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A 14-year-old mid-Missouri student and his family are speaking out about a case of bullying, saying their school is not handling it correctly. Jimmy Oswald, a freshman at Otterville High School in Cooper County, suffered a neck strain after being attacked by another student in class. But both boys received the same punishment. That’s when

It was a year ago Sunday when we lost Columbia Firefighter Lt. Bruce Britt. On this anniversary of his untimely death, he is no doubt being remembered as a hero. But his family, friends and brothers and sisters at the Columbia Fire Department are marking 365 days, not missing a fallen hero, but remembering a

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlights the Tolton Catholic wrestling team’s three newest state wrestling champions, only Columbia wrestling team to make it to the MSHSAA Championship round

Scammers are now calling Jefferson City residents saying they’ve won millions of dollars. Several reports have come in about this scam to the Jefferson City Police Department. Citizens said they are being told they’ve won five million dollars, but have to send in a certain amount of money before they can claim their money. Police

A northerly breeze coupled with very cold temperatures Sunday night will make it feel as low as 15 below zero in northeastern sections of Mid-Missouri. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect from midnight to 9 a.m. Monday for Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery and Randolph counties where wind chills of 15

Thousands of Mid-Missourians are rallying behind the Columbia woman who was critically injured in a sledding accident Tuesday — showing their support on Twitter. Friends of 20-year-old Kathleen Oglesby launched the hashtag #1DforOglesby Wednesday, to try and get the MU student’s favorite band to send her a message of recovery. Since then, the hashtag has

The MSHSAA 2015 Wrestling Championship winners from finals on Saturday Feb. 21 Class 1 – Tolton Cathlolic:Jaydin Clayton (145)Brock Mauller (126)Will Tindal (182) Brookfield:Trevor White (285) Class 2 – Fulton:Josh Mcclure (145)Trenton Cline (145)Zach Benner (195)

An arctic high pressure system will move into the northern great plains Sunday, then move southeastward into Missouri Monday. Bitterly cold temperatures will move into Missouri for Sunday and Monday with this high pressure. Temperatures Saturday night will fall into the low teens, with wind chills just below zero by morning. Then for Sunday afternoon,

Saturday, the City of Columbia gave away dozens of computers to families in need with the help of two groups. The Voluntary Action Center, Downtown Optimist Club and the city gave away 33 used computers for the annual Homes for Computers program. An official with the Voluntary Action Center said families who qualified were within

No one is injured after a fire started inside a manufacturing plant in north Columbia, according to officials. Shortly after 9:00 a.m., firefighters responded to a call from Engineered Plastic Components, Inc., at 4000 Waco Rd. A molding machine with a heating unit caught on fire and had created a large amount of smoke inside

Freezing rain and sleet is moving into Mid-Missouri Friday night, and road crews have already started treating roads in Columbia and Jefferson City. Both Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works have started pre-treating. They’ll also be watching the conditions closely overnight and into Saturday morning. Columbia crews will focus on treating hills, curves, and

A Boonville man was arrested Thursday after a decade-long investigation into sex crimes against multiple victims. 50-year-old Raymond Stevens was arrested on an outstanding warrant by the Boonville Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol. Stevens was arrested on 18 counts, including 15 counts of 2nd degree statutory sodomy, two counts of first degree attempted statutory

Two people were arrested Friday for stealing from the Fulton Water Department in January. The Water Department reported a large amount of scrap metal taken on several occasions over a period of time. Fulton Police arrested 24-year-old Kenneth Allen and 34-year-old Morgan Patton after they admitted to stealing the metal. Allen was charged with felony

Columbia Public Works has an eight person crew pre-treating the roads this weekend in preparation for more ice. The full crew will report at 6 p.m. Friday and work throughout the night. MoDOT officials told ABC 17 News they have 19 trucks in Columbia pre-treating local streets. They will focus on hills, curves, and bridges.

A Columbia civil rights case could be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. Josh Williams and Philip Porter both claimed they were held at gunpoint by police in a local park in October 2012 just because they were black. The case was in conference with the justices Friday, which means four of the nine would

Another person is facing charges for the string of armed robberies in Columbia late last year. Friday, Terrence Harvey, 17, was charged for robbing Speedy Mart, Budget Host Inn and We B Smokin in December. Police arrested Harvey and Jafari Boss on December 18th. And police say up until Thursday night, Harvey was being held

Moisture will increase quickly Friday evening, moving into below freezing temperatures at the surface with a layer of warmer air aloft. The warmer air will cause precipitation to fall as sleet and freezing rain through 9 p.m., transitioning to snow from north of I-70 to the south through the night. As rain falls onto the

A Columbia man is behind bars after they followed his tracks in the snow. Brock Hockman was arrested Thursday night near College and Paris road after victims told police they found him inside their home. After Hockman ran away, officers followed footprints from the house. Hockman is now accused to taking jewelry and other items

Tax season is not close to over, but there have already been reports of tax fraud in Mid-Missouri. Police were called to a home off North Cedar Lake Drive this week in south Columbia. Officers think scammers stole a man’s social security number and filed taxes in his name so they could cash his return

A Fulton man faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing from multiple locations around Callaway County over the past few years. 23-year-old Shane Vandelicht was arrested Friday by Callaway County deputies for numerous thefts Vandelicht was arrested on five counts of stealing a motor vehicle, four counts of felony stealing, felony driving while revoked, and felony