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School will be out for summer in less than two months and now is the time to start planning your summertime activities. One popular option is sending children to camp. It can help build self-confidence, teach children how to interact with their peers, teach new skills and foster independence. When choosing a camp, parents need

Governor Nixon is in Europe on a trade mission this week, visiting Italy, Germany, and Spain. The goal of the mission is to increase exports of Missouri-made goods. In a call from Munich, Germany, he said he hopes the trip will help persuade more German automakers to invest in Missouri. The group has already met

Boone County officials are working to fill an open emergency management position. ABC 17 News sat down with Boone Co. Commissioner Karen Miller, who told us they are actively searching for a new director for the office. Miller said they have compiled a short list of possible candidates and said several agencies will be involved

The City of Columbia is fighting back in the case of a fired Columbia police officer. Cole County Judge Pat Joyce ruled in favor of Rob Sanders’ wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. The city is now appealing that ruling. Sanders was fired after he pushed a suspect into a wall. A hearing held in

Columbia police were investigating an armed robbery at the Petro Mart on Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive around 11 p.m. Wednesday night. Officers on scene told ABC 17 News a suspect came into the store with knife. Columbia police, Boone County Sheriff’s deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were on the scene. A perimeter

The Columbia police SWAT team and the Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime detectives arrested three people after serving a search warrant at 806 Oak Lawn Drive. One gram of heroin and instruments used to create forged checks were found inside of the home. John Curry, 33, was arrested for six counts of Forgery, one count

Former State Senator Carl Vogel is battling cancer, according to the family. The former Senator was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The senator’s son, Jake Vogel released this statement, “Former Senator Carl Vogel was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this month. He has started what is hopefully a long journey battling cancer and we are hopeful

Web Extra: Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine and freshman Amanda Sanchez talk after 17-5 win over Illinois

The Columbia Fire Department shut down part of Broadway Wednesday morning while they battled flames on the roof of Boone Hospital. Crews got the fire under control about 45 minutes after closing the road between Old Highway 63 and William Street. It took crews several hours to overhaul the outside of the building to prevent

A Columbia senior center is closing its doors after losing its lease. A senior center just down the road is stepping in to help continue a vital food delivery program for home-bound seniors. The Central Missouri Area Agency on Aging runs the Oakland Senior Center and has been leasing the building. Administrators said they’ve lost

Two double hump camels and two Black Angus steers were stolen from a home sometime Monday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the theft worth around $20,000. The camels and cows were bought last week sometime off of Craigslist and now they are gone. Officials said someone who has knowledge of livestock is

There have been two fires in Sunrise Beach in the last 30 days that have completely ruined two structures and they both happened where there are no fire hydrants in the area. Chief Dennis Reilly with the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District said if there were fire hydrants nearby the damage may not have been

A Missouri inmate charged with killing his cellmate had a hearing Wednesday. Terry Volner appeared by video in Cole County Court Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors said he killed his cellmate, Jose Benitez, by hitting him. The judge ruled that the state can obtain DNA from Volner Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Volner was already serving

Three people have been indicted in a February murder in Jefferson City. Robert Burks, Charles Thompson, and Vincent Smith all were charged in the February 15 death of Johnny Evans. Evans was shot when the three allegedly broke into his house at 1115 E. High St. and attempted to rob him. According to a Cole

A Columbia man was arrested after pulling a pistol on a customer at Columbia Car Rental on Rangeline Monday. Columbia police said the employee and customer did know each other. The employee, Howard Callen, was arrested and has since bonded out of the Boone Co. Jail. ABC 17 News spoke with the victim who had

A chase between police and a driver in Jefferson City ended in a crash Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m. officers were chasing Cody Redmon along Green Berry Road. Redmon’s car slid on the wet pavement and crashed into the back of a pickup truck stopped at the intersection with Seven Hills Road. The driver

Robert Tucker loves the history within the bricks of downtown Columbia. As the former owner of Tucker’s Fine Jewelry, one of the first properties nominated for the Historic Preservation Commission’s honors in 1998, he believes anything that goes on one of the city’s busiest corners needs to look just right. “You’ve got an older city,

Another round of showers & t-storms will move through Mid-Missouri late Wednesday afternoon and overnight. Rain expected to develop by late afternoon in western Missouri and spread northeast through the evening. Showers & t-storms are likely Wednesday night with heaviest rain from near HWY 54 to I-44 where up to 2 inches is possible through

The Missouri Department of Corrections is investigating the death of an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. 37-year-old Daniel Schenk was serving a 10 year sentence until he was pronounced dead over the weekend. On Tuesday night, department officials said it’s an ongoing investigation and will not comment, except to say an autopsy is

A Mid-Missouri murderer convicted for shooting another man to death during a drug deal is fighting his conviction. Domionte Cheatum’s appeal lawyer filed an appeal Monday asking for a new trial and his murder conviction reversed. Cheatum was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action for 2013 shooting death