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University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin released a statement Monday afternoon after a photo taken on campus three years ago began circulating on social media. The photo displays students holding a Confederate and University of Georgia flag. The photo in question was taken in 2012 at a Greek house on the MU campus. The

A Sedalia man was arrested last week after police found multiple drugs and paraphernalia. Officers and a K9 Unit searched a home at 1220 South Massachusetts Avenue on July 8. Officers found meth, marijuana, prescription drugs, drug packaging materials, paraphernalia, and a handgun. Investigators determined 30-year-old Harry Tobin was selling meth from the home. Tobin

Many areas of Mid-Missouri finally saw some sunshine over the weekend. With the sun came much warmer temperatures as well. High temperatures reached the low 90s in Columbia Sunday and are expected to climb even higher throughout the week. “The people that we see most affected are either the very young or the very old,”

Hot and humid conditions continue across Mid-Missouri Monday, and that combination will allow heat indices across the area to soar into the triple digits. Heat indices between 103 to 108 are expected in Mid-Missouri, and a Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire region until 8:00 p.m. The hottest temperatures will be further west,

Hermann police have identified the victim in Friday’s homicide as Marion Gerloff, 64. Authorities found Gerloff dead inside her home. Police have charged her roommate, Karen Brinkley, 54, with second degree murder after members of the patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control were called to the homicide scene. She was taken into custody without

Officials investigated a duplex where a homicide occurred in Hermann Friday night. The Highway Patrol responded to a duplex at an address near Highway 100, at the 400 block of Frene Drive. Police and state troopers processed inside the duplex just before 10 p.m. We have confirmed the victim was a resident of the home.

MARSHALL, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a 16-year-old Missouri boy has died after a sport utility vehicle tumbled into a flooded creek. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Carl Girard’s body was found Saturday. Four others were able to escape after the SUV overturned Friday night into Salt Fork Creek in Saline County. But the

An elderly man was found safe in Columbia Sunday after wandering off. Search and rescue crews were combing the area near Creasy Springs Road around 2 p.m. Sunday. They said the man had a history of medical problems. Crews found him in the area after about an hour of searching. He was taken to a

A large group was broken up after a brawl on Hanover Boulevard in Columbia Sunday afternoon. Police said they were originally called out to the area for reports of shots fired. But officers said they found no evidence of a shooting and don’t believe any weapons were involved. The street was blocked off for a

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a St. Louis woman has died after falling off a personal watercraft at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 37-year-old Candice Robinson. The patrol says she lost her balance Saturday afternoon at the lake’s Grand Glaize Arm and tumbled into

An elderly woman is out of her home in Boone County after a car drove through it Saturday afternoon. It happened just before 4 p.m. in the 6600 block of Gateway Boulevard. Fire crews said an SUV left the roadway on Route K and ran into the garage of the home, then went through the

Heavy thunderstorm activity in June brought excessive rainfall and flash flooding throughout the month across Mid-Missouri. June itself came in a the 12th wettest June on record for Columbia, and the top wettest June for St. Louis. Mid-Missouri was finally allowed some dry time during the start of July, by we may not be out

A steady southerly wind will continue to push hot and humid air into Mid-Missouri Sunday afternoon. This will cause temperatures to continue warming Sunday and Monday which has prompted a heat advisory for western Missouri. The advisory will go into effect Sunday at 11:00am and last through 7pm Monday evening. High temperatures Sunday afternoon will

The Missouri National Guard cut the ribbon Saturday to unveil its new resiliency center and chapel. Leaders believe soldiers require different strengths on their journeys and wanted to build a place where soldiers and airmen could reflect on that strength. “We need to win the fight inside before we go out and do things, and

The FBI now admits it made a mistake by not flagging the Charleston shooter, Dylan Roof. He was not legally allowed to buy a firearm because of his criminal history. On Friday, ABC 17 News talked with employees of Target Masters in Columbia. Jim Hill, the owner, said he feels the FBI does a good

We’ll have a more typical summer weather pattern this weekend as a ridge of high pressure aloft builds over the south-central states. This will cause temperatures to rise and will keep most rain to our north through Sunday. Afternoon temperatures will reach the lower 90s but the humidity will make it feel more like the

Several Boone County agencies voted unanimously Friday to approve an expansion proposal from international food conglomerate Kraft Heinz. The Columbia plant’s proposal would include a 75 percent tax break on the property taxes it will pay on the $114 million dollar expansion. This would impact several public entities in Boone County that currently receive the

ABC 17 News first reported on the collapse of a Cole County road earlier this week. We’re learning the repairs to Lower Bottom Road could cost taxpayers. Lower Bottom Road is sliding down a hill near the Osage River bottoms just north of St. Thomas. County officials are now estimating it could cost in the

A grand jury has indicted a man they said was involved in two Columbia shootings. Court documents said 27-year-old Eddie Lee Holmes unlawfully used a weapon on two different occasions. ABC 17 News was there in June when prosecutors said Holmes fired a gun at a person on Demaret Drive. He’s also accused of shooting

Leaders with the Boone County Fair do not want to switch locations for 2016, but at the moment, the event’s future remains very uncertain. The board president spoke to a local political group in Columbia on Friday about where the fair started, and where it is going. He said it provides an irreplaceable service to