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A Columbia business man charged with arson after reportedly paying an employee to set a neighbor’s home on fire will not have his $5 million bond reduced as requested. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam was arrested for arson in a December trailer fire on Rock Quarry Road. A Boone County judge made the decision Friday afternoon, saying the

Saturday will be a hot, humid day with a chance of showers or t-storms in the morning north of I-70 which will end by late morning. Skies will be mostly to partly cloudy with temperatures climbing into the low to mid 90s. The humidity will make it feel like 103 to 109 Saturday afternoon. There

Missouri’s top Senate leader says state Sen. Paul LeVota has submitted his resignation following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns. Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey said he received a resignation letter from the 47-year-old Democrat from Independence on Friday. Dempsey says the resignation is effective Aug. 23. That follows the release

Over 1,500 people lost power Friday afternoon between Sedalia and Columbia, stretching from Boonville to the Lake of the Ozarks. At one point, Ameren said over 1,100 customers lost electricity in Pettis, Cooper, Morgan and Miller counties. Co-Mo Electric also had more than 400 homes in the dark. Several storm reports came in late Friday,

One person was detained Friday following a police chase in Columbia. It started shortly before 5:30 p.m. near Rice Road and ended on Stevenday Drive just before 6 p.m. The person taken into custody was apparently wanted for outstanding warrants. We have crews on the scene. This is a developing story. Stick with ABC 17

Police responded to calls of a shooting at Vandiver Mobile Home Park in Columbia Friday at about 2:30 a.m. A woman was shot and an ambulance took her to the hospital about 3 a.m. Police told ABC17 her injuries are not life-threatening. Officials found at least 10 shell casings and had one street in the

One man has been arrested, but another suspect remains on the loose, after an armed home invasion robbery Thursday afternoon near the Columbia mall. Police claim two robbers carrying guns broke into another man’s home around 1:10 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Tiger Lane, near Stadium Boulevard and Worley Street. They assaulted him

Weeks before the start of the fall semester, heath care workers are reminding parents to make sure their child’s vaccinations are up to date. “A lot of parents just don’t realize that their children are due for immunizations, so they go to register, end up finding out that you can’t register until you get these

Brian Adkison, the man convicted of rape earlier this month after several mistrials this year, claimed he received an unfair trial in Boone County. Speaking with ABC 17 News from the Caldwell County Jail, Adkison explained why he felt the court had “no choice” but to give him a new trial for forcible rape. Last

More layoffs were announced at IBM Thursday, according to several employees who reached out to ABC 17 News. It’s a company ABC 17 News has been investigating since the first round of reported layoffs last year. But sources said this round of layoffs is a little different from the ones they’ve reported in the past.

Hot, humid air will move over Mid-Missouri Friday causing temperatures to jump into the lower 90s in the afternoon. The humidity combined with the hot temperatures will cause heat indices to climb as high as 107 near HWY 65 to near 100 farther east. A Heat Advisory begins at 11 AM and continues until 9

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department says five suspected cases of mumps are now confirmed. ABC 17 News checked back with the department Thursday. Officials confirmed lab tests had come back positive for five suspected cases. The health department says all five of the confirmed cases are MU students. This comes one day after the health

Columbia Police are investigating several car burglaries that happened over the weekend. According to police records, all of the break-ins happened sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. A gun was stolen from a vehicle in the Super 8 Motel parking lot on Freedom Drive. “So that’s another gun that’s out there on the street

A Columbia woman is still not charged after police accuse her of driving drunk with a child in the car. Crystal Meyer crashed her car around 10 Wednesday night near Forum and Nifong boulevards. Officers could smell alcohol and claim Meyer had trouble keeping her balance. There was a boy in the passenger seat, but

The nuclear power plant in Mid-Missouri is shut down for a second time in eight months after a “non-emergency” leak in the reaction control system. The shutdown occurred at 1:15 a.m. Thursday at the plant near Fulton. Jeff Trammel of St. Louis-based Ameren called it a “minor steam leak.” He said no one was hurt

A Columbia police officer was kicked in the head while responding to a physical disturbance outside The Field House in downtown Columbia Wednesday night just before 11. People had already flagged down an officer because of an on-going fight around 10:47 p.m. The officer saw Matthew Mackey punch another man in the face, knocking him

The City of Columbia will begin sharing police software with other agencies. The Columbia City Council approved sharing the CPD K9 software with Bates County, which is south of Kansas City. The agreement lets the county use the program, developed by Columbia’s IT Department. Sergeant Scott Hedrick has worked for Columbia police’s K9 unit for

Many residents in Clark are frustrated after being told they will not have a final say about losing their mailboxes. The Board of Aldermen met Wednesday night in a room full of residents who had plenty to say about the issue. The board said it will hold a public forum later this year, but the

A suspect wanted for burglary was arrested shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after a foot pursuit in Columbia. Officers received a call for a suspicious person in the 2800 block of Jacobs Place around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The suspicious person was seen trying to open patio doors to several apartments in the area. The suspicious

Over the past few months, Jefferson City residents along Sue Drive have been waking up to white mystery substances in a creek that runs through their neighborhood. The jelly-like substances are surrounded by bubbles and can stand as high as 12 feet. ABC 17 News reached out to city officials about the complaint and they