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***UPDATE THURSDAY 8 P.M.***Fire investigators say the cause of the fire will likely be undetermined. They say there was so much damage that there is still do dollar estimate.***UPDATE THURSDAY 7:18 A.M.***The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but fire officials do know it started in a machine shop/store room area of Champion Motor

Highlights from SportsZone Football Wednesday.

Police say one person was arrested after an accident along I-70.It happened near the 130 mile marker, in the eastbound lanes, just before 1 a.m. Thursday.A car and semi were involved in the crash. Reports are that the car flipped over.No one was taken to the hospital.Police say one person was arrested, but haven’t released

Click on the video link to see the highlights from district semifinal football matchups in classes 1-4 around mid-Missouri.

Highs will reach the mid-to-upper 60s Thursday with some clouds for the early half of the day. A cold front will move through Thursday evening, dropping highs Friday into the low-to-mid 60s. An area of low pressure will increase cloud cover Friday night and bring the possibility of showers, mainly for areas south of I-70.

Police at Missouri S & T were investigating an armed robbery at the Kingshighway Long John Silver’s around 8 p.m. Wednesday.According to a campus alert, the suspect was seen walking toward the Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center and may be near the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. Police were advising students, faculty and staff to

Columbia police are investigating an assault and robbery.It happened just before 2 a.m. Thursday morning in the area of Forum and Mills drive in South Columbia.Police say the victim and his girlfriend were walking in the area when two suspects assaulted the man. The suspects took his wallet and cell phone.The victim had some cuts,

***UPDATE, FRIDAY 8:25 A.M.***City officials say the boil order has been lifted. ***ORIGINAL STORY***New Franklin officials have issued a boil order for the city until further notice.No explanation was given for the order, but residents should boil all drinking water or water used for food preparation.

Boone County Sheriff’s Department deputies are investigating a shooting in the 700 block of Demaret Drive that left one woman with a gunshot wound in the hand.Just before 12:30 a.m. deputies were called to the area and found the victim on the front porch of her apartment building. Bullet holes were found in her home,

A Vienna man has been charged with burglary after allegedly stealing metal from a home Wednesday night.According to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Jacob W. Burke broke into a home in the 12000 block of Highway 42 near Vienna. Deputies say Burke stole copper wire and scrap metals from the house.Deputies arrested Burke Wednesday

***UPDATE 8:30 P.M.***Fire investigators say the cause of the fire appears to be accidental. According to officials, Mid-Missouri Auto Works was planning to move. The company was using a generator for electricity, which investigators believe caught on fire.The owner of the building says they shut off the power last week and were trying to get

With less than five days until the election, federal officials are planning to pay close attention to voter rights abuse.Election experts tell ABC 17 News that with so many close races, both sides of the aisle will be aggressive in monitoring votes and maybe even crossing the line.Most of the voter rights problems occurring in

Boone County voters next Tuesday will decide whether they want to fund children’s mental health services through a sales tax. If passed, Proposition 1 would increase the sales tax by a quarter of a percent.Twenty children services agencies banded together to form a coalition to raise funding to help combat problems that children face in

Columbia, Mo. The game time for Missouri Basketball’s 2012-13 season opener against Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Nov. 10 has been moved back to 4 p.m.The time adjustment allows Tiger fans to watch Mizzou Football’s 11:21 a.m. contest at Tennessee and then attend the college basketball season opener later that afternoon at Mizzou Arena.”We appreciate our

Hurricane Sandy’s effects are beginning to trickle their way across the nation. Airports, businesses, and commuters are slowly getting back on their feet, but each day that passes is costly.A TIME magazine article states Sandy will cost around $60 billion. Crews continue to restore utilities and power and travel is improving, but now there are

After reaching the upper 60s and low 70s Thursday, highs will be closer to average Friday, reaching the upper 50s and low 60s. Clouds will linger around through the day and thicken for Friday night. Spotty showers will be possible overnight Friday into Saturday morning with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.Saturday will be partly sunny

FULTON, Mo. (AP) – Ameren Missouri and Westinghouse still want to build a first-of-its kind mini nuclear reactor next to Ameren’s mid-Missouri plant in Callaway County. But a key piece of funding has yet to be approved.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that officials are still awaiting word on whether the project will get at least

Relief is coming into the East Coast for victims of Hurricane Sandy, but scammers continue to be a problem as well.Officials tell ABC 17 News there are many charities and organizations being flooded with people coming in to donate and help people affected on the East Coast. Federal officials say that’s the safest way to

A Sedalia man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to planting a home-made bomb in the parking lot of a Warsaw, Mo. Wal-Mart.22-year-old Nathan Louis St. Cyr pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a destructive device.Court documents state St. Cyr attempted to return items to the Warsaw Wal-Mart store, but left after a confrontation with some

The woman accused of kidnapping and beating a Fulton woman, then leaving her for dead, is now facing even more charges.Callaway County prosecutors filed first degree robbery charges against Pamela Carter Friday morning. This would be the second case Carter is connected to from October.Police say besides the assault and robbery charges, Carter is also