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UPDATE 4:49 P.M.: Alyssa Murray has been located unharmed, according to authorities. ORIGINAL STORY: Boonville police are looking for a missing 15-year-old. A friend said she last saw Alyssa Murray sitting on the front steps of her home on May 24 around midnight. When Murray saw the friend, she took off running toward Water Street.

TONIGHT: A few evening storms are possible but will end by midnight. Storms will move in from Kansas after 4 AM, affecting areas west of HWY 63 by daybreak. These are not expected to be severe. Lows will drop into the upper 60s with light southerly winds. FRIDAY: Morning showers and storms will track to

Longtime Centralia softball coach Jill Angell was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. Angell won four state championships during her 19 seasons as the Panthers softball coach. Centralia most recently won a state title in 2016. Angell resigned from her position as softball coach this past November.

TODAY: It will continue to remain on the warm side across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures warm into the upper 80s this afternoon. As the summer like pattern continues, we’ll see afternoon showers and storms. Most of the activity will be south of I-70 and very isolated in nature. Outside of the small storm chance, it will

You may have noticed more political ads on starting on television these days. Although the general election is more than five months away, the commercials are designed to shape early opinion. We are putting the ads to a Truth Alert to sort out the reality from the spin. The commercial under review is an anti-Josh

THURSDAY: It will be another very warm, humid day with high temperatures in the upper 80s and south winds under 10 mph. There is a slight storm chance mainly south of I-70. TONIGHT: With partly cloudy skies we are going to see an increasing storm chance overnight. Storms in northwest Missouri will drop south, with

James Carlock, a father of two, says the routine flow of rainwater through their backyard is not ideal for his family. The storm water system in Carlock’s neighborhood collects rainwater from the street, Buckingham Park, and runs it to his backyard. From there, the water flows from one open pipe, through a creek and into

You may have noticed more political advertisements on television of late. Although the general election is more than five months away, the commercials are designed to shape early opinion. Gov. Eric Greitens is now running a television ad on KMIZ and other stations, and he’s not even on the ballot this year. Gov. Greitens was

You can watch the Special Investigative meeting live here. The Special Investigative Committee looking into allegations of misconduct against Gov. Eric Greitens, including impeachment, met for day two of week one of the special session Wednesday. Missouri Times publisher Scott Faughn testified in front of the committee for more than three hours Wednesday. Faughn is

The Columbia Police Department held its first open forum on the future of its community policing program. The forum Wednesday at the Daniel Boone Regional Library focused on the Fourth Ward, the first of seven meetings throughout the city. The first six will focus on specific wards in town, while the seventh will be held

UPDATE: Mayor Norris Gerhart said he first noticed a questionable charge from the police department at the beginning of May when he was going through payables before a city council meeting. “He’s [the police chief] no different from any other manager or superintendent,” said Gerhart. “They are all responsible for their payables. They just get

Attorneys for Governor Eric Greitens want a hold on delivering documents related to a lawsuit over his office’s use of a message-deleting app until after the special legislative session ends. The lawyers representing the governor’s office filed a motion on Wednesday to put a halt to the ongoing discovery process in a lawsuit over Confide

A hearing for the Missouri House of Representatives v. A New Missouri took place Wednesday morning. ABC 17 previously reported that the special committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens wants a judge to enforce two subpoenas on Greitens’ campaign and a nonprofit connected to him. Minutes before the hearing, Mark Kempton, the attorney representing the special

TONIGHT: With passing clouds tonight temperatures will remain mild only dropping into the mid 60s by morning. Winds will be light out of the southeast up to 8 mph. THURSDAY: It will be another very warm, humid day with high temperatures in the upper 80s and south winds under 10 mph. There is a slight

Once again, the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is hosting a free lunch program during the summer. Monday through Friday, starting June 4 and ending August 3, free and healthy lunches will be available for children 18 years old and younger. Lunches will be handed out from 11:30 a.m. to 1

A man is in fair condition after a crash in Miller County Tuesday night, according to officials at University Hospital. It happened near the intersection of Missouri 42 and Blackmore Road around 7:20 p.m. Emmett Scott, 80, drove off the side of the road and hit a culvert, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol

TODAY: After a mild morning, temperatures will quickly heat up, reaching the upper 80s as we head through the remainder of the afternoon. While temperatures will climb into the 80s, the increasing humidity will actually make it feel more like the lower 90s. We could see some relief through the afternoon west of Hwy 63,

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 with the heat index near 90 in the afternoon. Winds will come in from the southeast up to 8 mph. A pop up shower is possible in our

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