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A man was arrested Wednesday night after leading police and sheriff’s deputies on a chase throughout Callaway County. Douglass L. Bowen, 41, lead Fulton police and Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase after police tried to stop his vehicle around 10 p.m. in the area of West 4th Street near Pioneer Drive. The chase

Officials at the University of Missouri System, and its flagship campus in Columbia, answered questions Wednesday about its strides in diversity, a controversial communications professor and a grim financial outlook. The state’s Joint Committee on Education hosted a hearing specifically for the UM System and the University of Missouri, with interim system president Mike Middleton,

A potentially deadly virus could be putting some Mid-Missouri pets at risk. Canine influenza cases, or dog flu cases, have recently been reported in the St. Louis area. Just like the flu in humans, the dog flu is contagious and can travel quickly. A vaccine for a new strain of the virus was developed in

Firefighters with the Mid-County Fire Protection District have worked hours of overtime this year fighting several serious fires throughout the county. Just this month, firefighters responded to at least two deadly fires, one of which left a woman dead. In January, there were a few more as well. A Camden County funeral home was considered

Tech giant Apple says it will fight a court order to help break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers. A federal judge ordered Apple to helpthe FBI bypass a self destruct feature in Syed Farook’s phone. Apple has made it very clear that this is can create dangerous backdoor for any

Michael Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden, just testified on Wednesday in support of a bill that would require more police officers in Missouri to wear body cameras. The proposed bill would require law enforcement officers to wear body cameras while they are on duty or in uniform. It would only apply to the five larges cities

The University of Missouri has lost $2 million in its donation pledges from certain alumni. While there are multiple reasons why alumni are reacting, the main issue was the student protests that were happening this past fall. ABC 17 contacted Concerned Student 1950 but they did not respond. The faculty at Mizzou are aware of

The House speaker confirms a state lawmaker is stepping down, after leaders promised new reforms in the Missouri legislature. Republican Rep. Don Gosen submitted his resignation on Wednesday, telling The Associated Press there were rumors he needed to address. “There’ve been some rumors, stories floating around the Capitol the last week – some true, some

Columbia fire crews responded to a building fire Wednesday morning shortly after 9:00 a.m. Firefighters saw light smoke coming from the eaves of the building and saw water coming from one of the rooms at 1000 W. Nifong Blvd. A sprinkler in the room put out the fire before crews had to. Crews turned off

The Boone County Fire Protection District is warning Mid-Missourians of the elevated fire risk on Thursday and Friday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team said a Fire Weather Watch will go into effect Thursday from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. for areas west of Highway 63 due to low dew points which indicate dry air,

One westbound lane of I-70 between West Blvd. and Providence Road in Columbia was shut down Wednesday afternoon after a crash involving a car and tractor trailer. All lanes were opened shortly after 4:00 p.m. MoDOT told ABC 17 News that an eastbound car may crossed over the barrier wall and crashed in the westbound

Highway 40 in Boone Co. will close between both West Henderson Street intersections near Midway in Boone County on Friday. The closure will take place between 5:30 and midnight. Drivers can detour around the closure using West Henderson St.

Two men were seen taken out of a home in handcuffs in a Columbia neighborhood Wednesday morning. Columbia Police on the scene told ABC 17 News that they were taking the suspects into custody for questioning. Police, deputies and a K9 were searching for two suspects after an alarm went off at a Columbia home

Officials confirmed a former mid-Missouri chiropractic doctor has been convicted of deviate sexual assault while on the job in Montgomery County. On Tuesday a jury found Cary Baney, 46, guilty for offenses that happened while he was working at County Chiropractic at 307 N Sturgeon St., in Montgomery City, Mo., in August 2013. Baney could

ABC 17 News confirmed one woman was taken to the hospital via ambulance after driving off Route B, hitting a tree and then sliding into a ravine. It happened about 15 minutes northeast of Columbia around 10:40 a.m. at McGee Road and Route B, which becomes Paris Road. Crews told ABC 17 News they had

Mexico Public Safety is investigating a shots fired incident Wednesday after a gunshot was heard Tuesday night in the 1400 block of North Clark St. Authorities found a shell casing in the area, but there were no injuries or damage to property. However, after talking to neighbors in the area, investigators learned there was a

This story has been updated to provide the latest information from councilman Karl Skala and city planner Pat Zenner. A 6-1 vote of the Columbia City Council allowed a California developer to get closer to building a multiple story apartment complex downtown. While the apartment complex hasn’t even been approved yet, residents are voicing opposition

The Hallsville School District is anticipating more than $900,000 in cuts to next year’s budget. The preliminary budget for the 2016-2017 school year was discussed at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. Susan Daly, Board of Education President, also announced the resignation of long-time Hallsville Superintendent John Robertson, citing personal reasons. Daly said the proposed

Home inspections for potential connections to the city’s sewer system will continue to the west side of town in an effort to reduce sewage back-ups into homes. Columbia Public Works hosted an open house alongside its contractor for the work, TREKK Design Group, Tuesday night to inform residents what would happen. Crews with TREKK will

An assistant University of Missouri communications professor who was suspended over a videotaped confrontation with student journalists is defending her actions after new video surfaced. The latest video shows the school’s Homecoming parade in October, where demonstrators blocked then-system President Tim Wolfe’s vehicle. Police body camera footage shows Melissa Click telling police to “get your