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Garage destroyed, house damaged in west Columbia fire

May 19, 2023 11:30 AM Matthew Sanders

A fire destroyed an attached garage and damaged a home in west Columbia late Thursday.

No one hurt after fire in Cole County early Saturday morning

May 13, 2023 8:51 AM Joushua Blount

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Fire Protection District is investigating a fire that broke out in the 5400 block of Bangnell Drive in Cole County Saturday. Cole County Fire says crews were dispatched to a home around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. When crews arrived, they found the outside of the home above the front door

No one hurt after yard fire at Boone County home

May 5, 2023 8:08 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District Crews have reopened the 2000 block of East Calvert Hill Road in Boone County after an early morning fire. Clint Walker, Battalion Chief for Boone County Fire says crews were dispatched to a home within the block around 4:00 a.m. Friday morning. Walker says the homeowner was

Montgomery County firefighters put out flames of engulfed vehicle on I-70

May 3, 2023 10:25 PM Ryan Shiner

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery Fire Protection District said on its social media that it put out the flames of a “fully engulfed” vehicle Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70. Traffic in the westbound lanes was temporarily shut down, according to the post. The Fire Protection District did not report any injuries in the post

JCFD looking to get new fire engine at Jefferson City Memorial Airport

April 28, 2023 4:50 PM Ethan Heinz

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is hoping to get a new fire engine to station at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport, according to House Bill 20. The money for the new fire apparatus would come from the state budget. HB20 has $1 million written in for the hopeful purchase. The money

Fire rips through west Columbia house

April 27, 2023 1:00 PM Matthew Sanders

Fire caused heavy damage to a house Thursday morning in west Columbia, causing a pet to need medical treatment.

Fire at Jefferson City church causes $100k worth of damage, official says

April 20, 2023 7:04 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City over the weekend was ruled accidental and caused about $100,000 worth of damage, according to a Missouri Department of Public Safety spokesman on Thursday. An investigation found that the fire was accidental and started in a classroom near a dehumidifier. The investigator was unable to

Changes to Sunday services at Trinity Lutheran Church and School after fire Saturday morning

April 15, 2023 10:46 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trinity Lutheran Church and School has made changes to services Sunday after a fire broke out Saturday morning. The school said on its Facebook page service will take place in the lower church parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Those attending should bring a lawn chair. There will be no access

Cause of Ozarks Amphitheater fire under investigation

April 14, 2023 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Officials are trying to determine what caused a fire that heavily damaged the concession stand and office building at the Ozarks Amphitheater in Camdenton.

Five dogs safely make it out of mobile home fire

April 9, 2023 4:05 PM abc17news-Newsroom

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District is still investigating the cause of a mobile home fire on Easter Sunday on East O’Rear Road. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:46 a.m. and arrived in about seven minutes. They saw smoke coming from the house and could see the fire in the kitchen. Captain Wayne

Centralia fire department responds to early morning camper fire

April 8, 2023 10:32 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia fire crews responded to an early morning camper fire at the corner of West Southgate Street and Switzler Street in Centralia. Sergeant Jerry Stoebe with Centralia Police Department told ABC 17 News crews that police were dispatched to the fire around 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Stoebe also says fire crews were able to

Fire contained at Higbee cooperage and distillery Sunday morning

April 2, 2023 8:37 AM Erika McGuire

HIGBEE, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County Emergency Management and the Missouri State Fire Marshall are investigating a fire at the former Woodsmen Distillery and Barrel 53 Cooperage in Higbee. Fire crews responded to the fire on Highway A around 6:30 a.m. Sunday to the building fully engulfed in flames. First responders said the fire was under

Fire Official: 600-acre fire near Lake of the Ozarks ‘100% contained’

March 31, 2023 7:58 PM Ryan Shiner

LAURIE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Fire Protection District official has confirmed that a 600-acre fire has been fully contained. The department will have crews monitoring the area throughout the evening, as a precaution. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District said on its social media that it is responded to a large brush fire off Route

Boone County firefighters called to help in Cooper County

March 15, 2023 6:25 PM Matthew Sanders

A fleet of first responders from two counties was called to a house fire on Highway 98 in Cooper County on Wednesday.

Fire in Miller County put out within 30 minutes

March 14, 2023 6:52 PM Ryan Shiner

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Fire Protection were dispatched to mobile-home fire at 7:44 a.m. Tuesday near Route V in Miller County, the district wrote on its social media. The fire protection district had the fire under control within 30 minutes. One person was treated for injuries at the scene and refused additional

Boone County fire crews put out mobile home fire north of Hallsville

March 14, 2023 6:13 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported before 4:30 at a mobile home Tuesday afternoon in the 16600 block of North Willet Road. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that fire on the outside of the building was handled quickly, but the inside was still engulfed. Fire

No one hurt in fire at Margaritaville Sunday morning

March 12, 2023 3:15 PM abc17news-Newsroom

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a fire at the Margaritaville Resort early Sunday morning. Osage Beach Fire Protection District was dispatched to Margaritaville Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks shortly after midnight Sunday. Crews found smoke in the stairwell and coming from an air conditioning unit. Resort security was using

Miller County Sheriff’s Office searching for arson suspect

March 12, 2023 7:24 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies in Miller County are on the hunt for an arson suspect. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for Jason Ekstam Jr. According to the sheriff’s office, Ekstam is wanted in connection to an arson investigation that happened Friday in Tuscumbia. Deputies say they have issued an arrest

No injuries reported in Ashland fire

March 7, 2023 8:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a mobile-home fire Tuesday morning in Ashland. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District was called to a fire at 8:58 a.m. on Dee Woods Road. Fire officials told ABC 17 News the fire was called in by a neighbor. Officials said the owner was not home at the

No one hurt after central Columbia house fire

March 6, 2023 10:56 AM Joushua Blount

The Columbia Fire Department is investigating after a fire broke out at a home in the 700 block of Mikel Street around 5:30 a.m. Monday.