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***UPDATE 7:08 P.M.***25-year-old Kyle Hargrett was spotted near College and the Business Loop, and police say he smelled like alcohol.Hargrett was arrested on DWI and five other charges. He bonded out hours later.***ORIGINAL STORY***Columbia police arrested a man after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a bar on Business Loop 70 East.An officer tried

Boone County Fire officials say a Centralia home was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning.When crews responded to the abandon home in the 23000 block of Swartz Road it was fully engulfed.No injuries were reported, and the cause is unknown.

The weather around Mid-Missouri will be quiet Thursday and Friday with clouds and highs in the mid 60s. A warm front will lift northward Friday night, bringing humid, more unstable air to the region. Highs will reach the low 80s Saturday with breezy southwest winds gusting to 30 mph at times. A cold front will

***UPDATE 2:56 P.M.***CAMDENTON, Mo. — A Jefferson City man has been convicted of two counts of second-degree murder for causing an accident that killed two people in August 2011.A Camden County jury also found Damien Bryan, 41, guilty of driving under the influence. Donald Edwards, 58, of Russellville and Joan Hamilton, 75, of Lenexa, Kansas

***UPDATE 6:14 P.M. FRIDAY***Columbia city leaders tell ABC 17 News the goal is in eight years to have 40-percent of all Mid-Missouri fliers go through Columbia Regional Airport. They say with the additions of Chicago and Dallas, along with the flights to Atlanta, they will now have flights going to three of the fours largest

The candidates for vice president, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, will face off in their first and only debate Thursday night in Kentucky.Watch the live stream via ABC News here: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live/

A Columbia woman who stole tens of thousands of dollars from a disabled co-worker is going to prison.Deanna Harris pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of exploiting a disabled person. Three other charges were dropped.Police say Harris asked the woman for money last year so she could buy her friend a soda, and she later

After a man goes missing from a local nursing home, ABC 17 News learned it has a troubled history.The man was found in a wooded area last week less than five miles from the Riverview Nursing Center in Mokane. He was disorientated, but otherwise OK.ABC 17 obtained copy of its latest 28-page inspection. The document

Two officers were awarded the highest honor Thursday after stopping a murder suspect inside a Jefferson City hotel.On December 10, 2011, murder suspect Marvin Rice led police on a high-speed chase on Highway 63 through the streets of Jefferson City, after allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in Dent County earlier that same night.

After a cold front passes through the region late Thursday night, most of the clouds will stick around on Friday. Under partly-to-mostly cloudy skies and cool northerly breezes, high temperatures will only reach the low-to-mid 60s.A warm front will lift through Mid-Missouri late Friday night, increasing clouds and bringing a chance of scattered showers and

In an ABC 17 News truth alert, with less than thirty days until people can cast their vote, politicians are going after their opponents more than they’re touting themselves. The competition for Missouri’s Governor Seat between businessman Dave Spence and Governor Jay Nixon is one of the state’s high-profile races.ABC 17 News took closer look

Alabama may be the #1 team in the country, but Bama’s Head Coach Nick Saban is not impressed- yet.He talks to reporters about what he’s expecting from the guy, and how they’re preparing for Missouri’s spread offense.

***UPDATE SATURDAY 6 P.M.*** Scattered showers and storms will continue to move from southwest to northeast over the area through the evening hours Saturday. These storms are not expected to be severe, but will have heavy downpours and lightning associated with them. As the cold front moves in from the west overnight, additional storms will

Missouri voters will have a chance to raise the cigarette tax in the state on the November 6th ballot.Right now, Missouri has the lowest cigarette tax in the country at 17-cents per pack.Opponents for Prosition B argue that it hurts poor people the most , but proponents believe it makes Missouri look bad to have

A mother and son are accused of dealing methamphetamine out of their trailer home in Freeburg after authorities serving a search warrant said they found a medium-sized meth operation. Brenda Stringer, 42, and her son, Frank Bryant, 23, were charged for drugs on Friday. Stringer was charged for possessing marijuana, other drugs, and drug paraphernalia.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Washington Nationals signed Jayson Werth to show them how to win. His game-ending homer Thursday night extended their surprising season.Werth led off the bottom of the ninth inning by driving Lance Lynn’s 13th pitch into the left-field stands to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory over the defending World Series champion

Friday will be mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 60s. Winds will be from the northeast at 10-15 mph. Temperatures will slowly cool this evening through the low 60s with lingering clouds. A warm front will lift through the area Friday night, bringing spotty showers and thunderstorms with low temperatures in the upper 50s.Saturday

*** UPDATE SUNDAY 10:26 P.M. ***The man in the hospital is 82 year old Charles Gillum. He originally suffered life-threatening injuries but as of Sunday he was upgrade to fair condition.*** UPDATE SATURDAY 6:30 P.M.***A Columbic man remains in critical condition Saturday afternoon in the University of Missouri Hospital. ***UPDATE SATURDAY 10 A.M.***Columbia fire crews

Highway Patrol Troopers say one person was killed in a three car wreck in Osage County.The crash happened at 9:30 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 50 just east of County Road 810.Troopers say Michael Keeling, Jr, 20, of Linn was trying to pass one car when he ran into the path of another. His car then

The Hickman Kewpies are good, and they’re taking it out on people.Despite being stuck tied at 7for the entire first half, the Kewps defense exploded, while the offense added some padding and Hickman was able to topple Jackson 27-14.Roederick Beasley had a 20 yards touchdown run, Bohannon Davidson also added a touchdown row to help