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UPDATE: The voluntary search party formed earlier this evening has called off searches for the night. ABC 17 News will check back with them in the morning to find out if they plan to continue. Law enforcement has said the area has been gone through pretty thoroughly already, but searchers had hoped a few fresh

Several Missouri lawmakers reacted to President Trump’s meeting and press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. In a statement released Monday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said it would weaken support from allies. President Trump’s statements today fly in the face of the consensus of the Intelligence Community, the Director of National Intelligence,

Former Highway Patrol Trooper Anthony Piercy’s peace officer license has been revoked, according to Mike O’Connell of the Missouri Department of Public Safety. In May 2014, Brandon Ellingson drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks while in Piercy’s custody for boating while intoxicated. Piercy pleaded guilty to negligent operation of a vehicle last year for

TUESDAY: The day will start with mostly sunny skies and temperatures climbing to near 90 by afternoon. The humidity will be a bit lower but it will still feel slightly humid with heat indices in the low to mid 90s, highest west of HWY 63. There is a chance of afternoon storms with the best

The Columbia City Council will consider raising property taxes without sending it to voters. The council approved a public hearing on the topic for August 6 at its meeting Monday night. The approval came in a 6 to 1 vote, with Mayor Brian Treece opposing. “I’m concerned that even the discussion of a potential property

A judge sentenced a Fulton man to 60 years in prison after he was found guilty of child sex crimes. A Callaway County jury found George Martin guilty of 12 felonies, including statutory sodomy and child molestation, after a two-day trial was held in June. Prosecutors charged Martin in July 2016 after a teenager reported

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees in his final months in office before he resigned amid scandals. Campaign finance reports filed Monday show Greitens’ campaign spent about $610,000 for legal help between April and the end of June. That doesn’t include

MU began removing large trees from the Francis Quadrangle today. Experts analyzed the pin oak trees over the past few years and found they are near the end of their life cycles. Director of the Mizzou Botanic Garden, Pete Millier, said they plan to finish removing the trees this week. “Remove five that are an

Two Cole County teenagers are in serious condition after hitting a tree Monday afternoon. According to the highway patrol, the teens were traveling in a 2004 Ford Taurus when it went off the right side of Henwick Lane, near Deer Ridge, around 12:40 p.m. Troopers said the vehicle hit two mailboxes, an embankment, and a

There’s nothing as refreshing as a comfortable, cool house after being outside in the summer heat all day long, especially when you consider the humid days for which summer is known. Just like the extremely humid days have a negative affect on human bodies, the humidity can also put a strain on our AC units.

Trial dates have been scheduled for the five people charged in the death of Carl DeBrodie. Online court records show jury trial dates have been set for Anthony R. Flores, Sherry Paulo, Mary K. Paulo, Anthony R.K. Flores and Shaina Osborne. Anthony R. Flores, who is charged with two misdemeanors and three felonies, including involuntary

TONIGHT: Overnight, skies will become mostly clear with lows dropping into the upper 60s to near 70 as winds remain light, from the northeast under 5 mph. TUESDAY: The day will start with mostly sunny skies and temperatures climbing to near 90 by afternoon. The humidity will be a bit lower but it will still

A man continues to recover at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri after he accidentally went over his room’s balcony ledge at the Lake of the Ozarks this past weekend. According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, Johnathan M. Ainsworth, 27, of Lees Summit, fell two stories onto the concrete below Camden on the Lake around

MONDAY: It’s a fairly warm afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures are climbing into the low to mid 90s. A cold front tracking through the area is bringing the return of drier air, so it won’t be as humid through the day. Heat indices will only top out near 95, with the chance for a few

UPDATE, 10:30 p.m: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri Department of Conservation will continue patrolling the general area for 74-year-old Jerry Kinman. UPDATE, 4:00 p.m: Officials with the Callaway County Sheriffs Department said they still cannot locate Jerry Kinman. Sheriff Clay Chism tells ABC 17 News they are exploring all possibilities in the

UPDATE (7/16 3:55 a.m.): The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it is conducting a death investigation for the incident Sunday night on St. Charles Road. Deputies first responded to the area around 9:45 p.m. for a report of a subject down, according to Sgt. Andrew Collins. Collins could not confirm if the death is considered

MONDAY: Back to work we’re tracking another warm day as temperatures will likely top out in low to mid 90s. Humidity will be a tad lower starting today, but will still create for uncomfortable conditions as heat index values range from 95-99. Clouds build in into the afternoon with spot shower chance east of HWY

UPDATE – 4:00 A.M.: A Boone County Sheriff’s Department spokesman told ABC 17 News a deputy conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. Andrew Collins said the area around the 8700 block of Route B, which is just north of Route HH, was closed because of the incident that

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear overnight with temperatures settling back to the lower 70s. There’s a chance that we could see some early morning patch fog develop between 5-7am, but that will quickly burn off. MONDAY: Back to work we’re tracking a slightly cooler day as temperatures will likely top out in the upper

A resolution on Monday night’s city council agenda recommends raising the city’s property tax by about 2 cents. The resolution is under new business, which means it will likely not get any discussion from the council at the meeting. The proposal is to increase the tax rate from 41 cents per $100 to about 43