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Fire crews responded to a fire at around 3:30 Thursday afternoon at Providence Hill Apartments in Columbia. Those apartments are just off Providence Road near Reactor Field. The fire was discovered by a construction worker who noticed flames coming out of the attic. When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting out of the roof of one

A bomb scare caused a Mid-Missouri Walmart to be evacuated Thursday night. A Walmart spokesperson told ABC 17 News a bomb threat caused the Camdenton Walmart store to be evacuated for about 30 minutes. The threat was deemed non-credible by law enforcement, then customers and employees were allowed back into the store. ABC 17 reached

Drivers in southwest Columbia have already had to detour from a shut down Scott Boulevard since January while workers raise the bridge over Hinkson Creek. But starting Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., the Scott Boulevard and Vawter School Road intersection will close until June 17th. For those three weeks, drivers will have to find alternate

The rock bridge bruins have the district title, but now they want more. Sectionals are next for the Bruins to take on and that means the competition gets tougher but the young bruins squad is battle tested. Their signature wins of the season came in district play, after coming back from an eight run deficit

While an investigation into Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country continues Thursday, a spokesman for the Truman VA Hospital in Columbia discussed the issues scheduling veterans and what the hospital does to provide quality care. Stephen Gaither is a spokesman for Truman VA, who’s worked for the hospital for nearly 37 years. He says the

A fire that destroyed a mobile home in Columbia overnight did not have working smoke alarms at the time of the fire, and according to the city, it was never inspected. The fire started at 3:17 a.m. Thursday on St. Charles road in east Columbia. Firefighters helped rescue four adults and five children from the

Missouri Highway Patrol said there are many rules of the water that are not statute. One of the rules is to be a defensive driver. Since there are no designated lanes on the water, a boat can turn any direction, at any time. Children under the age of 7 must always have a life jacket

AAA predicts that 36.1 million Americans will travel for Memorial Day weekend. They say that is the highest number of travelers since 2005. To help traffic the Missouri Department of Transportation is stopping all construction projects including the bridge work on Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard. All of the projects will pick back up again

With Memorial Day and the end of the school calendar coming soon, it’s time to turn our attention to summer. Unfortunately, so are scammers as they are looking to steal your money. Some scammers execute what’s called an in-person blitz, where people canvas a neighborhood door to door offering to repair a driveway, paint a

Jury finds 36-year-old Calvin Hutson guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Andre Hudson. Investigators said the murder was drug-related. Hudson was charged with second degree murder, first degree robbery, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. On Wednesday, the jury heard from police officers and investigators who responded to the incident. The

According to the Associated Press, the United States Supreme Court has halted the execution of death row inmate, Russell Bucklew. The justices said Wednesday a lower federal court needs to take another look at the case of the convicted killer. Bucklew’s attorneys said the combination of the secrecy surrounding the execution drug and Bucklew’s medical

A Columbia family made it out of their mobile home when it caught fire early Thursday. The fire started shortly after 3 a.m. in the 5300 block of St. Charles Road south of I-70. Nine people were inside at the time, four adults and five children. All got out without serious injury: a child was

High school district baseball: Jefferson City 0, Rock Bridge 5Mexico 7, Boonville 2Blair Oaks 8, Fatima 11Sullivan 2, Eldon 5Pilot Grove 1, New Franklin2 Girls district soccer: Tolton 0, Boonville 6Rock Bridge 0, Hickman 1

Emergency crews who keep the people of Jefferson City safe are using new technology to keep themselves safe while fighting fires. When the alarm sounds, every second counts. And Interim Fire Chief Jason Turner says so does firefighter safety. With new technology, commanders at the Jefferson City Fire Department can track exactly where each firefighter

Joseph Arbeiter is a name most of us had never heard of before this month. Arbeiter is the Sedalia man accused of killing a woman, dismembering her body, and leaving her remains on his property. The killing prompted a closer look at his past. There’s a criminal history for various crimes. There are trips in

A Columbia motel shut down for a month has a chance to be rehabbed and reopened. A St. Louis man, Abid Ali, told ABC 17 News he bought the Providence Inn and Suites, despite the laundry list of problems health and fire inspectors found. Right now, the health department has declared nearly every room unfit

In the last four years, Flat Branch Creek has been closed twice for dangerous bacteria levels. Wednesday, Columbia Public Works was out at Flat Branch Creek dye-testing a storm drain. The test results showed good news that the storm drain and sanitary sewage system are not crossing over. The test results showed good news that

American Red Cross said 10 people die every day in America from drowning. This makes drowning the second most common unintentional death in the U.S. The American Red Cross gave statistics that said one in three black American’s can’t swim, nor can half of the white population surveyed. Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire

A Jefferson City man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for distributing heroin. 36-year-old Brian Boykin, also known as “Denormus Okain” or “B”, was charged in a 3 count indictment. That indictment said Boykin allegedly distributed heroin on 2 separate occasions in Cole County in November. Boykin was also charged with one count

A Columbia man was charged Wednesday in a one-count indictment by a federal grand jury for distributing heroin to a Columbia teen who died of a suspected heroin overdose. A federal criminal complaint was filed against 27-year-old Jon Patrick “Doom” Washington on May 7. The government has filed a motion asking to have Washington held