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The Pulaski County Sheriff says a southwest Missouri hunter died Monday after he fell into a sinkhole while searching for a deer he had shot. Sheriff Ron Long saysCurtis S. Powelson, 31,called his wife, telling her that he was trying to track the animal. When he failed to return home, his wife reported him missing

The father of an Ashland teenager who killed himself last week after threatening his school is speaking out. John Meadows say his son, Jacob, was misunderstood and meant the threat as a joke. However, the threat led to the district canceling classes for the day. The impact overwhelmed Jacob, Meadow said, leading him to commit

A Mid-Missouri plant has stopped generating electricity, less than two weeks from officially closing. The Chamois Power Plant, operated by Central Electric Power Cooperative, has stopped producing electricity. On Tuesday morning, the final generator went offline. The Central Electric Power Cooperative decided earlier this year to shut down the plant due to new mandates from

The Columbia Police Department, along with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and four other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and U.S. Marshal’s, conducted a “saturation patrol” to catch criminals in Columbia. The saturation patrol placed many officers in one area of high crime and arrested 35 people, almost half of whom were wanted felons.

The city council in Jefferson City fired the city’s administrator Nathan Nickolaus. Council members went into a closed session Monday night to discuss personnel matters. Mayor Eric Struemph requested a motion to terminate Nickolaus in the closed-door session. Struemph cited a difference of opinion over direction and “visioning” for the city. “I believe the council

A tractor trailer crash backed up traffic for hours on Interstate 70 in Columbia. Just after 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, emergency crews were called to the accident on the eastbound lanes of I-70 at the exit ramp to Highway 63. The Columbia Fire Police Department says the tractor trailer — carrying automotive batteries — struck the

Two members of the University of Missouri’ s governing board say they did not order football Coach Gary Pinkel to dismiss a star running back after the player’s 2010 arrest on sexual assault charges. Derrick Washington was Missouri’s leading rusher as a sophomore and junior until he was kicked off the team before his senior

Three out of four car seats are not used correctly, according to the global children’s organization, Safe Kids. A new study out of Ohio said one of the reasons for this is because cars and car seats are not always compatible. Experts at the Ohio State University College of Medicine measured the width, height and

A man went before the Columbia City Council Monday night to make the city aware of what he calls a “brown recluse infestation” at his daughter’s apartment complex. He said he and his daughter have killed at least 40 spiders in her Timber Ridge apartment since the beginning of August. And he presented a video

A fire damaged the roof of a medical building in Columbia Tuesday morning. The fire started at Boyce and Bynum Pathology Professional Services on Portland Street shortly before 7 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames, which were quickly extinguished. They told ABC 17 News the likely cause of the fire was a halogen

A Columbia man is now in jail in relation to an Aug. 23 fire. The fire happened in south Columbia in the 1300 block of Dunbar Drive. Police say James Tharp was arrested for first-degree arson on Aug. 24th, but was taken to an area hospital for treatment. On Tuesday, Tharp was released from the

The Columbia council has shot down multiple requests from downtown bars to close city streets. A number of bars, including Bengal’s, Shiloh and Campus Bar & Grill, asked to close down streets on homecoming and allow for open containers. Several of the requests were in protest of Harpo’s Bar & Grill, whose owners first asked

Columbia City Council leaders unanimously approved the proposed 2014 budget Monday night. The city will have $400 million to work with during this next fiscal year. The budget allows for a $62,000 budget increase for the police department, which would get them two more officers and one more sergeant.

Please click on the video link provided to hear Mizzou head coach Gary Pinkel’s thoughts on the Tigers road game against the Indiana Hoosiers.

Missouri Task Force 1 has been deployed to Colorado to assist with search and rescue efforts after historic flooding in the state. The force, which is based in Boone County, received the call to deploy at 10 p.m. Saturday and left Columbia around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The group got to their base Sunday night at

A school district in Los Angeles is paying a firm more than $40,000 to monitor its students’ social media posts. They want the company to be on the lookout for things like cyberbullying, threats against the schools, or suicidal intentions. According to reports, there have been two occasions where potential incidents were prevented. ABC 17

The Columbia-Boone County Health Department is now offering flu shots for adults 19 and older. Flu shots will be available for children in the upcoming weeks. For adults, the vaccine is $25, and for children, it is free. The vaccine is available at the department Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the clinic,

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after an employee was killed in an accident at Norris Quarries in Randolph County. Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols confirmed to ABC 17 News that a worker was killed following a truck rollover accident Monday. The victim has been identified as David A. Gully, 58, of Huntsville. Norris

Authorities in southern Boone County are looking for the driver who crashed into a home and took off. Fire crews were called out around 1:30 a.m. to the 500 block Turner Avenue in Ashland. The homeowner heard a noise and when he went to the garage, he found a hole in the garage wall. Authorities

Columbia police are looking for the suspect involved in an armed robbery at a convenience store. Police got the call around 5 a.m. Monday that the Petro Mart at 3850 Range Line Street had been robbed. Investigators say a man entered the store, showed a handgun and demanded money. The suspect fled on foot in