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The Missouri Community Action Center has had people lining up to get energy assistance applications all day long. Representatives of the non-profit say they have spent close to $700,000 and now they are asking the community for help. Melody Rodriguez, the Energy Coordinator from the CMCA said, “I have 300 on a wait list right

The influenza virus has been raising concerns across the country this season, but there is another virus spiking this season among children. RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus is going around in mid-Missouri, and it has already sent at least one child to intensive care. Doctors say almost every child contracts the virus by their third

One of Columbia Fire Department’s oldest fire stations officially re-opened Thursday, after a $1.45 million dollar upgrade. The money was paid for by the University of Missouri, which owns Fire Station 3 on the Mizzou campus, and has paid for it since it was erected in 1966.For nearly 50 years, the facility on Ashland Road

A cold front will drop through Mid-Missouri early Saturday, ushering in arctic air for the weekend. An area of low pressure will develop along the front with rain developing by Saturday evening south of I-70 and near I-44. As the colder air continues to move in, the rain will likely change over to a wintry

The Boone County Cyber Crime task force met with parents to warn them about what investigators are finding on Thursday.”We are seeing a lot of sexting and cyber bullying,” Boone County Cyber Crime task force investigator Andy Anderson said, “The best way to prevent this is by having parents educate their children on the dangers

***UPDATE MONDAY 12:20 P.M.***Police said the victim is James Schepers, 34, from Cole County. Officers reiterated the investigation is on-going.***UPDATE SATURDAY 11:25 A.M.***Jefferson City police tell ABC 17 News the man has died from his injuries. There were no other updates in the case at that time.***ORIGINAL STORY***A Mid-Missouri man suffers head and neck injuries

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – New Chiefs coach Andy Reid began filling out his staff Friday, hiring former Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Pederson to be his offensive coordinator and longtime Jets assistant Bob Sutton as the defensive coordinator.Pederson spent the past four seasons on Reid’s staff in Philadelphia, while Sutton had stints as the Jets’

Highs will reach the low-to-mid 60s Friday with partly sunny sky conditions. A strong cold front will move in Saturday morning dropping temperatures into the low-to-mid 40s to begin the day. Temperatures will slowly drop into the mid-to-upper 30s by the late afternoon and early evening. SATURDAY – 5 TO 8 P.M.Light rain will be

A suspect tried to abduct a Mid-Missouri child, according to police in Holts Summit.Officers got a call around 4 p.m. Thursday from a resident in the 300 block of North Summit Drive. The parent said somebody tried to lure an elementary-age student into a car.Police say the man did not make contact with the child,

A man is on the loose after breaking into a Jefferson City home and trying to rob a family. And after pointing a gun at a teenaged girl, police say he may have had the wrong place.Around nine o’clock last night cops were called to the 3800 block of Candlelight Drive for an attempted robbery.

Flu vaccines are in short supply in Cole County and it’s causing some people to panic. The Cole County Health Department said their phone is ringing off the hook as people try and find out whether they have enough flu shots or not. The department only has 15 doses of flu shots left after starting

Pat Washington will become the Missouri Tigers new Wide Receivers Coach.A spokesman with the University tells ABC 17 that Washington and Missouri have agreed in principle to a contact. The University still has to approve of the hire. An official announcement will be made once the contract details have become finalized.Washington has spent 15 seasons

Governor Jay Nixon announced on Friday he wants Missouri school children to spend more time in the classroom.Nixon wants to extend Missouri’s minimum school year from 174 days to 180 days. “I think there are only three other states that have less school days than Missouri,” Senator David Pearce said, “Missouri would certainly be toward

***UPDATE SATURDAY 4:30 P.M.***SATURDAY 4 TO 8 P.M.Rain will begin to change over to a wintry mix/sleet, mainly northwest of HWY 54 and west of HWY 63, before becoming all snow. All snow is likely farther west, toward the HWY 65 corridor. Rain will still continue near the I-44 corridor and Lake of the Ozarks.SATURDAY

The state doesn’t have enough money to pay it obligations to some injured workers. State Auditor Tom Schweich sent Governor Jay Nixon and lawmakers a letter Friday stating the Second Injury Fund is broke.That fund is for people already getting worker’s compensation money and then get injured again. Right now the Second Injury Fund in

Mexico [Audrain Co, MO] broadcast media reports FREEZING RAIN of M0.15 INCH at 7:40 PM CST –Sedalia [Pettis Co, MO] public reports SNOW of E2.0 INCH at 10:29 PM CST –Marshall [Saline Co, MO] broadcast media reports SNOW of E2.5 INCH at 10:29 PM CST –La Plata [Macon Co, MO] storm chaser reports SNOW of

Columbia police busted a marijuana growing operation Friday afternoon.Officers responded to an apartment in the 300 block of North Eighth Street around 1 p.m. and found 32-year-old Brenner Dawson outside of the residence. Police reportedly could smell a marijuana odor at the front door and saw several marijuana buds in plain sight.After officers arrested Dawson

Car accidents due to slick roads have been reported throughout Mid-Missouri Saturday evening as rain and snow mixed — creating one of the most hazardous driving conditions, according to MoDOT. The Missouri Department of Transportation called in road crews at 3 P.M. after hearing the storm will push through sooner than expected. They began in

University of Missouri police are investigating a sexual assault that happened in a campus dorm before winter break.MUPD told ABC 17 News their department got a call from the Springfield police department about the November 1 incident.The victim said she was sexually assaulted in Center Hall on Kentucky Boulevard that night. At the time, she

It will be a sunny, frigid day for the 2013 inaugural events in Jefferson City Monday. Temperatures will be near 18 degrees for the start of the parade at 10 a.m. with a light breeze, making it feel more like 10 degrees. Despite full sunshine, temperatures will only be in the low 20s with wind