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The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded late Saturday night after receiving a call that a vehicle was overturned. Keith Hopkins was driving on Highway 40 when he crossed the center lane, drove off the left side of the road, hit a tree and overturned the vehicle. Hopkins was taken to the University Hospital where he

Early Sunday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol received a call that a car drove off the side of the Highway 63 going northbound. Landon Anderson, 21, was driving when he fell asleep at the wheel, causing it to drive off the right side of the road. The vehicle hit numerous objects before it came

Rain early in the day Sunday will move east and end but additional storms will likely develop by late afternoon in our southwestern counties and track to the northeast. These storms are expected to develop near Truman Reservoir 5-6 PM and spread to the east-northeast through late evening ahead of a cold front which will

The Columbia Fire Department was called to a house fire in the 3200 block of Old 63 South, Copper Beach Townhomes around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday. Crews arrived in less than five minutes and saw smoke and flames coming from the back of the home on the deck. Firefighters were able to get the incident

Four people are recovering after their car slips into a ditch. It happened in Morgan County on Potters Ford Road just about a mile south of Morgan County Road. While heading southbound, the vehicle skidded across the road before falling off the right of the roadway. The vehicle overturned and collided with a ditch before

When David Dollens got a phone call from someone claiming to be the IRS, a little red flag went up for him. “I hung up,” he said. But when they called back a second time, he listened for a while before hanging up again. “The second time they said ‘we’re not going to give you

About 1,300 volunteers participated in a city-wide trash pick-up event in Columbia Saturday morning for the 20th annual Cleanup Columbia. The City’s Volunteer Programs staff said about 1,700 bags of trash were collected from 140 locations across Columbia. 22 groups participated in the clean up efforts. Volunteers picked up litter along streets, in parks and

A low pressure system moving eastward through Nebraska and Iowa will drag its associated warm and cold fronts through the mid-Missouri region Sunday through Monday afternoon, providing the region with a much needed, wetting rain. A warm front will begin lifting to the northeast overnight Saturday and through Sunday morning. As it makes its trek

Three people were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after a two-car crash in Camdenton. The crash happened around 4:20 on Highway 54 at Sunny Slope Drive. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Sarah Bryant, 53, tried to cross the highway and drove into the path of another car. Bryant was taken to the hospital

The Miller County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged two people in connection to this week’s vandalism of the School of the Osage bus fleet that forced the district to cancel classes Monday. Shane Sabourin and Alexander Keith have each been charged with 18 counts of First Degree felony tampering. More specifically, the two are charged

A car is completely destroyed after it caught fire on Highway 63, right after the Brown School Road exit. The call came in around 4:45 p.m. that the car was on fire and crews arrived shortly after. No one in the car was hurt and authorities are still investigating how it caught on fire. One

The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1300 block of Gordon Court at 1:50 a.m. Saturday. When firefighters got on scene, they reported a fire in the garage with smoke throughout the home. Fire crews immediately went into the home and performed an aggressive fire attack and

Columbia firefighters responded to a house fire early Saturday morning on Clickscales road. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Clinkscales. A neighbor reportedly called 911 after seeing the fire. Firefighters on scene told ABC 17 News the fire was on the back deck. Two people were home at the time

The Boone County Republican Caucus is being held at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Attendees must have a photo I.D. It is held every four years and is open to all registered republican voters in Boone County. The meeting will select individual delegates to the Missouri Republican State

A former University Hospital surgeon is now charged with felony stalking. Dr. Gregory McClain is wanted for making harassing phone calls to a former co-worker in 2015.ABC 17 News broke the story when prosecutors charged someone in March for the crime.Jimmy Thomas of Houston is also wanted for making numerous threats to a woman who

A candidate for a Missouri House of Representatives seat says unconstitutional requirements are holding her back. Rachel Johns, a 25-year-old woman from St. Louis, filed suit against Attorney General Chris Koster and Secretary of State Jason Kander Thursday in Cole County circuit court. Johns is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for House District 76, which

Graduate student workers on the University of Missouri campus are one step closer to unionizing, despite a letter from Chancellor Hank Foley suggesting such a union would not be recognized. ABC 17 News has reported in the past that some graduate workers say they’re unhappy with their compensation as employees of the University. They have

Deputies arrested a man Friday afternoon after a six-hour long standoff. They were called to a home on Happy Hollow Road just before 7 a.m. for a reported domestic assault. Deputies say the victim escaped the home and i dentified the suspect as Travis Dale, who was still inside. They made several attempts to contact

A 35 year old man was charged with kidnapping after taking a 19 year old girl against her will. The women told investigators she met Michael Dickson, the suspect, thru the app called “Plenty of Fish.” According to a recent study, one out of four couples meet online in the U.S with over 40 million

In many professions, forcing someone to retire would be considered age discrimination. But, Article 5, Section 26 of the Missouri Constitution, makes it clear that state judges must retire at the age of 70. It also specifies that ths requirement is not discrimination. That is forcing the end of a 14 year run for 13