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University of Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel has tabbed former Mizzou player and coach Barry Odom to become his next defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, as announced Tuesday. Odom, 38, will join the team after the first of the year, as he takes over for Dave Steckel, who will leave to be head coach at

Tuesday night will start off mild, with temperatures around 40 degrees by nightfall. Clouds will continue to build into the latter part of the evening, with rain moving into Mid-Missouri counties near and west of Highway 65 before midnight. Two low pressure systems will affect the area tonight into tomorrow, as the one that brought

Coal and wood pour into a 50-foot tall machine inside Columbia’s Municipal Power Plant. It looks like a giant stove, especially since you can see the orange glow of fire through the cracks of the small doors. However, Christian Johanningmeier, the plant’s supervisor, calls it a boiler. It’s where the coal and wood burn to

Columbia, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball improved to 10-2 on the season with Monday’s 74-65 win over UT Martin. Senor Morgan Eye finished tonight’s win with 21 points, while sophomore Jordan Frericks earned her fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebound. “I’m just really proud of our players. They played with

The mild weather will stay with us Tuesday with a mostly cloudy but dry day. An upper level wave of low pressure will swing across Missouri Tuesday night and Wednesday bringing colder air and a chance of light snow. Temperatures will stay above freezing Wednesday so any snow that falls will melt on roads but

It has been nearly four years since the merger of Highway Patrol and Water Patrol. For the first time since Governor Jay Nixon signed House Bill 1868, representatives have taken an in-depth look at if the merger worked. While the hearings were called just months after Brandon Ellingson’s drowning, no one in Highway Patrol or

Fire officials in Callaway County are investigating a mobile home fire. It happened early Monday morning on county road 305 near the airport. No one was hurt. Central Callaway and Millersburg Fire Departments worked the fire. Investigators are working to determine a cause.

Police responded to a bank robbery in northeast Columbia around noon on Monday. Officers were called to the Regions Bank at 2114 Paris Road around 12:15 p.m. The suspect fled on foot in an opposite direction with an unknown amount of money. There were no customers inside at the time of the robbery, and no

Columbia Police are investigating multiple cars broken into on the south side of town. Police said five cars were broken into and damaged Sunday night. Officers urge people in the area to keep lights on around your home and make sure your car is parked close to the front of a home. We know at

Scattered showers will continue Monday afternoon and taper off Monday night. Clouds will stick around and keep temperatures mild, in the upper 30s Monday night. Tuesday will start off with clouds and gusty winds, and slightly cooler temperatures as a cold front pulls through. Scattered showers will move back in, wrapping around Monday’s low pressure

The mayor of Columbia outlined a new plan to hire three more public safety officers. It doesn’t involve raising taxes, like the proposed raise on property tax on the November ballot, but by paying off millions of dollars of debt in the city’s police and fire pension fund. Mayor Bob McDavid said the debt for

On Sunday night, the Boonville community gathered to honor fallen soldiers this holiday season. The group gathered outside around the Daughters of the American Revolution off Main Street downtown. Cheryl Jensen, the organizer of the event, said she planned the vigil because it represents what Christmas is all about. “Even though it’s so cold, people

The former mayor of Columbia received a special honor from the University of Missouri during the university’s graduation ceremonies. MU presented Darwin Hindman a honorary doctor of law degree at the honors ceremony Saturday morning. Hindman preceded Mayor Bob McDavid and was mayor from 1995 to 2010. “It just is an outstanding honor,” Hindman said.

Two Columbia men arrested last week after a recent string of business robberies were tied to another hold-up Monday at a Jimmy John’s restaurant. A 16-year-old was taken into custody around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, now accused of playing a role in five of the six hold-ups with Jafari Boss, 31, who is already charged for

A suspect is on the loose after robbing a Break Time gas station at gunpoint. It happened around 2:47 Monday morning on 110 East Nifong Blvd. Columbia police confirm a suspect went into the store, demanded money and took off. The suspect is describe as a white man, 6 feet tall and 150 lbs. The

Authorities are investigating a barn fire in Harrisburg. It happened Sunday night at a barn across the street from Harrisburg Middle School. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. The barn was destroyed. There is no damage estimate at this time.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss talks with Missouri sophomore quarterback Maty Mauk in this week’s Sunday Sitdown.

The two women who organized the march say they want people to get together for positive reasons. They said with Christmas right around the corner they want everyone to spread positivity rather than negativity. With all of the negativity in the world we just thought it would be really cool to bring all races, all

As a cold front approaches Missouri late Sunday night rain chances will increase for Mid-Missouri. A few light showers ahead of the front are possible overnight. Then as the front moves into Missouri Monday, showers will become more likely. The best chance of rain for Mid-Missouri will be from 10 in the morning through 4

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Rayvonte Rice hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the last of his 19 points, giving Illinois a 62-59 victory over Missouri in the annual Braggin’ Rights game on Saturday. Rice also had seven rebounds and three assists and Illinois (9-3) had a tougher time than expected against Missouri (5-6), which