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UPDATE: A 76-year-old West Virginia man died in a Miller County crash Monday afternoon, according to a crash report for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report said Franklin Alford’s truck was forced from Highway 17 when a semi tractor hauling logs crashed into a dump truck. Alford’s truck was hit by logs, causing him

TONIGHT: A cluster of storms forming in southwestern Missouri overnight will track to the northeast along I-44, with the bulk of the activity south of the interstate. Areas near I-44 could get a few of these storms after 2 AM. No severe storms are expected but a few could be strong. There is another cluster

UPDATE 6:33 p.m.: The judge wrapped up Monday’s session after hearing from three witness’ total. The court began again for the day around 1:30 p.m. after taking a lunch recess. It started off with a leader read aloud from Jeffrey Nichols’ childhood friend, Sgt. Christopher Harrison who described Nichols as “never a straight A student,”

California City Fire Department Chief Allen Smith said the cause of the fire on 300 N High St is still unknown. He said it was difficult to put out due to the age of the building and its heavy timber construction. “Its always had me concerned and last night it happened,” Allen Smith said. “As

On the heels of the warmest May ever recorded, the heat has yet to let up across the Midwest. With less than a week left in the month, June is set to close as one of the top 5 warmest June’s ever recorded. The close to June comes following the nearly 30 year anniversary of

A federal judge sided with Logboat Brewing Company in a trademark dispute with a Maine-based brewery. Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled that Logboat’s use of the brand name Shiphead would not cause confusion with any beer put out by Shipyard Brewing Company out of Portland, Maine. Shipyard sued Logboat in 2017 over its use of nautically-themed

ABC 17 News confirmed one person was taken to the hospital Monday after a head-on crash about 15 minutes northeast of Columbia. Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District and ambulance crews responded to Highway PP near Thompson Road off Mexico Gravel Road around 11:45 a.m. It involved an SUV and a car. ABC

Rep. Jay Barnes sent a letter to the Investigative Committee on Monday, thanking the members for their service and revealing more information on the Greitens cases. “In addition to evidence of sexual assault and domestic violence, the Committee also possessed sufficient documentary evidence to establish good cause to believe Greitens and his campaign had misappropriated

MONDAY: It’s another warm and humid afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures are already hovering in the upper 70s. With clouds expected to slowly break through the day, we’ll see many locations squeeze out the mid-80s for highs. The break in clouds will also allow for some storms to form, along a boundary line from decaying

MONDAY: This morning storms that developed overnight to the west in Kansas are going to be tracking into the area, but luckily holding off until after the early morning rush. Grab the umbrella early on because scattered showers look likely again by the evening commute. As clouds break up early in the day, storms could

Firefighters are working to put out a fire at the local service organization Fraternal Order of Eagles Monday morning. ABC 17 News crews at the scene saw smoke coming from the two-story building located in the 300 block of north High Street. Crews said the building looks severely damaged from the fire. This is a

There was a drowning last night at Shoal Creek and five drownings in the last month in Missouri. According to the Missouri State High Patrol, there have been 40 drowning’s in the last year. People at Finger Lakes State Park in Boone County told ABC 17 how they keep themselves safe. Jacob Hodgen and his

TONIGHT: We’re continuing to watch fading clusters of showers and storms fade this evening as we lose heating of the day, however, there’s a chance for another round of thundershowers to roll through after midnight. Lows only drop into the low 70s. TOMORROW: The latest data is indicating that we stay dry through the morning

One man is in custody for allegedly shooting and killing someone in Pulaski County on Saturday night. Deputies arrested Ian Steven Miller, 45, for first-degree murder and armed criminal action on Sunday, according to a Facebook post by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. Miller is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond, the post

UPDATE: A Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant tells ABC 17 News that Highway 63 is back open after a rollover crash. Sgt. Scott White said the right lane of Highway 63 was re-opened at 4:43 p.m., an hour after the emergency call was made about the crash. White said the crash involved one car, but

Drivers in Boone County will have to make changes to their commute for the upcoming week due to various construction projects. On Monday, the Missouri Department of Transportation will close Highway 124 to replace a culvert pipe between Old Number 7 and Proctor roads. Crews said the construction will shut down the route from 9

UPDATE 10 a.m.: Power has been restored to all Columbia Water and Light customers Sunday morning. Lucia Bourgeois, a spokesperson for Columbia Water and Light, said a squirrel got on a power line, burned the line and damaged one circuit just after 6:30 a.m. Bourgeois said smaller outages south of Stadium Boulevard and west of

TODAY: We’re seeing some high level clouds filter into the area this morning. Winds out of the southeast combined with some filtered sunshine will help us warm up a bit more than we did yesterday with afternoon highs will make it into the middle to upper 80s. Storms will increase in coverage from the south

The State Highway Patrol is investigating what cause a boat to go up in flames near mile marker 8 at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday. Sgt. Scott White tells ABC 17 News that no injuries were reported by troopers on scene. There was no obvious cause to the fire, according to White. Troop F

A Kansas City woman died Saturday afternoon after driving a golf cart in Camden County, according to online Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. The crash happened just after 1:30 p.m. The report said Theresa Grist, 64, was backing up onto Flintstone Circle when the golf cart traveled off the roadway and went down a 60-foot