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A man continues to recover at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri after he accidentally went over his room’s balcony ledge at the Lake of the Ozarks this past weekend. According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, Johnathan M. Ainsworth, 27, of Lees Summit, fell two stories onto the concrete below Camden on the Lake around

MONDAY: It’s a fairly warm afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures are climbing into the low to mid 90s. A cold front tracking through the area is bringing the return of drier air, so it won’t be as humid through the day. Heat indices will only top out near 95, with the chance for a few

UPDATE, 10:30 p.m: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri Department of Conservation will continue patrolling the general area for 74-year-old Jerry Kinman. UPDATE, 4:00 p.m: Officials with the Callaway County Sheriffs Department said they still cannot locate Jerry Kinman. Sheriff Clay Chism tells ABC 17 News they are exploring all possibilities in the

UPDATE (7/16 3:55 a.m.): The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it is conducting a death investigation for the incident Sunday night on St. Charles Road. Deputies first responded to the area around 9:45 p.m. for a report of a subject down, according to Sgt. Andrew Collins. Collins could not confirm if the death is considered

MONDAY: Back to work we’re tracking another warm day as temperatures will likely top out in low to mid 90s. Humidity will be a tad lower starting today, but will still create for uncomfortable conditions as heat index values range from 95-99. Clouds build in into the afternoon with spot shower chance east of HWY

UPDATE – 4:00 A.M.: A Boone County Sheriff’s Department spokesman told ABC 17 News a deputy conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. Andrew Collins said the area around the 8700 block of Route B, which is just north of Route HH, was closed because of the incident that

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear overnight with temperatures settling back to the lower 70s. There’s a chance that we could see some early morning patch fog develop between 5-7am, but that will quickly burn off. MONDAY: Back to work we’re tracking a slightly cooler day as temperatures will likely top out in the upper

A resolution on Monday night’s city council agenda recommends raising the city’s property tax by about 2 cents. The resolution is under new business, which means it will likely not get any discussion from the council at the meeting. The proposal is to increase the tax rate from 41 cents per $100 to about 43

One suspect is dead and three police officers are wounded after a shooting in the area of 40 Highway and Manchester in Kansas City Sunday afternoon. Kansas City police tweeted about the incident at 12:40 p.m. It all started at about 12:15 p.m. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1018550982433701888″,”author_name”:”Kansas City Police”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/kcpolice”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;There has been an officer involved shooting

UPDATE, 8:28 p.m.: Officials with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Department of Conservation said they will continue their patrols throughout the evening and overnight for Jerry Kinman. Initials reports from fire officials stated the Callaway County investigators suspended the search around 4:30 p.m. UPDATE, 5:00 p.m.: Officials said they have suspended the

A Tennessee man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday, according to online Missouri State Highway Patrol boating and drowning reports. The report said Brett Davidson, 37, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was last seen on a dock at Lick Branch Cove around 8 p.m. Friday. He was later reported missing. After troopers searched the

TODAY: Most of us will stay dry this morning aside from a rogue shower or two still holding on south of interstate 70. As we head into the afternoon hours, we could see some more showers and storms develop east of HWY 63, but doesn’t look to be as widespread as yesterday’s storms. Temperatures will

Highway Patrol troopers have arrested James Curry, 44, for drunk driving after a crash Saturday morning in Miller County left his passenger with serious injuries. According to crash reports, Curry was driving near Missouri 52 just past Versailles Avenue at about 7:30 Saturday morning. Curry apparently failed to negotiate a curve and the car went

Health officials are investigating several cases of the food-borne illness cyclosporiasis, which appears to be linked to eating McDonald’s salads. Seven cases have been reported across Missouri, with other cases popping up around the country. People become infected when they eat food or drink water that has been contaminated with feces that contains the parasite.

TONIGHT: Thunderstorms look to continue across much of Mid-Missouri through this evening, especially if you live north of I-70. These storms look to remain BELOW severe limits, so we’re likely NOT going to be seeing and damaging winds or large hail. We’ll continue to have those storms push through the area into the early morning

UPDATE: As on 5:00 p.m., only 2 customers are without power. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone Electric Cooperative officials confirm nearly 200 customers are without power Saturday morning following a car hitting a power pole. Officials said service will “be out for awhile” while crews replace the pole.

After storms blew through parts of central Missouri, some residents experienced power outages. In Boone County, about 170 customers with Boone County Electric Cooperative lost power around 1 a.m., according to the utility’s outage map. Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said the company has been busy through the early morning hours fixing downed

UPDATE, 10:45 p.m.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol claims Henry was disciplined for not following patrol orders and for his “bizarre and inappropriate” conduct. The patrol’s motion for summary judgment, filed late Friday, asks a federal judge to drop Henry’s case against eleven individual patrol members, including Col. Sandra Karsten. The motion from Assistant Attorney

Right now the southbound lanes of Providence Road in Columbia are blocked due to a crash at Southampton Drive. ABC 17 News saw two vehicles that appeared to be involved. Police, firefighters and an ambulance were on scene. ABC 17 News is working to find out what caused the crash and if anyone was injured.

Officials with Columbia Fire said talking about heat advisories can be a bit repetitive but it’s important for people in Mid-Missouri to take them seriously. “I think it’s safe to say that every person that we run on, that has a heat emergency, didn’t think that they would have one that day. So it’s very