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Water is the basis of life, and much like humans and pets have to stay hydrated during the summer months, so should your plants. Caring Gardens Greenhouse Manager Tammy Cundiff sat down with ABC 17 News Friday and talked about the importance of keeping plants safe in the heat. Over the past few days Mid-Missourians

A road in downtown Columbia shut down Friday morning for a gas leak. It is reported Lee Hills Hall, which houses the Columbia Missourian, was also evacuated. ABC 17 News learned from city fire officials that construction crews hit a 2 inch natural gas line around 10:06 a.m. The leak has since stopped, but they

Residents in a northeast Columbia neighborhood are working to bring a positive change to a crime-ridden area. Sylvan Lane area residents organized a neighborhood ice cream event Saturday afternoon. Residents are partnering with the United Way to host an event each weekend for the next several weeks. “This is about a unifying event for the

Columbia police responded to an early morning hit and run involving a historical home at the corner of West Blvd. and Ash St. It happened around 1:15 Friday morning. The homeowner said she was getting ready for bed when she heard tires screeching followed by three loud bangs. When she came out of her home,

Interim University of Missouri system President Mike Middleton is scheduled to give his state of the university address Friday. A representative from the university tells ABC 17 News interim President Mike Middleton will address what he called, an eventful year for the UM system. Middleton was also expected to highlight some of the progress made

Look to the east/southeast low in the horizon tonight, and you’ll be able to see the Waxing Gibbous Moon, Saturn, and Mars in a triangular alignment. Skies will be mostly clear tonight for optimal viewing conditions. The Full Moon comes on the 19th and 20th, for the summer solstice. Monday June 20 will be the

UPDATE 2:39:Judge Kevin Crane sentenced Hunter Park to probation on a five-year suspended sentence Thursday for making terroristic threats. Park is not allowed to have guns and needs special permission by probation and parole to use the internet. If Park violates any of these terms or commits another crime, he will carry out the full

Most of Mid-Missouri was under a heat advisory until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, but it stayed hot into the evening. In Jefferson City, emergency crews were on standby at Thursday Night Live in case of any heat related illnesses. The Jefferson City Fire Department has a minimum of one unit at the event each week and

Despite hot temperatures in mid-Missouri this week, a little league baseball organization said the games must continue. A concerned parent with a child playing in the Daniel Boone Little League reached out to ABC 17 News frustrated the league wouldn’t change the date or time of the games this week. Tony Redlinger, the league’s president,

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department warned of a scam Thursday. The department says it was contacted by the Boone County Circuit Clerk after it received more than two dozen calls from non-local residents. The residents say they got checks in the mail supposedly from the office as payment for online purchases from Ebay and Craigslist.

As the summer heats up, so does the debate over the proposed August ballot measure to increase Columbia’s hotel tax. Columbia city leaders said the money from the tax would provide funding for construction of a new terminal building at the Columbia Regional Airport. The Columbia Hospitality Association, made up of a majority of hoteliers

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a seventh case of Zika virus Thursday in the state. The victims is apparently a female, non-pregnant Missouri resident who traveled to the Dominican Republic. Nearly 80 percent of people infected with the virus will have no symptoms. Typically, symptoms are mild and include fever, rash,

A spokeswoman for Lincoln University says the Thompkins Health Center is closed due to a planned replacement of the chiller for the building’s cooling unit. With the heat indices this week, officials made the decision to relocate the staff and operations to other areas of campus. The Student Health staff are temporarily located in 208

The University of Missouri Board of Curators met Thursday for their annual meeting. The three new curators, as well as the student representative, were present. In on of their afternoon sessions, the curators took a look at the future finances for the UM system. Vice President for Finance and CFO Brian Burnett went through a

ABC 17 News confirmed Vernon Phelps, 48, who is on Missouri’s Most Wanted List, is now in custody. Members of the Jefferson City police SWAT team and MUSTANG drug task force carried out a search warrant around 8:30 a.m. Thursday on Grey Fox Terrace, near Route C and Highway 179. They believed Phelps was hiding

Cole County commissioner Jeff Hoelscher discussed his decision to vote not to lower flags at Cole County buildings in honor of the Orlando terror attack victims. Hoelscher said he stands by his vote made on Monday. Hoelscher said he voted the way he did based on policy in place and past history. He also said

The UM Board of Curators met Thursday morning in Columbia. The meeting got underway at 8:00 Thursday morningat Mizzou’s Reynolds Alumni Center. The Board’s presidential search committee was expected to meet and then go into a closed session at 8:45am. There will be nine board members and the student representative to the board present for

Conditions are looking favorable for strong and potentially severe thunderstorms to impact areas mainly south of HWY 50 starting up this afternoon and evening, mainly after 2PM. Typically, ingredients of high instability, wind shear, and moisture are needed to fuel strong thunderstorms. Today, we’re lacking the wind shear ingredient which is why we are not

UPDATE: Fayette city leaders confirmed to ABC 17 News all of the city’s power has been restored shortly before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night. ORIGINAL STORY: Some people living in Fayette are without power right now after a transformer overheated. At one point, the entire city was without power. ABC 17 News called the Fayette utility

Columbia Police Department along with other local law enforcement agencies gathered today to discuss and practice active shooter scenarios. CPD told ABC 17 news that they try to gather twice a month with other agencies in Boone County to do various drills. Other agencies would include, Missouri State Highway Patrol, MUPD, all Boone County Fire