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TONIGHT: We’ll have a cool night as temperatures fall to the low 50s by morning under clear skies and light winds. SATURDAY: It will be cool in the morning with passing clouds. Skies will become mostly sunny by afternoon with high temperatures near 80 as winds remain light. EXTENDED: Isolated showers are possible Saturday evening

The Missouri Department of Transportation tries to stop construction during any holiday to make traveling more safe for drivers, according to a MoDOT engineer. MoDOT officials said the majority of construction work on state routes in Missouri will stop starting noon at Friday. Crews cannot close some of the projects or work zones because there

A bus driver for the Fayette R-3 School District has been arrested and placed on leave. ABC 17 confirmed with the Fayette superintendent that a bus driver has been arrested and put on leave pending investigation. We will continue to update this story with any new information.

TODAY: With the official start to meteorological fall comes cooler weather in Mid-Missouri. Thanks to a cold front, we’ll see cooler conditions today. Highs through the afternoon hours will only climb into the mid and upper 70s, as northeasterly winds continue to bring in cooler and drier air. TONIGHT: The weather will be pleasant for

Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and woman Friday morning after drugs and a stolen gun were found during a traffic stop on Route Z near East Mexico Gravel Road. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said deputies stopped the van because it didn’t have working tail lights and the license plates checked to another

Four people have been identified in connection to the Cole and Moniteau County burglaries. David Rice Jr., Danielle Rice, Hannah Means and Travis Webb were all reportedly involved. David Rice Jr. admitted to breaking the glass door of one of the businesses the group burglarized with a jack handle and stole cartons of cigarettes and

Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson is weighing into the controversy surrounding a social media post made by a state lawmaker. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Representative Warren Love, R-Osceola, said he hoped the person who vandalized a Confederate monument in Springfield is “found and hung from a tall tree with a long rope.” Rep.

Several lake-area businesses are opening their doors to collect donations for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Yacht Club Powersports has taken on the responsibility of being the central hub. General manager Jeff Martin decided he wanted to collect donations earlier this week because the store was doing some radio interviews over the weekend and he thought

The FEMA team from Missouri will continue its work in the city of Houston Thursday working with the city’s fire department. The focus will be training about 50 fire department workers on how to use the association’s GPS technology to wide area searches, as well as the Urban Search and Rescue Response System procedures. “Using

According to an official release, Andrea “Andy” Hayes will serve as the interim assistant vice chancellor for Civil Rights & Title IX at the University of Missouri, starting Sept. 1. The announcement was made on Thursday by Kevin McDonald, vice chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity. Hayes will replace Ellen Eardley, who announced in July

Two suspects have been named in the shooting death of a man in Pettis County. Leon Hinckley was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside a home at the Sunset Village Trailer Park on August 17. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. At the time, the Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News

This year the University of Missouri will be enforcing the clear bag policy for football games, which has been mandated by the SEC starting this year. The policy states that any bags brought into the stadium must be completely transparent and of certain sizes. Bags that are not transparent are only allowed if they are

The Labor Day holiday weekend will start off with pleasant weather Saturday as high pressure builds over the region. The morning will be chilly though, starting off in the lower 50s. The Tigers have a perfect day for the first home game. Tailgaters will have mild weather before the game with temperatures only at 62

Starting Friday, Sept. 1, the Callaway County Ambulance District will move from a 12-hour crew to a 24-hour crew. This comes after a vote by the District’s Board of Directors, on Aug. 23. This change came in response to the closure of Fulton Medical Center, where the ambulance district sends an average of 28 patients

Gas prices across the country have spiked after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas and Louisiana coasts, where much of the country’s oil refineries operate. According to AAA, the national average is $2.44 as of Thursday morning, about a full week after Harvey made landfall. The website has Missouri’s average at $2.29. However, ABC 17 News

TONIGHT: A cold front will track through Mid-Missouri tonight, bringing with it cooler air under partly cloudy skies. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s, with winds out of the northeast under 10 mph. FRIDAY: Northerly winds will bring cooler air in, keeping us in the mid to upper 70s during the day and

Cole County prosecuted four people in connection to two burglaries that happened in early morning hours on Wednesday. Danielle Rice, David Rice Jr., Hannah Means and Travis Webb have been charged with first and second-degree burglary. Cole County deputies were investigating two convenience store burglaries; one in Russellville and one in Jefferson City. Both locations

TODAY: We’re seeing some high clouds from Harvey spreading as far north as I-70. No rain is expected with these clouds, but the further south, the more noticeable the cloud coverage. Areas farther north will have more sunshine through the day. High temperatures will reach into the lower 80s with northeasterly winds increasing to 11

UPDATE 10:09 A.M.: The motorcyclist was headed east on the Business Loop when a person driving a pick-up truck was headed west and was trying to make a left turn onto Sexton. The two vehicles crashed, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital. The right lane of Business Loop eastbound is blocked while crews clean up

UPDATE 3:34 P.M.: The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired on Walker Road. When deputies got to the scene, the suspect had fled. Deputies went inside the home and found items that appeared to be stolen from a convenience store. There was also methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the home. Deputies