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Some mid-Missourians are finding ways here at home to help those devastated by the hurricane in Texas. The Stephen’s Community Center in Columbia has already donated its space to play host to a free basic-needs fundraiser every Wednesday for about a year. The fundraiser is the brainchild of local resident Sylvia Sprinkle. She runs the

Missouri Task Force 1 was back at the operations center in Katy, Texas Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, the team got more than 60 people to safety. While deployed on an emergency mission, Missouri Task Force 1 members have to be ready for anything. “They basically give us an address that you’re gonna go

TODAY: A few clouds will pick up throughout the afternoon. It will be a warm day with highs in the lower 80s. Winds will stay under 8 mph from the northeast. TONIGHT: High clouds ahead of Tropical Storm Harvey will increase through the evening from the southeast. Our northwestern counties will see mostly clear skies

This weekend is shaping up to be the perfect ‘unofficial’ end to summer. Clouds will be increasing through Thursday afternoon, but beyond that we will see decreasing cloud coverage as we head into the weekend. Starting the holiday weekend off, Friday night will be mild with mostly clear skies. Through the early evening, we will

This week doctors in Columbia saw a lot of patients with flu-like symptoms and even had some patients test positive for influenza A. Dr. Flynn at MU Health told ABC 17 this could be an indication it could be an early flu season this year. Some of the common symptoms of the flu are headaches,

The father of a man who drowned while in Highway Patrol custody at the Lake of the Ozarks will now be able to appear at a sentencing hearing in the case. Brandon Ellingson was handcuffed when he fell off a patrol boat and drowned in 2014. Trooper Anthony Piercy pleaded guilty in June to negligent

It’s been a little more than four months since the reported death of Carl DeBrodie, a mentally handicapped man from Fulton who was found encased in concrete a week after he was reported missing from his group home, Second Chance. ABC 17 News checks with investigators weekly on the case and so far no arrests

The University of Missouri will offer families affected by storms in southeast Texas a temporary place to stay at one of its residence halls. Chancellor Alexander Cartwright notified students Monday about the offer. Families can work with MU’s Residential Life for accommodations in one of the residence halls not being used for student living this

Officials with Lincoln University in Jefferson City are combating an issue with the air conditioning in one of their dorms. Dawson Hall’s air conditioning has been experiencing intermittent outages. Facilities staff have just been repairing it, but they will now replace the full system over the winter months. A rental unit is currently helping to

TONIGHT: We’ll have a few clouds overnight with low temperaures dropping to near 60 by morning. Patchy fog is possible as winds remain light from the northeast. WEDNESDAY: The day will start with mostly sunny skies but we’ll pick up a few more clouds in the afternoon. High clouds ahead of Tropical Storm Harvey will

The flood aftermath from Hurricane Harvey continues to increase in Texas and more property is being damaged from the floodwaters. If homeowners, renters and businesses have flood insurance, the majority of the flood damage may be covered. If they don’t have flood insurance, then they will eventually have to pay out of pocket for those

State Auditor Nicole Galloway today reaffirmed her intention to protect a public employee’s ability to call out wrongdoing in the workplace. Galloway says a section of Senate Bill 43, which took effect on Monday, removes protections that allow public employees to report misuse of tax money. Galloway proposed a legislative solution, the Public Employee Whistleblower

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Harvey wasestimated from data from an Air Force reconnaissance plane nearlatitude 29.2 North, longitude 94.3 West. Harvey is moving towardthe north-northeast near 6 mph (9 km/h), and this general motion isexpected to continue tonight and tomorrow. On the forecast track,the broad circulation center of

A 74-year-old man has died after a crash in Camden County on Tuesday. A semi was stopped in a construction zone on US 54 near Sunny Slope Road when William Kaifer, of Camdenton, crashed into the back of the semi. Kaifer was driving a GMC Sierra. Kaifer was pronounced dead at the scene and the

According to a press release from Boone Electric Cooperative, there are reports of scammers using the BEC phone number, 573-449-4181, and demanding payment information for supposed late bills. The scammers also threaten to immediately disconnect any victims that do not give them their payment information. BEC does not handle payments over the phone. Call BEC

TUESDAY: It will be a mild day for late-August as high temperatures only reach near 80 under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come in from the north up to 8 mph, keeping humidity low. TONIGHT: Temperatures look to remain in the low 60s under mostly clear skies by the morning. Winds will remain out of

According to a Facebook update from the Boone County Fire Protection District, Missouri Task Force 1 rescued 316 people, 35 pets and provided instructions to 41 individuals who decided to shelter in place. The post goes on to say how MO-TF1 rescued a family that was in a home filled with carbon monoxide due to

After Gov. Eric Greitens failed to take action on House Bill 1194, workers in St. Louis and Kansas City will see a drop in their paychecks. The bill that become law despite the governor’s signature nullifies the $10 minimum wage in St. Louis and the $15 minimum wage in Kansas City. Residents from both cities

ABC 17 News crews are working to find out why several Columbia Fire Department crews and Columbia police officers responded to Harold’s Doughnuts early Tuesday morning. Firefighters and officers were dispatched there shortly after 5 a.m. According to ABC 17 crews on the scene, there were four fire crews and at least two police officers

If you’re hoping to give to relief efforts, do you know where your money is going? Experts say it’s natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey where generous people can be easily targeted. Experts say donators need to be extra cautious and do research on which charity organizations to donate to so your donations will be able