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UPDATE: Boone County deputies said three people were injured Friday morning during an altercation in the 4000 block of Bellview Drive. Two of the men were transported to the hospital from the scene. The third person went to the hospital in a separate vehicle after the incident occurred. Deputies said the three men drove to

UPDATE 6 p.m.: Firefighters responded to the fire in the 1000 block of Eighth Street around 12:45 p.m. Friday. According to online dispatch records, 12 fire units responded. Jerry Jenkins, division fire chief of the Columbia Fire Department, said fire crews had to call for more help when they first got to the residence. Jenkins

The University of Missouri System’s budget for fiscal year 2018 features hundreds of job cuts across the board in order to make up for millions in lost revenue. UM System President Mun Choi highlighted several items that appeared in the budget and explained the necessity of cutting more than 400 jobs systemwide. The University of

WARNING: SOME DETAILS IN THIS ARTICLE MAY DISTURBING FOR SOME READERS UPDATE: 3:30 p.m.: ABC 17 News obtained court documents detailing the charges and arrest of Matthew Hamm. An investigation into the death of a child began on May 31. The investigation was initiated after the child’s mother reported she believed Hamm killed their 19-month-old

The University of Missouri’s undergraduate student government said on Friday that a “racially charged video” posted to Snapchat was not posted from a Mizzou account. The video allegedly has ties to the university, but in a statement shared on its Twitter page, the Missouri Students Association Executive Cabinet stated “it is clear that the post

The Circuit Judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit of Missouri sent out a press release about the closing of the Moberly Courthouse. “It’s a bittersweet day for me. I handled many cases in the Moberly Courthouse – as an Assistant Prosecutor, Public Defender, as an Associate Judge. I have many fond memories from my legal

Mid-Missouri residents who frequent the Columbia Farmers Market likely know there are big plans in the works for a new agriculture park at that location. Billy Polansky from the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture is our guest for “This Week.” He starts our conversation with some really big news for the Build This Town ag

ABC 17 News checked back in with the inspector of the Jefferson City building that was deemed uninhabitable this week. A follow up inspection happened at 2:00 p.m. at the Marshall Apartments on Friday afternoon, and the inspector, Dave Helmick, confirmed that a majority of the issues have not been fixed yet. All of the

The City of Osage Beach sent out a press release on Friday afternoon, saying that the storm siren on Lazy Days Road is temporarily out of service. In the release, the city urges residents to use their local radio and television stations, along with weather radios, for weather alerts in case of inclement weather.

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department was called to a domestic disturbance on Thursday. Matthew Mcilwain had left the scene by foot before officers got there, and he was found and detained on the 1600 block of Westview Drive. Mcilwain and the victim live together, are in a relationship and have two children together. According to

A 56-year-old man has died after a single vehicle crash in Gasconade County on Thursday evening. John Lanning Jr. was driving a 2005 Jeep Liberty eastbound on Route ZZ. Lanning failed to negotiate a right turn, traveled off of the left side of the road, down an embankment and rolled into a creek. Lanning was

A husband and wife were charged with second degree kidnapping and felony possession of a controlled substance on Sunday after reports of an abduction were made to the Columbia Police Department. The mother of the victim reported that the victim had missed two days of work and that the last time her daughter reached out

TONIGHT: Afternoon storms that developed across Mid-Missouri thanks to the daytime heating will quickly fall apart after sunset. In it’s place will be a mild and humid evening. Lows will be in the mid to upper 60s with light winds out of the southeast under 7 mph. SATURDAY: After a quiet start to the morning,

TODAY: It will be warmer in the mid 80s and more humid over the next two days. Daytime heating will allow for a chance of pop up storms. Widely scattered Unorganized pop up storms are possible after 2PM today, likely isolated west of 63. Severe weather is not expected and rain amounts will be under

An officer was called to a sex offense at 111 Providence Road, Lucky’s Market, on Thursday. The 22-year-old female victim told the officer that she was sitting on the couch in the bar area when Omer Adam sat next to her. The victim said that he kept moving closer to her and grabbed her thigh.

TODAY: Patchy fog is possible before 8AM with partly sunny to mostly sunny skies. It will be warmer in the mid 80s and more humid. Widely scattered pop up storms are possible after 2PM today. Severe weather is not expected and rain amounts will be under 0.20″ for most locations. TONIGHT: Any storms that do

A man is in the Boone County Jail this morning, arrested on suspicion of multiple charges. Jay Dixon was arrested yesterday afternoon. He was arrested on suspicion of armed criminal action, assault, and kidnapping. Dixon’s bond has not been set yet. According to his previous criminal history, Dixon has gone to jail a number of

TODAY: Patchy fog is possible before 8AM with partly sunny to mostly sunny skies today. It will be warmer in the mid 80s and more humid over the next two days. Widely scattered Unorganized pop up storms are possible after 2PM today. Severe weather is not expected and rain amounts will be under 0.20″ for

Another night’s search came up empty for a man who went overboard at the Lake of the Ozarks Thursday. It ended around 9:20 p.m. after a nearly 12-hour search day. Sgt. Scott White, spokesman for MSHP Troop F, said after a preliminary investigation, troopers determined that one man fell off a boat between mile markers

Black drivers in Missouri once more made up a larger percentage of those pulled over than their driving-age population. The Attorney General’s annual report on traffic stops in the state detailed the number of stops law enforcement made in 2016, broken down by the driver’s race. The report is designed to flag the possibility of