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UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has determined the cause of the crash was that the driver failed to negotiate a curve. Troopers have identified the driver as Dshawn McDonald, 30, of Blackwater. ORIGINAL: A single-car rollover crash just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday near the roundabout at 763 North and Prathersville Road drew first responders

A California, Mo. woman was seriously injured in a single-car crash in Cole County Friday night. The crash happened at 10 p.m. on Rabbit Run Road. The Highway Patrol said the driver, Matthew Brauner, 26, of California, Mo., was speeding and lost control of the car. The car went off the road, became airborne and

TONIGHT: It will be a mild night across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures bottom out in the upper 60s. We’ll see mostly clear skies, with winds out of the southeast under 8 mph. SUNDAY: The morning will start off on the pleasant side, but winds wrapping around of the southwest will pull in moisture. Highs through the

A 25-year-old man drowned Saturday morning while fishing at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Highway Patrol said family of Connor Mohr, of Overland Park, Kansas, reported him missing after he was fishing at a dock on Weems Drive and didn’t return. Mohr was found in the water near the dock after a brief search.

Moberly police on Friday arrested a 38-year-old man accused of stealing and damaging property. Officers were called to the 400 block of West Coates Street and the 500 block of West End Street Friday morning for reports of stolen property and property damage. Police said $1,400 worth of items were stolen and there was $1,700

Columbia and Boone County firefighters have cleared the scene of a residential fire Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of Strathmore Drive around 10:40 a.m. for reports of a dryer on fire. Eleven fire units responded. ABC 17 News crews said firefighters extinguished the fire about 15-20 minutes after they arrived. The

TODAY: Temperatures will feel slightly cooler than in previous days with highs in the upper 80s and lower humidity values. Skies will be mostly sunny and winds to be northwesterly up to 9 mph. TONIGHT: It will be a calm evening with low temperatures in the upper 60s. Skies will be partly cloudy and winds

TODAY: Temperatures will feel slightly cooler than in previous days with highs in the upper 80s and lower humidity values. We can expect mostly sunny skies and winds to be northwesterly up to 9 mph. TONIGHT: It will be a calm evening with low temperatures in the upper 60s. Skies will be partly cloudy and

A bench trial is scheduled for the man previously convicted of killing a Columbia Tribune sports editor. Ryan Ferguson is expected to appear in court on Monday to find out how much the City of Columbia could owe him. Court documents show he’s requesting money for his defense and loss of income. Ferguson’s family said

Osage Beach police could be able to start ticketing on private property if a new ordinance passes later this month. Police Chief Todd Davis, of the Osage Beach Police Department, says right now there is little police can do if laws are violated on private property. The ordinance would expand police jurisdiction to private properties

A Boone County man has died after an incident involving a tractor. It happened in the 8900 block of East Ball Road, just outside of Centralia. Fire officials said the man was in his 80’s and lived alone. He appeared to be moving dirt on an older three-wheel tractor on a hillside when the vehicle

Attorneys for the former football coach suing the NCAA are looking for records the University of Missouri might have. The Boone County Circuit Court granted the subpoena for Todd McNair’s legal team on Friday. The request seeks any records the school might have regarding the Reggie Bush investigation that rocked the University of Southern California

The Missouri legislature is about a month into its second special session of 2017. With the cost of a special session estimated between $50,000 and $100,000, it seems important for taxpayers to know where their government is in this process. As our guest for “This Week,” Columbia-area State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) starts our conversation

A man has been charged after allegedly stealing from a Jefferson City store and trying to run from police. Shawnelle Yarbrough was arrested Thursday around 10:30 a.m. Police say he stole items from a store, went outside to his car to change clothes and went back inside to retrieve more items that had been taken

The Missouri director of agriculture is issuing a Stop Sale, Use or Removal order for all agricultural products containing the ingredient dicamba. Dicamba is a popular herbicide used by farmers. The state says it has received more than 130 drift complaints in 2017 related to that chemical. The Missouri Farm Bureau said in a statement

A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon days after another teen was shot in the back on the same street. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies said they received information on Davion Mann while investigating the Fourth of July shooting on Bethany Drive in which a teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies

Columbia Regional Airport will now have more than $1.9 million to pay for airport improvements. On Friday, Republican Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler announced the federal grant will total $1,945,937. “This money will enable the airport to improve their runways and install taxiway lighting,” said Hartzler. “It is a vital component to the Columbia Regional Airport’s

Columbia Police Detectives arrested Shearley Marie McCurry, 35, of Columbia, on Thursday at 4001 South Ponderosa Street for two counts of first degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. This arrest was connected to the Subway robbery on Paris Road on June 19 and the Subway robbery on Ninth Street on July 2.

UPDATE 7/7 4:18 P.M.: It has been confirmed that Wilder died from a gunshot wound. UPDATE 7/7: The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Leon Wilder III of Columbia. CrimeStoppers is also offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in the death investigation. CrimeStoppers can be contacted at (573) 875-TIPS. All calls are

Some administrative positions within the University of Missouri’s Division of Student Affairs are being eliminated as the department undergoes a major shakeup. As ABC 17 News has previously reported, the Division of Student Affairs is moving more than 100 positions to the Division of Operations in an effort to save more than $1 million. The