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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are high gas prices changing your vacation plans?

June 5, 2022 11:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

Gas prices just keep climbing.

Multiple people shot in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning

June 5, 2022 4:12 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Police Department confirmed early Sunday morning that two people were shot, suffering non-life threatening injuries following a shooting downtown.

Boone County prosecutor found dead at Columbia home

June 4, 2022 12:59 PM Matthew Sanders

Several police cruisers and a crime scene investigation van were at the home of Boone County’s top prosecutor Saturday.

Man dies after crash in Miller County

June 4, 2022 8:23 PM Kennedy Miller

Troopers investigated a deadly motorcycle crash in Miller County on Saturday morning.

Woman struck by boat propeller at Lake of the Ozarks

June 4, 2022 8:31 PM Kennedy Miller

A Nebraska woman is recovering after she was struck by a boat propeller at the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday night.

Motorcyclist hurt in Montgomery County crash

June 4, 2022 8:01 PM ABC 17 News Team

A crash in Montgomery County injured a Springfield motorcyclist late Saturday afternoon.

Lake Race set to begin at The Lake of the Ozarks Saturday

June 4, 2022 5:46 AM Ben Fein

The 2022 Lake Race at The Lake of the Ozarks is set to begin Saturday, as races are expected to last throughout the day.

Columbia Police Department will no longer do vehicle searches based on the smell of Marijuana

June 3, 2022 10:15 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Police Department released it’s 2021 traffic data on Friday.

City of Columbia lights keyhole orange to bring attention to gun violence

June 3, 2022 11:22 AM Kennedy Miller

The City of Columbia will mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday by lighting the iconic keyhole sculpture in front of City Hall orange in the aftermath of several high-profile mass shootings.

Man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child in Callaway County

June 3, 2022 9:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a man with multiple child sex crimes.

State of Missouri seeks for lawsuit on mask policy at Columbia Public Schools to continue

June 3, 2022 8:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

The state of Missouri wants its lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to continue.

House fire leaves five homeless in Jefferson City

June 3, 2022 6:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A residential house fire in Jefferson City leaves five people homeless.

Family of former University of Missouri pledge asks why prosecutors aren’t charging fraternity with hazing

June 3, 2022 10:47 AM Zachary Farwell

A University of Missouri fraternity pledge hospitalized with alcohol poisoning is back home but he has not recovered from the October incident, an attorney for his family said Friday.

Jefferson City man given life sentence in corrections officer’s shooting death

June 3, 2022 12:11 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man who was 16 years old when he was charged in connection with the death of a corrections officer has been sentenced to life in prison.

Plane makes emergency landing in Cole County field

June 3, 2022 12:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Watch the scene in the player above. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A small plane made an apparent emergency landing Friday in a Cole County field. The single-engine prop plane made the landing in the field near Zion Road and Kaiser Lane late Friday morning. The location is southwest of Jefferson City. The plane, a Piper