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Kevin Puryear scored 17 points, and Missouri pulled ahead in the final two minutes to beat Kennesaw State 55-52 on Friday at the Paradise Jam tournament. Jeremiah Tilmon added 12 points for the Tigers (2-1), who will face Oregon State in Sunday’s semifinals at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center. Missouri

Both lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 west of Columbia had reopened by about 10:30 a.m., but traffic was backed up for at least 7 miles at that time. The road was closed starting at about 7:30 a.m. when a tractor-trailer hauling car batteries rear-ended slowed traffic at mile marker 122. Another crash was reported later

November started off on the pleasant side, but within just a matter of days old man winter reared his head. The cold outbreaks that have gripped a large portion of the nation are quite uncommon during this time of the year. They are typically more of a midwinter event and not late fall. Within just

TONIGHT: Clouds build tonight with temperatures falling to near freezing. Winds will be out of the southeast up to 8 mph, which will make it feel more like the upper 20s. Once clouds build back in, temperatures will actually rise through the night. SATURDAY: Another cold front goes through Saturday morning, cooling us back into

Authorities have reported another crash on Interstate 70 affecting traffic. Boone County Joint Communication sent out an alert a little after 12:30 p.m. that the passing lane of Interstate 70 eastbound was partially blocked at mile marker 127. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said the crash was a hit and run, but that no

A Jefferson City man was committed to a state mental health treatment facility following a conviction from the Missouri Attorney General. Dorian Bryant, 46, has a long history of violent sexual crimes, according to a report from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, including first-degree sexual misconduct and attempted forcible rape. More recently, Bryant allegedly exposed

The University of Missouri Police Department is warning out-of-state students of a person, or people, who are stealing out-of-state license plates. According to MUPD public information officer Sara Diedrich, license plates are being stolen more frequently. “It’s something we’ve noticed within the last month and a half,” Diedrich said. “There appears to be a pattern.”

The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Thursday approved reduced housing and dining rates for the coming school year. For the second straight year rates will be reduced for a third of available rooms, according to board meeting documents. The curators met Thursday and Friday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The weighted average

All lanes of Providence Road at Vandiver Drive have reopened after being closed for a gas leak. A natural gas leak caused the road to be closed a little before 11:30 a.m., according to an alert from Boone County dispatchers. A second alert at about 12:40 p.m. said the road had been reopened. Information from

A 23-year-old Columbia man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of robbing a woman in the parking lot of a credit union. Dyran Hill is accused of hitting a woman with a firearm and taking her property outside Academic Employees Credit Union, 2804 W. Ash St., the Columbia Police Department said in a news release. Officers

FRIDAY: For the first time in quite some time, it will be a pleasant afternoon across Mid-Missouri. Plenty of sunshine and light winds out of the west will allow temperatures to warm into the upper 40s and lower 50s. The only exceptions will be far eastern Mid-Missouri where temperatures will stay in the mid 40s

A week before the Thanksgiving holiday, law enforcement agencies across mid-Missouri are investigating their third fatal crash this week. So far, six people have been killed in deadly crashes this week. I-70 Fatal crash Investigators said a semitruck that caught fire west of the crash caused the deadly wreck on Wednesday. They said smoke from

UPDATE 10:30 p.m.: A pedestrian was hit and killed on Highway 63 in Randolph County Thursday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It happened just before 6 p.m. in the southbound lanes two miles south of Moberly. A crash report identified the pedestrian as John Redelfs, 39 of Moberly. According to the report,

UPDATE – 3:30 A.M.: The endangered person advisory for Katie R. Piatt was canceled Friday Morning by the Macon Police Department. According to the cancellation notice, Piatt was found safe in St. Louis. ORIGINAL: The Macon Police Department issued an endangered person advisory for Katie R. Piatt, 17, Friday morning. The teen was last seen

FRIDAY: Friday looks to be the nicest day of the week thus far, as we approach 50 degrees in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies and light winds from the west to southwest. Areas to the north may be a bit cooler through the afternoon. TONIGHT: Clouds build tonight with temperatures falling to near freezing.

City Manager Mike Matthes understands the Community Outreach Unit will be spread thin under a new plan. “It’s the same amount of peanut butter on a lot bigger piece of bread,” Matthes said. The city manager explained his vision of how the Community Outreach Unit would expand. A Columbia Police Department memo obtained by ABC

A Holts Summit man died in a crash Thursday after his car slid on a snow-covered road in Callaway County. Jason S. Mayer, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene after his 2014 Chevrolet Malibu lost control on Highway 94 east of Route C, crossed the center line and crashed into a 2014 Ford Explorer

Columbia police took one person in custody after a robbery at Academic Employees Credit Union, located on Ash Street Thursday afternoon. Lt. Geoff Jones said the suspect struck one victim at the credit union at the time of the robbery and then fled the scene. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper saw a person matching

The owner of 200 E. High Street, which first partially collapsed in June, still has no plan for its demolition. The building’s neighbor, 202 E. High Street, is connected to the collapsing building through a shared wall. The structure was deemed “dangerous” by the city in October the inhabiting business and renters were ordered to

A man accused of making synthetic marijuana after more than 20 overdoses in Columbia previously pleaded guilty to three counts of felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Court records show 45-year-old Michael McTye pleaded guilty in 1991. On Thursday, McTye was charged with manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance. Police