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A pond off a major road in Columbia has started overflowing, potentially compromising a nearby dam. Water has also started running down the sidewalk along the road. The pond is on property off Clark Lane near the roundabout at St. Charles Road. ABC 17 News talked with the Columbia Fire Department, and that department called

Deaths from prescription painkillers are down for the first time this century. But at the same time, heroin overdose deaths are surging. Many doctors and drug counselors are saying the two trends are related, crediting a drug monitoring program. This program is in 48 out of 50 states and makes it harder for a drug

A Mid-Missouri hotel is now dealing with bed bugs. Today, the Columbia/Boone County Health Department inspected a room at the Ramada Inn near the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. The woman and her fiance, who preferred to stay anonymous, stayed in the Ramada Inn Sunday night as they were traveling from North Carolina to Colorado.

A suspect is in custody and two others were sent to the hospital after a car chase ended with the vehicle driving into the house and crashing in the backyard. It happened Tuesday night around 10:15 on Raleigh Drive in Columbia. Sgt. Lance Bolinger told ABC 17 that Columbia police were conducting a proactive patrol

Although nothing is set in stone, Columbia will be submitting a proposal to get the Special Olympics of Missouri Headquarters moved there from Jefferson City. Right now, its current location is on Edgewood in Jefferson City. Special Olympics announced they plan to build a new training facility, which is what sparked Columbia’s interest. Columbia leaders

A contract has been awarded for improvements on a major Jefferson City roadway. At a meeting in St. Louis Wednesday, MoDOT awarded a contract to Emery Sapp and Sons of Columbia for $20.3 million. The improvements include a new interchange at Highway 50 and Lafayette Street, and adding a lane in each direction from Monroe

A Rolla man accused of killing a 11-month-old baby in January 2013 appeared in Phelps County Court Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Brent Black with child abuse and second degree murder of Sapphire Gibbs in October of last year. The baby was taken to the hospital and eventually transferred to a children’s hospital in St.

Fulton police have arrested a man after a chase involving a truck and an 8-hour standoff. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers saw a truck matching the description of one reported stolen from a Callaway County address. They tried to stop the truck, but the driver kept going. That started a chase which ended near

Web Extra: Kansas City Royals post game interviews after beating the Baltimore Orioles in game 4, the first American League Championship Series at Kauffman Stadium this post season.

A Higbee man accused of setting his wife and house on fire in June 2013 was found guilty on three charges in Carroll County Court Tuesday. Hunt was found guilty of first degree arson, assault, and armed criminal action. Willard Hunt originally appeared in court in June. However, the judge declared a mistrial after information

School leaders in Jefferson City are responding after more complaints from parents and former teachers. More than 50 supporters demanded action at Moreau Heights ElementarySchool at last night’s school board meeting. They described an out of control situation, with students assaulting staff on a regular basis. They also called for a stronger response from officials.

A second hearing wrapped up Tuesday looking into the 2011 merger of the Water Patrol into the State Highway Patrol. The hearing was to review how the division is managed, training troopers receive, and overall cost benefit the state has realized from the merger. The merger of the two patrols was an effort to save

A Jefferson City man was arrested after seriously injuring a man early Saturday morning. Jefferson City Police responded to the Steak & Shake on Missouri Blvd. around 2:00 a.m. Saturday where they found a 44-year-old man lying on the ground with blood coming from his head. The victim was taken to Capital Region Hospital then

A Columbia woman is dead after being hit while walking along Rangeline. Police say a 17-year-old driver veered off the road to avoid a collision with a car headed the wrong way. She lost control and ran off the road. Before running off the road, the car also hit two pedestrians who were walking along

Two days after a downtown Columbia shooting that injured one man police are asking for the community’s help. Police Tuesday afternoon gave more information about the early Sunday morning shooting when someone opened fire at 10th and Broadway downtown. One man was shot in the shoulder, but police said the victim is being uncooperative. Police

Columbia Police are investigating several burglaries that happened over the weekend. Four of them took place at homes on the south side of town. Two of those were along Green Meadows Road. Police said there were also three other burglaries last weekend, including one business. It’s unclear if the incidents are connected.

An autopsy has been performed on the body of a 62-year-old woman who was found Saturday afternoon in Cooper County. Authorities found the body of Donna McCart of Columbia lying near a gravel road west of Pilot Grove. they also found a handgun at the scene. The autopsy performed Tuesday supported that the death was

After a weekend shooting downtown, ABC 17 News reached out to the Columbia Police Department to see if any parts of the incident had been caught on any of the security cameras downtown. The question was never answered. ABC 17 News also asked for a report showing numbers of how many crimes the cameras have

A man from Jefferson City was hit by a car while riding his bicycle Monday evening. According to the Highway Patrol, Christopher Gill was riding his bike in a ditch along Heritage Highway. When Gill, 21, got near Wheat Lane, he went on the road and was hit by a car. Gill died at the

The Boonville Police Department will give twenty of its officers, including all seventeen patrol officers, body cameras. Chief Bobby Welliver said he finished writing a grant for the body cameras in late July. The Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, given out through the Missouri Department of Public Safety, will pay for either half or all