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The Boone County Office of Emergency Management staffed extra 911 communication personnel for Monday to be prepared for the expected traffic of visitors and tourists for the eclipse. The partly cloudy forecast for Boone County seems to have deterred people from coming to the area to view the total solar eclipse, however. Hotels in Boone

UPDATE, 5:00 p.m.: Boone County deputies are investigating a home invasion that happened around 4:00 Monday morning in the 7400 block of Sunburst Court. Deputies said the victims, a man and a woman, reported two or three men broke down the back door of their home and came inside. The suspects left a short time

A strong cold front will be tracking through Mid-Missouri Monday night and will bring with it the threat for damaging winds, large hail, and the potential for flash flooding. There is a marginal risk for severe storms for most of Mid-Missouri. A few storms are possible in the late-afternoon to early evening hours with the

ABC 17 News has confirmed with the Fulton police department that three female suspects led authorities on a car chase on Monday. The vehicle the suspects were driving was stolen out of Columbia. The chase began on Route F, about a half mile west of Highway 54. Sgt. Schramm of Fulton PD got a call

The solar eclipse later this month will be the most studied of all time, with some of the data collected coming from ordinary folks volunteering their time for science. Scientists say the eclipse will give us an unprecedented view of the solar atmosphere never seen before. CATE, the Continental American Telescope Eclipse, is an experiment

While mid-Missourians have their eyes to the sky Monday, there will be plenty of pilots up there looking to land at local airports in the area. The Columbia and Jefferson City airports are preparing for an influx of aircraft that are already requesting to land on Monday. Columbia Regional Airport manager Mike Parks said the

UPDATE: Columbia police identified the man taken into custody after a lengthy standoff Sunday. Christopher Moore, 35, from Columbia is in the Boone County Jail Monday. Moore reportedly forced his way into a home where a 22-year-old woman was inside, according to the Columbia Police Department. Moore had a gun and forced the woman to

Researchers at the University of Missouri are using Monday’s total solar eclipse to learn more about plants, animals and fish. MU’s Bradford and South Farm research centers will being doing a variety of experiments Monday to see how the species respond when it becomes dark in the middle of the day. Tim Reinbott, assistant director

NASA has taken over the Missouri Capitol lawn in Jefferson City for the total solar eclipse festivities. “You don’t get to see that every day,” said Rhonda Nunn, a Jefferson City resident. “I feel like we’re making history today.” Nunn said she liked that NASA has been educating the community on the eclipse and doling

TODAY: The much anticipated total solar eclipse is here and it’s likely to be accompanied by partly cloudy skies. Cloud coverage will likely be greater in our northern counties through the morning hours thanks to an overnight storm system decaying in Iowa. Temperatures will reach close to 84 at the start of the eclipse and

Mid-Missouri residents will get their chance to say their final goodbyes to a local fallen Marine. Talon Leach, of Callaway County, was one of the 16 servicemen who died in a plane crash in Mississippi in July. Leach died in the line of duty when a transport plane he was in crashed on its way

TONIGHT: Scattered storms are possible through 9 PM tonight, as a line of storms that’s tracking through Mid-Missouri will continue to weaken. Once storms clear out, expect partly cloudy skies to stick around. We are looking at the possibility of some patchy fog developing in the river valleys, with lows in the lower 70s. MONDAY:

A total solar eclipse is visible from some place on Earth around every two to three years. While this seems often, it is still a rather rare occurrence since it’s only visible from a narrow path along the Earth. So within a lifetime, any point in the world will likely only see a total solar

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Trump would be assassinated is apologizing to Trump and his family, but the Democrat says she has no plans to resign over what she called “a mistake.” Numerous top Republicans and Democrats in Missouri have called upon

There were no serious traffic problems or increase in 911 call volume during the weekend before the eclipse, according to MoDOT and the Boone County Emergency Management Office. They said the weekend was average in terms of crowd size. MoDOT said they sent employees home after preparing for a large increase in tourists and visitors

Val Germann has been looking forward to Monday’s solar eclipse for the past 30 years. “Twenty years ago we actually had T-shirts made for this,” he said. “So we have been looking forward to this day for a long time.” Germann is on the board of directors for the Central Missouri Astronomical Association. He’s been

Park rangers throughout Missouri are preparing for large crowds to flock to state parks to view the eclipse Monday. Missouri has about 93 state parks and historical sites and 42 of those locations are on the eclipse path of totality. Camping is offered at 18 of the 42 locations. Visitors started camping Saturday night and

TODAY: The rain will give way to cloudy skies and by the afternoon, temperatures are going to be climbing into the lower 90s, feeling more like the upper 90s with the heat index. There will be an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms into the late afternoon and evening hours with a marginal risk for

From California to Minnesota, Michigan and as far away as Sweden, thousands of visitors are expected to come to Callaway County to experience the once-in-a-lifetime eclipse. The Callaway County tourism director Renee Graham told ABC 17 News since about spring all 550 rooms that were available have been sold out. “People are more transient, they

TONIGHT: We will see mostly clear and dry conditions tonight with mild temperatures. Overnight lows will bottom-out in the mid to upper 60s with light winds shifting out of the southeast. TOMORROW: By the morning we will see clouds on the increase from the northwest leading to partly sunny skies. Into the afternoon temperatures are