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A Columbia man was arrested Monday after admitting to starting a December fire at an MU fraternity house. 23-year-old Zachary Crase responded to the Columbia Police Department for an interview, where he admitted to starting a fire in a utility room at the Sigma Nu fraternity house on College Avenue on December 20. A small

Lawmakers at the state Capitol wrapped a hearing Tuesday morning, taking testimony about the Department of Social Services budget. DSS has been dealing with some recent issues, including delays in Medicaid payments due to a computer glitch in the system. The DSS said those computer issues are slowly being fixed, and the backlog of applications

50-year-old Raymond Edwards Stevens was arrested last Thursday by the Boonville Police and Highway Patrol for an outstanding warrant. That warrant was a result of an ongoing investigation of sex crimes that Stevens allegedly committed over the course of several years. When Stevens was arrested Thursday he was charged with eighteen counts of sex crimes.

Temperatures hovered around five degrees Monday morning with wind chills of -11 degrees. While some schools had a delayed start, Columbia Public Schools had a normal day. ABC 17 News checked, and conditions Monday were very similar to prior late starts. On February 5, CPS announced a two hour delay. On that morning, it was

Another arctic cold front will move through early in the day Wednesday, bringing temperatures down into the teens Wednesday night. A wave of low pressure moving through from the northwest will bring enough moisture to produce light snow from Wednesday evening through the night, ending by early Thursday morning. Snow is expected to spread from

Fire crews in Camden County said a candle caused a massive house fire at the Lake of the Ozarks Monday. Crews first got a call about an explosion at around 5:00 Monday morning at 1196 Guenther Lane near Osage Beach Parkway. Smoke and fire had already consumed about 25% of the structure. Investigators said the

A man accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend and leading authorities on two separate manhunts is on trial in northwest Missouri this week. Brian Adkison led police on a manhunt through the Lake of the Ozarks in summer 2013, and was caught in Ohio after breaking out of jail in northwest Missouri later in 2013.

Police responded to reports of an armed robbery Monday morning off the Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Officers were called to Missouri Title Loans at 614 Business Loop 70 E. near the Parkade Center just before 11 a.m. Investigators confirmed one employee was inside at the time of the robbery. The suspects are described as

About a year ago, a shocked Springfield community searched for answers after the death of a 10-year-old girl. Hailey Owens died February 18 when witnesses said someone grabbed her off the street. Police and prosecutors believe Craig Michael Wood took her to his house and shot her in the head. While a court will decided

A Miller County family displaced by a Monday morning fire is getting help from the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is providing clothing for two adults and four children who lost their home on Mt. Zion Road in Tuscumbia this morning. The family is staying with relatives and will be monitored during the recovery

Four people were arrested after Columbia Police found drugs and drug paraphernalia in their car early Monday morning. Officers spotted a car speeding without headlights on and smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officers stopped the car on Business Loop 70 at around 1:30 Monday morning. Andrew Stull, Jeremy Nickles, Michelle Lynn, and Chasten Jordan

A man was taken to the hospital following a standoff that lasted several hours Sunday night in Moberly. It happened at a home on Fisk Avenue. Moberly police responded to the scene Sunday afternoon after receiving a report of a suicidal subject. The Moberly Police Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Randolph County

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,