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TONIGHT: Surface high pressure will continue to dominate Mid-Missouri bringing cooler and drier conditions. Temperatures for tonight will slide into the lower 70s, getting cooler as the night persists. Skies will remain clear with northeast winds near 6 mph. SUNDAY: Morning conditions will feel cool with temperatures in the lower 60s and the upper 50s.

Columbia Police said they took a 16-year-old girl into custody on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter after she hit and killed a child who was crossing the street earlier this month. The crash happened on July 10th just before noon in the 3300 block of Oakland Gavel Road. Police said 9-year-old Kimberlynn Bartlett, of Kirksville, Mo.

With surface high pressure settling just north of Missouri for the next few days, this will set us up for clear skies, low humidity, and a lack of significant rain. We don’t expect any rain until a cold front passes through by late next week. Although chances are slim as of now, this is our

A 29-year-old man died after a single-car crash on Highway 5 in Cooper County Saturday morning. The crash happened just north of Eastwood Road around 9:15 a.m. The Highway Patrol said the driver, John Dicus, went off the left side of the road and crashed into two brick driveway approaches. Dicus was pronounced dead at

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a vandalism case at a Catholic church in Westphalia. Investigators said the incident happened sometime between 3:50 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Friday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Deputies said someone discharged the fire extinguishers, which led to a major clean-up effort

The Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote a post on Facebook that says it teamed up with three other law enforcement agencies and arrested a man and a woman after finding meth during a search of a home Friday. The East Central Drug Task Force, Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Mexico Department of Public Safety and

A two-car crash that involved a sedan and an SUV closed two turn lanes at Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive for a short period of time Saturday morning. Three people were involved in the crash. Columbia police said no one was injured but one driver was taken to University Hospital as a precaution. The cause

TODAY: We will be feeling cooler and less humid here in Mid-Missouri with high temperatures only in the lower 80s. Skies will be mostly sunny and winds will be out of the northeast at 4-10 mph. TONIGHT: Surface high pressure will continue to build south into Mid-Missouri bringing cooler and drier conditions. Low temperatures for

TODAY: Afternoon highs will reach the lower 80s under sunny skies and northeast winds at 4-10 mph. TONIGHT: Low temperatures for tonight will dip to the upper 50s with clear skies and northeast winds up to 6 mph.

The UM Board of Curators will ask the state of Missouri for more than $250 million to fund four key capital projects. The board approved the capital appropriations request for fiscal year 2019 at a teleconference meeting Thursday. More than half of the $250 million would go towards projects at the University of Missouri. Vice

Missouri law enforcement officials said a recent crackdown on speeding in the state lead to 1,951 speeding citations. From July 21-23, Missouri law enforcement participated in, “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.” It was a six-state effort to crack down on speeding. A list of the issued citations included: 3,728 total traffic citations 54

Two people from Arkansas are dead after a plane crash in northeast Missouri on Thursday morning. According to the highway patrol, the victims are Bobby and Shannon Faulkner, both 41, of Greenwood, Arkansas. Troopers said the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center gave GPS coordinates to help locate the missing aircraft at 11:24 p.m. The highway

Jefferson City Public Schools is wrapping up its summer building inspections and other preps before students come back to school in less than three weeks. Each summer, multiple inspections are done in all JCPS buildings with local fire department officials. “They’re looking at things like does the fire alarm work and … checking out the

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a 26-year-old man charged with multiple felonies including robbery, kidnapping and domestic violence. This stems from an incident earlier in July in the 7400 block of Arratt Court. Jordan M. Wisely, of 755 Demaret Drive, Apt. A, is also facing attempted burglary and driving under revocation charges as

MU Health leaders said they hope a new medical center on the university’s campus will help address what the Association of American Medical Colleges is calling a “critical shortage” of doctors. The AAMC commissions a study every year to look into what shortages the United States could face in health care. The 2017 indicates a

Jay Ashcroft became Missouri’s 40th secretary of state this past January. He’s made national headlines by cooperating with an order to turn over election data to President Donald Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity. Sec. Ashcroft agreed to be our guest for “This Week,” and starts our conversation by clarifying his position on this issue in

TONIGHT: Tonight will be cooler with lows dropping to the low 60s under clear skies. Northeast winds will diminish to 5 mph. SATURDAY: The morning will be mild with temperatures reaching 70 degrees by 9 AM and only 78 at noon. Afternoon highs will reach the lower 80s under sunny skies and northeast winds at

A man was found guilty on Thursday for first degree rape on MU’s campus in 2015. ABC 17 News reached out to the Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, who said that the jury recommended that Mohamed Mostafa be sentenced to 25 years in the Department of Corrections. Mostafa hasn’t been sentenced yet. Mostafa is accused

FRIDAY: This afternoon looks mostly sunny with high temperatures in the low 80s and a north to northeast winds 9-13 MPH, with gusts up to 18 MPH. TONIGHT: Tonight will be a cool one as winds remain out of the northwest up to 8 mph. Overnight lows will be dropping into the low 60s under

An investigation is underway after an attempted traffic stop by police ends in a crash in central Columbia late Thursday night. Police told ABC 17 News at the scene that officers tried to stop a vehicle on Ammonette Street near Old Highway 63. The suspect tried to drive away before their vehicle hit a support