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As opioid overdoses continue to claim lives, ABC 17’s Marissa Hollowed is taking a deeper look into what local emergency responders are calling a difficult problem to solve. “Not every time we get there, we can reverse it. It may be too late,” said assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Department. Once

On Wednesday, Sen. Roy Blunt announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration had awarded Missouri a $10 million opioid crisis grant. “The opioid epidemic is destroying families and communities across the country, and Missouri is no exception,” said Blunt. “In 2015, more than 1,000 Missourians died from a lethal drug overdose… This

TONIGHT: Rain will continue to be steady near I-44 through late evening with up to an additional inch of rain possible. Farther north and west, showers will taper off overnight with up to an additional half inch of rain. Temperatures will be cool with lows in the lower 40s. THURSDAY: Skies will become partly sunny

A Columbia man’s conviction for forcible rape has been upheld by the Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday after multiple mistrials. Brian Adkison was sentenced to 15 years in prison for forcible rape in 2015. He filed an appeal for the charge in April of this year. Adkison was charged in 2013 for raping

TODAY: This afternoon temperatures are on the cooler side in the lower 50s. We’ll see temperatures continue to fall through the day, as cooler air steadily filters into Mid-Missouri. The severe threat has ended for the area, but a few isolated thunderstorms can’t be ruled out along Interstate 44. Through the remainder of the day,

An audit of the Ferguson Municipal Court was released on Wednesday, revealing $26,000 in illegal fees charged to citizens and that important records were kept in unsecured locations. “Considering the lack of cooperation my staff experienced in their official roles as representatives of my office, I can only imagine how average citizens are treated when

The Centralia R-VI School District sent a message to parents Wednesday alerting them to a threat that was made by a minor. “You may have heard that there was a threat at the high school,” said superintendent Darin Ford. “Administration and law enforcement acted swiftly and decisively in addressing the situation. It is now a

UPDATE 8:00am: Our ABC 17 News crew checked the area and it appears crews have now removed this tree from the roadway. ORIGINAL: A tree is blocking a Boone County road after storms moved through overnight Wednesday. Boone County EMA sent out an alert about the hazard around 5:45 Wednesday morning. It says the tree

Firefighters say lightning is to blame for an early morning fire near the Jefferson City limits. ABC 17 News first started hearing reports of the fire just before 5:00am Wednesday. It happened at a landfill near Highway 63 at the Moreau River Access behind the Missouri State Highway Patrol Headquarters. Our ABC 17 News crews

TODAY: A second round of rain and storms will increase after 8AM south of HWY 50. Rain will be lifting northward and increasing through early afternoon. Heavy rain will be the main threat with afternoon storms with temperatures in the mid to low 50s today. The main band looks to taper off east of HWY

Ameren is reporting several outages in mid-Missouri after storms rolled through overnight Wednesday. Ameren reports 22 customers are without power in Boone County and 51 are without service in Audrain County. ABC 17 News also checked Columbia Water and Light’s outage map, which shows a few customers are without power in south Columbia. Boone Electric

TODAY: This first round of rain is lifting northeast and ends between 5AM and 7AM, exiting east of US 63 and north of I-70. Meanwhile, a second round will increase, with showers moving in from the south mid morning. The lake of the ozarks will have the second round move in by 8AM, and Columbia

A Battle High School student was taken into custody Monday after reportedly bringing a gun and marijuana to school. Right now, the 15-year-old student is not being named since he is a minor. High school staff searched the student’s property after getting a complaint that he smelled of marijuana, according to Columbia police. That is

The doctors at Broadway Urgent Care say since the pollen counts are high right now, they are seeing sniffling, sneezing, itchy eyes and skin. Allergies are also leading to some sinus infections and upper respiratory issues. Dr. Tara Flynn at Mizzou Urgent Care says she is also seeing patients with allergies. She says a number

A prescription drug-monitoring program, or PDMP, officially started in the city of Columbia on Monday. The program is under a city ordinance that follows, and works with, a PDMP ordinance in St. Louis County. Under the PDMP, prescription providers are required to input any Schedule II, III or IV filled prescriptions into a database within

The National Transportation Safety Board along with the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating what caused a Bellanca plane to crash feet from the Jesse-Viertel Memorial Airport outside Boonville. Jason Aguilera, a senior air safety investigator with the NTSB, said the early stages of the investigation involve surveying the perishable evidence. “Anything that could be destroyed

Showers and t-storms will start to develop along and west of HWY 63 as early as 9 PM and would be spotty at first before a line of storms moves in from the west. This main line is expected to be near HWY 65 by 11 PM and shift to the east overnight. Severe storms

Yevhen Olejovich Drobovych , 27, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud contained in a July 20, 2016, federal indictment. The former owner of Jefferson City Computer Services pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to his role in burglarizing homes in Columbia and sell then selling the items on eBay. Drobovych

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will start to develop along and west of HWY 63 as early as 9 PM and would be spotty at first before a line of storms moves in from the west. This main line is expected to be near HWY 65 by 11 PM and shift to the east overnight. Severe

A man’s death penalty conviction was upheld on Tuesday after an appeal was issued. Michael Tisius was charged in 2000 for shooting and killing two deputies at the Randolph County Jail. Tisius shot the deputies to help his cell mate try and escape from the jail. The opinion was issued after the Missouri Supreme Court