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A 10-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after crashing his bike into a vehicle Tuesday morning. It happened near East Broadway and South College Street around 8:00 a.m. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Police tell us no citations will be issued.

Jeff Mizanskey is the only man in Missouri serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole and lawmakers are pushing to get him out of prison. Nearly 130 lawmakers signed the petition that was taken to the Governor’s office Tuesday along with 400,000 signatures of citizens in Missouri. During a news conference held at

Columbia police have made an arrest in a Sunday afternoon shooting that happened at Forest Avenue and Grand. Officers arrested 18-year-old Sirron Milo on Sexton Road Monday afternoon. Police say early Sunday afternoon, Milo stole a handgun from shooting victim Aric Lee’s car. When Lee tried to get Milo to stop, Milo chambered a round

“Imagine having to decide between filling your medicines and buying groceries for your kids. I can tell you that Medicaid saves lives,” said Dr. Andrew Quint, Medical Director at the Family Health Center. Columbia leaders are once again pushing Jefferson City lawmakers to expand Medicaid. They had a news conference renewing their call to accept

Three people were arrested Monday night after officers stopped a car on Rangeline Street. Officers ran the plates and traced the car back to Nicholas Hunt, who had an active felony warrant. A K-9 unit alerted officers to drugs in the vehicle. When officers searched the car, they found 3 used syringes, a scale, package

School leaders in Jefferson City are working on improving transparency and teacher relations after facing some criticism last year. We talked with Jefferson City School Board Treasurer Steve Bruce during ABC 17 News at 9 a.m. The school board met Monday night to discuss their open meeting policy. They eventually gave the issue to a

A man in eastern Missouri remains on the loose, after investigators claim he sexually abused a 6 year-old girl. Officials say Eugene, or Neil, Haggard, 54, is currently wanted for first-degree sodomy. They believe he is actively hiding from authorities. The victim’s mother first reported the abuse a week ago, on April 20. But the

Tuesday , Columbia fire investigators are still looking for a cause of a trailer fire. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Rustic Meadows trailer court off Rangeline in north Columbia. When crews got there, flames and smoke were coming from the trailer. The woman living there was able to get out safely. Damage

Former Mizzou defensive end Shane Ray was cited Monday morning for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and failing to drive in the right lane of a highway with two or more lanes. Ray, a consensus first round projection in the 2015 NFL draft, was pulled over at mile marker 108 on Interstate

The Better Business Bureau has issued an alert about a questionable door to door sales operation in Columbia. It’s a group of young men who say they work for a company called Patriot Packaging Sales and they solicit donations to send care packages to troops overseas. ABC 17 News learned the company is based out

An effort aimed at making things better for the environment could lead to making us sick. The Columbia City Council recently shelved a proposal to ban plastic bags at the city’s grocery and convenience stores, and charge 10 cents for each paper bag a shopper wanted to use. And the state legislature has been grappling

Missouri bats go cold, as LSU avoids a sweep and run-rules Mizzou 9-0. Mizzou managed to put runners in scoring position in each of the first two innings, but couldn’t capitalize. LSU pitcher, Carley Hoover, scattered four hits over five shutout innings and struck out four. “We didn’t jump on the good pitches early,” said

Temperatures will slowly warm up this week but will stay near or slightly below average through Thursday as northerly winds keep us mild. It will stay dry through Friday but as warmer air moves in ahead of a cold front, our weather will become unsettled as we head into the weekend. Winds will shift to

Columbia police are looking for who is responsible for hitting a mother and her daughter while crossing the street. It happened just after 3 p.m. on Monday at the cross walk on Providence between Douglass Park and Douglass High School. ABC 17 News spoke with the woman moments after the accident. She said she was

Missouri’s new state auditor was sworn in at the State Capitol Monday afternoon. Nicole Galloway, the former Boone County Treasurer, was sworn in at 3:00 p.m. in Jefferson City. She’s replacing late auditor Tom Schweich, who committed suicide in February. After being sworn in, Galloway took the podium to lay out her plan for the

Two women were arrested Sunday night after officers found pot in an Osage Beach apartment. Police were patrolling in the 1000 block of Mace Road when they spotted a pit bull in the neighborhood that had sparked previous complaints from residents in the area. Police went to the dog owner’s home where they smelled a

Monday marked the first day of a multi-million dollar project to improve the Jefferson City Airport. Officials closed the main runway early Monday morning to start reconstruction for the next 125 days. Aircraft will have to use the smaller runway until construction is finished. This job is going to cost about $7 million and is

A Columbia man is still in the Boone Co. Jail after allegedly assaulting a teenager in a rehab center. The incident happened over the weekend at Phoenix House in Columbia. The victim told officers Andrew Logan woke him up and put his hands in his pants. He said Logan locked the bedroom door. Logan was

Jefferson City school board members want to rebuild the public’s trust. Leaders are holding a work session Monday night to talk about the board’s communication policy. Some recently elected members said they want to make the board more transparent. They’ll also be talking about long-range facility planning to tackle the issue of overcrowding.

A Fulton man has been arrested in connection with a burglary and assault early Monday. Shortly after midnight, officers responded to the 800 block of Bluff Street for reports of an assault. They say Nonley Maxwell broke into a home there and assaulted two people inside. Maxwell, 27, was arrested on suspicion of burglary, assault,