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SATURDAY: Showers and thunderstorms are pushing off toward the southeast this morning with a cold front. We’ll see locally heavy rain at times, a few rumbles of thunder, and some brief gusty winds with some of these storms throughout the afternoon. Rain chances will increase in southeastern parts of our viewing area this afternoon as

Mizzou wide receivers Emanuel Hall and Nate Brown did not make the trip to Columbia, South Carolina for the Tigers game against the Gamecocks. An MU spokesman says the two are both dealing with injuries. South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley is still a game-time decision. He arrived at the stadium with a brace on his

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with the Federal Communications Commission, is planning to conduct a nationwide test on Wednesday. The agencies are testing Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEA, and the Emergency Alert System, or EAS. The tests are scheduled to start at approximately 1:18 p.m. According to the Boone County Office of Emergency Management,

UPDATE: Boone County Sheriff’s detectives said they were able to get vehicle descriptions from several witnesses who saw what happened Friday afternoon and the investigation continues. At least two vehicles and two suspects were involved in a drive-by shooting in the area of Pickford Place and Millbrook Drive. The two streets intersect. Deputies found at

Here are the scores from Week 7 of area high school football. Blair Oaks (56) at Southern Boone (17) FINAL DeSmet (42) at Jefferson City (7) FINAL Monroe City (34) at Helias (28) FINAL Van-Far (0) at South Callaway (69) FINAL Rock Bridge (49) at Smith-Cotton (0) FINAL Eldon (21) at Boonville (34) FINAL South

Another University of Missouri fraternity has been suspended, bringing the total to seven. MU spokesman Christian Basi said Friday that Sigma Chi had been temporarily suspended pending the results of an investigation, but said he could not go into the details of the investigation. Six other fraternities at MU are currently suspended, according to the

A five-vehicle crash Friday evening on Interstate 70, mile marker 115 caused backups for six miles, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation Central District. The crash happened around 5 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the Missouri River bridge at Rocheport. MoDOT urged drivers to avoid the area if possible. Lanes were reopened at

A large group of demonstrators gathered a Speakers Circle on the University of Missouri campus Friday afternoon to push for the rejection of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Many of the demonstrators were wearing black, a color which is commonly associated with support for sexual assault survivors. Some of them said they were assault survivors

A professor who filed a lawsuit against the University of Missouri to invalidate a ban on guns on campus will no longer be a party to the case. MU law professor Royce Barondes was dismissed from the case Thursday per the terms of a settlement reached with the university. No money was exchanged in the

RHG Consolidated LLC has announced that it has sold its interest in Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville to Pinnacle Health Care System, Inc. In a news release on Friday, RHGC said it acquired the hospital in February 2018, invested more than $3 million to stabilize its operations and make improvements, and worked to secure

Columbia Public Schools will be redistricting due to the incoming of a new middle school to arrive by August 2020. CPS Spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said several schools are over-populated, especially Rock Bridge High School. According to Baumstark, Rock Bridge currently has almost 2,000 students, even though the school was built to accommodate 1,600 students. According

Columbia police arrested a man around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night after they said he was acting belligerently with a knife. According to the Columbia Police Department, officers responded to Break Time on Nebraska Avenue after they received calls of a disturbance. When they arrived, they said the suspect was yelling at customers and pulled out

TONIGHT: Winds will remain out of the southwest up to 10 mph tonight, keeping temperatures warm with lows near 70 by morning. A line of showers and storms will develop in northwestern Missouri ahead of a cold front, which will approach the area by Saturday morning. SATURDAY: After 6 AM, a line of storms will

Two California, Missouri, residents have been charged with drug distribution after a Sept. 25 fatal crash in Moniteau County. The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office said Joshua J. Kirchner, 22, and Abigail M. Heiland, 21, were in the county jail Friday on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. They each had a $75,000 bond. The crash killed Steven

THIS AFTERNOON: A couple of lingering showers are possible north of I-70 this afternoon, but most of us will be dry. Much warmer air moves in with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s and winds from the southwest at 6-12 mph. It looks warm and dry for Sports Zone Football Friday with temperatures

A political ad is running against Sen.Claire McCaskill, paid for by the conservative super-PAC Club for Growth. The ad starts with the announcers saying, “Since Claire McCaskill got elected, things really took off for her and her husband.” The words “They got rich” appear on screen. In 2002, then-State Auditor Claire McCaskill married wealthy St.

In an ABC 17 News Truth Alert, we are taking a closer look at a television commercial paid for by Majority Forward, which is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization that claims to support voter registration and turnout efforts. The group is associated with a super PAC, Senate Majority PAC, which is aimed at putting Democrats in

In an ABC 17 News Truth Alert, we are examining a commercial paid for by the Senate Majority PAC, a group with a mission to swing control of the U.S. Senate to the Democrats. The ad starts off with Josh Hawley saying, “I support forcing insurance companies to cover all pre-existing conditions.” The announcer continues,

Some Columbia residents are expressing concern after they say they were kept in the dark about a series of overdose deaths. ABC 17 News received an email sent on behalf of the Benton Stephens Neighborhood Association to police and Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala. The letter cites ABC 17’s Tuesday night coverage of the two

FRIDAY: A few storms are possible north of I-70 Friday morning, but most of the day will be dry. Much warmer air moves in with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s and winds from the southwest at 6-12 mph. It looks warm and dry for Sports Zone Football Friday with temperatures falling into