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ABC 17 News reported Wednesday that a man was arrested in connection to a Jefferson City fire. 31-year-old James Stude was arrested Wednesday for the fire in the 1200 block of East McCarty Street late Saturday night. Court documents said one firefighter fell down a flight of stairs while working to get the fire under

ABC 17 News confirmed a suspect was booked in the Boone County jail Wednesday for a shooting in August just north of Columbia. Jahme Cartez Taylor, 21, was transported from St. Clair County jail across the river from St. Louis in Illinois. Taylor is accused of nearly shooting his brother during a fight early August

A multi-car crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 63 north, just south of Route NN, slowed traffic flow in the area Thursday morning, according to Boone County Joint Communications. The crash happened at around 7:00 a.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a car hit a fence after it rear-ended a truck and went

A Chamois man faces federal charges for making meth and having two explosives. 22-year-old Zachary Reed was charged in a two-count indictment on July 15. The indictment was unsealed on Tuesday after Reed was arrested and made an initial court appearance. Reed is charged with making meth in Osage County in September 2014. Reed allegedly

Road closures will take effect starting this Saturday and during every MU home football game in Columbia. Columbia Police will close part of Old Route K at the west Outer Road of Providence Rd. during all Mizzou home football games. The closure starts just south of the bridge past the drive to the MU tennis

Major road work has shut down a street northeast of Columbia. Part of Mexico Gravel Road is closed right now for construction. Another section is shutting down Friday. Boone County crews are renovating the road, which involves digging. They will also replace some culverts and put down new asphalt. The entire project should be done

The Governor’s Cup football game will air tonight (Sept. 3) on ABC 17 and FOX 22, causing some programming changes. As a result, ABC 17 News at 9:00 p.m. on FOX 22 will not air, and ABC 17 News at 10:00 on KMIZ will likely begin late. ABC programs can be seen on Sunday beginning

The investigation continues into a deadly wrong way crash in Holts Summit. In early August, a woman was driving the wrong way on Highway 54 and hit another car head on. The crash killed both the wrong-way driver and three teens in the other car. Corporal Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said

Jefferson City school officials told ABC 17 News they’re making adjustments as they go, after starting classes last month with a lot of different changes. ABC 17 News sat down with the spokesperson for the district, Amy Berendzen. Berendzen spoke about the new superintendent and high school principal, and touched on the ongoing issues with

Hot and humid weather will continue for the holiday weekend thanks to upper level high pressure continuing to pump in Gulf moisture from the south. High temperatures will reach the low 90s Friday through Sunday, with heat indices anywhere between 94-98 degrees all three days. Average high temperatures this time of year are in the

ABC 17 News learned one suspect wanted for a man’s death in northeast Arkansas was caught Wednesday in a Jefferson City apartment with a large amount of marijuana. Another man is still on the loose. U.S. Marshal Bob Clark confirms Daniel “DyNasty” Johnson, 24, is wanted for shooting Vincent Stone multiple times in late June

Photons, or scattered light rays, are made up of every visible light. Each of these visible light rays, from red to violet, have different wavelengths. In short, the longer the wavelength, the less energy the light has. The shortest of these visible wavelengths, and result more energy, is the violet wavelength. This the main reason

A 29-year-old is accused of shouting curse words, then punching a man on his way to Ramadan services in downtown Columbia in June. Prosecutors charged Randall Heath of assault motivated by discrimination earlier this summer for the incident that happened just before midnight on June 17. Heath was arrested by Boone County court security Tuesday

One person was hurt after a crash near Highway 50 in Jefferson City Wednesday night. Police say it happened just after 8 p.m. at Eastland Drive and the Highway 50 Eastbound ramps. Investigators say a car made a left turn from Eastland Drive toward the entrance ramp. It crossed in front of another car driven

Two people were hurt Wednesday in a Jefferson City crash. Multiple police cars and an ambulance responded after 5 p.m. near the Capital Mall. Police say a car driven by Pascal Beuchter of Jefferson City was crossing the intersection of West Truman Boulevard to Amazonas Drive from a driveway. The car crossed in front of

Decreasing daylight and falling temperatures as we head into fall may have you thinking about the upcoming winter in Mid-Missouri. Last winter’s temperature came in at 31.5 degrees which is slightly below the 32 degree average for December through February. We only had 12 inches of snow for the 2014-15 winter season which is 6

Kenosha Beef International is recalling nearly 90,000 pounds of pork sausage patty products that may be contaminated small metal pieces. This is the information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): The frozen, pork sausage patties were produced on May 13, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: 24-oz.

The Jefferson City house fire ABC 17 News reported over the weekend has been ruled an arson. The fire at 1207 East McCarty happened on Sunday morning, August 20th at 1:41, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. The house was destroyed. JCPD says 31-year old James Stude, of Jefferson City, has been arrested and

It’s been an often-heard complaint for years, residents around downtown Columbia say there are too many cars and not enough parking spaces. “It’s always super crowded on the sides and you can always see people trying to find parking spots — it’s pretty bad,” said Bianca Smith, an East Campus resident. Residents in the East

The Boone County Commission announced Wednesday that Chad Martin, a captain with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department will take over as the new 911 director and Terry Cassil has been selected as the new Boone County Emergency Management Director. Cassil is currently the chief of operations for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. He also