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Columbia resident Rob Smith found out while in first grade that he was adopted, but he’s still a Smith, through and through. “Family is one of the most important things,” he said. “No one will ever replace my mom and dad. No one will ever replace my sister.” But Smith has always been curious about

On any given day across the world, there are roughly 1,800 thunderstorms occurring. While they can be a hazard, they also provide important rainfall for a region. Here in the United States, roughly 125,000 thunderstorms occur each year, with our fair share here in Mid-Missouri falling during the spring and summer months. Satellite images from

TONIGHT: Temperatures will only drop to near 70 tonight as clouds increase. Southerly winds will diminish to 7-10 mph. SATURDAY: The day will start off with clouds and mild temperatures as a cluster of strong storms move across northern Missouri, near a stationary frontal boundary. Most of the rain looks like it will stay north

The pace of jury selection in Gov. Eric Greitens’ invasion of privacy case may push back the start of the trial. Judge Rex Burlison said he may have to prepare for the trial to begin next Wednesday, rather than the anticipated Tuesday start. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys have questioned several individual jurors based on

FRIDAY: A decaying MCS is leading to some scattered showers and storms for Mid-Missouri this afternoon. A few rumbles of thunder is possible through the early afternoon, but the overall trend shows any rain coming to an end through 1 PM, with clouds breaking up following the exit of the rain. Due to more clouds

FRIDAY: Some morning clouds increase through mid-Missouri after 9 AM through noon. As showers exit clouds will slowly begin to clear with an afternoon warm up. It looks like the warmest day so far this spring as highs top out in the upper 80s near 90 which is 17 degrees above average. It will be

UPDATE 9:14 P.M.: The endangered silver advisory has been canceled due to Channel being found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Lake of the Ozark Police Department has issued an endangered silver advisory for a missing 72-year-old man. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the man, Billie Junior Channel, was reported missing from 37 Bobwhite Ln at

The Missouri Senate has voted to move Prop A, the Right To Work bill, to the August ballot. The bill was on the Senate floor for nearly 12 hours closing the bill around 5:30 a.m. on Friday in a vote, 23-7. Senate Democrats releasing a statement on Twitter: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoSenDems/status/994886047766056960″,”author_name”:”Senate Democrats”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoSenDems”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Shameful. Senate Republicans

Lawmakers have passed a more than $28 billion budget proposal ahead of their Friday deadline. The proposal includes, $99 million more for Missouri K-12 public schools next fiscal year and stable higher education funding. If the Governor approves the budget, the plan would meet funding goals for elementary and secondary education as outlined in state

Columbia Police detectives arrested Sean Thomas Diestel, 30, of Boone County, on May 10 for felony sexual contact with a student following a sexual offense investigation involving a minor. Diestel was a teacher with Columbia Public Schools when the reported incident took place. On May 4, detectives were called to 4303 S. Providence Road, otherwise

As the country continues to battle the opioid crisis, local governments across Missouri are considering how to prevent drug misuse and abuse. The lack of a statewide drug monitoring program, however, leaves local leaders with little state guidance on how to prevent opioid-related injuries and deaths. Tonight Camden County debates joining Missouri’s only Prescription Drug

Emergency crews worked to remove at least two vehicles after a collision in north Columbia Thursday night. It happened around 10:48 p.m. on Providence Road at East Brown School Road. An ABC 17 News crew at the scene saw tow trucks remove the vehicles from the scene. It’s unclear how many people were involved in

Josh Buffington resigned from his position as Helias’ head boys basketball coach on Wednesday. A release from the school says Buffington stepped down in order to spend more time with his wife and three kids. Helias President Father Stephen Jones released this statement: “To say that his decision saddens me is a great understatement. Coach

State Auditor Nicole Galloway praised the UM System in a new audit report issued Thursday which found “improvements” in the UM System more than a year after her office issued a blistering report. The March 2017 audit criticized the system for handing out $2.3 million in hidden bonuses. It also found that MU’s former chancellor,

House majority leaders held a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss members passing a state budget and what comes next for the final week of the regular legislative session. “I think all around it’s a great budget,” said Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, chairman of the budget committee. “It’s a bipartisan budget, a budget that really every

On Thursday around 6:15 p.m., Columbia police were called to the area of Rice Road and Shamrock Drive for reports of gunshots. Boone County Joint Communications said it got reports of people in two different vehicles shooting at one another. CPD said officers found shell casings in the 5200 block of Rice Road. The preliminary

For the second time this year, someone has been arrested for allegedly taking a photo of someone in a bathroom without their consent. Austin Miller, a former Columbia Public Schools teacher, is accused of using his phone to take a photo of another man in the bathroom at Ellis Library on the University of Missouri

UPDATE 5:45 P.M.: ABC 17 News learned there have been more than 25 calls to the 1500 block of Hinkson Avenue. Police records show calls were made for burglary, larceny, peace disturbance and a suspicious incident last June. Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer said investigation like this fire can take some time. “We look at

ABC 17 spoke with lawmakers today about their reaction to the passed budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Representative Chuck Basye told us he is pleased with the bill, he believes that it turned out as best it could. He did tell us, he was displeased by one bill passed, to allow Missouri schools and

It’s hard to believe that just a few short weeks ago, Mid-Missouri was dealing with its third Sunday snowfall in a row. Now the tables have turned, as temperatures have climbed to near-record values in the upper 80s. Although it’s only 10 days into the month of May, the past week and a half has