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Gov. Jay Nixon is calling state lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider incentives aimed at attracting a massive Boeing Co. production facility to the state. Officials are hoping to entice Boeing to produce its 777X passenger jet in Missouri. Several other states also have been discussing trying to land the project, and Boeing hopes

A central Missouri woman was killed in a car crash in Pulaski County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Angela Tate, 52, of St. Robert, was traveling on Highway 28 Thursday night when her car ran off the left side of the road. Troopers say Tate’s vehicle hit a utility pole, rolled, then hit

Police are searching around Columbia Square Apartments on Claudell Lane for a potentially dangerous suspect. Columbia Police told ABC 17 News that the suspect was last seen knocking on a resident’s door with a gun. Before this incident, police said the same suspect was wanted for trespassing earlier in the day. Police are searching with

Sedalia police arrested a man early Wednesday morning, accused of having drugs during a traffic stop. Police told ABC 17 News Thursday officers arrested Michael Durham, 36, after a traffic stop around 1:26 a.m. Durham is accused of having methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia either on him or in the vehicle. Durham was in the

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday often thought of as sitting around with family and friends eating turkey. It is now quickly becoming a day where family and friends sit around outside of a store waiting for the doors to open. “It is cold. You have to come prepared. Other than that though I wanted to

Almeta Crayton’s Everybody Eats has been a Thanksgiving tradition in Columbia for the past 16 years. But this time the meal is happening without Almeta, after her death on October 21 at the age of 53. Her son Tyrone is now taking part in the program. Stamper Commons at Stephens College was packed from 9

According to AAA, 40 million people will be traveling by car over the holiday weekend. Sgt. Paul Reinsch with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said he expected traffic to be heavy until midnight. This year, a combined effort as part of Operate CARE had troopers stationed every 20 miles on Interstates 29, 44 ,55 and

A California, Mo. man was hospitalized Thursday morning after a fire destroyed his home. California Rural Fire Department chief Steven Walters told ABC 17 News the fire was reported on Meyer Road around 4 a.m. When crews arrived, the house was engulfed in flames. The homeowner was home at the time. Walters said the homeowner

The Missouri volleyball team won against Arkansas in its last regular season game 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 29 -27) With tonight ‘s victory, the No. 4 ranked Tigers are undefeated in regular season at 34-0 and 18-0 in SEC play. This is the first time an SEC team has every run the table in the regular

A Fulton State Hospital employee is coming forward, detailing the brutal working conditions at the state’s only maximum security psychiatric facility. Larry Pierson has worked security at the hospital for three years. During his time there, he says he has been assaulted 40 times and ended up in the emergency room six times. He was

Centralia police officers arrested two people Wednesday on suspicion of stealing vehicles. In October, Centralia police officers investigated a report of a stolen camper. According to investigators, officers found Erik Ray and Angel Picton, both from Mexico, Mo., living in the camper on Route OO east of Hallsville. The camper was returned to the owners.

Fire crews from Southern Boone Protection District and Boone County Fire Protection District were still on the scene of a house fire late Wednesday night. The fire started along the side of a house in the 8000 block of Tom Bass Road, near Ponderosa Street around 7 p.m. A family of five was home at

Funeral services have been announced for a Lincoln University football player killed in a car accident. Joe Jackson-Parks, 18, died in a car crash in Warrensburg on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 in Jason Gymnasium at Lincoln University. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be

Thanksgiving Eve is “Blackout Wednesday,” according to social media. This disturbingly-creative title was given to this day because it is said to be the biggest bar night of the year. According to law enforcement, it is also one of the biggest nights for impaired driving. Jefferson City bars have extra staff on duty tonight to

Several free Thanksgiving meals will be offered across Mid-Missouri. In Columbia, volunteers are still needed for the 16th annual “Everybody Eats” event. The meal is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Stamper Commons on the Stephens College campus. Organizers say volunteers are needed at 9 a.m. to help with setup. This year, baskets

Electricity has been restored to Fulton after the entire city lost power Tuesday evening. Fulton City Administrator Bill Johnson confirmed to ABC 17 News that the entire town lost power before 5 p.m. Around 5:45 p.m., power was restored to all of the city’s residents. During the outage, many city phone lines were inoperable. Power

Every winter brings freezing temperatures, which when accompanied by moisture, can cause dangerous conditions on the roads. Snow is not the only precipitation threat during the winter months. Ice storms, caused by freezing rain, can cripple entire cities and they are not unusual for Missouri winters. In fact, Missouri has some of the highest average

A normal amount of snow for Mid-Missouri is about 18 inches per year. During the last three winters, we have been anything but average. 2011 was one of the snowiest and 2012 did not seem like winter at all. The winter of 2012-2013 was nearly the winter that never was. December and January were warm

Winters in Mid-Missouri are rarely the same from year to year. To give an idea of where we stand compared to previous years, we often talk about what is “normal,” which is actually the most recent 30 years of data averaged out. Although we have cold winters here in Missouri, we often have periods of

While we make sure to bundle ourselves up during the winter months, it is also important to prepare our cars for what’s ahead. Being stranded on the side of a road in a snowstorm could be miserable and even life-threatening. It only takes a few steps to get ready for the cold, but it’s more