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Police pulled a truck from a Columbia lake on Monday.Officers recovered the older model truck from Cedar Lake near Southampton Drive and Providence Road.Investigators did not find a driver, and it appeared the vehicle had been underwater for some time. At the moment, police are still not clear how the truck ended up in the

A trial is on hold for the man accused in a deadly 2011 crash.Earl Hutcherson appeared in court on Monday and filed for the delay. A new date has not been set.Hutcherson allegedly hit and killed Edward Taggart and Gilbert Love on I-70 in Columbia. One of them ran out of gas, and they were

Cottrell and Kay Fox donated over $5 million to MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine Monday.The Fox’s gift supports a companion animal program called “perpetual pet care,” which provides comfortable homes to pets whose owners can no longer take care of them or have passed away. Donations will also fund studies in comparative oncology on campus.

The homeless in Columbia are being pushed out of their camp after the city’s Park and Recreation Department cleaned up the camp that was set up by Highway 63, across from Home Depot.The department’s assistant director tells ABC 17 News they’ve cleaned up a homeless camp once before. Last summer it was the area near

Columbia police arrested a man over the weekend after finding a machete in his car.Officers say Leroy Morin hit a street sign early Sunday near Rangeline and I-70 and then ran from police on foot.They eventually found Morin hiding under a vehicle. Once investigators searched his car, they found prescription pills and a machete.Morin was

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Proposals to boost funding for transportation and to pay for various construction projects are likely to take a step forward at the Missouri Capitol.A House committee plans to vote Tuesday on a plan (HJR14) that could call for $1.2 billion worth of bonds, and the full Senate is preparing to

Click on the video link provided to see Mizzou’s Monday Media Day. The Tigers dropped out of the Top-25 in both the AP and Coaches polls for the first time in nearly two years. This week the Tigers are on the road twice: Wednesday night at Mississippi State (on ABC17) and Saturday at Arkansas against

Police responded to an assault over the weekend at a Columbia bar.Officers say the attacked happened at 1:30 a.m. Friday after closing time at 10 Below, just down the street from Harpo’s.The victim says a random man jumped him and took off running. The man had cuts on his face, but is expected to be

Columbia Public Schools leaders will spend the next month figuring out if it is possible – and feasible – to stagger new start times under a recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher that has high school classes starting at 9 a.m.The current recommendation has middle school starting at 7:30 a.m. for the 2013-2014 school year.

Nearly 100 workers, stranded last month in Columbia, still have not been paid by either of the companies they were working for or with at a student housing construction site south of town.As of Monday night, an Aspen Heights representative told ABC 17 News the company had not come to an agreement with contractor R-Energy,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon is touting a proposal to increase funding for regional drug task forces in Missouri.The governor’s budget plan for next year would provide $3 million for drug task forces – a move he says is necessary because of a planned cut in federal funding.Missouri has 27 multi-jurisdictional drug

A weak area of low pressure will move across Texas and the Gulf Coast, bringing rain and snow to southern Missouri from late Tuesday afternoon into the overnight hours. Light rain will move into southwestern Missouri and move northeast late Tuesday afternoon, possibly reaching as far north as HWY 50 in Mid-Missouri. Light rain will

A Columbia family will appear on national television after losing their son and brother to the war in Afghanistan.The family of Army Specialist Sterling Wyatt will appear on the nationally-syndicated Anderson Cooper show, “Anderson Live.” Spc. Wyatt was killed by an improvised explosive device in July 2012.At his funeral in Columbia, the Patriot Guard shielded

Ameren UE workers have repaired a gas leak at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.Early Tuesday afternoon, emergency crews responded to the northwest side of the stadium for a gas leak. Construction workers using a backhoe hit a two-inch pipe, causing the leak.Fire officials say no one was evacuated during the gas leak.

University of Missouri football player Torey Boozer pleaded guilty to a second-degree trespassing charge Tuesday.Boozer, along with MU players Dorial Green-Beckham and Levi Copelin, were arrested in October for allegedly smoking marijuana inside a vehicle parked behind Memorial Stadium. All three were originally charged with possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana.Green-Beckham and Copelin

University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe is just a few days away from his one year anniversary and used a press conference Tuesday to push for more money for campus buildings.Wolfe say the four UM campuses need one billion dollars’ worth of repairs to buildings. He told the media that the UM System is

ABC 17/KMIZ will air college basketball Wednesday night beginning at 7 p.m. The University of Missouri Tigers will play the Mississippi State Bulldogs.Because of basketball, the normal Wednesday night comedies will not air. ABC 17/KMIZ will air the shows on Saturday, February 16th starting at 12 p.m.:- The Middle at 12 p.m.- The Neighbors at

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 3 P.M.***ABC 17 News has obtained the Department of Agriculture report investigation allegations of animal abuse at an Eldon shelter.The report says there is no credible allegations and no evidence to support that two dogs were brutally beaten. However, the findings show that several people interviewed contradicted themselves and that there were multiple

Columbia Regional Airport is preparing for more flights set to start this week to two new destinations.On Thursday, American Airlines will start daily flights to Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. The flights come at a cost of losing another carrier.Mayor Bob McDavid says the new flights are doing well and people are booking ahead. Starting Wednesday

At student-organized forum on school safety Tuesday night, Columbia Public Schools superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher told Hickman High School students, parents and staff that he was “offended” by two bills in the state legislature that would allow faculty and staff to bring a gun on campus if they have a valid conceal and carry license.Belcher