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TODAY: Patchy fog is possible again this morning in low areas and near grassy surfaces. Dense fog is not likely this morning. After a cool start with temperatures in the mid 40s, we’ll warm into the low to mid 70s in the afternoon with a southerly wind of 6-12 mph under sunny skies. TONIGHT: It

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night. The call went out just before 8:30 p.m. on the southbound lanes of Highway 63 near Pinnacles Road, north of Columbia. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a white car rear-ended a truck in the right lane, causing both to roll

According to sources close to the hazing incident that occurred in Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity (KA) in September, the University of Missouri has officially withdrawn KA’s recognition as a fraternity on campus for five years. This “stop of recognition” means that KA will no longer be sanctioned by the university, will not have access to

An organization still needs donations to help families in need this Thanksgiving. Almeta Crayton’s Community Programs is asking for food donations like turkeys, stuffing, and green beans to help fill baskets for families. As of Tuesday night, they have more than 300 applicants for the baskets they are planning to deliver by November 19. “Without

Jefferson City area drivers will face more lane closures on the Missouri River Bridge just days after the westbound bridge reopens. Crews will shut down one right lane of the westbound Route 54/63 bridge for follow-up work starting Tuesday night. The Route W on-ramp to westbound Route 54/63 will also be closed with a posted

Several suspects are still at large after five robberies are reported across Columbia in three weeks. At the beginning of this month, ABC 17 News reported on a robbery that happened on Bethel Church Road. A homeowner answered his door to armed suspects demanding money. Police are still looking for the two men who were

A man accused of raping and robbing a woman on Mizzou’s campus is set to head to trial this week. Mohamed Mostafa’s case is expected to be heard Wednesday morning in Boone County. The alleged attack happened in May 2015 near University Hall. According to court documents, Mostafa was arrested in August 2015 after surveillance

UPDATE: 11/15, 11 a.m: The Benton County Sheriffs Department has confirmed with ABC17 news that Wilson was the mother of the children. Monday evening, Benton County initially responded to a report of a woman badly beaten lying on the road just north of Warson. When deputies arrived, they were told the woman had custody over

A Holts Summit man charged with rape is set to appear in court Wednesday. William Geising faces a list of charges stemming from an alleged assault that happened early Saturday morning in Russellville. According to court documents, the victim said Geising used an utensil to unlock her bedroom door. He then grabbed her hair and

Fatal crashes in Mid-Missouri have been on the rise. “Oftentimes, you’re looking away for a minimum of five seconds. And so, in essence, for that time you’re driving while blind,” said Bill Whitfield, Highway Safety Director for MoDOT. Days before the deadliest holiday travel day of the year, ABC 17’s Lindsey Berning is taking you

There has been another report from the Columbia Police Department about a gun being stolen from the owner, but the theft not being reported until several days after. Gun stores notice the increase of stolen firearms because of the calls they receive from gun owners asking for their serial numbers. Jim Hill, a gun salesman

UPDATE: House Speaker Todd Richardson says he’s looking forward to working with the University of Missouri in the upcoming legislative session: “We’ll have to see what the budget numbers look like but I know it’s something we’re really interested in partnering with them on.” Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson is expected to tour the University

TONIGHT: It looks mostly clear with light winds again. We’ll keep an eye on fog developing again late in low areas such as Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks. We’ll have a light westerly wind tonight with low temperatures in the low to mid 40s. WEDNESDAY: After a cool start we’ll warm into

The University of Missouri’s Delta Upsilon Fraternity has released a statement on Twitter in reference to the incident that occurred earlier this fall: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MIZZOU_DU/status/798658040689868800″,”author_name”:”Delta Upsilon Mizzou”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MIZZOU_DU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”und” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://t.co/S6FghGzL6Y”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/S6FghGzL6Y&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Delta Upsilon Mizzou (@MIZZOU_DU) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MIZZOU_DU/status/798658040689868800″&#gt;November 15, 2016&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} The Legion of Black Collegians also released the same statement: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MizzouLBC/status/798658982998986752″,”author_name”:”LBC”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MizzouLBC”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;An

A traffic stop Sunday in Callaway county netted a large amount of marijuana and cash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a trooper conducted a traffic stop at the eastbound, 153 mile marker on I-70, and discovered 36 pounds of drugs and almost $39,000 in cash. The trooper asked the suspect a variety of

The Missouri State Auditor’s office has discovered poor compliance with the state’s sunshine law, Auditor Nicole Galloway announced Tuesday. “My office regularly receives complaints related to access of public information, which is exactly what the sunshine law is designed to address,” Galloway said. “For this report, we sent public records requests to hundreds of local

UPDATE 11/15: According to reports, Campbell was arrested at 10:10 a.m. this morning. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol was looking for an escaped inmate Monday night. The agency tweeted a picture of Texas County homicide suspect and escapee, Daniel Glen Campbell. Campbell was last seen wearing an orange and white striped jail shirt.

Officers were called to Mikel Street and Ridgeway Avenue. The victim reported he was walking home when two black females in their teens approached him from behind. The victim reported one of the females grabbed him by his side, causing pain. The other female grabbed his wallet out of his back pocket. The victim reported

On Tuesday, the Boone County Commission was presented with the proposed budget for next year. The proposed budget is about 1% larger than 2016’s. Boone County Commissioners will have until December 15th to present the auditor with any questions, concerns, or changes they would like to make. The public is also invited to voice their

Officers were called to an assault in the 3900 block of Clark Lane. The male victim said that he was sitting in his vehicle outside of Jeffery Michael Lemley’s house when Lemley came up to his passenger side door with an open knife and threatened to kill him. According to the official release, the victim