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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

Police have confirmed a Columbia man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly ramming a woman’s car into a tree. Officers say Jajuan Morrissette hit the victim’s vehicle several times around 6 a.m. on Tuesday near Quail and Nelwood drives. She then lost control and slammed into a tree. Investigators say Morrissette also walked up the

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order halting the planned execution of Missouri death row inmate, Russell Bucklew. Attorney General Chris Koster said Tuesday night that the full U.S. Supreme Court will consider Bucklew’s pending requests for a stay of execution. Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew filed a motion for a stay of

A Columbia woman got more than she ordered when she went out to dinner. She got the surprise of her life when her son, a soldier, showed up after nearly a year in Afghanistan! Soldier Brian Gardner found out he was getting to come back home to the U.S. back in March, but kept it

Millions of consumers look to upgrade their cell phone each year, but what do you do with you old phone? Many let it collect dust in a drawer, but others look to make some money by reselling it online. Jumping on Craigslist in an ABC 17 News Special Report, we found dozens of cell phones

Rock Bridge golf used two top ten finishes from Jack Knoesel and Matt Echelmeier to help propel the Bruins to a Class 4 state title. It is their first state title since the 2011 season. Tolton golfer Jack Parker shot +3 at the state tournament, winning the Class 1 individual title while helping the Blazers

Mizzou golf starts NCAA championship play this Friday after clinching its second nationals berth under head coach Mark Leroux. The Tigers will lean on senior captains Emilio Cuartero and Hunter Kraus. Both battled for the individual title, with Cuartero taking first place. The senior Spaniard scored a 7-under 65 in his final round at The

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, during the late hours of the Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob McDavid made a proposal – increase an already-low property tax. McDavid proposed the city raise property taxes by 30 cents to fund increased staffing at Columbia’s police and fire departments. The 11-year tax would start small.

A controversial power line project carrying wind energy across Missouri counties continues to find opposition in Mid-Missouri counties. Tuesday, the president of the company building the Grain Belt Express Clean Line offered answers. The 750 mile long, high voltage transmission line would run through Chariton, Randolph and Monroe counties as it travels from Kansas to

Chipotle stated they do not allow firearms in their buildings after two men walked into one of their food chains in Texas last weekend. Missouri statute has laws regarding how to make it illegal to carry a firearm in a building, even if the holder is carrying it legally. Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Major Tom

Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew’s rare birth defect will make his execution, slated for just after midnight Wednesday, an “excruciating” process, his lawyer says. And she hopes to prove it by videotaping her client’s death, a motion a federal court has denied. In what would be the first execution since Oklahoma’s botched procedure last

A St. Elizabeth teacher has been charged with two counts of possession of child pornography after being arrested last week by the Highway Patrol. 24-year-old Stephen Strobel is no longer works for the St. Elizabeth R-IV School District where he was a band teacher and track coach. According to court documents, Strobel had pornographic digital

A University of Missouri sorority in Columbia is missing multiple appliances days after graduation weekend. Thieves took the items from outside an annex near the Tri-Delta sorority house. The house is being demolished and members of the sorority set aside a front-loadwasher, space heater, and humidifier outside the house. The items were marked as sorority

A New Florence woman was charged with 2nd degree child endangerment after her son allegedly shot an 11-year-old girl over the weekend. The girl went to the hospital Sunday after the 14-year-old boy shot her in the throat with a shotgun. The boy’s mother, Norma Davis, was arrested Monday and was out of the Montgomery

A car crashed into a tree on Whitegate Drive in Columbia early Tuesday morning. The accident happened in the 2300 block shortly after 6 a.m. There are no details on what happened or if there were any injuries at this point. We’ll have updates on ABC 17 News at 9 a.m. and on ABC17News.com throughout

A controversial downtown development project will move forward after the Columbia city council voted to approve a new agreement with Opus Development Company Monday night. It’s an issue that has been controversial since it was passed in March. Now an amendment to the 260 bed project has been approved 5-1. Some residents say continuing forward

Mizzou football announced its future opponents on Monday, including the school’s first trips to Baton Rouge (2016) and Tuscaloosa (2018). Missouri will alternate between road and home games with its division opponents each year. Even-numbered years vs. Floridavs. South Carolinavs. Tennesseeat Georgiaat Vanderbiltat Kentuckyat Arkansas Odd number years vs. Georgiavs. Vanderbiltvs. Kentuckyvs. Arkansasat Floridaat South

Texting could soon mean the difference between life and death. In the last week, four major mobile service providers -Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile – gave customers the ability to text 911. But only certain 911 centers are available to receive those texts – and none are in Missouri. The technology is so new, even