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According to a press release from Boone Electric Cooperative, there are reports of scammers using the BEC phone number, 573-449-4181, and demanding payment information for supposed late bills. The scammers also threaten to immediately disconnect any victims that do not give them their payment information. BEC does not handle payments over the phone. Call BEC

TUESDAY: It will be a mild day for late-August as high temperatures only reach near 80 under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come in from the north up to 8 mph, keeping humidity low. TONIGHT: Temperatures look to remain in the low 60s under mostly clear skies by the morning. Winds will remain out of

According to a Facebook update from the Boone County Fire Protection District, Missouri Task Force 1 rescued 316 people, 35 pets and provided instructions to 41 individuals who decided to shelter in place. The post goes on to say how MO-TF1 rescued a family that was in a home filled with carbon monoxide due to

After Gov. Eric Greitens failed to take action on House Bill 1194, workers in St. Louis and Kansas City will see a drop in their paychecks. The bill that become law despite the governor’s signature nullifies the $10 minimum wage in St. Louis and the $15 minimum wage in Kansas City. Residents from both cities

ABC 17 News crews are working to find out why several Columbia Fire Department crews and Columbia police officers responded to Harold’s Doughnuts early Tuesday morning. Firefighters and officers were dispatched there shortly after 5 a.m. According to ABC 17 crews on the scene, there were four fire crews and at least two police officers

If you’re hoping to give to relief efforts, do you know where your money is going? Experts say it’s natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey where generous people can be easily targeted. Experts say donators need to be extra cautious and do research on which charity organizations to donate to so your donations will be able

The Eldon Police Department recovered methamphetamine and marijuana from a home on South Maple Street Friday. Police responded after getting a report there was methamphetamine at the residence, which is located across the street from Eldon South Elementary School. When officers made contact with the people living in the home, they spotted illegal items in

Some residents of the new Brookside location at Sixth and Elm streets are living in the MU residence halls and other Brookside properties. Construction of the new apartment is not finished, so property managers have paid the university to house some of the expected tenants. Jack Cardetti, spokesman for the company, said a “construction delay”

Despite a 30-minute to one-hour delay due to dense fog, Missouri Department of Transportation crews on Monday morning were able to start the first day of bridge inspections on the Missouri River Bridge on I-70 near Rocheport. Crews closed the right lane on the westbound side from about 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drivers should

Senate Bill 43, which raises the standard to prove unlawful discrimination by an employer, takes effect Monday. One of the main changes brought by the bill is the wording of what is required for a complainant to prove discrimination. Before Monday, a complainant needed to prove that their race, gender, religion or age was a

Senate Bill 182, otherwise known as the “Right to Work” bill, was scheduled to go into effect today but instead will be put on a ballot thanks to petitions filed against it. According to one labor group, over 300,000 signatures were submitted from across the state this month in protest of the bill. The result:

TONIGHT: Skies will become mostly clear with patchy fog developing by morning as temperatures fall into the upper 50s to near 60. Winds will stay under 6 mph from the north. TUESDAY: We’ll have another mild day for late-August as high temperatures only reach near 80 under partly cloudy skies. Winds will come in from

New legislation battling the opioid crisis goes into effect on Monday, giving Missourians more resources. According to an official press release, two of the three measures taken to fight the opioid epidemic revolve around overdoses. The first order allows Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams to sign a standing order for

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Harvey waslocated near latitude 28.5 North, longitude 95.7 West. Harvey ismoving toward the east-southeast near 3 mph (6 km/h), and a slowmotion toward the southeast is expected through tonight. A gradualturn toward the northeast and a continued slow forward speed areexpected Tuesday and Tuesday

Mohamed Mostafa has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for one count of rape. Mostafa must serve 85 percent of his term to be eligible for parole. ABC 17 News talked to the prosector in the case, who said that the family feels like justice has been served. ABC 17 previously reported on Mostafa

Columbia Police officers arrested Da’jon Jermaine Gully, 19, of Columbia, on Monday in connection to the shots fired incident last Wednesday in the 1200 block of Grand Avenue. Gully was identified as the suspect on foot that began firing at a vehicle that was traveling in the area. A person in the vehicle shot back.

Meteorological summer is coming to an end in just a matter of days for Mid-Missouri, which means it’s time to take a look at how our summer has fared. One doesn’t have to go back too far to find the triple-digit heat that impacted Mid-Missouri the latter half of July. It’s this heat that led

The City of Eldon Fire Department was called to a report of heavy smoke from the Philly Diner on 403 East 4th Street in Eldon on Monday. According to an official release, the City of Eldon Fire Department responded with four pieces of apparatus and eight personnel. The fire brought in crews from neighboring departments

Harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but the system continues to provide the coast with widespread heavy rainfall. Harvey is expected to return to the Gulf of Mexico, providing it with plenty of moisture and energy to track back inland through Louisiana. We can expect even higher rainfall totals from the decaying tropical

A University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine professor has been awarded nearly half a million dollars to study an infectious blood disease in cattle caused by ticks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $460,000 to Bill Stich, professor of parasitology for the MU vet school. The project allow Stich and his team to develop