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UPDATE – 5/23 – 8:30 A.M.: Boone County Det. Tom O’Sullivan told ABC 17 News Wednesday morning, the chase that occurred the previous evening was due to a driver experiencing a medical condition. O’Sullivan said the call was reported as a careless and imprudent driver. No other details were released Wednesday morning. ORIGINAL: Boone County

The Special Committee on Oversight that has been investigating Gov. Greitens began a series of hearings Tuesday afternoon that will introduce new testimony from the woman with whom the governor has admitted to having an extramarital affair. The affair led to a charge of invasion of privacy against the governor that was withdrawn. In Tuesday’s

The family and friends of Cameron Caruthers are demanding justice against the man who admittedly shot and killed him in one year ago. On Tuesday, over 30 people gathered outside the Columbia Police Department for a candle light vigil. Ricky Gurley claims he shot Caruthers in self-defense in the home on Dawn Ridge Rd. Stephen

The University of Missouri Police Department hosted Citizens’ Response to Active Threats (C.R.A.T.) training for all University of Missouri faculty, staff and students on Tuesday. The course is based on the Department of Homeland Security’s Run, Hide, Fight program. It taught members of the MU community how to react and respond in the case of

A Randolph County man had his conviction for resisting arrest overturned on Tuesday by a higher court. The Western District Court of Appeals reversed a jury’s verdict convicting Shaytwin Smith of misdemeanor resisting arrest. Smith’s arrest was captured on Facebook Live, and the video shows him writhing in between two law enforcement officers as they

Lieutenant Governor Michael Parson toured Columbia today. He first started at the new Boone County Joint Communications center and then headed to the Reynolds Alumni Center at Mizzou to speak about job creation, Buy Missouri initiatives and veterans issues. With such a delicate time at the Capitol, ABC 17 asked Lt. Governor Parson if he

The Downtown Leadership Council requested a report from the city describing how downtown residents pay for trash services at their Monday meeting. John Clark, a member of the council, requested information on “exactly how solid waste is handled and how it is paid for by the downtown” residents. Clark said the information would help further

Mizzou softball will have a permanent head softball coach, according to a statement from MU Athletic Director Jim Sterk. Sterk released a statement on Tuesday saying a national search is now underway to find a new head softball coach. The release did not say Gina Fogue would be considered for the position. Fogue coached the

The Boone County Fire Protection District now has legislative relief in a years-long dispute with the city of Columbia over fire calls on city/county limits. “We felt like this was a last ditch effort for us,” said Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp. “We were not real optimistic that it was going to pass.” The bill,

Attorneys for Carl DeBrodie’s family and Callway County and its agencies are due in court in March 2020. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed after DeBrodie’s body was found encased in concrete inside a Fulton storage unit in 2017. According to court documents, the jury trial is scheduled to last eight days and will begin

City council members will vote and hold a hearing at Monday’s city council meeting on whether to annex in a 47 acre piece of land located at 804 N. Strawn Road. The city will also vote on allowing the Central Missouri Humane Society to receive a portion of the land. “In addition to annexing the

While it can sometimes be a scene straight out of a horror movie, fog can also create some spectacular views thanks to buildings and the topography of an area. Many in Mid-Missouri may have noticed those foggy views each morning this week, making the drive to work quite challenging at times and we have the

TONIGHT: It will be another mild night with lows in the mid 60s under mostly clear skies and easterly winds up to 8 mph. Patchy fog is possible. WEDNESDAY: After a mild morning, temperatures will quickly heat up, reaching the upper 80s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. It will feel a bit humid

A tractor-trailer on I-70 at mile marker 80 in Saline County has closed all eastbound lanes. According to the MoDOT Twitter account, eastbound traffic is stopped and westbound traffic has been slowed. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT/status/999026792966082560″,”author_name”:”MoDOT”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;TRAFFIC ALERT: All eastbound lanes of I-70 at mile marker 80 are CLOSED due to a truck fire. Please avoid

Two suspected burglars are still on the loose from last night’s burglary in Northwest Columbia. ABC 17 spoke to other neighbors on the street, who said they’ve had attempted burglaries themselves, as well as seen suspicious cars in the neighborhood. One neighbor who does not want to be identified said someone tried to rob her

UPDATE 10:08 A.M.: The House technical session gaveled in to adjourn for the next meeting time. ORIGINAL STORY: The Special Investigative Committee on Oversight is meeting today following the close of the regular session on Friday. ABC 17 will stream the House technical session at 10 a.m. and the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight at

TODAY: It continues to feel like summer here in Mid-Missouri, as temperatures make another run into the low to mid 80s. We’ll see mostly sunny skies through the remainder of the day, with northeasterly winds up to 7 mph through the day. Despite the northeasterly winds, it will still feel slightly humid outside through the

ABC 17 requested the expense report for the search for the Sinclair School of Nursing Dean. The report states more than $72,000 was spent in the search. You can see the entire expense report here: In the last few weeks, ABC 17 has reported on the costs of the MU Provost search and the Assistant

Attorneys for Gov. Eric Greitens hope a judge will allow for a special prosecutor in the second felony case before them. Each side appeared for the first time in court on Tuesday for the computer tampering case. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office claims that Greitens directed one of his employees to send his gubernatorial

A 2008 Ford Crown Victoria headed westbound on Highway 42 overturned on Monday, killing one man and injuring another. The vehicle, driven by 44-year-old Daryl Burke, of Camdenton, crashed after the driver “failed to negotiate a turn.” The vehicle went off the left side of the road, overturned and ejected Burke. Burke was flown to