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The University of Missouri football team beat UT-Martin 51-14 in Mizzou’s home opener on Saturday. Quarterback Drew Lock finished the day 19-25 for 289 yards and four touchdowns. His passer rating was 225.9 In the second quarter, Lock moved into second all-time in passing yards in MU history. The senior passed Brad Smith on the

TONIGHT: Temperatures will slowly fall through the 80s this evening, into the low-mid 70s for sunrise Sunday. We’ll track a steady south breeze overnight, between 8-11 mph. SUNDAY: Thankfully temperatures ease off just a little bit tomorrow, with temperatures rising through the 80s. Topping out near 89* by 3pm. It will be breezy once again,

The University of Missouri Police Department sent an email to students about a reported sexual assault in a resident hall “sometime Thursday night or Friday morning.” MUPD said someone made the report anonymously and there is limited information at this time. MUPD said it is continuing to investigate the report. If you have any information

Columbia Police confirm they have arrested an additional suspect in the Sylvan Lane homicide from earlier this week. According to online records, Hollie Ann Johnson was booked into Boone County Jail Saturday morning around 3 a.m. on suspicion of second-degree murder. A city spokesman said Johnson was arrested in relation to the Sylvan Lane homicide.

The S&P 500 index had the best performance in the month of August since 2014. At closing bell Aug. 31, it closed up a total of 3 percent for the month. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Dr. Joseph Haslag, the director of the Economic and Policy Analysis and Research Center at the University

TODAY: We’re watching showers and thunderstorms ongoing in northern Missouri and southern Iowa. Any storm that does meander off of this warm front could clip our northern-most counties this morning. Those clouds will filter out of the region this afternoon and we’ll be feeling the heat with highs warming into the upper 80s to low

ABC 17 News rode along with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on a boat at the Lake of the Ozarks ahead of Labor Day weekend. You can find more information on the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s enforcement during the holiday weekend here.

Making community policing work while adding resources to the fire department will require a property tax increase of $386 for the average homeowners by the end of a five-year period, a Columbia Police Department officer said in his report on community policing. In a draft report that will be submitted to the Columbia City Council

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley filed a petition Friday, with hopes that Branson Duck Vehicles, LLC and Ripley Entertainment, Inc. will no longer be able to operate duck boats. Hawley filed the petition in the Circuit Court of Taney County, and it alleges the companies violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The petition cites safety

Proposed amendments to next year’s city budget include over $1 million dollars of combined cuts to several city departments, as well $2 million from the general fund. A main goal of the proposal is to find the funds necessary to give raises to city employees. Recent reports have found the city is struggling to keep

TONIGHT: Clouds will continue to filter out of the area heading into the overnight hours. We only cool off to the low 70s overnight, as winds continue to be out of the south. Models are continuing to hint at another complex of storms forming near the Missouri/Iowa border in the overnight hours and dropping as

Both lanes of traffic were temporarily closed Friday evening on Interstate 70 East between the Midway exit and Perche Creek after a crash. One lane of I-70 east is now open, and troopers were still on scene as of 6:17 p.m. Friday. The crash was causing backups at the on-ramp of I-70 East at the

Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton held a meeting Tuesday meant to update the public on the recent downtown violence. In the meeting, Burton said the crowds start at Sidelines Bar on Big Bear Boulevard and Rangeline Street, then head downtown to Vibez on 9th Street. The people are then waiting outside of the bars downtown

Counterfeit cash is circulating the Osage Beach area, according to the Osage Beach Police Department. The cash is in the form of $5 bills, $10 bills and $100 bills. The bills appeared to printed on cheap printer paper, according to police. Law enforcement said it’s taken several complaints of the counterfeit money, and it’s working

Two more suspects were arrested in connection to a homicide on Sylvan Lane Monday night. Police arrested 29-year-old Sarah Davidson and 28-year-old Richard Nole Thursday night, both on suspicion of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. Court documents said officers were sent to 1510 Sylvan Lane Apt. 204 around 11 p.m. Monday and found two gunshot

An investigation revealed a man who was a federal fugitive made an emergency airplane landing in a field in Cole County on Aug. 13. Graham McGill original gave authorities a false name when he landed his aircraft. However, upon further investigation, the Cole County Detectives found he was in fact a federal fugitive who had

Crashes on both sides of Interstate 70 backed up traffic before noon in Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent out alerts about a crash at the 128.6 mile marker of I-70 westbound, just west of the Highway 63 connector, at about 11:30 a.m. Another alert followed a short time later saying eastbound traffic was also

TODAY: We’re tracking a wide swath of showers and embedded thunderstorms progressing across Mid-Missouri. Outside of the minor inconvenience of it being a little wet for the morning commute, rainfall like this is a key first step towards alleviating the extreme drought conditions that have developed across our area. Temperatures, much like yesterday will hold

Crews are responding to a crash Friday on the Missouri River Bridge in Boone County. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert about the crash just before 9:30 a.m. It happened in the westbound lanes of I-70. Officials shut down the passing lane of westbound I-70. An ABC 17 News crew on scene said

TODAY: Storms have formed over northwest Missouri this morning and will be tracking toward the east as we head throughout the early morning hours. Places north of I-70 look to have the best chance of picking up another round of showers and storms as this system weakens heading into Mid-Missouri. These showers and storms will