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The start of November has brought abnormally dry conditions to mid-Missouri. Until today, Columbia Regional Airport had only recorded .02″ of rainfall for the entire month. This is the driest start to November in over 5 years. Typically, we see rainfall totals by November 14th up to 1.51″. Luckily overnight showers brought Columbia and other

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Wednesday that Missourians who were scammed out of money using Western Union’s wire transfer service may now apply for compensation. Hawley said the compensation will come from a $586 million fund administered by the Department of Justice’s Victim Asset Recovery Program. The fund is a result of a

Columbia police arrested Donald Hammers late Tuesday night after officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of I-70 Drive Southwest, Royal Inn Hotel for felony stealing. A female victim told police that Hammers took her property from her hotel room without consent. Hammers allegedly stole the victim’s phone, food stamp card and cash. Police said

University Hospital officials confirmed on Tuesday that Johnny Spain, one occupant of a car that crashed on I-70 earlier in November is still in the hospital in critical condition. Columbia police said the crash happened when a car was traveling westbound on I-70 near the 123.4 mile marker in the inside lane at a high

WEDNESDAY: Skies are starting to clear in Mid-Missouri, as the last of the overcast skies track off to the southeast. With clearing skies, we’ll see temperatures climb into the mid to upper 50s across Mid-Missouri. Northwesterly winds up to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 will gradually filter in cool and drier air

Boone County deputies have recieved at least eight reports of tool thefts since early October. Deputies said the tools were taken from various places, including businesses, residences and construction sites in the north Route B and Highway 63 North areas. Deputies said one of the incidents happened at a church storage building on North Brown

Fulton police arrested Devin McCaleb on Tuesday after officers received information that the man was in the area and had three warrants out for his arrest. Police said the warrants were out of St. Charles County for failing to appear for charges of burglary, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license.

A crash on Highway 63 in Columbia caused traffic to back up near Broadway Wednesday morning. It happened before 8 a.m. in the southbound lanes and shut down the passing lane. The crash was cleared around 9 a.m. ABC 17 News is working to find out what caused the crash and if anyone was injured.

WEDNESDAY: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible for the morning commute as we wake up to mild conditions with overnight lows only dropping towards 50s. Early morning rain will taper off as a cold front moves through, sending drier air into the region in the afternoon. Skies will gradually clear by late morning and high

Lawyers for a Columbia craft brewery company want federal defamation claims thrown out. According to court documents, Shipyard Brewing in Maine is suing Logboat Brewery Company for copyright infringement. Shipyard has also filed defamation claims in federal court. According to court documents, the brewery company claims Logboat had a role in people posting more than

Editor’s note: This story originally aired Monday, November 15, 2017. A judge could decide to change the venue for a driver accused in a crash that killed a Harrisburg school district teacher. 26-year-old Brandon Brill was charged with second-degree murder after investigators said he was involved in the crash that killed Brian Simpson back in

Columbia’s Community Land Trust Board held a meeting Tuesday evening at City Hall, where board members got an update on the Lynn Street Cottages housing project. It involves building affordable homes for low-income families, with the land trust maintaining ownership of the land they sit on. The goal of the project is to help families

A Boone County man was charged with stealing after a Missouri Lottery security investigator conducted a compliance investigation at Eagle Liquor Store. According to the probable cause statement, the investigation was conducted to see if the retailer followed proper Missouri Lottery ticket handling procedures. The investigator said two tickets were used in the investigation, including

TONIGHT: Drizzle will turn to light rain after midnight with isolated t-storms possible overnight as temperatures hold steady, in the upper 40s to near 50. Rainfall amounts up to a third of an inch are possible. WEDNESDAY: Early morning rain will taper off as a cold front moves through, sending drier air into the region

A woman from Mid-Missouri was the target of spoofing. Spoofing occurs when a phone scammer falsifies information to trick those they are trying to reach. These scammers will use a local number to make you think the call is legitimate. Regina Campbell received several calls recently, one from a woman who wanted to help her

UPDATE: Members of the Downtown CID board will meet with a member of the Columbia City Council on Friday to discuss possible ways of improving the downtown area. ORIGINAL: The Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) will address recommendations for the city by the Substance Abuse Advisory Commission (SAAC) at their monthly meeting. The CID will

During a Mizzou basketball game Monday night, the University of Missouri Police Department tweeted what they said was a joke in reference to how well the team was playing. The tweet read, “Okay can we talk about how @MizzouHoops is so good it’s criminal? About to be a homicide at Mizzou Arena #MIZ.” By tweeting

State lawmakers and University of Missouri system officials said Tuesday they are continuing to repair a “frail relationship” that began in 2015 after protests at the system’s flagship school, Mizzou. During months of fallout, Missouri lawmakers said they felt like system leaders handled the situation poorly and have since punished the MU System in subsequent

A spokesperson for the Mexico Public Safety Department confirmed on Tuesday that a Mexico High School teacher was pushed by a student. The teacher was not injured, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that administration and school resource officers looked into the incident and the student will be receiving disciplinary action. The school district and

Doctors said two months ago they saw early cases of the flu in Mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News pulled the updated flu cases for Columbia and the state of Missouri. So far, there have been a total of 618 cases of the flu statewide compared to 32 in Columbia. According to health officials, seven cases of