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The State Emergency Management Agency is taking steps to get more assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for homeowners. SEMA submitted an appeal to FEMA Wednesday after it denied individual assistance to 19 counties in Missouri. The state is requesting FEMA reconsider its decision. FEMA provides assistance to primary residences that are uninhabitable and

A growing group of individuals impacted by a data breach at MU Health Care are part of a class action lawsuit that was filed Tuesday. MU Health Care announced in a statement Friday that an “unauthorized individual” may have had access to two employees’ email accounts in late April. As a result, the private and

A growing group of individuals impacted by a data breach at MU Health Care are part of a class action lawsuit that was filed Tuesday. MU Health Care announced in a statement Friday that an “unauthorized individual” may have had access to two employees’ email accounts in late April. As a result, the private and

A Columbia man faces federal charges after he allegedly tried to meet up with a child to have sex. According to court documents, someone notified the Boone County Sheriff’s Department after texting with Jeffrey Johnson after they met on a dating website. Johnson allegedly asked the person if they could set him up with a

The Mizzou football team announced its 2020 schedule that includes seven home games and five road games. Mizzou opens the 2020 season a bit different than in years past. After the season-opener against Central Arkansas, the Tigers jump straight into two SEC games (Vanderbilt and at South Carolina). Mizzou has four SEC road games and

The Fulton Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire at a home Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the 1000 block of Cote Sans Dessein Road just before 3 p.m. to find smoke coming from the building. According to a press release, crews managed to bring the fire, which was in kitchen, under control in about

An ABC 17 News viewer suggested the Behind the Kitchen Door segment look into Kingdom City’s Iron Skillet Restaurant. Callaway County Health Department Director Sharon Lynch gave ABC 17 News Iron Skillet’s recent inspection reports. “Overall, I think they do a fairly good job of keeping the restaurant up and the food up” Lynch said.

The man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools’ property appeared in court Wednesday, but the hearing was continued. Kelvin Joe’s court appearance came after he bonded out of jail earlier this week after failing to show up to a probation violation hearing in the case last month. Joe was accused of violating

The Columbia Police Department was investigating a second shots fired call on Wednesday afternoon in north Columbia. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below. CPD responded to Bodie Drive and Currituck Lane in north Columbia at about 12:40 p.m. After investigating, officers found 14 shell casings in the area, said

Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler told ABC 17 News his department conducted a search in southern Cole County on Wednesday afternoon. The call came in around 2:31 p.m. for four people trying to enter a home in the 5000 block of Buffalo Road. Wheeler said deputies were at the scene within seven minutes, set up

Cole County Collector of Revenue Larry Vincent said his office has been receiving calls regarding a scam asking residents of Cole County to pay upwards of $80 for property information they can get for free. According to Vincent, scammers are contacting new home buyers by mail with a seemingly legitimate solicitation offering to send a

A Jefferson City man was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday in the 2018 killing of former Lincoln University student government leader. Michael D. Bouchee was indicted on second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for the December shooting. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, Bouchee and DeAngelo Frazier

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers or storms before dawn. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. THURSDAY: Showers and storms likely, especially along and south of I-70. Some storms could produce heavy rain. Highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: Weak surface high pressure tries to build in Friday into Saturday,

A man told police he killed his wife in Columbia and reported her missing in 2006, according to court documents filed in Boone County on Monday. Keith A. Comfort walked into a police department in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on Sunday and asked to talk to police about a mental health issue. Comfort then told an

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission plan to conduct a nationwide Emergency Alert System test Wednesday. The test is scheduled for 1:20 p.m. CST and it should last approximately a minute. It will make a loud sound on the devices and show the words, “TEST.” A FEMA press release said the

Missouri state Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) said Missouri needs to consider mental health legislation after the United States saw two mass shootings over the weekend. Over the weekend, there were two shootings in 24 hours in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. CNN reported the Dayton shooter had a “hit list” of people he wanted

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April, has bonded out of jail. Online court records show that Kelvin Joe posted a bond of $2,000 on Monday. He was previously booked into the Boone County Jail on Aug. 1. Joe was seen on camera approaching a student at

A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday in connection with a 2018 statutory rape case. According to court documents, Jesse Driskill had a 13-year-old girl at his home in October 2018. The child told police Driskill had sex with her. However, Driskill told police he thought she

Columbia police investigators are working with the city utility department to try to plan a search through more than a decade’s worth of waste, according to Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Stephens. The search for Megan Shultz, who was reported missing in 2006, was rekindled this week after her former husband, Keith Comfort, allegedly confessed

Multiple law enforcement and emergency agencies responded to a central Columbia neighborhood Tuesday night. Columbia Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer confirmed the department responded to a report of a gunshot wound around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday in the 300 block of Dysart Street. ABC 17 News crews spotted Columbia police, Missouri State Highway