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TONIGHT: Isolated evening storms end, leaving us with mostly cloudy skies overnight with patchy fog possible by morning. Lows will drop into the lower 60s with a light northeast wind to 6 mph. WEDNESDAY: Skies will remain partly sunny with only an isolated storm chance, mainly south of I-70 in the afternoon and early evening.

The attorneys for Gov. Eric Greitens have sent a letter with “rules” for how they’d like to move forward with the Special Investigative Committee. Team Greitens wants to be able to question witnesses and want the power to subpoena like House Speaker Todd Richardson’s has during the upcoming special session that could lead to Greitens’

Gov. Greitens’ attorney released a statement on Tuesday about filing a police report with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department against the lead investigator for the Circuit Attorney’s Office for perjury. This comes a day after the invasion of privacy charge against the governor was dropped. You can read the entire statement below: “Today, we

A 16-year-old girl from Wellsville suffered serious injuries after a crash at MO 19 at Cedartown Rd. in Montgomery County. Courtnie Winkler, 16, of Wellsville, was driving northbound on MO 19 in a 2001 Chevrolet Venture Van when a flat tire caused the vehicle to fishtail. The vehicle went off of the right sight of

UPDATE 8:30 a.m.: The House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight released two documents after its meeting ended Tuesday morning. The meeting lasted less than ten minutes, but during the brief amount of time, two documents were discussed related to Gov. Eric Greitens campaign funding. The documents were separate email strings: one between Michael Hafner, a

TUESDAY: It’s a mild and humid afternoon across Mid-Missouri, but not expected to be as warm as yesterday. Highs today will only top out in the upper 70s, as clouds and storms will keep temperatures from climbing. While it’s been dry for most of the morning, storms are expected to increase in coverage through the

A crash in Howard County on Monday has left one woman dead and two others injured. A 1999 Ford F-250 Pickup was driving eastbound on Route O in Howard County, when the vehicle went off of the right side of the road, overcorrected, traveled to the left side of the road and overturned. A passenger

UPDATE (5/15 8:40 a.m.): The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed deputies made no arrested after an incident with a knife on Demaret Drive Monday night. It involved two men who knew each other, according to Detective Tom O’Sullivan. The two men reportedly got into a fight and went to the hospital on their own with

Columbia police and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers searched the area near a south Columbia church on Tuesday morning. Police confirmed it started with a disturbance in the 1200 block of Grindstone Parkway just before 2 a.m. Soon after, Columbia Fire was dispatched to a single vehicle crash near The Crossing. Police said the driver

TUESDAY: A few morning storms are possible along and north of I-70 but will be very spotty as they move north just outside our area. More widespread, but light rain looks likely south of I-70 for the morning commute. We will see a brief lull in any activity from 10 AM until noon. A cold

UPDATE: A Columbia family is cleaning up Monday night after storms damaged their roof. It happened late Monday afternoon at a home in the 4200 block of Clark Lane. ABC 17 News spoke to the family who said a gust of wind peeled of part of the roof. No injuries were reported. ORIGINAL: Storms caused

The invasion of privacy charge against Gov. Eric Greitens was dropped on Monday. Upon learning the news, the governor told reporters, “Today, prosecutors dropped the false charges against me. This is a great victory and it’s been a long time coming.” Assistant St. Louis Circuit Attorney Ronald Sullivan made the announcement in court after the

Storm developed in warm, moist air Monday afternoon ahead of a nearly stationary front draped across northwestern Missouri. They quickly strengthened in the unstable air and became more widespread by mid-afternoon. The first storms popped up by 1 PM and quickly developed into a line, pushing east through Mid-Missouri by 5 PM. These produced strong

Lawmakers in both the House and Senate said the dismissal of Governor Greitens criminal invasion of privacy charge will not have any affect on the House special committee’s investigation. “Personally, I think it makes no difference. We are a separate, individual legislative body. We are conducting our investigation accordingly-what happens in the city of St.

TONIGHT: The threat of severe storms will continue to decrease overnight with only an isolated severe storm threat. Showers and t-storms will be more numerous south of I-70 until midnight and gradually end as a few more storms move in north of I-70 after midnight. None of the late-night storms are expected to be severe.

Residents in Boonville officially raised enough money to build a new animal shelter for the town. The current shelter can only house about 15 animals at a time and is extremely cramped. In 2016, a group of residents decided to start raising money for one that would be bigger and at a new location. ABC

A crash involving a tractor trailer blocked all westbound lanes of I-70 in Montgomery County Monday morning. The crash happened at 167.8 mile marker and traffic was redirected at the 170 mile marker down Route J. MoDOT tweeted around 11 a.m. warning traffic was “backed up significantly” and that both lanes were closed. About 45

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures will slowly rise through the middle 80s this afternoon, as clouds continue to meager in to the area. As you begin your evening commute home, watch out for the development of a few thunderstorms, especially after 6pm as we begin to interact with the stationary boundary to our north. TONIGHT: Evening storms

UPDATE: Monday’s meeting was canceled due to a crash on I-70 that delayed some committee members. ORIGINAL: The special investigative committee looking into Governor Greitens is scheduled to meet three times during the last week of the legislative session. The Special Investigative Committee on Oversight is expected to meet at 12 p.m. Monday at the

Osage County deputies said they arrested two people Saturday morning with the help of the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force. Deputies said the two agencies served a search warrant early Saturday morning at 406 East Nathan Street in Meta. During the investigation, deputies found a crystal-like substance consistent with methamphetamine, digital scales, nine tablets of a