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With two shootings in one week, ABC 17 News wanted to take a deeper look into shootings in Columbia. The most recent shooting happened Friday night on Worley Street and Pennant Street. A 22-year-old man was shot. As of Sunday, Columbia Police had not released any suspect information. We reviewed police dispatch records for Worley

A 2-year-old girl from Colorado was flown to University Hospital Friday afternoon after nearly drowning at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened near the 46 mile marker in the Osage Arm. The girl reportedly went into the water without wearing a life jacket. A witness was able

One person is in custody and two have been injured after a shooting in Eugene. Deputies say they got a call around 5:20 p.m. Friday eveningfrom Capitol Regional Hospital saying they had a gunshot victim with non life-threatening injuries. Multiple deputies were then sent to the location of the shooting in Eugene. Upon arrival, they

Right now, Columbia Police are on scene in East Columbia after a pedestrian was hit by a car–and the driver allegedly fled the scene. It happened around 11 a.m. Saturday morning in the 1600 block of Hanover Boulevard. Our ABC 17 News crews are currently on scene and we’re working to find out more. Police

Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday night near Pennant Street and Worley Street. According to CPD, officers were sent to a shots fired call in the area at 10:42 p.m. When they got to the scene, they were contacted by Joint Communications that a man was at the hospital with a gunshot

Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is holding a rally at his field office in Columbia, just days ahead of the primary election. Greitens is one of four republican candidates vying for a spot on the general election ballot. ABC 17 News checked the other candidates websites on Saturday morning for any other rallies. We only

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday that the opening of the westbound bridge over the Missouri River in Jefferson City will be delayed. The bridge was scheduled to reopen by the end of August; a new date has not been determined. At a news conference Friday morning, officials said the process of removing paint

Two days after a Columbia teen Marquez Reed was murdered, the accused shooter is still on the run. Tyrone James Jr. has been officially charged in the death of 17 year old Marquez Reed. Columbia Police Department says the community has played a huge role. In an e-mail response, Columbia Police Department says, “the assistance

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed three additional Zika virus cases on Friday. Workers told ABC 17 News one patient is a man and two others are non-pregnant women. All three of the patients had traveled outside of the United States to areas where the virus has been transmitted. These cases bring

Temperatures will stay just below average for this last weekend of July. Saturday will start off with mostly sunny skies and upper 60s in the morning, climbing into the mid 80s in the afternoon with low humidity and light winds. It will be a perfect day for most outdoor activities. Heading into Sunday, a cluster

Martin Priest, a convicted killer tied to a Mid-Missouri murder case, has been denied parole for a murder in Kansas. In January, the Miller County Prosecutor’s Office charged Priest with the 1984 rape and murder of Tammy Rothganger, who was 15. At the time, Priest was the live-in boyfriend of Tammy’s mother. Rothganger’s body was

Mizzou interim chancellor Hank Foley will now also serve as interim athletic director. Former Mizzou interim athletic director Wren Baker officially accepted a job at North Texas to be its new athletic director on Friday. “I regret the timing of this announcement would bring any negative light to Mizzou,” Baker said in a statement released

Since its launch in 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) has been above our heads in orbit around the Earth. There it has been for over 17 years, orbiting the earth over 100,000 times. Mid-Missouri has a chance to see one of those orbits tonight just by taking a few steps beforehand. First things first,

Callaway County deputies have arrested a man from Steedman in connection with a stealing investigation out of the St. Louis area. Police in Eureka had been looking into the thefts of two iPhones from visitors to Six Flags St. Louis. Investigators tracked the phones to a home on Pawnee Drive, southeast of Fulton. While searching

Police are still searching for a suspect after getting a report of a stolen car. Police got the call around 2 a.m. Friday from a citizen reporting his car was stolen from outside the front of his home. According to police, they spotted the stolen car at 5:10 a.m. in the area of Sylvan Lane

Boone County Joint Communications is still in need of some emergency dispatchers for their current center. ABC 17 News checked in several months ago about the staffing shortage, and the county says they are still looking for candidates. Boone County Human Resource Director says they recently posted job openings for joint telecommunications two days ago,

After a break from the heat and humidity for the end of July, temperatures will start heating up again for the start of August. As the ridge of high pressure aloft builds north into the central states, heat and humidity will also build through the week. High temperatures will reach the low to mid 90s

The Council for Drug-Free Youth said it will continue its efforts to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products in Jefferson City. The Capital City’s Public Safety Committee discussed the proposed controversial “Tobacco 21” law Thursday morning. After the Council for Drug-Free Youth, or CDFY, gave a presentation on the benefits of adopting the

Attendees of the final night of the Democratic National Convention were complaining about major over crowding issues Thursday. Hillary Clinton was scheduled to take the stage Thursday night and accept the Democratic party’s nomination fro President. By 6:30 ET, much of the arena seats were already filled, however hundreds of people were still roaming the

UPDATE 7/28 11 a.m. :ABC17 has been able to confirm with police they were on West Bethany Drive to carry out a search warrant in connection to Wednesday night’s homicide. ABC 17 News viewers reported seeing several law enforcement in the 4000 block of West Bethany Drive in southwest Columbia Thursday morning. ABC 17 News