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Fire crews responded to a house fire in Callaway County Thursday morning. The fire started before 9 a.m. at the single family home in Holts Summit. The two homeowners and their two pets got out safely. The fire was at a home off State Road AA and is now contained. Crews from Holts Summit, New

Just a day after University of Missouri officials spoke with elementary school students about going to college, Missouri StateTreasurer Clint Zweifel also encouraged students to invest in their futures. Zweifel asked 5th graders at Battle Elementary School to participate in a statewide drawing contest where they could win thousands of dollars for school tuition. Zweifel

The Columbia School Board met Thursday morning in a special meeting to discuss several agenda items. The board voted to allow Boone Electric Cooperative to move electric lines to prepare for the communications tower at Battle High School. Boone County Commission officials have predicted the tower should be finished in about 60-90 days. Board members

A child was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after he was struckby an officer’s vehicle in downtown Jefferson City. It happened just after 11 Wednesday morningnear East McCarty and Chestnut Street. Authorities have confirmed an officer was involved in the crash that injured the one-year-old boy. Corporal Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said it

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in the earth’s shadow and is hidden from the sun. The moon isn’t lit up at this time due to the Sun, Earth, and Moon being in complete alignment. What is special about this Lunar Eclipse on Sunday evening, is it will be under a Harvest

ABC 17 News has confirmed a 30-year-old Mid-Missouri man is back on the streets, after he is accused of fathering a child with a 16 year-old girl. Kenyon Davis was just arrested in Moberly over the weekend for a new charge of statutory rape. His $10,000 bond was officially posted on Tuesday, according to court

The Camden County Sheriff’s Department and the Lake Area Narcotic Enforcement group arrested three people for drug charges Tuesday afternoon after finding various narcotics inside a home in the 300 block of Hogan Drive. Deputies found more than two ounces of marijuana packaged for sale, drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs and nearly $900 in cash. Thomas

City administrators along with a consulting company met Wednesday to discuss a recent parking audit and how best to move forward. The city conducted the audit about a month ago on parking issues around downtown and campus. The audit results show plenty of available parking downtown, especially, in parking garages and the areas surrounding downtown.

Four people are facing possible charges after members of the Maries County Sheriff’s SWAT team served a search warrant late Tuesday night. The search happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 20,000 block of County Road 309 in Belle, Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman said. Here’s a link to Sheriff Heitman’s video he shared with ABC

Columbia Police are investigating an armed home invasion and shooting that happened late Wednesday night in the 300 block of Dorothy Dean Drive. Bryana Larimer, CPD Public Information Officer said they are now looking for two to four male suspects who forced their way into a home and shot two people who were upstairs at

Wednesday morning MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin and MU President Tim Wolfekicked off the third year of the Show-Me Value Tour in Ashland. The tour encourages young students to go to a four year college or university after high school. After kicking off the tour in Ashland, Wolfe spoke to students from Lange and Oakland

The following is a programming note from the Networks of Mid-Missouri: Eco Company (E/I, 13-16) will have a special airing Thursday, September 24 at 8:00 a.m. on KMIZ DT3.

A woman is stable tonight after emergency crews had to rescue her from a pond in south Columbia. Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, emergency crews were called to the Hunt Ridge Place Apartments in the 2800 block of Clover Way. Multiple boats were in the area. Stephen Potter with the Columbia Fire Department said a

Results from the Columbia Police Department’s most recent alcohol compliance check reveal one of the eight locations checked sold alcohol to an underage buyer. Police checked the following locations on Tuesday September, 22: Bengals Bar and Grill, 227 S. 6th Street Target, 2400 Bernadette Drive Phillips 66, 126 S. Providence Road Break Time #3025, 1410

Lorenzo Lawson calls himself “old school.” He remembers a time when people in his neighborhood knew the name of the police officers who patrolled the area, and the officers knew theirs. He said that relationship changed the way police officers handled potential problems. “If they see a young man out there, doing something, they knew

Former Mizzou defensive lineman Michael Sam says he has no regrets after he came out in February 2014. Sam tells ABC 17 he came back to Columbia to train while he is on a break from football. “It’s been a roller coaster,” Sam said. “I’ve been trying to figure out what’s next in my life.

Emergency maintenance is taking place on a Howard County bridge after crews discovered a hole in the bridge Wednesday. Drivers can expect lane restrictions and closures on the Route Z bridge over Bartlett Creek west of Route 87 while crews work to repair the bridge. Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportationsaid this a one

Fall has officially arrived and daily average temperatures will continue to drop as we continue through the rest of September and into October. At temperatures at or below 32 degrees, frost can form over surfaces and plants. Due to differences in topography across Missouri, the average first frost date can vary. The average date for

Earlier in September, ABC 17 went to Iberia to talk to Ruby Ash about a broken water pipe under the street in front of her house. After ABC 17 News made calls to local lawmakers and the Department of Natural Resources, the water seeping out of Walnut Street in Iberia has stopped. Tuesday, crews came

Anyone who has lived in Missouri knows that the weather is anything but predictable and that winter brings its own set of problems. “When we talk about having bad weather from the county and state’s standpoint, these folks get excited they say that’s a season,” said Doc Kritzer, Callaway County Associate Commissioner. A national ice