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Girls high school basketball scores: south Callaway Tournament: Harrisburg 69, Russellville 45North Callaway 49, New Haven 39New Bloomfield 54, Montgomery Co. 29 California Invitational Tournament:Fulton 62, California 56Jefferson City 54, Southern Boone 41 Battle 44, Marshall 34Rock Bridge 45, Blue Springs 34Helias 47, Sullivan 42Blair Oaks 45, Chamois 38 (Fatima Tournament)

Missouri is one of a handful of states that allows adults to text and drive. The current law only prohibits drivers 21 and younger or commercial drivers from texting behind the wheel. State Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, has pre-filed a bill to ban texting and driving for all ages. “The intent is not to take

The University of Missouri experienced a campus-wide power outage at around 2:23 p.m. Monday. MU spokesman Christian Basi told ABC 17 News an electrical short circuit caused the outage. MU’s interconnection with the national electrical grid tripped open as a result of that short circuit. Power was restored to all buildings at around 3:00 p.m.

Jefferson City firefighters Monday gave local schools several large boxes full of bran new coats for students in need. It cost the International Association of Firefighters and the state council more than $1400. In all, there were 42 coats, ranging in color and size. The gifts were part of “Operation Warm,” an organization that provides

We will get a break from the cold air and thaw out as we head into the second half of January. High temperatures will stay in the 20s Tuesday and only reach near 30 Wednesday as clouds and snow flurries move through. Clouds will clear out Wednesday night and a southwesterly breeze will start to

Lawmakers checked in with state officials after ABC 17 News first uncovered a serious issue at the Department of Social Services last fall. On Monday ABC 17 confirmed Representatives Sue Allen and Tom Flanigan met with the agency’s director, Brian Kinkade. They talked about computer issues delaying people from signing up for Medicaid benefits. There

CoMo Entertainment owner Ben Bradley was due in court Monday morning for one of many lawsuits filed against his company, but he was a no-show. ABC 17 News first broke the story back in October. Two brides claim they paid for party buses on their wedding day, but the buses never showed and they never

Missouri is one of six of states that allows adults to text and drive. The current law only prohibits drivers 21 or younger to text while behind the wheel. State Senator David Pearce said he wants to change that and has pre-filed a bill to ban texting and driving for all ages. Pearce sponsored a

Cole County commissioners approved a nearly $68 million 2015 budget Monday morning. The commission has been meeting for the last few weeks to set the budget. With a major construction project on Highway 50 nearly complete, the cost of operating the county has gone down for 2015. The plan includes salaries, road and bridge projects,

Managing your email notifications from ABC 17 News is easier than ever. Go to the email link at the top of the page (next to the search bar) or click here. This is where you can not only sign up for emails – but which ones. If, for example, you only want to know the

The Boone County Fire Protection District recommends people keep space heaters three feet away from combustibles, which is anything that can catch fire. Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp said most space heaters have a limiting switch on them, but there are still some space heaters on the market that do not have the feature. “If you’ve

Columbia fire investigators think a heater caused a deck fire Monday morning. Around 2:15 a.m. the call came in for a report of a fire in the Sunset Mobile Home Park on Lenoir Street. Fire officials say a wooden deck attached to a mobile home was on fire. A neighbor saw it and woke up

The winter weather is causing hazardous driving conditions throughout Mid-Missouri. MoDot crews spread 250 thousand tons of salt throughout Boone County from Sunday night into Monday morning with 10 trucks to treat freezing roads. MoDot officials said they have treated all first and second priority roads at least once as of 6:30 Monday morning. They

Pockets of light rain and drizzle will continue through midnight and taper off toward morning as temperatures fall below freezing. This could lead to a glaze of ice mainly on bridges, overpasses and sidewalks but some untreated roads could also be slick in areas through early Monday morning. Some brief light snow is possible Sunday

The scene has been cleared in Holts Summit after a suspicious package prompted a call to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s bomb diposal unit. A Holts Summit police sergeant told ABC 17 about 12:20 this afternoon that the highway patrol had rendered the package safe and that this was not a hoax. Police responded around

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Cinmeon Bowers had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Auburn to an 85-79 victory over Missouri on Saturday night. Malcolm Canada scored the final six points for Auburn (9-6, 1-1 Southeastern Conference), which trailed by eight points early in the second half. Keith Shamburger led Missouri (7-8, 1-1) with a

Boys basketball: Blue Springs 73, Hickman 51Helias 71, Moberly 49Battle 50, Timberland 49Rock Bridge 56, Branson 46Warsaw 46, Blair Oaks 64Mexico 73, Fulton 63Centralia 49, New Bloomfield 52Hermann 51, South Callaway 65California 53, Southern Boone 37North Callaway 64 Montgomery County 51Linn 53 Steelville 54 Girls Basketball Helias 60, Moberly 27Mexico 47, Fulton 62Warsaw 24 California

Seeing your breath condensation is a typical sign that it’s cold out. But when it gets too cold, it can be hard to even catch your breath. Dr. Cindy Ruffolo at Providence Urgent Care said breathing problems are typical when the temperatures take a dive. “It’s just your body’s normal mechanism to warm the air

This week, Abc 17 News reported the man convicted in a 2007 deadly drunk-driving crash that killed two people outside Jefferson City also pleaded guilty to a separate alcohol-related crime years before. Abc 17 News has reported a judge reduced Larry Welch’s sentence from 20 years to seven years. And he could be released from

The search is on in Columbia for the next city council person. A few days ago, councilwoman Ginny Chadwick announced she was leaving after less than a year in office. Chadwick represented the city’s first ward, including parts of downtown and the MU campus. She faced criticism for voting down a controversial marijuana ordinance and