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More than 5,500 students graduate this weekend from the University of Missouri, which mean there is traffic congestion on East Stadium Boulevard. at South Providence Road. ABC 17 News talked with parents and those graduating who said it’s expected with events like this and why it’s important to leave early. One graduation attendee, Greg Ilewski

A Williamsburg man was arrested earlier this week in connection with a trailer that was reported stolen in November 2017. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office found the trailer in the Kingdom of Callaway Estates last month. Deputies arrested Chad Laswell, 27, of Williamsburg, on Thursday for his involvement with the stolen trailer. Laswell has bonded

TONIGHT: Gusty winds will die down this evening and temperatures will drop down to the upper 60s and low 70s across our area. MOTHER’S DAY: After a mild morning, temperatures will rocket into the 80s by lunch time and into the 90s by the afternoon hours. We’ll also see fairly humid conditions as well with

University of Missouri police officers arrested a Columbia woman Friday after she allegedly punched a nurse at a hospital. MUPD officers were called to University Hospital Friday for the alleged assault. Officers arrested Theresa Jones, 29, on suspicion of third-degree and fourth-degree assault. A lieutenant with MUPD said the nurse was treated for minor injuries.

The Jefferson City Public School District is set to go to jury trial in the latest of a string of discrimination lawsuits. Tammy Ferry, an employee of Jefferson City Public Schools, filed a lawsuit against JCPS in April 2017. Ferry claims she is a victim of sex and age discrimination, and that the district retaliated

Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic records said a Fulton man died after he crashed early Saturday morning. Troopers said Alexander McDonald, 21, was heading south on Route C, about a mile north of County Road 400, around 4 a.m. when he went off the right side of the road. McDonald overcorrected, got back onto the

TODAY: We’re going to be seeing a bit of cloud cover this morning, much like we did to start the day on Friday. We will see a chance of some showers in our far northern counties this morning, but will be quickly out of the area by midday if they do develop. We’ll be warm

The Jefferson City Fire Department posted on its Facebook page that they extinguished a fire near the Governor Office Building Friday night. Firefighters said they responded to 201 Madison Street just before 8:30 p.m. for reports of a vehicle on fire on the top floor of the parking garage. Firefighters said they deployed a ladder

The Senate president pro tem, Senate majority leader, Senate minority leader, and Senate budget chairman gave an update Friday on members passing a mandatory state budget as well as what comes next in the final week of session. Senators passed a final budget bill Friday morning, sending the $28 billion budget to the governor for

Mizzou’s graduation and the SEC softball tournament are both underway this weekend. It’s also Mother’s Day Sunday, so residents in Columbia should expect some extra traffic. Here’s a list of the graduation ceremonies. The last ceremony on Friday starts at 8 p.m. and commencement ceremonies resume at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. More than 5,550 students

The Columbia Fire Department outlines reported weaknesses and strengths, and what the department aims to accomplish through 2021, in their strategic plan released Friday. After an internal review of staff and a survey of department customers, the department found multiple areas for improvement in coming years. Those include training, staffing and building additional fire stations

ABC 17 News has confirmed the FBI, ATF, Highway Patrol, police and postal inspectors responded after an apparent suspicious package was reported at the Moberly post office on Friday. A minor found the package in the lobby just after 4 p.m. and put it on the counter. Because it appeared suspicious, bomb units were called,

Columbia resident Rob Smith found out while in first grade that he was adopted, but he’s still a Smith, through and through. “Family is one of the most important things,” he said. “No one will ever replace my mom and dad. No one will ever replace my sister.” But Smith has always been curious about

On any given day across the world, there are roughly 1,800 thunderstorms occurring. While they can be a hazard, they also provide important rainfall for a region. Here in the United States, roughly 125,000 thunderstorms occur each year, with our fair share here in Mid-Missouri falling during the spring and summer months. Satellite images from

TONIGHT: Temperatures will only drop to near 70 tonight as clouds increase. Southerly winds will diminish to 7-10 mph. SATURDAY: The day will start off with clouds and mild temperatures as a cluster of strong storms move across northern Missouri, near a stationary frontal boundary. Most of the rain looks like it will stay north

The pace of jury selection in Gov. Eric Greitens’ invasion of privacy case may push back the start of the trial. Judge Rex Burlison said he may have to prepare for the trial to begin next Wednesday, rather than the anticipated Tuesday start. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys have questioned several individual jurors based on

FRIDAY: A decaying MCS is leading to some scattered showers and storms for Mid-Missouri this afternoon. A few rumbles of thunder is possible through the early afternoon, but the overall trend shows any rain coming to an end through 1 PM, with clouds breaking up following the exit of the rain. Due to more clouds

FRIDAY: Some morning clouds increase through mid-Missouri after 9 AM through noon. As showers exit clouds will slowly begin to clear with an afternoon warm up. It looks like the warmest day so far this spring as highs top out in the upper 80s near 90 which is 17 degrees above average. It will be

UPDATE 9:14 P.M.: The endangered silver advisory has been canceled due to Channel being found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Lake of the Ozark Police Department has issued an endangered silver advisory for a missing 72-year-old man. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the man, Billie Junior Channel, was reported missing from 37 Bobwhite Ln at

The Missouri Senate has voted to move Prop A, the Right To Work bill, to the August ballot. The bill was on the Senate floor for nearly 12 hours closing the bill around 5:30 a.m. on Friday in a vote, 23-7. Senate Democrats releasing a statement on Twitter: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoSenDems/status/994886047766056960″,”author_name”:”Senate Democrats”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoSenDems”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Shameful. Senate Republicans