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A vehicle caught fire Saturday afternoon after being struck while turning onto Highway KK in Columbia. According to a deputy with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the driver was turning from Leatherbrook Drive onto KK when an oncoming vehicle struck the side of their car. After the crash, the car then hit a nearby lamppost,

Attorneys who represented the office of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens during a legislative investigation have billed the state for more than $150,000. The Office of Administration said Friday that it is still reviewing the request for payment. Records provided to The Associated Press show more than $89,000 of bills from the Graves Garrett law

TONIGHT: With this warm and humid air mass in place, storms are possible again overnight tonight and into early Sunday with the best chance east of HWY 63 and north of I-70. Most areas will stay dry tonight under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures only drop into the low 70s by morning. SUNDAY : We’ll be

MU Health is working to market its services as destination care. Previously, ABC 17 News told you about the task force Mayor Brian Treece created to make Columbia a go-to spot for medical tourism. That task force has since been dissolved. Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll, the director of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, was part of that

A boat caught fire at the 8 mile marker in Gravois Mills at the Lake of the Ozarks Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a flash fire happened when the boat was started. 49-year-old William Walker of Gravois Mills, Missouri and 48-year-old Tracey Garcia of Covington, Georgia, were passengers in

Three people were sent to the hospital after their boat crashed early Saturday morning, according to online Missouri State Highway Patrol records. The boating incident report said that the crash happened near the 22.5 mile marker of the Main Channel at the Lake of the Ozarks around 12:30 a.m. The report said the driver, Sergay

Sixty-one-year-old Sergay Vaysfligel of Lenexa, Kansas was driving the boat when it struck a cliff at the 22 and a half mile marker of the main channel of the Lake of the Ozarks just after midnight Saturday morning. Vaysfligel and two passengers, 58-year-old Vladimar Grigoryev and 51-year-old Konstantin Kazakov suffered minor to moderate injuries. All

SATURDAY: After a sunny start to the day we will see dry conditions with high temperatures in the low 90s. The humidity will make it feel more like the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees, under partly cloudy skies. An isolated storm can’t be ruled out this afternoon mainly to the southeast along I-44. TONIGHT:

While Jean Peters Baker believed there was probable cause to charge Eric Greitens for conduct related to his 2015 affair, the former governor’s former mistress influenced her decision not to file charges. “In my interview with this victim, she made clear that she did not wish to go it alone,” Baker said. “In the words

According to Division Chief Jason Turner with the Jefferson City Fire Department, Madison Street in Jefferson City will be closed, until further notice.“After much discussion we decided to have the street closed; at this point for Saturday and Sunday,” Turner said. Crews are still working to stabilize a building in Jefferson City that begin to

According to the Columbia Police Department, officers are investigating a robbery at Merchants and Farmers Bank on Rangeline Street. Police said the suspect retrieved an undisclosed amount of money before escaping the area on foot. Officers, detectives, and troopers are searching the area and asking the public for help. The suspect is a white man

Columbia Police Department K9 Raf is retiring after seven years of service. Raf began training as a K9 officer in 2011. He and his handler Officer Michael Parsons “patrolled Columbia streets apprehending numerous suspects and detecting and seizing narcotics.” Raf was a certified police utility dog through the North American Police Work Dog Association and

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office and the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force arrested four people this week following a drug-dealing investigation in mid-Missouri. Jeffery Barlow, Abigail Haslag, and Scott Howell were taken into custody on Thursday after investigators said deputies saw several drug transactions take place among the group. Brian Stogsdill was taken into custody on

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies remain tonight with a low chance of late-night storms. Temperatures will stay warm, only dropping to near 70 with light southwest winds and partly cloudy skies. SATURDAY: A few morning storms are possible mainly east of HWY 63 but most of the day looks dry with high temperatures in the low

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is scheduled to release details about about whether she intends to refile criminal invasion of privacy charges against former Missouri governor Eric Greitens. The case was referred to Baker’s office in May to act as special prosecutor in the case after the charge was dropped by the St. Louis

UPDATE 11:37 A.M.: Officers were called to The Food Bank at 2101 Vandiver Drive just after 10 p.m. on Thursday in reference to a vehicle collision into a building. According to police, the investigation revealed John Murphy’s vehicle crashed into the business. Murphy left the scene without telling the business or law enforcement. Murphy returned

THIS AFTERNOON: We look to remain fairly dry into this evening, however, similar to yesterday, some isolated pop-up storm activity could be possible. Another warm & humid day is on tap, with temperatures in the upper 80s. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies remain tonight with a small chance of overnight storms, however most areas will stay

FRIDAY: With a dry start to the day we will see partly cloudy skies and high temperatures near 90 in the afternoon. There is a spot storm chance in the afternoon, but most areas will stay dry all the way through Friday. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies remain tonight with a small chance of overnight storms,

The city of Columbia collected at least $7,233.98 through charges for public records last year, according to a public record request made by ABC 17 News. The list provided by the city accounts for payments made through the city’s year-old software to process those requests. The Columbia City Council approved a contract with WebQA in

Officials have not pinned down what caused part of a building to collapse onto Madison St. in Jefferson City Thursday morning. Larry Burkhardt, a building official with the Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services, said the last time the building was worked on was in 2013, when the second floor was renovated. It’s