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Kevin Puryear was not ready for the Kim Anderson era to end Wednesday night. The sophomore forward hit a buzzer-beating three point shot to sink Auburn 86-83 in overtime. MU looked out of the game with less than two minutes left. Cullen VanLeer hit a three pointer to cut the Auburn lead to 74-70. He

Chief Brad Fraizer with the Columbia Fire Department said firefighters have already saved one life from a drug overdose less than a month after the department became equipped with naloxone. The fire department began carrying naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversing drug, on Jan. 25 and the incident happened on Feb. 20. “We’re very happy that we

The Columbia Public Schools Finance Committee has started discussing its revenue assumptions for the 2017 -2018 school year. The committee has 90 days before it has to approve the next school year’s budget, making Wednesday’s meeting just the beginning of discussions between the committee and school board. In order to make a budget proposal in

The Missouri Department of Transportation started their statewide Enhanced Pothole Patrol campaign on Monday, but the Columbia crew officially started Wednesday. ABC 17 News crews rode with the MoDOT crew when they started fixing potholes. MoDOT is still using the remainder of the winter mix, but crews plan to start using the summer mix within

Some students and faculty members at the University of Missouri are expressing concerns over a recent audit of the UM System that revealed more than $2 million in hidden payments and incentives to top administrators. “I personally didn’t feel very valued as a student,” MU student Eryn Acton told ABC News. “I just think it’s

Despite bleak findings in Nicole Galloway’s audit of the University of Missouri system, leaders at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday they will continue to support Mizzou and its efforts to lobby for more funding at the state Capitol. “We’re going to be supportive of our university and we’re going to continue to fight

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear overnight with winds becoming light under 10 mph. A southerly wind will keep temperatures warmer with lows in the low to mid 40s. THURSDAY: Temperatures warm into the lower 70s Thursday with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly near and south of I-70 from

UPDATE 10:27 A.M.: ABC 17 has confirmed with the Columbia Police Department that at 4:14 p.m., officers were dispatched to a custodial abduction in the 1700 block of Spiros Drive, which did have to do with the crash. UPDATE: A traffic crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows no one who was hurt

No one was injured after a car caught fire in south Columbia Wednesday afternoon. ABC 17 News confirmed a car making a left turn onto Buttonwood Drive collided with a second car that was driving south on Buttonwood Drive. Columbia firefighters were at the scene before 1 p.m. near Sonic. Buttonwood Drive was temporarily closed.

UPDATE 2:28 P.M.: Dr. Tim Hadfield, superintendent of the Camdenton R-III School District, has issued the following statement: “We take any reports of threats of violence seriously. We have vigorously investigated the reports. We have also worked to respond appropriately in order to keep our students and staff safe. Camdenton Schools were in session today

Some Jefferson City leaders are once again asking the city council to approve raising the minimum age at which citizens can purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. The campaign, known as “Tobacco 21,” died in the city’s Public Safety Committee in July 2016 when it failed to overcome a tied vote. The measure is

The Randolph County Jail received a package in the mail on Friday that was addressed to an inmate with no return address. The package contained narcotics along with writing utensils. On March 6, the Sheriff’s Office was able to find the individual that had sent the package and executed a search warrant in Moberly. During

Romell Dewayne Rainey has had prior burglary and armed criminal action charges dropped as of Feb. 24, 2017. Rainey was wanted for a robbery with a gun in the 5000 block of Tessa Way on November 10, 2015. The charges came from a report that a man was sleeping when Rainey broke in through a

A 36-year-old woman was pronounced dead on Feb. 17 at a East Wall Street home after the Boone County Fire Department and the Sturgeon Police Department tried to administer CPR. The authorities were called there for a cardiac arrest. Because of the young age of the victim, no witnesses to her collapse and the alleged

UPDATE 3/8: State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a statement Wednesday after ABC 17 News spoke to former Mizzou Chancellor R. Bown Loftin about the findings of an audit of the UM System. “The practices uncovered in my audit are troubling, and I’m further concerned that executives at both the university and the system level appear

TODAY: Another Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of Mid-Missouri, as breezy and dry conditions will stay with us today. Temperatures today will warm into the 60s, under mostly sunny skies. Westerly winds sustained at 10-18 mph will gust as high as 30 mph at times in the afternoon. The Red Flag Warning

The National Weather Service survey team in St. Louis determined that there was EF 1 damage in Rhineland in Montgomery County. It appears the tornado developed near baseball fields along HWY 94 and moved east causing damage to homesteads and farm buildings before crossing HWY 19. It continued a path until it reached Engemann Farm

Newest forecast models are indicating snow increasing during the day on Saturday. A mix could arrive as early as 2AM-4AM across the Ozarks and Jefferson City with a rain/sleet mix. Snow will be possible in far northern Missouri at this time. The chance increasing through 9AM with the changeover to snow for most of Mid-Missouri

The threat is low, but it is there. Parts of Mid-Missouri are under a Marginal Threat for severe weather on Thursday night. There is a 5% probability for storms with large hail 1″ in diameter or greater, and wind gusts of 58 + mph wind gusts. Take a look at which areas and what time

TODAY: A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by a mostly sunny sky in the afternoon. Temperatures will be 10 degres warmer in the afternoon today in the upper 60s. A southwest wind with gusts upwards to 30 mph will bring a Red Flag Warning starting at 11AM today through 7PM. Outdoor burning