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As of today, the state of Missouri owes 290,000 people a tax refund check. The amount of money the state still owes is approximately one hundred and twenty-eight million dollars. The Department of Revenue said, “We are working as quickly as possible to process tax refunds, but as cash flow allows it.” Bert Doerhoff, a

A Clive, Iowa man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday after falling overboard. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson was being transported for a boating while intoxicated arrest around 5:23 p.m. Troopers said he then walked to the starboard side of the boat and either fell or jumped overboard.

Every Monday, ABC 17 News is teaming up with law enforcement to findMid-Missouri’s most wantedcriminals. Click here to see a slideshow. This Monday, we looked into active warrants in Columbia, Jefferson City, and Callaway County. In Columbia, police are seeking any information leading to the whereabouts of 37-year-old Anthony “Stank” Jones, who is wanted for

Two Colorado children are recovering Monday after their bounce house broke loose and took them on a wild ride. It happened over the weekend when a gust of wind blew the large inflatable slide nearly 300 feet. A girl was thrown off the slide and a boy was carried along with it. Both suffered minor

A Columbia man was sentenced to 7 years in prison Monday afternoon for the deadly crash that killed a 24-year-old woman and severely injured a New Bloomfield police officer. 22-year-old Spencer Gordon pleaded guilty in March to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of 2nd degree assault following the crash. Investigators said Gordon’s vehicle and another

An Imperial, Mo. man was killed in a head-on crash in Sunrise Beach on Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. on State Route MM near Chimney Point Road and the investigation closed that road for several hours. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 55-year-old Patrick Rayburn swerved to miss an SUV

A home in Boone County was damaged by fire early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the home in the 15,000 block of Old Number 7 off Highway 124 shortly after midnight. Crews arrived to find the house completely on fire. Firefighters later determined the home to be a total loss. There are no reported

Two men robbed a convenience store at gunpoint north of Columbia late Sunday night. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the men had a gun when they robbed the FastLane on Hinton Road around 11:30 p.m. Both men were dressed to hide their identities. They ran away after stealing cash, then left in a

Click the video link to watch Sunday Sit-Down. This week’s guest is Rus Baer, high school sports writer from the Columbia Daily Tribune. Rus and ABC 17’s Austin Kim recap the stars of the state high school track championships, preview state baseball and when Rock Bridge wideout Alex Ofodile may make a decision.

Summer humidity brings pesky mosquitoes to parks and trails in Columbia. Columbia Parks and Recreation and the Columbia-Boone County Health Department will start spraying for mosquitoes along trails in Columbia on Monday. The work was scheduled for between midnight and 6 a.m. because lower temperatures are when mosquitoes are most active. The city said in

The Special Olympics ended Sunday night in Columbia, after three days of competition across town. But the games will not return to Columbia next summer. The Special Olympics will be held in Springfield in 2015, part of a rotation that happens every three or four years. “We were actually at Springfield before coming to Columbia

Road work got underway Sunday night on Route 5 through Boonville. The Missouri Department of Transportation started repairs on the stretch of highway between Fugua Road and Glenlake Drive at 5 p.m. One lane was scheduled for closure each night from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. through Thursday, June 12.

A federal judge this week set a timeline for the future of the lawsuit filed by Ryan Ferguson and his attorney. In court documents filed Wednesday, a federal judge orders a jury trial to begin May 4, 2015. That is, unless Ferguson and the defendants come to a settlement beforehand. The documents set out a

Columbia police officers traded in badges for baseball caps Saturday afternoon. Douglass Baseball, an annual league in the controversial central city park, played through the heat Saturday. Columbia police said they played games in an attempt to show a presence in the park and to get to know people who use the park. Douglass Park

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Jefferson City and Helias Catholic’s quaterfinal girls soccer game.

A Bunceton man critically hurt in a head-on crash near Boonville earlier this week died from his injuries Saturday. Geoffrey Henderson, 22, was flown to University Hospital after the crash around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, Henderson was hit head-on by a truck driven by 82-year-old Jerry McKee on Highway

A Columbia man drowned late Friday night while helping a friend who fell overboard at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol incident reports, 25-year-old Adam Pedego had jumped into McCoy Branch Cove at the 2 mile marker at the Lake of the Ozarks just before 11 p.m. Pedego and two

The Special Olympics wrapped up its second day of competition on Saturday. More than 2,500 athletes and coaches participated in bowling, power-lifting and swimming competitions. Allison D’Agostino geared up for her fourth year in the swimming competition. She suffers from a cognitive delay. In other words, she said she has trouble comprehending things under pressure.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Saturday finals of the 2014 MSHSAA Track and Field Championships.

Osage Beach Police canceled the “attempt to locate” for a 16-year-old boy Saturday morning. A dispatcher told ABC 17 News the teen “returned home.” Jamin Brian Wentz was last seen Thursday night running into the woods near Dude Ranch Road in Osage Beach. He was wearing black pajama pants, a multi-colored horizontal striped shirt with