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The University of Missouri Police Department said it received a report of a sexual assault early Sunday. In an MU Alert sent out at 4:15 a.m. police said the assault happened around 3 a.m. in an outside area in the 500 block of Kentucky Boulevard. The only suspect description provided at the time was a

The Columbia City Council has been working on the city’s budget for fiscal year 2018 since Aug. 7. The city manager and finance staff set Monday as the final night for public comments and adjustments to the budget before the council approves it at the meeting. There are a few items on the budget that

TONIGHT: It looks dry overnight, with a small chance for stray showers. Temperatures tonight will bottom out in the mid 60s, with winds out of the northeast under 7 mph. Dense fog is possible through the night, thanks to a combination of recent rain and light winds. MONDAY: The morning will start of foggy, with

A fire severely damaged a home in Moberly early Sunday morning, officials said. The Moberly Fire Department responded to the house fire in the 400 block of Halleck Street around 2 a.m. Firefighters at the scene told ABC 17 News that the fire started in the back of the house, near the kitchen. Firefighters had

TODAY: Scattered showers and isolated t-storms will move through in the morning, shifting south of I-70 by late-morning and heading east through early afternoon as they taper off. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with high temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s with the warmer temperatures east of HWY 63. TONIGHT: It looks dry

Police have responded to the area around McKee Street Park for two separate gun-related instances this past week. Wednesday night officers found shell casings just outside the park, but no one was injured. Friday night police responded to a shots heard call to find 31-year old Nathan Taylor with a gunshot wound. Taylor died after

A 27-year-old woman was killed after crashing her car in Callaway County Saturday evening. The crash happened at 5 p.m. on County Road 220. The Highway Patrol said the driver, Sharnett Berth-Robertson, lost control of her car, went off the road and her car flipped. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said she

The last time Columbia Regional Airport saw any measurable rain was August 27. Since then, a dry spell has been in place across the region, which has made this September a dry month. Through the night, that drying trend ends as a cold front tracking through Mid-Missouri will give way to scattered showers and storms.

TONIGHT: Storms through the night will end the dry spell in Mid-Missouri and bring some beneficial rain to the region. The storms will be slow to move into the region, as a slow moving cold front tracks into Missouri. Main influx of storms will arrive after 7 PM, with some storms initially being on the

After the acquittal of Jason Stockley came out Friday morning, some protests in St. Louis became violent. Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, was acquitted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a black man, Anthony Lamar Smith, following a high-speed chase in 2011. In response to the violent protests, Missouri Attorney General

TODAY: It will feel be feeling more like summer with higher temperatures and slightly humid conditions. The Tigers will have hot weather for the start of the game on Saturday with temperatures near 90 at 3 PM kickoff and will stay in the upper 80s through the duration of the game. Winds will be breezy

A judge has acquitted a white former St. Louis police officer of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a black man following a high-speed chase in 2011. Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson issued his ruling Friday against 36-year-old Jason Stockley. Stockley could have been sentenced to up to life in prison without parole had he

A federal court has put a halt on the issuance of licenses needed to provide abortions throughout the state. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted the state’s appeal to stop the Department of Health from issuing licenses to several facilities, including one in Columbia. “I applaud the Eighth Circuit’s decision,” Attorney General

The Boone County Deputy Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a person is stabbed Friday night. Emergency crews were dispatched to a home in the 4200 block of Bethany Drive around 7:10 p.m. According to deputies, the victim was gone before investigators could arrive at the scene. Deputies told ABC 17 News the victim was stabbed

All scores are final and will be updated throughout the night. ROCK BRIDGE (41) AT HICKMAN (9) BATTLE (40) AT HELIAS (7) SLUH (38) AT JEFFERSON CITY (20) CARNAHAN (8) AT TOLTON (25) BOONVILLE (24) AT MEXICO (21) BLAIR OAKS (18) AT HALLSVILLE (6) MARSHALL (15) AT FULTON (28) WESTRAN (29) AT FAYETTE (38) SOUTH

Two women were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after a three-car crash in the 2500 block of West Main Street. Jefferson City police said Heather Horn, 29, of Jefferson City, passed another car in a curve while driving east, then sideswiped a car in the westbound lane. Police said Horn continued driving the wrong

Mid-Missouri has a new representative in the House in Jefferson City. Republican Sara Walsh, of Ashland, was sworn-in on Wednesday. She stopped by ABC 17 News to discuss her new term and to talk about the plan to find a way to pay for home health services for senior and disabled Missourians set to lose

NAACP Columbia Chapter President Mary Ratliff said Friday’s acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was “mind-boggling.” “We are working hard here in Columbia to bring peaceful resolutions to our communities, to do some togetherness,” she said. “Things like this make it awful hard.” Ratliff said she tried getting in touch with her

As the crowds grow in St. Louis following the Jason Stockley not-guilty verdict, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s main goal in St. Louis is to keep the interstates open. Capt. John Hotz with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Public Information Office told ABC 17 News troopers are doing everything they can to make sure no

TONIGHT: Temperatures will only fall into the mid 60s by morning under mostly clear skies. There will be a light breeze out of the southeast under 8 mph. SATURDAY: It will feel slightly more humid as dew points climb into the mid to upper 60s this weekend. The Tigers will have hot weather for the