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Tickets at MU’s box office nearly sold out before Saturday’s home game against Georgia. Memorial Stadium was just 1800 people shy of capacity Saturday, but the stadium can hold 10,000 less people than it could last year because of the south end zone construction. Mizzou said there were 58,284 people at the game. All the

The Hearnes Center floor may need more than $100,000 worth of repairs after flooding early Saturday morning. A water main broke outside the facility and damaged the arena floor. MU spokesperson Christian Basi said it is still too early to know the exact total, but he said the damage will likely be more than $100,000.

The last top-10 victory for the Mizzou football team came in 2013 against Georgia. The wait continues for Mizzou’s next top-10 win after Georgia beat Mizzou for the fifth straight year, 43-29. After the loss, Mizzou falls to 3-1 (0-1 SEC). The Tigers lost the turnover margin for the first time of the season after

TONIGHT: With cloud cover already having made its way off toward the east, we’ll be left with clear skies overnight. We’ll see temperatures dip into the lower 50s with a light breeze out of the east continuing. SUNDAY: It will feel like another fall day across Mid-Missouri as temperatures top out in the mid to

Mistakes cost the Mizzou football team as the Tigers lost to (2) Georgia 43-29. Watch our full extended highlights from the game of nearly 10 minutes of coverage.

Callaway County deputies executed a drug search warrant, which was obtained through an extensive criminal investigation, in the 5100 block of County Road 280 Friday morning, according to a press release. As a result of the search, deputies arrested Darrin Smithee, 52, of Auxvasse; Steven Redwine, 56, of Tuscumbia; Montie Stiers, 50, of Fulton; Natasha

A sixth lawsuit was filed Wednesday against the University of Missouri and surgeons over a knee replacement surgery performed through the Mizzou BioJoint Center at the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute. The knee replacement surgery uses cadaver knee tissue and uses a preservation method known as the Missouri Osteochondral Allograft Preservation System. According to the lawsuits, patients

Recently, President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Tariffs on products in the state of Missouri hit nearly $880 million worth of products. Yesterday, the president visited Springfield, Missouri, and talked about his optimism for the tariffs. Dr. Joseph Haslag, an economist with the University of Missouri, says these

SATURDAY: We’re seeing cool temperatures to start the first day of fall here in Mid-Missouri. Light showers towards I-44 we’re seeing this morning will move out of the area later this morning. Clouds will slowly filter out by this evening for our southeastern-most counties. Temperatures will only warm into the low 70s with winds out

Here are the scores from Week 5 of area high school football. Will be updated throughout the night. Hickman (0) at Rock Bridge (31) FINAL Cardinal Ritter (49) at Tolton (14) FINAL Jackson (60) at Battle (33) FINAL Fayette (16) at Westran (21) FINAL Southern Boone (34) at Hallsville (8) FINAL California (0) at Versailles

A Jefferson City man is in custody on allegations of repeated sexual misconduct and other crimes, all of which took place across his apartment complex. Anthony Craig, 19, is accused of ” peeping into (residents’) windows while masturbating,” according to Jefferson City police Lt. Patrick McCutchen. In a statement, police said Craig was arrested at

The Columbia Housing Authority is hoping to get $9.5 million in federal funds to renovate aging apartments in central city. The agency will need approval from the Missouri Housing Development Commission, which has not met since December. The commission currently has four vacancies, which are appointed by the governor. CHA director Phil Steinhaus said the

Rock Bridge running back Nate Peat made his college announcement during Senior Night before the Providence Bowl. Peat was down to Northwestern and Stanford and decided to commit to Stanford to play college football. ABC 17’s Tyler Murry sat down for an exclusive interview with Peat to discuss his decision and what is next.

The University of Missouri announced its final enrollment numbers for fall 2018 on Friday, saying freshman enrollment was up 13 percent from 2017 numbers. MU touted the increase as one of the highest among schools in the Southeastern Conference in a news release announcing the numbers. Officials also said it was the second-highest jump in

The fifth and final suspect in an August shooting on Sylvan lane was arrested Thursday. Anthony William Neill, 27, was arrested in Lafayette, Georgia, by the U.S. Marshal Task Force. He was on a Boone County warrant for the charge of second-degree murder. ABC 17 News reached out to law enforcement in Georgia and is

Stephens Lake will remain closed until further notice as the Department of Natural Resources waits on test results to determine if the lake’s algae is toxic. Officials took two types of water samples Friday to determine if algae blooms in the water are toxic. The more detailed test will take several days to produce results.

The University of Missouri is reaffirming its commitment to research and promising to double research expenditures in the next five years. The UM Board of Curators approved a resolution at its meeting in Kansas City Friday. “MU has developed plans to continue its trajectory by doubling its competitively funded federal research over the next five

It’s no surprise, but summer has had a hard time letting go across much of the nation. Here in mid-Missouri, the temperature for most of the month has regularly climbed into the upper 80s and lower 90s, several degrees above seasonal values. In addition, heat indices have topped out near 100 degrees, occurring most recently

TONIGHT: Much cooler air moves in behind the front as overnight lows fall into the low 50s by Saturday morning. Areas north of HWY 24 will drop to the upper 40s. Winds will be out of the northeast from 6-10 mph. SATURDAY: The coolest day we’ve seen in about two weeks arrives Saturday afternoon, with

Boone Electric Cooperative reports a large power outage affecting about 900 customers in southwest Columbia. We have an outage affecting the Scott Blvd/Bethany/Bellview area. Crews are heading that way. Call 573-449-4181 to report an outage or use your SmartHub app. pic.twitter.com/ZIzr9KyWqX — Boone Electric Coop (@BooneElectric) September 21, 2018 The utility said on Twitter the