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ABC 17 News confirmed a man is charged with five felonies, after deputies saw a laser in the woods, only to discover it was a rifle pointed right at them. The Camden County sheriff’s office was investigating a stealing case Thursday in the 400 block of Roofener Road in the Branch area of Macks Creek.

Power has been restored to more than 600 people in south Columbia following Sunday night’s outage. Connie Kacprowicz, spokeswoman for Columbia Water and Light, says a mechanical failure caused the outage. Specifically, a lightning arrester malfunctioned, leading to a loss of power. Lightning arresters are designed to protect electrical distribution systems from the effects of

Construction work on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City, combined with a higher number of drivers on Memorial Day, is causing traffic to move very slowly through the capital city. We’ve gotten reports of traffic moving at a crawl or even stopped along parts of Highway 54. If you are driving through the area,

The Callaway County sheriff’s department is now working with the state fire marshal to find out if foul play is involved, after a mobile home burns to the ground west of Fulton. ABC 17 News has confirmed the fire was reported overnight Sunday off County Road 305 near Highway H. The trailer is a rental.

Family, friends and veterans gathered at the Desert Storm memorial in the historic Columbia Cemetery Monday afternoon to pay their respects. One of the attendees stressed Memorial Day was not about the wars the United States has been in, but the men and women who gave their lives for the freedom residents now have. The

An 8-year-old boy is dead after he drowned in southern Missouri this weekend. Authorities say Haiden Harrison was swimming in Flat Creek in Barry County at about 1 p.m., when he disappeared under the water. Rescuers were able to pull his body out of the creek, but were unable to resuscitate him. He was pronounced

Update: The scene is all clear. Traffic flow is back to normal. A semi truck on the side of I-70 west of Columbia had smoke coming from it Monday afternoon, causing slower traffic in the area. No one was hurt, and the smoke was apparently caused by an emission system malfunction. A tow truck is

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Division has been out in full force over the holiday weekend. The patrol says Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to the boating season on Missouri Lakes. During the 2015 Memorial day weekend, the MSHP says there were eight boating crashes which included one injury. The patrol also

COLUMBIA, Mo- The 28th Annual Salute to Veteran’s parade and ceremony will begin at 10 am. There will be a new route to the parade this year. It will begin on Broadway and Dorsey and travel west on Broadway, eventually ending in the parking lot beside Columbia College’s Owens soccer stadium. Parachuters from the U.S.

Tuesday morning will bring a chance for rain and more clouds. This will likely lower the risk for strong to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly after 2PM. Storms Tuesday afternoon that could be strong to severe look to be mainly in northwest Mid-Missouri in the counties of Chariton, Howard, Macon, Saline, and northern Boone

The Tipton Police Department was called to a home in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue around 11:20 Saturday night after receiving a call that someone had been shot. Responding officers found Robert Ashbaugh, 18, dead from a single gunshot wound. The State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is conducting the investigation

Law enforcement agencies will be adding extra enforcement for drunk driving this weekend with the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. From Friday morning to Sunday morning, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers in Troop F arrested 11 people on suspicion of drunk driving. Seven people were also arrested in Troop F for boating while intoxicated. Troop F

Memorial Day is a federal, state, county, and city holiday. Most federal, state, county and city offices are closed on Monday, with the exception of emergency services like the Missouri Highway Patrol, state prisons, Sheriff’s Departments and fire departments. Most banks and financial institutions will be closed on Monday, and there will be no regular

In light of recent shootings in Columbia, ABC 17 News wanted to see how the crime numbers so far this year compared to the same time-frame from last year. ABC 17 News compared “Part One crimes” in Boone County from January 2015 through May of 2015 to January 2016 through May 29, 2016. Only one

Multiple units from the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the 4400 block of Santa Barbara Drive for reports of a possible house fire just after 10 p.m. Saturday. Asst. Chief Gale Blomenkamp said residents were burning trash behind their home. The house was not on fire. He said several neighbors saw the smoke

A registered sex offender is out of jail again after being arrested for being too close to a Jefferson City park. Jefferson City Police arrested Daniel Gessman, 41, after a resident caught him on video loitering near McKay Park. On May 10, prosecutors charged Gessman with being a sex offender within 500 feet of a

Boone County presiding commissioner Dan Atwill suffered moderate injuries Saturday when another car pushed his car into a median on I-70. According to the Highway Patrol crash report, Atwill was driving westbound on I-70 in the left lane when another car attempted to merge into the left lane. It caused his car to hit the

The Memorial Day weekend is going to be a hot one. People will be out enjoying the weather and looking forward to summer. “Memorial Day tends to kick off the summer and barbecuing,” Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Brad Frazier said. “Everyone’s out, a lot of people are off work.” So fire officials and medical professionals

Memorial Day weekend kicks off holiday travel and MoDOT is advising drivers to expect some longer delays over the Missouri River Bridge. MoDOT says it expects many Missouri residents to head to the Lake of the Ozarks for the holiday weekend, many of which will need to use the Missouri River bridge. Since the beginning

The SkyHawks, a parachute demonstration team from the Canadian Army, performed at the Salute to Veterans Air Show on Memorial Day weekend. ABC 17 News’ digital content manager Steve Lambson got to ride along with the SkyHawks on their Saturday morning jump and put together the above slideshow showing the experience. You can also watch