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Jefferson City’s Salute To America, a two-day Independence Day celebration, kicks off Wednesday and that means large crowds will be flooding into the Capitol City. Organizers expect around 50,000 people to attend the events on July 3 and 4. The Jefferson City Police Department has been working with the Salute To America planners for months

Sheriff’s deputies in Morgan County have four suspects in custody for a string of burglaries targeting a specific religious denomination. Between June 16-24, several burglaries were reported at Mennonite-owned business in northern Morgan County. The Sheriff’s Office searched a home on June 26 in Stover in connection with the burglary cases. In the residence, deputies

The Missouri State Treasurer’s office is breaking records this year. According to Treasurer Clint Zweifel, the office has returned more than $39.5 million in unclaimed property to 135,000 accounts for the 2013 fiscal year. Those totals broke the records for property and accounts returned. Last year, $38.2 million in unclaimed property was returned to 130,000

Police arrested three Capitol City residents during a search of their home in connection with a recent shots fired incident. Last week, Jefferson City police investigated a shots fired on June 24 on E. Dunklin Street. On Tuesday, the city’s SWAT team served a search warrant at 1111 E. Dunklin Street after investigators determined the

On Tuesday, Boone Hospital officials have announced that a new president has been chosen. Jim Sinek will take over Aug. 12. Sinek is coming from Norfolk, Neb. where he was president and CEO of Faith Regional Health Services. “He has a proven track record of taking hospitals to even higher levels of performance and we

The Missouri Department of Revenue announced Monday it will stop scanning sensitive documents during the licensing process. DOR issued the directive to license offices after pressure from state lawmakers. According to an internal departmental email, the change in scanning procedures mirrors Senate Bill 252. Monday afternoon, Gov. Nixon signed the bill into law. The bill

Columbia City Council was against a city-wide teen curfew discussed at the council meeting Monday night. Instead the councilsaid they were moving forward to build a youth anti-violence task force. The council has two weeks to come up with approximately 13 people who they think should be a part of the task force. After four

With the Fourth of July holiday quickly approaching, Boone County officials are urging residents to not call 911 to report fireworks. Boone County Public Safety Joint Communications is asking residents to use the non-emergency phone number for fireworks complaints. Residents can call (573) 442-6131 to make a report of fireworks. Officials say if someone is

A Columbia man was arrested Sunday in connection with two incidents involving a gun. On Sunday, police responded to the 3300 block of Premier Lane for a report of a disturbance with a weapon. Officers arrested 45-year-old Lester Lee Davis and say he allegedly pointed a gun at a female victim and threatened others. In

On Monday, subsidized student loan interest rates doubled, leaving many parents and students upset and concerned. Congress had the chance to prevent the increase from happening before lawmakers went on the Fourth of July break. The House passed the bill, but it never went anywhere in the Senate. Financial aid leaders tell ABC 17 News

An ongoing major construction project in Boone County has one road closed. St. Charles Road is now closed at Route Z as crews start building a roundabout at that intersection. This construction is happening at the same time as work continues to connect the new Route Z overpass to I-70. The $2 million project is

A downtown bank was evacuated Monday morning due to a small fire. Columbia Fire Department crews responded to the Bank of America on Cherry Street around 11 a.m. and found a small fire in the air handling unit on the second floor of the building. Firefighters extinguished the fire in the equipment room and discovered

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies captured a wanted convicted felon using automatic license plate readers. The license plate readers alerted a deputy to the car of Matthew Bryson Prince, 25, of Columbia around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Deputies pulled Prince over near Scott Boulevard and Gillespie Bridge Road. Prince has an outstanding drug warrant, according to Det.

A Columbia man was arrested Monday after investigators found thousands of pornographic images, including child pornography, on his computer. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 67-year-old John S. Littell for possessing child pornography. According to investigators, the Columbia Police Department was contacted by a computer repair business on June 22. Employees at the business found

The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing drivers for the new diverging diamond interchange by releasing an informational video. The new interchange, located at Stadium Boulevard and I-70 in Columbia, is set to open by Nov. 15. The video, created by MoDOT and the City of Columbia, will help drivers understand how the new interchange

On Monday, the University of Missouri’s campus implemented its smoke-free policy. Starting July 1,cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs, water pipes and e-cigarettes, are all banned on the MU campus. Officials say smokers will not be fined or arrested, but offenders could be reported to the supervisor or department head. The smoke-free campus initiatives comes after several

Route Z interchange improvements will continue Monday. MODOT said St. Charles Road at Route Z will close to allow for construction of a roundabout at that intersection. Motorists will need to take an alternate route to avoid that area. Work on the diverging diamond interchange at I-70 and Stadium will require the eastbound Stadium on-ramp

Launching fireworks is illegal within most major city limits across the area – including Columbia, Jefferson City and Osage Beach. Columbia police said they’re stepping up patrols this holiday week. Extra officers will be on duty to handle calls through Friday. ABC 17 Newstallied up nearly 20 fireworks calls just overnight Saturday. CPD said in

A Jefferson City movie staple has closed its doors, likely for the final time. Truman 4 Theatres had a “For Sale” sign in front of it Sunday evening, when the last showing of the film “Epic” began. Managers told ABC 17 News the cost to transition from showing movies on film to new digital projections

A boil order for one Boone County water district has been extended into the start of the holiday week. Public Water Supply District 10 pushed the end time for the boil order back to noon Monday. The order affects customers on the following roads: Rockhollow Road Barber Road Kraus Road Devils Washboard Road Carr Lane