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Nearly 900 cases of the flu have been confirmed across Missouri this season, the state Department of Health and Senior Services says. As of Dec. 17, 51of the state’s 886 influzena cases were confirmed in Boone County. Only 35 cases had been confirmed in the county by the same time in 2015. Scott Clardy, assistant

A Columbia woman lost control of her car on an icy roadway Friday afternoon, causing her to crash into a utility pole, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Troopers responded to the single-vehicle car crash on County Road 2710 near Highway 63 around 3:15 p.m. The driver, Karen Wall, 52, was taken to the hospital

TONIGHT: It will feel like anything, but winter tonight as temperatures will be on the rise. Thanks to overcast skies tonight and a ESE wind, fog is likely to develop once more. However, it won’t be as dense due to wind speeds up to 11 mph. The nightly low will occur around midnight, with slowly

Andrew Houlditch was arrested by Centralia police after allegedly driving while intoxicated, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle and resisting arrest, among other suspected charges. According to court documents, Houlditch is accused of driving while intoxicated. Documents say officers saw him weaving in the lane. Court documents say he failed to yield to an

A woman died after her car ran off the road, Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers said. According to the crash report, Brooke Summers was driving north on Highway 5 near Marceline late Friday night. The investigation showed Summers went off the right side of the road before hitting a culvert. The report said she was

With her lawsuit over wrongful termination settled with the City of Columbia, Zim Schwartze hopes her story helps Columbia get back on the right path. “It was never about the money,” Schwartze told ABC 17 News on Friday. “It was about showing what they had done, how they had treated someone, and the manner which

A man is in jail Saturday morning after authorities responded to reports of a burglary in Midway. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to a disturbance call around 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the 6400 block of Highway 40. Deputies said during the investigation they learned that Mason B. Hunter, 26, partially forced himself inside the

On Friday, Federal authorities were warning Americans that Islamic State sympathizers were calling for attacks on churches and other holiday celebrations. The warning was issued after a list of U.S. churches was posted on a militant’s social media site. The FBI said it is currently investigating the credibility of that post. ABC 17 News spoke

TODAY: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY is in effect for Benton, Camden, Cooper, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pettis, Phelps, Pulaski, Randolph, and Saline counties until 9 AM this morning. Areas north of I-70 and west of US 65 have the potential to see temperatures at freezing or slightly below. This can lead to freezing

The Jefferson City Salvation Army said it still needs more than $40,000 for its Red Kettle campaign to stay fully funded in 2017. “Meeting that 100% is essential for us to continue running all current programs and services,” said Lt. Christopher White, Corps Officer. “While we have seen an uptake in large donations with several

A Columbia man is charged with harassment and violating an order of protection after he posted ads on BackPage offering sexual services without the woman’s consent. Ryan Thiesse, 28, admitted to investigators about posting four BackPage ads depicting the woman as a prostitute. According to the probable cause statement that ABC 17 News obtained at

Columbia police detectives are investigating their sixth homicide of 2016, which is the highest number the department has seen in more than a decade. Keith Chambers, 33, was pronounced dead at a hospital Thursday after police said he was shot on Claudell Lane during a drug deal. Police arrested two 18-year-olds and a 16-year-old in

The attorney for the property owners next to Harpo’s responded to the bar’s lawsuit over a shared door access Friday. Earlier this month, ABC 17 News reported Harpo’s was suing its neighbor, Varose, LLC, after they supposedly blocked the bar’s emergency exit. Harpo’s owners claimed this caused the bar to close business Ten Below and

A Moberly man charged in another man’s death waived his preliminary hearing this week. Joseph Kertz is charged with first degree murder in the October shooting death of Kevin McCuiston. According to court documents, Kertz and a woman, Brittney Bowen, were planning to rob McCuiston. Bowen allegedly lured McCuiston to a home on Calhoun Street

There is a belief that positive thinking has power beyond science and medicine. Jennifer DeGraaf may be proof of that. In June, DeGraaf, 39, was rendered speechless during a meeting, then suffered a seizure. She knew something was wrong. Her previous bout with cancer in 2013 — stage three breast cancer — left her a

Two men have been officially charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 33-year-old Keith Chambers. According to charging documents, Brian Smith and Dariel Reid, both 18, were involved in a drug deal that ended in the shooting death of Keith Chambers but according to police, neither fired the shot that killed him. Police

The holiday counting period for the Missouri State Highway Patrol starts at 6 p.m. Friday and ends 11:59 p.m. Monday. The MSHP will increase patrols that period because it’s a holiday weekend and officials know that the number of travelers will increase. According to MSHP records, there were 1,070 crashes last year in Missouri during

UPDATE 10:13 a.m.: On Thursday at 12:49 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Claudell Lane in reference to a gunshot wound. During the investigation, officers detained Ruben Anderson for questioning. After the reading of his Miranda Rights, Anderson said that he was parked in a driveway of the complex when he heard

TONIGHT: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY is in effect for Benton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, and Pulaski counties from 9 PM this evening until 9 AM Saturday. Isolated showers east of 63 are possible until midnight, then expect dry conditions. Clouds will stay with us overnight with temperatures in the mid 30s. Near freezing is

As Governor Jay Nixon prepares for life as a private Missourian, he sits down with ABC 17’s Joey Parker to discuss some victories, regrets, thoughts and advice for his successor.