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Several roads in Boone County are still closed following Wednesday and Thursday’s severe weather and flooding. Akeman Bridge at Perche Creek and Gillespie Bridge Road at Perche Creek are still closed. Route E at Twin Bridges is also closed. Other main areas that are closed include Brushwood Lake and Blackfoot Road at Bear Creek. On

A new executive director has been selected for the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Lindsay Young Lopez will replace long time director Peggy Kirkpatrick. Young-Lopez went to Mizzou and most recently served as senior director of development at Columbia College. They are still working on a start date.

For the first time in almost 30 years Missouri has two baseball teams in the playoffs. That means more people in Missouri will be looking for tickets. It was two years ago several Mizzou fans fell victim to fraudulent tickets. “You really want to use caution when you are purchasing tickets from someone you don’t

An armed robbery suspect was arrested in Callaway County late Thursday morning after allegedly robbing a Wellsville bank. An Auxvasse police officer caught up to 29-year-old Pierre Parrish Jr. on State Hwy. B coming into the city. The officer chased the suspect on Old Hwy. 54 near the intersection of Highway 54 in Callaway Co.

An adult and a child were rescued from a SUV stuck in flood waters in Boone County. Crews were working to pull the vehicle from the water on Strawn Road. Boone County officials told ABC 17 News water rose several inches in a very short period of time over the road. The two stuck in

High winds and damaging storms caused tornado sirens all around Mid-Missouri to sound Wednesday afternoon. They went off in all of Boone County, even in parts that were not under a tornado warning, like Columbia. Viewers called into ABC 17 to ask what was going on, so our crews decided to look into tornado siren

A software company in Jefferson City called DST will be closing its doors on December 31st, 2014. Nearly 70 people will be losing their jobs who work for the company. DST said many of the workers in Jefferson City have been offered a relocation option to their Kansas City office to retain employment. On Thursday,

The trial for a man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the neck in May 2013 wrapped up in Columbia Thursday. Alfonso Rodriguez was found guilty of 1st degree domestic assault, resisting arrest, and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot his girlfriend while driving on Route K last spring. The jury recommended a sentence

A convicted Jefferson City murderer currently on death row wants the Missouri Supreme Court to set him free. David Hosier was arrested in 2009 for the murder of a Jefferson City husband and wife. Thursday, Hosier’s lawyer said Police broke the law while investigating the case. Hosier’s lawyer argued a violation of the 4th amendment

Boone County officials have closed several roads due to flooding. They also warn that some lights may not be properly working due to lightning strikes. Here’s a list of the current closures: Oneal Road just North of Wilcox Hatton Chapel Road at Locust Grove Church Road Bell Road at Locust Grove Church Road Wilcox Road

Another new apartment complex will be coming to Columbia. However, this time it won’t be for students. This newest development off of I-63 and Discovery Parkway will be the largest for Trittenbach Development. Construction will not begin on the apartment and business offices until the end of this year. The work happening now is to

Due to severe weather coverage Wednesday evening, The Middle and The Goldbergs will be aired Sunday morning, October 5, at 11:00 a.m.

Officials say a semi truck kept driving after causing a wreck involvingfour other semis that closed westbound I-70 just west of Columbia for more than two hours overnight.The wreck happened around 4:15 Thursday morning between the Stadium Boulevard and Midway exits. The road opened back up at around 7:15 a.m. Twosemi trucks were off the

The Missouri Realtors president said precautions need to be put in place to ensure the safety of the state’s realtors. This comes after an Arkansas realtor disappeared while on the job. Officials later found her body buried behind a concrete mixing plant. According to the Columbia Board of Realtors, over 200 homes were sold in

During more than five hours of hearings Wednesday, a bipartisan group of state representatives discussed the effectiveness of the 2011 water patrol merger into the Highway Patrol. The meeting came five months after 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson drowned while in Highway Patrol custody at the Lake of the Ozarks. Everyone who took the stand Wednesday spoke

Severe thunderstorms plowed through Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon, leaving damage in the western part of the viewing area, in Cooper, Morgan, and Pettis counties. Trees and power lines were downed near the Cooper and Morgan county line just before 3:30 p.m., according to Cooper County Emergency Manager Tom White. White told ABC 17 News the Otterville

Jefferson City Police are looking into several leads after a shooting sent one man to the hospital Tuesday night. Just after 9:00, police were called for shots fired on Elizabeth Street in the central part of the city. Today we talked to the victim’s wife. She said she was also threatened by the gunmen. She

Jefferson City superintendent Brian Mitchell announces his plan to retire at the end of the year. This he says, after spending more than 25 years in the missouri education system. With recent remarks on district morale and the announcement of a law suit by a former teacher, Dr. Mitchell says his retirement has nothing to

The Jefferson City superintendent announced he is retiring at the end of the school year. Dr. Brian Mitchell first joined the district in 2009. “Along with members of the Board of Education, I am saddened by Dr. Mitchell’s personal decision to retire,” said the Jefferson City board of education president, Dr. Dennis Nickelson. The board

The trial for a man accused of shooting his girlfriend began Tuesday in Columbia. Alfonso Rodriguez is charged with armed criminal action, first degree assault, and resisting arrest after allegedly shooting Giesla Angel-Lopez in the neck on May 26, 2013. The shooting happened in the 5600 block of South Route K. Rodriguez allegedly shot her