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University of Missouri officials forwarded to police a case regarding “misappropriation of funds” by a former employee. The MU News Bureau announced the move in a news release on Tuesday afternoon. Spokeswoman Liz McCune said the alleged misappropriations came from student organization accounts associated with Greek Life. The release said the accounts are external to

Suspended University of Missouri football player Nate Howard, is expected to appear in a Boone County courtroom Wednesday morning on a drug charge. According to public records, the MU defensive lineman is scheduled to appear in court for a plea hearing at 9 a.m. He’s charged with a class D felony drug possession after he

The South Callaway School District is trying out a new camera to help catch drivers who don’t stop for school buses. The district says this feature is because of several close calls last year. While the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said there isn’t a major problem, even one close call is too many. “If it

The American Red Cross is looking for more blood donations amid a blood shortage in the Missouri-Illinois region. The Red Cross said it got 61,000 fewer blood donations than needed in May and June. It declared a critical blood shortage in the area in early July. The Red Cross said the shortage is equal to

TONIGHT: It will be muggy, as overnight lows will only drop into the lower 70s. Skies will remain mostly clear with winds out of the southeast under 6 mph. WEDNESDAY: Most of Mid-Missouri is under a Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM. It will be the hottest day this week as temperatures climb into

UPDATE: The boil advisory has been lifted for Clarksburg. ORIGINAL: The entire city of Clarksburg is under a boil advisory right now. City officials tell ABC 17 News they lost water pressure while crews were at the water tower fixing an electrical issue. There is not time frame for fixing the issue, but the city

Two people are recovering after a crash in Callaway County Tuesday night. It happened just after 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 306 and Highway 54. According to the Fulton Police Department, a 64-year-old man was hit after a 23-year-old woman failed to stop. Officers found the man trapped when they arrived on

ABC 17 News is teaming up with the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri next week to fight hunger in mid-Missouri. According to the Missouri Hunger Atlas, 18.4 percent of people under the age of 18 in Boone County were considered food insecure in 2016. Almost 22 percent were on food stamps or the

So far this year, Columbia has had more violent crime than in previous years. In 2017, 370 violent crimes were reported from January to June. In that same six-month period, there were 244 violent crimes reported in 2016 and 274 in 2015. The 370 violent crimes reported from January to June of this year mark

Last week brought some of the warmest temperatures we’ve seen in almost four years in Mid-Missouri. Temperatures climbed above 100 degrees, with heat indices approaching 115 in many spots. It’s these temperatures that caused some plants to show signs of heat stress. However, the “cooler” weather that returned to Mid-Missouri allowed plants to take a

A Heat Advisory goes into effect at noon Wednesday and continues until 8 PM for all of Mid-Missouri except Chariton, Macon, Randolph, Audrain and Monroe counties. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid 90s Wednesday afternoon and when combined with the humidity, these will produce heat index readings from 103 to 107 degrees. Below are

Accordign to the Columbia Police Department, residents have received an email from a City Traffic Collections Department (citycollections@travelalrets.com) stating that the recipient has a past due parking ticket and demanding payment of a delinquent parking fine. The fake email tries to get victims to pay online. The City of Columbia Parking Utility does not issue

ABC 17 News has reached out to the Lake Ozark Police Chief, who has confirmed that Hells Angels, a motorcycle club, is expected to be in the lake area starting this weekend through Aug. 4. 300 to 600 people are expected to come into town. The police chief said that the entire staff will be

TODAY: It will be a warm afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with highs climbing into the lower 90s. Once again the heat and humidity will be on the rise, with dew points climbing into the lower 70s. Winds through the day will gradually shift out of the southeast under 10 mph. Thankfully, heat indices this afternoon will

How many people will descend upon Mid-Missouri for Eclipse 2017? It depends on who you ask. The number varies from thousands to hundreds of thousands. As Boone County Emergency Management director Terry Cassil says, “We just can’t know the number of people that are going to come for the eclipse. There’s lots of numbers out

A Cole County judge approved a settlement in the civil case between convicted murderer Alyssa Bustamante and her victim’s mother Patricia Preiss. The 23-year-old now must pay Preiss $5 million in the wake of the 2009 murder of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten. According to the settlement, the amount collected each year is limited to $25,000 with

TODAY: Temperatures will be in the 70s through the late morning hours. As we head into the afternoon, we will see the return of the heat. High temperatures will rise into the lower 90s with heat indices reaching into the upper 90s. There will be a slight breeze out of the southeast under mostly sunny

TODAY: Temperatures through the morning commute are rising back into the lower 70s. As we head into the afternoon, we will see the return of the heat. High temperatures will rise into the lower 90s with heat indices reaching into the upper 90s. There will be a slight breeze out of the southeast under mostly

Missouri senators are going back to the Capitol Tuesday to debate abortion-related bills in the second special session since May’s adjournment. The senators gathered Monday afternoon but did not vote on the bills. The main focus was Senate Bill 5. The bill has been modified by the House and is now back in the Senate.

Several thousand dollars in cuts to the city’s Community Relations department include office supplies and a reduction in sign language interpreters at city meetings. City Manager Mike Matthes announced the cuts at his budget address last Friday. Columbia needed to make greater payments toward its police and fire pension funds, Matthes said, and proposed cuts