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UPDATE – 8:20 a.m.: Columbia police have identified the person involved in the Dorsey Street incident as Michael F. Cali. Officers said they arrived to find a pickup truck engulfed in flames. Witnesses told police Cali was slumped over in the driver’s seat with his foot on the gas pedal while the truck was in

TODAY: Temperatures waking up will be in the low 70s with muggy morning conditions. Isolated storms are possible north of I-70 in the afternoon and early evening. High temperatures will reach the upper 80s with heat indices climbing into the lower 90s. Winds will remain under 7 mph from the south. TONIGHT: It will be

Columbia police were at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Stadium Boulevard near the Hwy 63 bridge Tuesday. It happened just before 6 a.m. and left at least one car in the middle of the roadway. Police directed traffic for about 45 minutes while the scene was cleared. ABC 17 News is working to

UPDATE: The Mid-Missouri man who was one of 16 marines killed in a Mississippi plane crash last month will be laid to rest Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery. The interment for Sgt. Talon Leach will take place at 1 p.m., according to the Cunningham Turch Funeral Home in Virginia. A visitation was also held for

The 1700 block of Providence Road is temporarily closed as workers from Columbia Power and Light attempt to clear multiple power lines that were knocked down. Columbia police officers on scene said they believe a commercial equipment vehicle made contact with the power lines around 2 a.m., severing the connection and leaving the live electrical

As Eclipse 2017 is only a week away, fake eclipse glasses are being spotted. You know you need eclipse safety filter glasses to look at various phases of the total solar eclipse, but it’s not easy – sometimes impossible – to tell the real from the fakes. After covering the eclipse for nearly a year,

According to the Columbia Police Department there have been 436 thefts out of cars reported in Columbia in 2017, compared to only 275 by this point last year. However the values of the property stolen is similar across the two years. Over $211,000 stolen out of cars so far in 2017, and over $208,000 by

A new middle school is Columbia should hold 700 students for classes, according to the architects who designed it. PWArchitects showed off its work on a southwest middle school Monday night. Firm president Chris Davis said the school should hold 700 students for daily classes, but could fit 800 students in total. CPS moved up

TONIGHT: The partly cloudy skies will persist through the evening hours, with a noticeable difference in humidity. Thanks to southerly winds it will remain humid across Mid-Missouri with temperatures bottoming out near 70 degrees. Winds through the night will be out of the south under 8 mph. TUESDAY: Patchy fog is possible in the morning

Dozens of acres of forest in South Columbia are set to be the future home of a new middle school. A 2016 voter-approved bond issue will fund the Columbia Public School District’s purchase of the land from the University of Missouri, as well as the design process. The $6.9 million sale of the land on

Despite state-enforced regulations for off-road vehicles, such as ATVs, that mandate safety devices and riding procedures, accidents can still happen due to difficult terrain, proximity to obstacles and other factors, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The safety devices that ATV drivers are required to use are helmets and high-visibility flags. Drivers are

The widow of a Clinton police officer killed last week has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the accused killer. Cresinda Michael, the wife of officer Gary Michael, Jr., filed the lawsuit Friday afternoon in Henry County. Ian McCarthy, the 39-year-old man suspected of shooting the policeman on Aug. 6, is the only defendant named

While Rhonda Riney may not have known the Leach family personally, she said military families needed to stick together. “This community is too big,” Riney said. “There’s too many of us Marine moms for any of us to stand alone. As a matter of fact, it’s too large for anyone in the military or family

UPDATE: The woman who died in the accident was driving an ATV which overturned on a steep hill, according to the preliminary investigation. It happened about a half a mile off of Peabody Road. A friend was also operating an ATV and led first responders, the Boone County Fire Department, to the flipped ATV. The

TODAY: Outside of a few chance isolated showers in southern portions of Mid-Missouri, we’ll remain dry and warm today. Winds out of the south under 9 mph will certainly remind us that it’s still summer across the region. Highs today under partly cloudy skies will climb into the mid to upper 80s, with heat indices

Amazon is warning customers not to use some potentially counterfeit solar glass purchased through the online retailer with just one week left until the total solar eclipse. The company says it has contacted and issued refunds to some customers who bought the glasses. Amazon says the glass quote “may not comply with industry standards.” ABC

Two people have been arrested in connection to a June home burglary on Bird Haven Road in eastern Moniteau County. During the investigation, deputies said they spoke with neighbors and reviewed footage from home security cameras nearby to find a suspect vehicle. Deputies say they then worked with other sheriff’s offices in the area and

Mother Nature has largely spoiled us the past few weeks across Mid-Missouri. For a brief time we got to experience an early taste of fall and it was quite enjoyable, but that changes as we head into the remainder of August. So what brought the “cool” spell to Mid-Missouri? Thanks to a series of cold

TODAY: It’s a mild summer morning across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures are hovering near 70 degrees. This warm morning is a significant difference compared to the unseasonably cooler temperatures we have been seeing. Outside of a few isolated showers near I-44 through midmorning, we’ll remain dry and warm today. Winds out of the south under 9

Paramedics called a man’s injuries critical after he fell down a hill along the Katy Trail. A helicopter took the man to a hospital just after 8 p.m. on Sunday. The man was walking on private property above the Katy Trail in Rocheport when he fell down to the trail itself. Witnesses reported that the