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Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released the audit of the Village of Ferrelview on Monday. Galloway said the audit was initiated after citizens used the petition process to request an audit of the village, which is ongoing. “Residents of Ferrelview deserve accountability and transparency in all aspects of their government,” Auditor Galloway said. “Even though

A Phelps County jury found Wayne Whitmore, 34, guilty of felony tampering with a motor vehicle. Deputies said the incident happened in 2014, when Whitmore traded a Polaris ATV to a Rolla resident. Whitmore was accused of never delivering the vehicle’s title. During the trial, the ATV’s owner testified that the vehicle went missing earlier

Randolph County deputies arrested four men on Sunday after officers made a vehicle stop at the intersection of Route C and Route Z. Deputies said the truck they pulled over fit the description of a truck used in a theft in Randolph County. Officers also said the truck did not have any license plates. In

Camden County deputies announced on Monday that a missing Richland woman was found dead. ABC17 previously reported that officers were looking for Regina Harris after her boyfriend reported her missing on Dec. 27. Deputies said Harris purposely left a residence on foot on Dec. 16, leaving her child with her boyfriend. Officers said no further

TODAY: It’s a chilly morning across Mid-Missouri, as colder air continues to filter into the region. Temperatures are hovering in the mid to upper 20s, with wind chill values near 15 degrees. Skies will gradually clear through the day, with sunshine by the afternoon hours. Despite plenty of sunshine, we’ll only see highs climb into

Following one of the coldest starts to a year ever recorded, things have been thawing out across Mid-Missouri. Arctic air earlier in the month kept the average temperature near 22 degrees, a sign of just how cold the air was that kept spilling into Mid-Missouri. Since then temperatures have thawed out, with the average hovering

Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earleywine spoke out for the first time since his firing on Saturday night. He sent this lengthy message to ABC 17 News. “I have been totally blindsided by all that has happened in the past two days and as confused as everyone else as to why this has happened. First and

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: ABC 17 News has independently confirmed that the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX is investigating Phillips. ABC 17 News received an email from an alleged victim saying “the University is proceeding with an investigation against Terrence Phillips.” The email was originally sent by an investigator in the Title IX office.

TONIGHT : We’re continuing to track this quick moving system as it moves towards Mid-Missouri. We’ll see on and off light snow falling between 10pm-3am. A lack of moisture and the speed of this system is really going to limit any accumulations to grassy surfaces, with likely only a dusting of snow. Lows will be

The driver of a semi-truck wasn’t hurt after his trailer caught fire Sunday afternoon. The truck caught on fire at the Millersburg exit off I-70 in Callaway County. Firefighters from the Boone County Fire Protection District and Millersburg Fire Department were called to to the scene around 4:40 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said

Callaway County deputies along with Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a man Saturday afternoon after he allegedly stole items from a home in the 8000 block of Old Highway 40. Authorities were called to the home after the homeowner reported finding a man taking items. David Atterberry and a juvenile were taken into custody.

Boone County deputies said they arrested a man after he failed to stop at a stop sign Sunday morning. Deputies said they witnessed a driver, later identified as Wallace Allen, 30, of Columbia fail to completely stop at a stop sign, and attempted to pull him over. Deputies said Allen continued to drive a few

City staff and safety advocates will continue a series of town halls Monday looking for ideas to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries. The meetings are a part of the city’s Vision Zero plan to eliminate deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Members of the community in the 2nd Ward of the city will meet

An uncontrolled grass fire resulted in over two acres of grass to burn off Route M Saturday afternoon, according to the Southern Boone Fire Protection District. Chief Roger Jaeger said the dry conditions make it easy for fire to spread in this type of situation. “It’s not red flag conditions because we don’t have strong

TODAY: Sunday will be partly cloudy as temperatures warming into the upper 40s and low 50s. By this afternoon we will begin to see clouds build into the area, and that will be thanks to our second cold front to pass through our viewing area this weekend. Westerly winds will shift out of the north

The No. 3 Mizzou wrestling team defeated No. 5 Oklahoma State 21-19 on the road on Saturday night. The Tigers are now 16-0 with just three duals left in the regular season. MU went down 9-0 after the first two matches, but No. 2 Jaydin Eierman turned things around for the Tigers at 141. The

Quinndary Weatherspoon scored a team-high 20 points as Mississippi State defeated Missouri 74-62 on Saturday night. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Bulldogs (15-6, 3-5 SEC). Abdul Ado and Nick Weatherspoon each had 12 points for Mississippi State while Tyson Carter added 10 points. Kassius Robertson had 20 points to lead Missouri

University of Missouri alum Mort Walker, best known for creating the comic strip “Beetle Bailey,” passed away at his home in Connecticut Saturday at the age of 94. Walker’s son attributed his father’s death to old age. Walker graduated from the University of Missouri in 1948. His education at Mizzou was interrupted after being drafted

TONIGHT : Temperatures will make a slow drop back into the lower 30s over night tonight, and our wind will become light & variable under partly cloudy skies. SUNDAY: Sunday will be mostly sunny with temperatures once again rebounding into the upper 40s and potentially even some low 50s. By later in the afternoon we

Maries County deputies said they arrested a man early Saturday morning for allegedly kidnapping a mother and her child. Deputies said they saw a vehicle pulled over on Highway 63 and Route AA near Vienna Saturday morning and went to contact the driver. During the course of an investigation, deputies said they determined the female