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More than 120 people suffered medical emergencies at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon, for a hot Tiger home game against Toledo. None of the incidents were considered serious. Last game, MUPD told ABC 17 news there were 46 medical emergencies reported during the game, many due to the heat. Captain Brian Weimer said Saturday night medics

A Columbia was arrested early Sunday morning for leading officers on a chase and ditching a gun. Daniel Cohen, 26, could now face charges of unlawful use of a weapon, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest, Police said in a news release he also had an outstanding warrant for a traffic violation. A witness approached

James Franklin made crucial big plays on consecutive scoring drives in the second half and Missouri pulled away from Toledo for a 38-23 victory on Saturday. Missouri (2-0) led 24-23 after Toledo (0-2) scored its first two touchdowns of the year but Franklin’s 21-yard keeper set up Henry Josey’s second 1-yard touchdown run of the

A new bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks was dedicated Saturday morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation says construction of the new Hurricane Deck Bridge is ahead of schedule and officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge Saturday at 10 a.m. The $32.3 million span, which carries Route 5 over the lake, will

A boil advisory has been canceled for some residents near the Lake of the Ozarks. Lake Region Water & Sewer Co. issued the voluntary boil advisory Thursday after a contractor damaged a water main. The advisory was in effect for customers living in Heritage Isle east of Muirfield Drive, as well as customers east of

A Tacoma, Washington man suffered a medical emergency while driving and died on interstate 70 Friday afternoon. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 66-year-old Douglas Perryman died before his Econoline van went off the highway and into an embankment. Perryman was traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 at mile marker 152.3 around 3:05 p.m. Troopers

President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for 18 Missouri counties hit hard by last month’s floods. The floods that resulted from nearly two weeks of heavy rain caused widespread damage across the southern tier of the state and left at least three people dead. Democratic Governor Jay Nixon announced the approval Friday,

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are crediting an armed home owner with scaring away intruders. Around 10:40 p.m. Friday, deputies were called to the 5300 block of S. Ponderosa Street for a report of a home invasion burglary. Deputies say the resident of the home was in a bedroom when he heard loud noises coming from

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A registered sex offender is now behind bars after walking into a Columbia elementary school. Mark Salisbury was on parole for statutory sodomy when he walked a young girl into her classroom at Shepard Elementary School. The principal of the school, Jacquie Ward, says the teamwork of school officials and local law enforcement officers as

New details are emerging about a proposed Sam’s Club in Jefferson City, which ABC 17 News first reported on in May. According to an agenda released by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, a request has been filed by Land Development Company and Frank Twehous on behalf of Sam’s Club. The request is asking for

When most people think of fresh seafood, the state of Missouri doesn’t usually come to mind. However, that soon could change with the research done by a University of Missouri professor who built his own salt water shrimp farm in mid-Missouri. The greenhouse is just north of Columbia at the MU Bradford Research Center. Researchers

Nine people were injured after two tractor-trailers crashed near Moberly Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11 p.m. on Highway 24. Troopers say one truck, driven by Oscar Osorio, 51, of Harlingen, Texas, rear-ended another truck. Osorio’s truck was able to come to a stop, but the second truck

Continuing construction on the diverging diamond interchange at Stadium Boulevard and I-70 will close some lanes next week. On Monday and Tuesday, the I-70 westbound on-ramp from Stadium Blvd. to the interstate will be closed. The closure will happen from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday nights. Also, construction crews will close lanes

Jefferson City police are looking for two suspects involved in armed robbery. Investigators say it happened around 2 a.m. Friday at the Phillips 66 on Stadium Drive. Police say the suspects came in armed with handguns and demanded money. The cashier handed over the cash and the suspects took off running. The police department’s K-9

A gas leak is prompting Pilot Grove C-4 to dismiss early Friday. Superintendent D.J. Leberton confirmed the K-12 school dismissed students at 10 a.m. He said Missouri Gas and Energy responded to a leak Friday morning and are still on scene. Leberton says there is still a smell of gas, so as a precautionary measure

Thursday night, the Jefferson City Council got to see a new conference center feasibility study for the first time. The 119-page document shows the center losing between $250,000 and $500,000 per year for the first 10 years. It’s not known who would pay the six-figure subsidy. Council members have said repeatedly that taxpayers would not

Two county employees were honored by the Boone County Commission Thursday for helping to return a wheelchair to the victim of a hit-and-run. One night, about six weeks ago in June, Jeff Guyer was searching on Highway HH near Hallsville for his lost dog. He found his dog a short distance down the road, but

An accident on Highway 50 involving a box truck slowed traffic Thursday afternoon. Jefferson City police say the truck was heading westbound in the 3700 block of Highway 50 around 3 p.m. when the trailer began to fishtail. The driver, Richard Moffat, 49, of Jefferson City, says he lost control of the truck and when

Jefferson City’s new conference center will need hundreds of thousands of dollars to stay afloat. Sources tell ABC 17 News that a market study found the facility will need a $200,000 to $300,000 annual subsidy. That means the center would operate at a net loss. It’s not clear who would pick up the tab, however