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The former owner of a now-closed restaurant was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on a weapons charge Friday. Billy Owen is the former owner of Panhead Billy’s BBQ in Kingdom City, Mo. In 2015, he was arrested and charged after he admitted to officers he owned more than 20 different firearms and several

After a mild morning with temperatures in the 60s, we’ll warm into the low to mid 80s Saturday afternoon with mostly sunny skies and southeasterly winds under 10 mph. It will be a nice day to get outdoors as humidity will still be low. Heading into Sunday, we’ll start with mostly sunny skies but clouds

A 47-member crew with the Missouri Task Force 1 is expected to arrive in San Antonio, Texas around 10 p.m. Friday to assist with Hurricane Harvey, said Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District. Blomenkamp said crews will then wait for assignment after the hurricane makes landfall. “We’ll be able to

On Friday, the Fulton Fire Department said a deadly July fire was accidental. Chief Kevin Coffelt said a fan and the improper use of smoking materials could have been contributing factors for the flames. On July 14, the fire broke out on one side of a duplex in the 900 block of Nichols Street. Fire

Thursday night, members of the Lee’s school board discussed the process to request changing the school’s official name, Robert E. Lee Elementary. The building was named after Lee in the early 1900s and has remained that way even through it’s restorative rebuilding in 1934. It’s one of the oldest elementary school buildings in Columbia. In

A crash on Broadway and Highway 63 sent the driver, Cody Barnes, to the hospital. The crash was the result of a high-speed chase that started around 63 and Grindstone Parkway. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the car was reported stolen in Centralia. According to the Centralia Police Department the car was stolen from

Two Columbia men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of several drug-related charges after police found evidence of methamphetamine production inside a car at a Columbia park. Officers were called to Jay Dix Station MKT Park on South Scott Boulevard just after 3 p.m. after reports of two people passed out inside a car in the

An emergency notification system designed to alert Missouri citizens when a law enforcement officer is wounded or killed in the line of duty goes into effect Monday. Colonel Sandra Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced Friday the Blue Alert System was now operational. The Blue Alert System, or Senate Bill 34, was

UPDATE 5:26 P.M.: The man has been identified as Brandon C. Schroeder. He has been charged with two counts of fourth degree assault, resisting arrest and sexual misconduct. Schroeder has a $50,000 cash only bond. ORIGINAL STORY: Deputies from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office responded to Southwood Shores in Lake Ozark on Thursday for reports

TONIGHT: Through the overnight hours we will see mostly clear skies as temperatures drop to near 60 by morning. Winds will be out of the east up to 6 mph. SATURDAY: Saturday will be slightly warmer with highs in the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come in from the southeast

A woman was taken to the hospital after chest pain caused her to hit Landmark Bank on Paris Road on Friday afternoon. According to the Columbia Police Department, she was not driving impaired, and the vehicle suffered damage. According to the Deputy Fire Marshal for the Columbia Fire Department, fire crews have cleared the scene.

J’den Cox is a bronze medalist once again. MU wrestling’s volunteer assistant coach defeated Bulgaria’s Mihail Ganev, 8-0, to capture the 86 kilogram bronze at the wrestling world championships in Paris, France on Friday. Cox won his first four matches of the day, but he lost in the semifinals to Slovakia’s Boris Makoev, 6-3. In

The UM Board of Curators have approved the Memorial Stadium expansion project with a unanimous 9-0 vote. Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk released this statement: “This is a great day for Mizzou Athletics, and in particular Tiger Football, and we are thankful that our vision for this state-of-the-art building has been embraced by our donors

Tropical Storm Harvey is beginning to intensify in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall on the Texas coastline as a hurricane. This hurricane will bring an extremely dangerous amount of rainfall to the coast of Texas and Louisiana as we head into the weekend. The storm is expected to gain strength rapidly as

UPDATE 8/24: Tropical Storm Harvey has been upgraded to a hurricane. ORIGINAL STORY: Missouri Task Force 1 has been asked about their availability ahead of Tropical Storm Harvey. According to CNN, Tropical Storm Harvey is projected to turn into a Category 3 hurricane (winds of at least 111 mph or higher). It was originally only

Missouri Task Force 1 is headed down to the Texas coast in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Federal Emergency Management Agency activated Missouri Task Force 1 along with other task forces from across the nation including Ohio, Utah, and California.. The task force is set to leave at 2 a.m. Friday and includes a

Meteorologist Brigit Mahoney tracks Hurricane Harvey as it approaches the Texas coastline. The storm system is expected to intensify to a category 3 and stall over Texas creating extremely dangerous conditions. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team will continue to track the impacts to the Gulf Coast as we head throughout the weekend.

Two men are in the Boone County Jail Friday and police say their arrests are connected. Police say they responded to the Welcome Inn around 7 p.m. Thursday for a disturbance call. They say they found one man unconscious on the ground. An officer gave aid to the man who apparently had swelling on his

FRIDAY: We will have a nice end to the work week with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures near 80. Winds will stay under 10 mph from the southeast. Humidity will be increasing slightly, but still comfortable. Clouds will be on the decrease through the daytime. The weather will be pleasant for evening high school

The Missouri Orthopedic Institute nearly doubled in size Thursday when MU Health leaders opened an expansion of the facility. The 85,000-square-foot expansion will help accommodate more patients for the growing number of people seeking the institute’s help. The facility will now have 12 operating rooms and 42 inpatient beds — more than doubling the 20