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Eldon firefighters put out a blaze Monday morning just after midnight at 119 North Olive. According to a post by the Eldon Fire Department on Facebook, the single-story home had heavy fire showing from 2 sides of the building. There was one person inside the home but they were rescued and taken to safety. The

TONIGHT: We’ll see mostly clear skies through the overnight hours as high pressure settles into place over MidMO. It’s another nasty cold night across the region as we drop back into the single digits. Westerly breezes keep wind chills below zero through the morning hours. TUESDAY: Make sure you’re bundled up out the door in

A Fulton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison without parole after being charged with transporting a minor for sex. Michael Collins, 22, is a prior sex offender who also faces 25 years of supervised probation after he’s released from prison. Collins pleaded guilty in 2018 to transporting a 13-year-old across state lines

The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration has sent a federal investigator to the site of a natural gas pipeline explosion in Audrain County. The PHMSA said Monday in response to questions from ABC 17 News that the “failed section of pipe” will be shipped to a laboratory for analysis. A pipeline owned by the

A federal court in Jefferson City has now sentenced a Compton, California man to over a decade in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges in September. Shadeed Siefullah Muhammad, 42, is now set to serve 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. In September, Muhammad pleaded guilty to conspiring

Officials are trying to figure out what caused the boom and shaking reported by people around Columbia and Boone County on Monday. However, a denfense contractor said it was testing a military aircraft in the area at the time. Authorities and the ABC 17 newsroom started receiving reports of the boom before 11 a.m. Tom

A Mexico family lost the home they were building in the Sunday natural gas pipeline explosion in Audrain County. The explosion occurred about 50 to 75 yards from Highway 15 about a mile north of Mexico jsut south of the Davis Creek bridge. The road remained closed Monday and was expected to open somtime Tuesday,

A federal judge on Monday sentenced the former Callaway County collector to spend 2 1/2 years in prison. Pamela Oestreich pleaded guilty in September to embezzling nearly $300,000 from the county. The sentence also demands Oestreich pay the county $379,588 in restitution for the crime, which includes $280,000 in direct damages, the cost of the

Ronald Clark was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for his role in a Columbia prostitution ring. The sentence was handed down just hours after Barry Manthe recieved an 18-month sentence for participating in the same scheme. Both pleaded guilty in September to using the internet to promote a racketeering enterprise, in this

Boone County deputies arrested a Columbia teenager Monday after he was accused of robbing a man of his firearm and threatening him with it. Knowledge D. Wilson, 17, was being held Monday in the Boone County Jail with bond to be set, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. He was arrested

The cause of a massive natural gas pipeline fire in Audrain County just north of Mexico remained unknown Sunday morning, a spokeswoman for the pipeline company said. The rupture happened about 1 mile north of Mexico along Highway 15, the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook a little after 5 a.m. Authorities at the

MONDAY: The cold will be tough to kick out this afternoon. Even under plenty of sunshine, we will struggle to climb through the 10s during the day. Wind chills will remain below zero through noon. Highs will reach the mid to upper teens by the afternoon hours as winds slowly relax as we head into

Drivers could see icy conditions across Columbia Monday morning after several inches of snow accumulated across mid-Missouri Sunday morning. Temperatures hovered just over zero degrees Monday morning, and wind chills were in the negative teens. Some school districts, including Jefferson City Public Schools, ran on a two hour delayed schedule. All closings and delays can

Road crews will watch for refreeze and patchy slick spots overnight Sunday, March 3 into Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation said Sunday’s windy conditions made clearing the roads more challenging as snow often drifted back onto the roadways. All roads in the central district were clear or mostly clear by Sunday evening, according to

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a single vehicle rollover crash Sunday evening. Authorities responded around 5:30 p.m. and said the car slid off the roadway and rolled. No injuries were reported on scene, but officials said the two occupants were taken for medial care. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

UDPATE: According to Assistant Fire Chief Doug Westhoff, a man working on a RV was trying to thaw some pipes. Surrounding hay bales caught fire from the torch he was using. The RV and mobile home next to it went up in flames. The man’s leg was burned but Westhoff said his injuries were not

“You all made my childhood dreams come true,” Sophie Cunningham said as she grabbed the microphone to thank the thousands of fans that braved the snow on senior day. Cunningham, Cierra Porter, Lauren Aldridge and the rest of the Mizzou women’s basketball team trounced Alabama, 82-47, on an emotional day for the seniors. Cunningham finished

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team continues the Weather Alert Day through Monday morning as a strong dome of high pressure settles into the area overnight. Temperatures will fall into the low single digits to near zero, along with winds creating Feels Like temperatures between -10 & -15* by Monday morning. OVERVIEW: Snow has ended

The ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Tonight and Monday morning ahead of bitter arctic cold. TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear this evening as temperatures plummet through the teens and single digits after dark. Clear skies will assist in cooling us off. However, a steady breeze will help

Authorities warned against travel Sunday as snow covered most area roads by mid-morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map showed state roads around the area covered in snow. The Missouri Department of Transportation asked drivers to avoid travel if possible. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT/status/1102068511516577793″,”author_name”:”MoDOT”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Snow is moving into the state overnight. This is a