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MONDAY: Cloudy skies and light rain showers will occur through the morning commute, with temperatures holding steady in the mid to upper 30s. Once the cold front tracks through Mid-Missouri this morning, temperatures will rapidly fall through the day with any remaining rain transitioning into a wintry mix. Little to no accumulation is expected with

Sophie Cunningham scored 30 points – 21 in the first half – and No. 25 Missouri blitzed Auburn early and made it hold up in a 74-65 win on Sunday. Cunningham scored 13 of Missouri’s first 18 points as it built an 18-0 lead. Cunningham made her first four shot attempts with three coming from

Columbia Police are investigating Dominick Roland’s death as a homicide after officers discovered him inside a crashed car with a gunshot wound on Rangeline Street. The victim’s mother, Michelle Roland, said Dominick Roland was with his friends when he was shot. His friends brought him home and Roland’s twin brother tried to take him to

An Ashland man was able to walk away with minor injuries after crashing into a pond Saturday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash reports. The report said Kenneth Harmon, 61, was driving too fast for road conditions while on Highway 63 northbound near Forsee Road. Harmon ran off the road, drove

Numerous watches and warnings have been issued across the Upper Midwest ahead of a brutal stretch of cold weather. The cold, which can be traced back to Canada, is set to track through the rest of the Midwest over the coming days. Conditions ahead of the bitter and dangerous cold is expected to be windy,

Water and Light crews in Columbia are working to fix a broken water main on Pendleton Street in central Columbia. It happened around 8:45 Sunday night and crews had to close part of the road. ABC 17 News crews on scene said water is still flowing steadily, but not gushing. We have reached out to

A Holts Summit man has been arrested after Callaway County deputies said he had meth on him. On Sunday morning around 3:00, deputies and a K-9 unit were investigating suspicious activity and possible trespassing on Autumn Ridge Drive near Holts Summit. They came in contact with Patrick Lutz, 30, and found meth at the incident

TONIGHT: It will be a chilly night across Mid-Missouri, with steadily increasing clouds. This comes ahead of a cold front that will track into Mid-Missouri into Monday morning. Cloudy skies will hold temperatures in the mid 30s tonight, with winds out of the west/southwest up to 20 mph. We could see gusts as high as

Bunceton School in Cooper County will be closed on Monday, Jan. 28. According to superintendent Dr. Kathryn Anderson, there was a water main break Sunday. The district’s website said they will keep parents and students informed as repairs are made. “As always, the students and staff’s safety is our main priority,” the school wrote on

The Warrensburg Police Department in Johnson County said the suspicious package left at it’s flagpole Friday was a bag of trash. The police station was closed and evacuated Friday while investigating a bomb threat. Police said a man walked into the stations lobby and left a backpack with a bomb in it at the flagpole.

Freshmen living in chapter houses was the focus of MU’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority meeting Friday. The office’s advisory board recommends all incoming freshmen have a required GPA of 3.0 or higher, be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and not have any MU policy violations to live in chapter houses. The board

SUNDAY: We could see some flurries making it all the way to the ground south of I-70 this morning, but for the most part we’ll stay dry this morning. We’ll see partly cloudy skies this afternoon as we continue the thawing process, getting into the upper 30s to low 40s. Winds will turn out of

Skylar Mays scored 11 points of his 24 points in the last three minutes of regulation and No. 25 LSU overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 2:08 to force overtime in an 86-80 victory over Missouri on Saturday night. Ja’Vonte Smart made two 3-pointers in overtime and scored 14 points for the Tigers (16-3,

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a man for drug trafficking in Cooper County Saturday after a K-9 named Rony alerted them to drugs in his car. According Sgt. Scott White, Zechariah Heryford was pulled over around 5 p.m. on I-70. While he couldn’t say specifically what, White said troopers were suspicious of some criminal

Jefferson City police said a 60-year-old woman was hurt in a crash Friday when she was hit by a truck that turned out in front of him from a Walgreen’s parking lot. According to police, it happened around 4 p.m. in the 600 block of Dix Road. Randall Aulbur, 43, was making a left turn

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies stick around, keeping our temperatures from getting as cold as we’ve seen in recent nights. Places will more snow on the ground in our northern counties will drop to the middle teens, with the rest of Mid-Missouri bottoming out in the low to mid 20s. SUNDAY: Snow flurries are possible in

UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: A 25-year-old Columbia died after an incident near a gas station in north Columbia. Dominick Roland, one of the passengers involved in Saturday mornings one car crash, was pronounced dead at the hospital after suffering an apparent gunshot wound. The condition of the driver was not released. Police did not release any

The Missouri Republican Party has elected Kay Hoflander to be its Chairman for the next 2 years. The organization announced Hoflander’s appointment Saturday in a news release, saying she will lead the party through the 2020 elections. She is currently the Vice President of Hoflander Ford in Higginsville, and previously served as the committeewoman and

The Columbia Police Officers Association said Saturday it condemns the social media posts made by Columbia Police Lt. Brian Tate. In a press release, CPOA Executive Director Dale Roberts said Tate’s words were “were unbecoming of a law enforcement professional, are not compatible with the standards of professionalism highly valued by our members, and are