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TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms will move in by mid-morning and spreading east through the afternoon. Most of Mid-Missouri is under a Flash Flood Watch for today and into Sunday. We have a marginal risk for severe weather for the southwestern half of Mid-Missouri with isolated strong wind to 60 mph or 1″ hail, with a

Mid-Missouri is about five days away from Election Day. Although some voters don’t consider this a major one, there are important decisions to be made. Most democracy fans would argue that all elections are important. For some voters in Boone County, there will be only one single decision. As our guest for “This Week,” Boone

On August 8th, constituents from the 50th district will be heading to the polls to vote to fill a vacancy in the Missouri House of Representatives. ABC 17 News spoke to political science experts at Columbia College about what it will take to win the race on Tuesday. “Of all of the districts that include

A Columbia man is charged with felony stealing after allegedly taking at least two scooters from MU’s Athletic Training Center. Zachary Detar was charged Thursday for the thefts, one of which happened back in May. Court documents say the victim’s Yamaha scooter was parked at the University of Missouri Athletic Training Center on May 11.

Utility companies working in the public right-of-way may face new rules after Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting. The council is set to vote on changes to the process utility companies, such as Ameren or Mediacom, go through before, during and after underground work. The new rules are intended to give the city better oversight and

A burglary at a Sedalia home ended with the arrest of a man identified as a Mexican Mafia gang member out of Houston, Texas. Sedalia police officers were called to a scene for shots fired. Officers talked with the caller and eventually found out that there was a burglary on the 300 block of South

A woman is charged in Jefferson City after allegedly stealing another woman’s purse in a local McDonald’s. Police say Latoya Brimer stole the purse at a McDonald’s on Jefferson Street on June 9. The victim said she was waiting for her food when Brimer began trying to take her purse away. Multiple witnesses said the

UPDATE: The child is safe and the suspects were taken into custody. ORIGINAL STORY: An AMBER Alert has been issued for a Kansas City, Kansas 2-year-old that was abducted from the 1700 block of South 35th Street at 12:53 p.m. on Friday. The missing person is Jace Brunt. Brunt is a 2-year-old black male. He

A national story from ABC News explained that some Ford Explorer patrol vehicles have been leaking exhaust fumes, making officers sick with carbon monoxide poisoning. ABC 17 News reached out to local law enforcement agencies to see if they were having trouble with their Ford Explorers. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that they have

A Columbia man is facing rape and burglary charges after DNA evidence collected at the scene of a rape in 2002 linked him to the crime. According to police, the crime happened April 29, 2002. The victim had been at a bar in downtown Columbia and was leaving around midnight when a man she didn’t

TONIGHT: It will be calm and cool once again as overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 50s by the morning. Skies will remain clear through the evening, with winds slowly shifting out of the south under 5 mph. SATURDAY: We’ll have an increasing chance of rain through the day. Showers and t-storms will

The start of the weekend will be dry, but as we head through the day on Saturday, mid-Missouri will see an increasing chance for storms. Storms will develop and track in from the west by Saturday afternoon. The heaviest and most widespread rainfall will hold off until the overnight hours on Saturday. A warm front

Police arrested a Columbia man Thursday for a crime 15 years after it allegedly happened. The Columbia Police Department said officers arrested Jackie Jennings, 53, at 5:00 p.m. for Thursday night in the 400 block of North Keene Street. Jennings was arrested on a felony warrant for forcible rape and felony burglary. Columbia police said

TODAY: This afternoon will be one of the best afternoons we’ve had in quite some time, as sunny skies and cool temperatures will make it feel like fall. We’ll see highs climb into the mid 70s across a good portion of the region, with winds out of the northwest under 13 mph. TONIGHT: It will

The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday that Axium Plastics will be opening a new manufacturing facility in Jefferson City. The company designs and manufactures plastic bottles. “We commend Jefferson City, Cole County, the Chamber of Commerce and their business partners for the effort they put forward during our selection process,” said

TODAY: Waking up it will be a chilly start as temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Through the entire day it will feel more like September as high temperatures will only top out in the mid to upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. We’ll have a northwesterly breeze near 10 mph. TONIGHT: Friday night

TODAY: Waking up it will be a chilly start as temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Through the entire day it will feel more like September as high temperatures will only top out in the mid to upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. We’ll have a northwesterly breeze near 10 mph. TONIGHT: Friday night

A hearing is scheduled for Friday afternoon to review the case of Richard Henry who is charged with the July murder of Leon Wilder III. Henry was arrested with Arline Diedrich on July 10 and both were later formally charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. Justin Traughber, 37,

Justin Traughber, 37, has now been charged with second degree murder in an Audrain County case. Traughber is the third person charged with murder in connection to this case. ABC 17 News previously reported that Traughber admitted to having a gun during an argument on July 6. On July 6th, Law enforcement got a call

The MU News Bureau announced on Thursday that the University of Missouri Police Department has handed off the investigation into the possible misappropriation of funds at MU to federal authorities. “The former employee’s actions might have violated federal laws,” said the MU News Bureau. “University officials will continue to review policies and procedures related to