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Sirens in Callaway County on Monday night alarmed many residents into thinking there was a tornado. Following the activation of outdoor sirens in the county, the National Weather Service out of St. Louis said the low light conditions and and rapidly moving clouds made the clouds look ominous. Those clouds, which are responsible for numerous

Lincoln University has released the time and day that they will be announcing their pick for the Interim President. LU announced on Tuesday that the Lincoln Board of Curators will announce the pick for the Interim President on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. ABC 17 will be covering the announcement.

TONIGHT: Spotty early evening showers south of HWY 54 will end by 10 PM. Temperatures will be slightly below normal, dropping to the upper 40s overnight with partly cloudy skies. WEDNESDAY: Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of spotty showers anytime after 8 AM. These would be quick, passing bursts of

ABC 17 News has confirmed with Columbia Public Schools (CPS) that there will be increased security at schools on the last day of classes due to circulating rumors. The rumors had to do with kids “shooting up” Battle High School. ABC 17 News emailed Michelle Baumstark, the spokesperson for CPS, who said that it was

A Columbia woman has pleaded guilty to second degree murder and armed criminal action on Tuesday. According to police, Jaclyn Rose is seen on surveillance video as the last person to leave the victim’s room before his body was found the next day. The victim, Gregory Moore, was found in his room at the Welcome

Former Father Tolton Catholic High School basketball star Jontay Porter has verbally committed to play for Mizzou, per his Twitter account. It is still uncertain whether or not Porter will reclassify in order to play with his older brother, Michael Porter Jr, next season at MU. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/A_Kauff/status/866820122815737856″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/A_Kauff”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Former Tolton star &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JontayPorter”&#gt;@JontayPorter&#lt;/a&#gt;

A missing endangered person from Branson has been found in Columbia after being injured in an overnight crash. The Branson Police Department confirmed with ABC 17 News that Thomas Harpool’s family had been notified he was in the two-vehicle crash. A Silver Alert had previously been issued for him. The Columbia Police Department was still

UPDATE 10:30am: The Fire Marshall said the cause of the fire was nothing suspicious. He said it was caused by an issue in the car but he could verify what the exact issue was. Firefighters have cleared the scene. UPDATE 9:13am: Firefighters on scene tell ABC 17 News loud popping noises heard was ammunition in

TODAY: Cooler weather is filtering into Mid-Missouri making it feel more like early spring. Highs this afternoon will struggle to climb into the mid and upper 60s, as clouds and scattered rain showers will be in the forecast. Rain will come in waves through the day, as the upper level low exits to the east.

UPDATE: Firefighters finished up their training on how to administer the medication today. They say its a pretty straight procedure. Assistant Chief, Brad Fraizer, said this a significant step in the right direction for our community. Now, firefighters will not have to wait for ambulance services to respond before administering the medication. Fraizer also noted

At upwards of $60 billion dollars a year, the social cost of the opioid epidemic in America is twice the entire Missouri state budget. The overdose death rate in the U.S. is greater than entire population of Jefferson City. Those are some of the reasons ABC 17 News is hosting “Battling the Opioid Crisis: A

Opioid drugs like heroin and prescription pain killers are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, since 1999 these deaths have more than quadrupled and prescriptions for opioid pain killers have gone up dramatically during that time despite no change in the overall amount of pain

According to the Centers for Disease Control, opioids, both illicit and prescription, are the main drivers of drug overdose deaths. In Missouri, lawmakers, doctors and authorities are all pushing for something to be done about the growing epidemic. ABC 17 News spoke to several experts in the industry in Mid-Missouri about what’s being done to

Blake Brooks knows a lot about how drug addiction works. He’s been a practicing doctor for the last 13 years.But after studying the disease, there was only so much he could do when heroin made its way into his personal life. Brooks knew something seemed different about his son, Lucas. “He kind of lost a

Governor Eric Greitens called a special session Friday to take up Senate Bill 190. A special session involves reconvening the entire legislature outside of the regular session to consider a typically time-sensitive bill. The costs of such a session depend on several factors according to Chief Clerk of the Missouri House, Adam Crumbliss. “I estimate

TODAY: Scattered rain showers through 9AM, then possible storms after 2PM. High temperatures will be in the upper 60s with a northeast wind under 15 mph. TONIGHT: We’ll dry out this evening under a mostly cloudy sky. Temperatures will be cooler in the upper 40s.

TODAY: Light rain will be ongoing for the morning commute. Areas east of US 63 will have a chance for a few thunderstorms today. Small hail near pea size will be possible. Rain amounts will range from 0.01″ to 0.50″ with the highest in northeast Mid-Missouri in Monroe and Audrain counties. Highs today will be

TODAY: Light rain will be ongoing for the morning commute. Areas east of US 63 will have a chance for a few thunderstorms today. Small hail near pea size will be possible. Rain amounts will range from 0.01″ to 0.50″ with the highest in northeast Mid-Missouri in Monroe and Audrain counties. Highs today will be

Mid-Missouri residents are three months away from the total solar eclipse that will bring a couple minutes of darkness upon the area. As expected, hotels, stores and other tourist-related businesses are working to capitalize on the eclipse. One unlikely group getting involved is the United States Postal Service. Next month, the postal service will release

ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Sharon Ray and the National Weather Service in St. Louis said they did not see rotation with storms in Callaway County as of 9 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service said that a couple of Callaway County law enforcement officials believed they saw funnel clouds and Callaway County Emergency Management