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After a night of storms, the mid-Missouri region was left with wet city streets and slick conditions in the early-morning hours. Standing water at intersections posed a risk for hydroplaning in some areas Sunday morning. Boone County was not hit as bad as some of the western counties in Missouri. In North Kansas City, Missouri,

A strong cold front this weekend has cooled temperatures dramatically, falling nearly 30 degrees from Saturday to Sunday. Though much of October has seen slightly above-average temperatures throughout October, we will be feeling cooler for the next several days. In fact, overnight lows Sunday night will be the coolest we have seen so far this

TODAY: Temperatures will remain cooler than average today with afternoon highs near 60 degrees. Winds will be quite gusty out of the northwest up to 30 mph, making it feel even cooler. As high pressure builds into the Plains, we’ll see several days of pleasant and sunny weather. TONIGHT: Clear skies tonight will give way

The Mizzou football team’s defensive struggles cost the Tigers as (4) Georgia came away with a 53-28 victory. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 1-5 (0-4 SEC). Despite the loss, Drew Lock threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns. Georgia came into the day only allowing three passing touchdowns all game. Here’s reaction from head

A Sedalia boy was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Saturday afternoon after crashing an ATV at Finger Lakes State Park in northern Boone County. The crash happened around 4:30, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Troopers said the boy lost control of the ATV and it overturned. He was taken

Police responded to 17 calls Friday night in what appears to be a series of car break-ins. The calls were from the Regal Stadium 14 movie theater, also known as Hollywood Theaters, and all came between the hours of 11:27 p.m. and 1 a.m Saturday morning. Four of the calls are listed on dispatch records

New law enforcement officers from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and Holts Summit Police Department participated in active shooter training Saturday. The all day training was held at North Elementary School on South Summit Drive. Officers started the day by learning about the history of active shooters at schools along with the fundamentals of how

UPDATE 3:13 P.M.: Ringer pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. He is sentenced to 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and 4 years for leaving the scene of an accident. ORIGINAL STORY: A Fulton man accused of killing a pedestrian last year is expected in Boone County court. Ralph Ringer, Jr.

The Mizzou men’s basketball team reacted to the Tigers playing rival Kansas for the first time since Feb. 25, 2012.

TONIGHT: It will be a stormy night across Mid-Missouri, as a strong cold front to our northwest will track through the region. Ahead of the frontal boundary, most of Mid-Missouri is either under a slight or enhanced risk of severe weather. This means that damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado threat are highly

UPDATE 11:42 pm: The State Highway Patrol lifted the alert just before midnight Friday confirming Christie has been found safe. UPDATE 1:55 pm Friday: ABC17 talked with the administrator of Oak Tree Villas, the residential care facility Christie was living at. The administrator said Christie’s routine is to eat dinner and then go walk his

TODAY: We’ll have partly sunny skies and a warm, breezy afternoon. Temperatures climb well above-average into the mid to upper 80s. Southerly winds will increase up to 16 mph, with gusts up to 26 mph. TONIGHT: A line of showers and thunderstorms will move in from the northwest after 9 PM. Severe storms are possible

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department and the Holts Summit Police Department will have an active shooter training at North Elementary School on Saturday. According to the sheriff’s department, they take a strong approach to protecting local schools so they train inside the buildings. The departments want citizens to know that there will be no emergency,

We’ll go from air conditioning to heat this weekend as a strong cold front moves through Saturday night, bringing big changes in our weather. The weekend will start off with a few showers north of I-70 Saturday morning followed by a warm, breezy afternoon. It will feel like summer as highs climb into the upper

Thousands of visitors are expected this weekend between Columbia and Jefferson City to visit the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival, which runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Organizers are closing Route A heading into town, so they are sending in cars from the south using Old Highway 63. Afterwards, visitors will be directed out

The head of the Missouri Public Defender System and Boone County’s top judge are asking the Missouri Supreme Court address several growing issues for public defenders. ABC 17 News obtained the Oct. 4 letter from public defender system director Michael Barrett, Judge Kevin Crane and H. Riley Bock, the head of the Missouri State Public

COLUMBIA – The Mizzou men’s basketball team will play Kansas for the first time since Feb. 25, 2012. The Tigers and Jayhawks will play an exhibition game Sunday Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. at the Sprint Center to raise money for hurricane relief funds. Mizzou student tickets will be available Tuesday Oct. 17. Members of

All scores will be updated until they’re final. HANNIBAL (14) AT BATTLE (28) LIBERTY NORTH (48) AT HICKMAN (0) ROCKHURST (30) AT JEFFERSON CITY (12) VERSAILLES (0) AT SOUTHERN BOONE (47) ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (3) AT TOLTON (54) MEXICO (20) AT MOBERLY (21) MACON (26) AT CENTRALIA (19) ELDON (35) AT HALLSVILLE (14) MONTGOMERY COUNTY

The Missouri Task Force 1 and the Missouri National Guard completed four days of training Friday for its newly formed helicopter search and rescue team. The team wrapped up with its first flight training at the Boone County Fire Protection District and Missouri Task Force 1 training center. Members simulated rescuing people from their cars

Some 7400 veterans died by suicide in 2014, the last year solid data is available. To put that number in perspective, it would be almost the same number as if everyone in both Ashland and Centraila took their own lives. Dr. David Hammer is trying to change that. As our guest for “This Week,” he