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Three years after 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten was killed, her family is taking legal action against her convicted killer and the psychologists who treated her.Olten’s mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alyssa Bustamante and two Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare employees. ABC 17 News is still waiting on the official court documents in the case,

A Randolph County woman was killed in a Sunday morning accident on Highway 63.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by Kimberly Wolfe, 23, of Jacksonville, Mo. ran off the right side of the highway three miles south of Clark around 2 a.m. The vehicle then struck a parked car on the shoulder.Wolfe

It will be a cool but dry day in Mid-Missouri Sunday. After a cold morning with low temperatures near 30, we’ll reach the lower 50s for high temperatures in the afternoon. Skies will be mostly sunny with light northerly winds under 10 mph. It will get cold again Sunday night with lows back to near

***UPDATE MONDAY 11:30 A.M.***The Red Cross’ Carl Nappier of Moniteau County is driving to New Jersey. Ameren Missouri crews also confirm another 50 personnel will be heading to south New England. That brings the total number to about 100, some of which are from mid-Missouri. ***ORIGINAL STORY***Mid-Missourians are helping those in the path of Hurricane

***UPDATE, MONDAY 9:58 A.M.***Police say the victim is a 20-year-old Jefferson City woman. Her name is being withheld while family is contacted.Police say at this point the investigation has not revealed obvious signs of foul play.***ORIGINAL STORY***Jefferson City police began a death investigation at Hamilton Towers Sunday morning.Captain Bob Clark told ABC 17 News that

***UPDATE, MONDAY 6:08 P.M.***A shooter is on the loose after shots ring out at a long time Columbia hangout early Sunday morning. Police found several shell casings near the Empire Roller Rink on Business Loop 70 after being called to the scene for a large disturbance inside the rink. They even found a bullet hole

Hurricane Sandy will likely make landfall near New Jersey Monday night. The storm will pack wind gusts near 100 mph, rainfall in excess of 10 inches and a storm surge of up to 11 feet in some areas along the East Coast. Additionally, the arctic air mass that moved through Mid-Missouri Friday afternoon will combine

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missourians who plan to vote absentee must get their ballot soon.The secretary of state’s office says voters have until Wednesday to request an absentee ballot by submitting an application to their local election authority. Voters have until Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. to vote in person by absentee ballot. Election

NBA MVP. NBA Champion. NBA Finals MVP. Olympic Gold Medal.Michael Jordan and LeBron James are the only two humans in the history of the world to ever accomplish all of the above in one single year. Fresh off of his transcendent season, in which he finally won his first — and very elusive — NBA

(AP) – Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years.Ryan Theriot, who went hitless for St. Louis in Game 7 of last year’s Series,

***UPDATE 9 P.M.***Missouri Task Force 1 has been deployed to the East Coast to assist with rescue efforts. The team has four hours to prepare and then deploy to Herndon, Virginia. Once they reach Virginia, they will be told where to travel to next.The team is one of 28 groups nationwide that is highly trained

Dan Rothery, president of Boone Hospital Center, announced Monday he is stepping down to accept a new position within Barnes Jewish Christian Health Care.Rothery has served as Boone Hospital Center president since 2006.”The past six years have been the most rewarding of my career. It has been an incredible joy to be part of the

Two restaurants in the Columbia Mall are closed until new management takes control.Famous Cajun Grill and Stir Fry 88 shutdown earlier this month for several health code violations, including roaches. The Columbia/Boone County Health Department investigated after a woman found a roach in her daughter’s food.Officials saw uncovered squid chicken in the refrigerator. They also

***UPDATE TUESDAY 12 P.M.***NEW YORK (AP) – Superstorm Sandy has a long reach, with flight cancelations stranding air travelers around the globe.The flight-tracking service FlightAware says more than 6,000 flights were canceled today, bringing the total to more than 15,000 canceled across the Northeast over two days. And more than 500 flights scheduled for tomorrow

Click on the video link to hear what Mizzou had to say about it’s SEC road trip to Gainesville, Florida this Saturday to take on the 7-1 Gators. You’ll hear from head coach Gary Pinkel, quarterback James Franklin, and left tackle Elvis Fisher.

If Monday night was any indication, the 15th-ranked Missouri Tigers might have the one of the most exciting teams in the country to watch this season. Mizzou beat Northwest Missouri State in its exhibition opener at Mizzou Arena, 91-58. Tiger fans were treated to plays all night long that elicited “oooohhhs” and “aaaahhhhs.”Keion Bell —

A 22-year-old man is attacked and robbed in Boone County.It happened around 11:20 p.m. Monday night. Investigators tell ABC 17 News the victim was assaulted somewhere in the area of Rocky Fork and Maple Court.The man was visiting from Blue Springs, Mo. so doesn’t know the exact location of the attack.He told deputies he was

***UPDATE 7 P.M.***NEW YORK (AP) – Officials say the death toll from Superstorm Sandy has reached 48.Many of the victims were killed by trees toppled by the storm, including a New Yorker killed in bed by a tree that fell onto an apartment.More than 8 million, from Maine to the Carolinas, are waiting for the

Hurricane Sandy made landfall near New Jersey Monday evening. The storm created extreme weather conditions across the East Coast including:- heavy rains in excess of 6″ – wind gusts higher than 100 mph- storm surge higher than 10 feet near New York City- blizzard conditions in West Virginia with up to 3 feet of snow

Five people were arrested near the Lake of the Ozarks for allegedly running a fake pot laboratory. The synthetic marijuana is known as “Spice.” Sheriff’s deputies believe the amount they uncovered is worth $100,000.Investigators served a search warrant over the weekend at a home on Shadow Circle less than ten miles from Osage Beach. They