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As the holidays are quickly approaching, many people are trying to find best deals. However, experts say it is the perfect opportunity for criminals to scam shoppers.Mid-Missouri experts are warning of potential scams, including donations to charities during the holiday season.”Look for an organization that has been doing the work that they want to do

The Cole County Sheriff says he needs more money due to a growing inmate problem. Today, Sheriff Greg White asked Cole County commissioners for more money to hire new officers for the jail.The Sheriff and other jail supervisors talked about the need for more jailers to handle the inmates in the new Cole County Jail.

The Jefferson City Council discussed the city’s downtown zone parking at Wednesday’s meeting at City Hall.City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus says former administrator Steve Rassmusen instituted the “Zone 99” policy about five years ago. That policy allows downtown residents to park in any metered space for free.The “Zone 99” permits expire on Saturday and right now,

***UPDATE***(AP) – Powerball officials say the record jackpot has been won.Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two winning tickets were sold: One in Arizona and one in Missouri. An additional 8,924,123 players won smaller prizes.The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6.A lottery official said late Wednesday that

Highs will be close to 60 Thursday afternoon with some high clouds and south breezes to 15 mph. Overnight lows will drop only into the low 40s with a few clouds. Friday will be partly cloudy with highs in the low 60s. More clouds move in for Saturday and highs will still reach the mid

***UPDATE 6:20 P.M.***Investigators spent today trying to figure out what caused the destruction of a popular Missouri restaurant. Firefighters tell us along with the Pear Tree Restaurant burning down, the Black Diamond Museum also burned up. They believe the restaurant caught fire at about 12:30 a.m.Firefighters spent most of the day putting out the fire

Columbia police are investigating two dozen burglaries that happened over the Thanksgiving holiday.Police say from November 16 through November 27, there were 24 residential burglaries.Investigators say the break-ins happened in north, central and south Columbia.There is no word on if any arrests have been made.During last year’s holiday period, which was November 18 through November

***UPDATE FRIDAY 11 A.M.***DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) — A 52-year-old Missouri mechanic and his wife claimed their share Friday of the record $588 million Powerball jackpot.Lottery officials sent a statement announcing that Mark and Cindy Hill, of Dearborn, held one of two winning tickets for the nation’s biggest Powerball jackpot.”It’s really going to be nice to

***UPDATE 9:35 P.M.***ABC 17 News confirmed just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday that Mike Dixon intends to transfer away from Mizzou to finish his college career. The university embargoed that information until 9:35 p.m.University spokesperson David Reiter released the following statement from Dixon: “It’s been a challenging few months and while I appreciate the support of

Officials are notifying parents about a case of whooping cough in Columbia schools.A Hickman High student was just diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.Administrators said on Thursday they are sending letters to parents of students who were in close contact with the sick teen. Doctors say anyone who was vaccinated within the last

High temperatures will continue to climb into the 60s and close to 70 through the first few days in December. Our forecast highs will come close to the record high temperatures in Columbia Saturday through Monday before our next cold front arrives.

A boy scout camp leader in Columbia now faces federal charges for luring young boys online. Police arrested Ian Burow in March, when investigators say they discovered he had impersonated a young girl on facebook. Now Burow faces seven counts of receiving and distributing sexually explicit material involving a minor, handed down from a federal

The 911 call center serving Columbia and Boone County is understaffed, underfunded and under-prepared for an emergency. Now Boone County leaders have taken the initiative to solve the problem. They have created a blue ribbon panel to discuss possible funding solutions for Joint Communications. The panel met at the Boone County government Center Thursday night,

***UPDATE SATURDAY 11 A.M.***The boil advisory has been lifted.***ORIGINAL STORY***A boil advisory is in effect south of Columbia, impacting holes along the Missouri River. Late Thursday afternoon, officials told ABC 17 news a water main busted off of North Mount Pleasant Road. The alert applies to about 120 customers near Hartsburg, and it stays in

Highway Patrol troopers investigate a deadly crash Thursday afternoon.It happened in Gasconade County on MO 100 just west of Route J.Troopers say Carol King, 43, of Morrison crossed the center line and hit another car head on. She was killed in the accident.

November temperatures have been as warm as 77 degrees (Nov 10) and as cold as 16 degrees (Nov 27). Highs topped 70 degrees three times during the month and there were five days where the temperature never reached 45 degrees. Four strong cold fronts moved through the area during month. Each front dropped highs between

The number of flu cases continues to rise in mid-Missouri and across the state, and for one age group, the number is 3,000 times greater than last year. Medical experts say the number of people catching the flu increases after travel excursions, and they say cases are growing rapidly among children of all ages. “We

AP) – Republican Missouri congressman Todd Akin is seeking money for his Senate campaign bills while highlighting what he describes as offensive remarks by actor and comedian Jamie Foxx.Akin distributed a fundraising email Thursday with a video clip of Foxx speaking at the Soul Train Music Awards earlier this month. Foxx urged the audience to

DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) — To announce one of the biggest events of their lives together, Cindy and Mark Hill returned to the place where it all began – the high school where they became sweethearts in the 1970s.Surrounded by family and friends, the two were introduced Friday as winners in this week’s huge Powerball lottery

December is generally one of the coolest months in Mid-Missouri and also the start of the meteorological winter, which runs December through the end February.At the start of the month, average high temperatures are near 46 degrees with lows near 28 degrees. By the end of the month though, average highs are 38 degrees and