the recession. Of the more than 34 million Labor

Columbia and Boone County have experienced far fewer natural cover fires this year than last — almost 100 less — but fire officials say that doesn’t mean the danger isn’t there. In fact, as the heat and dry weather conditions continue, the risk for brush fires increases. Columbia Fire Marshal Brad Frazier says that igniting

Emergency crews and deputies were called to a home Sunday night after a woman was hit by a car in Boone County. The first reports of the accident came in around 9:40 p.m. Authorities say it happened on private property at 7850 O Neal Road, about 25 minutes north of Columbia off Highway VV. Firefighters

A suspect is in custody in Callaway County after allegedly killing his neighbor and and assaulting the victim’s father. Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an assault around 1 a.m. Saturday. The assault occurred at a home at 1091 Blue Ridge Road off State Road B, east of Auxvasse. The suspect, Jake Gastler, originally told

Three people are in University Hospital after a serious car crash in Randolph County early Monday. Emergency crews were called to County Road 2320 just east of County Road 2305 around 12:30 a.m. for a car accident. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers, an SUV driven by Shanda R. Taylor, 18, of Huntsville, traveled

Thousands of people near the Lake of the Ozarks lost electricity after storms on Sunday. Strong winds and lightning started after 9 in the morning, leaving scattered damage, including several downed power lines and tree limbs. Co-Mo Electric says at the peak, about 1,300 homes were in the dark. At least three poles were snapped.

This weekend tents started going up near Faurot Field more than 12 hours in advance. Because Saturday’s kickoff was so late and temperatures were high, many people experienced issues with the heat. Officials at the University of Missouri police department admit they see more 911 calls for August games because it is so hot. Last

James Franklin threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns before coming out early in the third quarter, helping Missouri take command after early struggles and whip Murray State 58-14 Saturday night in an opener that began in 98-degree heat. Henry Josey had 113 yards on 13 carries with a 68-yard score in his first game

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Millions of people hit the roads for Labor Day weekend. Tack on opening day for Mizzou football, and law enforcement officials say the potential for problems worsens. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, one in nine people drive drunk on a normal weekend, and they expect it to be more this weekend because of

Two home robbery suspects are on the loose after escaping Columbia police early Friday. Two men knocked on a door at the new student housing, Aspen Heights, near Grindstone Parkway and Highway 63 around midnight. One of them pointed a gun at the resident, age 20, and escaped with cash in a gray four-door car.

Health official’s are warning everyone to plan for heat at Mizzou’s first football game Saturday. They said with temperatures expected to be in the 90’s all day, people can start to feel the effects of heat illnesses within minutes. Officials said heat, not security, is their biggest worry. With temperatures expected to still be in

Law enforcement in Mid-Missouri have made an arrest in last week’s shooting at Douglass Park in Columbia. Moberly police Cmdr. Kenne Neese said a wanted suspect out of Columbia for a felony offense was taken into custody Thursday in the 400 block of W. Reed Street. Columbia Police Department Ofc. Latisha Stroer confirmed 30-year-old Walter

Columbia Police have arrested the driver of a pick up truck that flipped Friday morning. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. in the 5500 block of Paris Road in front of the Fed-Ex Shipping facility. Firefighters say they found the truck upside down in a ditch. One man was trapped inside and had to

A gas leak in central Columbia may affect Friday morning traffic. Ameren Missouri crews are working on fixing the leak at the intersection of Hickman Avenue and 8th Street right next to Jefferson Middle School. Ameren says Hickman Avenue at the intersection will be shut down all morning and could impact buses loading and unloading

This weekend, 34.1 million people will be traveling for Labor Day weekend, according to Triple-A. Sixty-three percent of travelers will load up their cars, fill up their tanks and hit the road. The other 37 percent will take to the skies. A 6 percent jump in travel this year, with the majority by car, will

Fast-food workers at several Columbia restaurants went on strike Thursday to portest for higher wages. Workers at Columbia-area McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King and Hardee’s walked off the job as part of a nationwide strike. Employees in at least 50 U.S. cities were expected to strike and organizers say it will be the largest nationwide

Two men were seriously injured in a Thursday morning car crash in Boone County. Emergency crews were called to an injury accident around 11:15 a.m. on Route VV just north of Rangeline Street. Officials say Colin D. McCarty, 47, and Deon D. Pacheco, 40, both of Columbia, were ejected from an open-top Jeep. The men