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The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a drowning Saturday afternoon near the Grand Glaize Arm at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers said Anthony Burgmeier, 51, went into the water to go swimming, but did not resurface. The Highway Patrol dive team located the body using a sonar scanner. This is the second drowning at

The Columbia Fire Department is responding to a structure fire at Drury Inn in Columbia at 1000 Knipp St. ABC 17 News crews on scene say more than 15 guests and employees are outside the building. There are three fire units on scene. A Boone County ambulance was also on scene. Stay with ABC 17

A man is airlifted to University Hospital after crashing his scooter in Jefferson City. Jefferson City Police Officers responded to the 800 block of Myrtle Avenue for the crash around 12:50 Sunday morning. Police say Douglas Wright was traveling eastbound on Myrtle down the hill toward Kansas Avenue. Wright lost control of the scooter and

Starting at 5 p.m. Sunday, MoDOT will begin closing and rerouting drivers around the Business Loop West/West Boulevard/I-70 interchange. On Sunday, crews will begin work on replacing the I-70 bridge over the business loop and building a dual-lane roundabout on the south side of Business Loop 70. The construction is expected to last 45 days.

This weekend saw some sizzling temperatures and it’s not the last time mid-Missourians will swelter in the heat this summer so doctors and first-responders are hoping to give people some ways to beat the heat. Firefighters often work hot fires on very hot days they’re aware of what they need to do to stay cool

UPDATE: A suspect in a Saline County double homicide is now charged. Donald Bruce Owens, 58, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one county of burglary. Owens was found Friday June 10 in the rural Slater area. The Saline County Sheriff’s Department said Owens

Tim Jamieson has resigned as head coach of the Mizzou Baseball team, Mizzou Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades announcedSaturday. “I would like to express my appreciation for all the players and coaches who I have had the honor of working with during my 28 baseball seasons at the University of Missouri,” Jamieson said. “I am

The Fulton fire and police departments put out a mattress fire on the 800 block of E 8th Street Saturday afternoon. When police arrived on the scene, there was a mattress on fire outside and heavy smoke coming from inside the home. There was a 60-year-old man still inside the home and a police officer

The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a crash on Highway H near Highgate around 3 a.m. Saturday. Troopers said the driver, Anthony MacClugage, started to drive off the right side of the road then came back on to the road and skidded. The driver then drove off the road again and hit a tree. MacClugage

Johnny Nelson watched as pieces of the sidewalk along Old Highway 63 rose like teepees in the summer. The section near his house, close to the intersection of Bushnell Drive, needed maintenance from the retired carpenter in the winter, when snow covered it. But Thursday night proved it an all-season problem. “It would make a

Thousands of athletes of all ages are competing in the Show Me State Games in Columbia this weekend with temperatures hovering above the 90 degree mark. Kenneth Steele coaches the North County Cowboys from St. Louis. He said their team participates in the Show Me State Games almost every year and said this year’s weather

A New Bloomfield man was taken into custody Friday after he led deputies with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office on a chase. During their patrol, deputies spotted 28-year-old Andrew Richards driving on East Simon Boulevard near U.S. Highway 54 in Holts Summit. Deputies told ABC 17 News Richards was wanted for felony Callaway County warrants

The Fulton police department is looking for a man who escaped from a police car Wednesday night in handcuffs. Fulton officers told ABC 17 News that 22-year-old Joseph Christmas, of Auxvasse, reportedly walked out of Moser’s at 2020 N. Bluff Street with a stolen $50 bottle of liquor. After viewing surveillance video from the grocery

Southerly winds will transport warm, humid air into Mid-Missouri through Sunday, making it feel more like July than early June. Nights will stay warm and muggy with low temperatures in the lower 70s. Mostly sunny skies will bring temperatures up quickly during the day to near 90 by noon and into the low to mid

Summer travelers would probably prefer to bring home a little extra sand in their shoes over an infestation of bed bugs. “What’s important for people when they’re traveling across the country to know is that bed bugs are everywhere,” said Bryan Ninichuck, owner of Wingate Environmental Pest and Lawn Management. “Hotels, planes, buses, modes of

The Downtown Community Improvement District is getting closer to installing decorative gateways across The District area in Columbia. “Our entrance to downtown currently are vacant lots or buildings. We have a strong vibrant downtown, but you might not realize as you’re driving by,” Katie Essing, with Downtown Community Improvement District, said. The District’s Gateways project

ABC 17 News confirmed construction debris closed I-70 eastbound at one point Friday afternoon near the Lake of the Woods exit. Cars were diverted on the side of the road during the clean-up operations, first reported around 3:40 p.m. There were heavy delays in the area, with traffic backing up for a couple miles past

COLUMBIA, Mo-Starting Sunday at 5 p.m. crews will be replacing the overpass by West Boulevard and building a new two-lane roundabout. Traffic will have to be restricted or shutdown for 45 days. This means that drivers will have a lot harder time getting around parts of the Business Loop near I-70. This is all part

The funeral procession carrying Muhammad Ali’s casket has arrived at Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery. Muhammad Ali Funeral Livestream Spectators stepped into the street to touch the flower-strewn hearse as it entered the cemetery.Someone threw flowers to Hana Ali, Muhammad’s daughter, as she rode in the procession. Meanwhile, the starting time for the memorial service for

ABC 17 will rebroadcast last week’s episode of “Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown” on Saturday, June 11, at 11 a.m. This will be followed by last Sunday’s episode of “Born to Explore,” which will air at 11:30 a.m.