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UPDATE 5/27:The Osage County Clerk’s Office has confirmed Michael Dixon resigned as sheriff. Dixon apparently resigned his position Thursday night. Dixon’s resignation comes after he pleaded not guilty in April to an unlawful use of a weapon charge. Court documents allege he pointed a loaded gun at a another person, while he was reportedly drunk

UPDATE 5/27: The dean of the University of Missouri Law School says his decision to step down is not related to the lawsuit filed this week related to the state’s Sunshine Law. This comes after a former state representativefiled a lawsuit against Josh Hawley over an apparent unfulfilled open records request. Hawley is an MU

An Iowa man was recovering Friday after he suffered serious injuries in a boating crash in Camden County. The boat happened Thursday night around 10:45 at the Lake of the Ozarks near the13.5 mile marker in the main channel. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash records say 47-year-old Timothy Dietiker failed to navigate around a land

Jefferson City residents have reported at least a dozen car break-ins to police in a little less than two weeks. “We’ve had three of these advisories within the past I would say three months, so it seems like it’s becoming fairly common,” Capt. Doug Shoemaker with the Jefferson City Police Department said. However, all of

ABC 17 News confirmed charges were just filed Thursday after a worker at an asphalt company found two men’s bodies last September northeast of Columbia. Darious Lucas, 25, is now charged with two counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, with a bond of $2 million. He is currently behind bars in Moberly for

A severe storm which moved across Saline County Thursday afternoon left a number of broken windows around the area. People reported seeing egg- to baseball-sized hail, which led to a number of broken windows and windshields around Marshall. There are no reports of injuries to people, though Marshal Fire Chief Tony Day said in one

A tornado has been confirmed near Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County. We have reports the base is on lockdown until the storm passes. The tornado warning over the affected area has also been issued for Pettis County. Shortly after 5:20 p.m., flash flood warnings were also issued for Pettis and Saline counties. We’re

Columbia Parks and Recreation crews were out Thursday morning cleaning up and preparing the Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center for Memorial Day swimmers. “It takes a lot of work to be honest. The maintenance department they’ve actually been out here working on different things, getting the pools up, getting the water balanced for quite awhile,” Janel

According to two former City of Columbia bus drivers, the city’s public transit system is severely lagging in their training of new drivers. Esam Diab and Willard Hambleton worked for the city for a combined 24 years. Diab was fired from his job as maintenance supervisor, a job he held for eight years. He claims

A 73-year-old Stover man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a Boone County jury’s decision. William Marchand’s trial ended Wednesday in Columbia with two guilty verdicts on statutory sodomy involving a victim less than 12 years old and first-degree child molestation. The latter of the charges carries a minimum ten-year prison

UPDATE: Charges have been filed by the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office against Michael Wills, the driver in Wednesday’s collision in south Columbia. The charges include two counts of assault for causing injury while driving a vehicle while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and driving with a revoked or suspended license. ORIGINAL STORY:The three people involved in a

UPDATE 9:30am: At this time the estimated amount of damage is $10,000. During the investigation crews did notice a slight gas odor. The homeowner says that there was a slight gas leak but crews were able to contain it and all residents are back in the house. Columbia’s Fire Department reminds everyone to check smoke

Ameren Missouri is reporting 55 customers were without power Thursday morning. Ameren’s outage map indicated the outages impacted customers east of Highway 54. ABC 17 News is working to find out if storms Thursday morning caused the outages. We’re also trying to find out when Ameren will have power restored. ABC 17 News will update

Officials from several federal, state and local agencies on Thursday conducted a safety study of Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City. Representatives from the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Missouri Department of Transportation, Jefferson City Public Works and interested private parties walked the length of the street, also known as Business 50, to

A two-vehicle crash was blocking access to a school just west of Columbia Wednesday morning. It happened on Highway 40 near Midway Heights Elementary around 7:45 a.m.The crash also blocked one westbound lane. Boone County Emergency Management sent an alert about the crash. Crews at the scene told ABC 17 News said a woman driving

Three people suffered minor injuries Wednesday night after a crash in Jefferson City. Police say it happened around 6:45 p.m. on Country Club Drive at Rainbow Drive. They say a the first car was turning left from Country Club Drove toward Rainbow Drive when a second car struck its side. The momentum forced the first

Columbia’s Environment and Energy Commission voted Tuesday nightto recommend to the city council not to hire an outside consultant to evaluate the lighting in the East Campus neighborhood. ABC 17 News has been following the neighborhood lighting issue since 2014 when a concerned resident started a petition asking the city to install more lights in

A suspended fire chief has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in Saline County, and has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Levi Dennis was charged with 14 counts of child exploitation as well as charges of sodomy, attempted sodomy, possession of child porn, and invasion of privacy. He pleaded guilty to three charges

According to the CDC, natural mosquito repellent isn’t the best option of trying to keep mosquitoes away. While they may smell nicer than synthetic chemicals, researchers say that they don’t last nearly as long. Some reports say that some natural mosquito repellent will last only an hour compared to competitors at eight hours. Researchers say

So far, this spring has been a quiet severe weather season in Mid-Missouri. And that is probably a good thing as the area has few storm shelters. Since the 2011 Joplin tornado, the community has built more than 20 safe rooms built to FEMA standards in Joplin, Webb City and Jasper County. The Joplin school