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Gas prices have jumped yet again across Missouri, this time reaching as high as $3.69 a gallon in Columbia. While a hefty bill is normal for fuel this time of year, Missourians are paying more compared to many other states. Typically, Missouri is in the top-five lowest paying states, but now ranks about 22nd out

Memorial Day weekend is almost here and that means thousands of people will soon be at the Lake of the Ozarks, but is everyone aware of the dangers? In the summer of 2012 three people, including two children, were shocked near their docks and drowned. ABC 17 News talked to officials in a special report

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Even though prosecutors asked for more time on Wednesday, a judge set a trial date for Jose Hurtado. Jury selection starts next Wednesday. Hurtado is accused of killing Francisco Navarro at Apache Manor, a Jefferson City trailer park, in late 2011. Investigators think he was shot after trying to break up a fight over a

Two Mid-Missouri colleges are trying to help you get your degree faster. Linn State Technical College and Lincoln University signed an agreement that would allow students with an associate degree in computer technology at Linn State to get financial assistance for a bachelor’s degree at Lincoln. Lincoln University is getting a $1-million grant to make

A Centralia school district employee is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation whether he or she acted inappropriately with a student. Right now, the name of the employee and the type of misconduct are not being released. District Superintendent Darin Ford didn’t return ABC 17 News’ calls but did send an email statement: “It

Jefferson City police made three arrests after a traffic stop turned into a chase. It started Tuesday afternoon in north Jefferson City when an officer tried to pull over a vehicle for a routine traffic stop. Initially the driver, 54-year-old Marcus Parker, stopped but police say he then took off. The chase ended on Route

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends eachstateloweritsblood alcoholcontent limit for driving. On Wednesday,local law enforcement in Columbia hope the number of crashes involving alcohol decreases. The difference between the currentBAC limitandwhat’s beingsuggested isn’tmuch. Using MoDOT’sapplication ShowMyBuzz,the difference between .05percentand .08percentis marginal. For anaverage-size woman,drinking three beers over the span of an hour and ahalf would

Eldon police and Miller County deputies were looking for a gunman considered dangerous and suicidal Tuesday night. A police news release stated only that officers had been called to reports of a man shot in the leg at 7:58 p.m. No location was given, but the release stated that officers found no victim, just a

More former Ash Street Place apartment residents have joined a lawsuit against the complex’s owners, demanding they be allowed to collect their belongings after a fire last month. The suit was filed more than one week ago and had grown to 12 plaintiffs as of Tuesday night. But Ashland attorney Matthew Uhrig told ABC 17

A woman with a gun escaped Tuesday morning after trying to hold up a Columbia restaurant. The suspect attempted to rob HoneyBaked Ham off Green Meadows Road around 11 a.m. She allegedly had a white cloth wrapped around her head and demanded cash. But officers said she escaped empty-handed in a silver car heading north

Law enforcement became involved Tuesday morning after flames broke out inside a vacant home in northeast Columbia. Crews found large piles of trash burning in the basement of a rental house on Pleasant Way off Rice Road. No one was living there and electricity was not hooked up. Smoke damage is estimated at $6,000. Police

A Moberly man was arrested Monday for child pornography following an online investigation. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force said they began an investigation last month. Detectives downloaded child porn through a file-sharing program from a computer that they believed to be in the Moberly area. A cyber crimes task force in

Two Jefferson City teens went to jail Tuesday morning after allegedly breaking into a local business. An alarm went off around 4:30 a.m. at We B Smokin & Drinkin on Missouri Boulevard. When police got there, they found one suspect leaving through the front door. Investigators think they tried getting in from the roof. Michael

A Jefferson City woman is calling on officials to improve the safety of Missouri Boulevard. She warns of thethreats topublic safety because of inadequate traffic lights, left turns lanes and unsafe entrances to businesses. Mary Schantz is reaching out to both local and state transportationdepartmentsabout what she thinksarenecessary changes. Schantz wrote a letter to the

A major development group in Mid-Missourifightsback against the plans toshutdown Columbia’s mail distribution center. Local business leaders discussed theimpactof the potential closing. Lastweek, the United States Postal Service announced in a meetingthatlocal mail could possibly be processed in St. Louis or Kansas City –amove thatPostal Serviceofficials say would help savemore than $4 million. Closing the

In its first week, Columbia’s “Pothole Posse” received over 100 reports of damaged roadways. The crew is Columbia Public Works’ solution to the potholes in Columbia after three winter storms. Columbia Public Works spokesman Steven Sapp say the program will build a better relationship between the agency and residents. “Streets with inside the city limits,

The Columbia police andfirefightershope to help people in a different way than usual this weekend. Tuesday,theyannouncedthey will host a job fair with the hope of getting people off the streets and into the work force. A number of officers and firefighters would go out on their typical calls and ask people what else they could

A bill that would give hundreds of millions of dollars for renovating and constructing buildings for the University of Missouri and other colleges across the state is now dead. The bonding bill would have dedicated $1.2-billion to Fulton State Mental Hospital, the Capitol, and state parks. It passed the House last week. But with only

Centralia police officers arrested three people for having drugs and guns in their car Monday night. The bust started as a traffic stop on Highway 22. During the stop, officers said they found 80 grams of marijuana, a loaded nine millimeter handgun and cash in the car. Those arrested include Jakarr Curtis from Mexico, Rebecca