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The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday that the opening of the westbound bridge over the Missouri River in Jefferson City will be delayed. The bridge was scheduled to reopen by the end of August; a new date has not been determined. At a news conference Friday morning, officials said the process of removing paint

Two days after a Columbia teen Marquez Reed was murdered, the accused shooter is still on the run. Tyrone James Jr. has been officially charged in the death of 17 year old Marquez Reed. Columbia Police Department says the community has played a huge role. In an e-mail response, Columbia Police Department says, “the assistance

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed three additional Zika virus cases on Friday. Workers told ABC 17 News one patient is a man and two others are non-pregnant women. All three of the patients had traveled outside of the United States to areas where the virus has been transmitted. These cases bring

Temperatures will stay just below average for this last weekend of July. Saturday will start off with mostly sunny skies and upper 60s in the morning, climbing into the mid 80s in the afternoon with low humidity and light winds. It will be a perfect day for most outdoor activities. Heading into Sunday, a cluster

Martin Priest, a convicted killer tied to a Mid-Missouri murder case, has been denied parole for a murder in Kansas. In January, the Miller County Prosecutor’s Office charged Priest with the 1984 rape and murder of Tammy Rothganger, who was 15. At the time, Priest was the live-in boyfriend of Tammy’s mother. Rothganger’s body was

Mizzou interim chancellor Hank Foley will now also serve as interim athletic director. Former Mizzou interim athletic director Wren Baker officially accepted a job at North Texas to be its new athletic director on Friday. “I regret the timing of this announcement would bring any negative light to Mizzou,” Baker said in a statement released

Since its launch in 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) has been above our heads in orbit around the Earth. There it has been for over 17 years, orbiting the earth over 100,000 times. Mid-Missouri has a chance to see one of those orbits tonight just by taking a few steps beforehand. First things first,

Callaway County deputies have arrested a man from Steedman in connection with a stealing investigation out of the St. Louis area. Police in Eureka had been looking into the thefts of two iPhones from visitors to Six Flags St. Louis. Investigators tracked the phones to a home on Pawnee Drive, southeast of Fulton. While searching

Police are still searching for a suspect after getting a report of a stolen car. Police got the call around 2 a.m. Friday from a citizen reporting his car was stolen from outside the front of his home. According to police, they spotted the stolen car at 5:10 a.m. in the area of Sylvan Lane

Boone County Joint Communications is still in need of some emergency dispatchers for their current center. ABC 17 News checked in several months ago about the staffing shortage, and the county says they are still looking for candidates. Boone County Human Resource Director says they recently posted job openings for joint telecommunications two days ago,

After a break from the heat and humidity for the end of July, temperatures will start heating up again for the start of August. As the ridge of high pressure aloft builds north into the central states, heat and humidity will also build through the week. High temperatures will reach the low to mid 90s

The Council for Drug-Free Youth said it will continue its efforts to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products in Jefferson City. The Capital City’s Public Safety Committee discussed the proposed controversial “Tobacco 21” law Thursday morning. After the Council for Drug-Free Youth, or CDFY, gave a presentation on the benefits of adopting the

Attendees of the final night of the Democratic National Convention were complaining about major over crowding issues Thursday. Hillary Clinton was scheduled to take the stage Thursday night and accept the Democratic party’s nomination fro President. By 6:30 ET, much of the arena seats were already filled, however hundreds of people were still roaming the

UPDATE 7/28 11 a.m. :ABC17 has been able to confirm with police they were on West Bethany Drive to carry out a search warrant in connection to Wednesday night’s homicide. ABC 17 News viewers reported seeing several law enforcement in the 4000 block of West Bethany Drive in southwest Columbia Thursday morning. ABC 17 News

Columbia Police are investigating a third homicide this year. Marquez D. Reed, 17, of Columbia, was killed in Wednesday night’s shooting near Allen Street and LaSalle Place. On Thursday, ABC 17 News spoke with community activists about what they are doing to try and curb the latest violence. Glenn Cobbins, Sr. works for the city

Members of the political action committee campaigning for an increased hotel tax filed acomplaint Wednesday with the Missouri Ethics Commission against the Columbia Hospitality Association. Co-chair Greg Steinhoff said his committee, the Foundation for Columbia’s Future, organized as an official campaign committee with the Missouri Ethics Commission but CHA did not. According to the Missouri

A federal judge has dismissed claims of a conspiracy by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in connection with the drowning of Brandon Ellingson in 2014. Ellingson’s parents filed a claim in court, saying the Highway Patrol denied them access to information in the case. On Thursday, the judge ruled Ellingson’s parents didn’t have enough evidence

Fulton police arrested a man and a woman Wednesday afternoon while carrying out two drug-related search warrants. The raids happened at two apartments on Nichols Street shortly after 3 p.m. In the first apartment, police found marijuana and paraphernalia; they arrested a man there, gave him a summons, and let him go. At the second

University of Missouri students are getting ready to move back to Columbia for the upcoming fall semester. However, students and their parents should be aware of potential scams that come along with moving. Sean Spence, Regional Director at the Mid-Missouri Better Business Bureau, said the most common scam is being overcharged for services. “They hold

The owner of a Columbia smoke shop pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to helping sell over $2 million in synthetic marijuana, often known as K2. Officials believe Kevin Bay, 47, bought and resold between 214 and 482 kilograms of plant material sprayed with chemicals meant to mimic THC, the psychoactive compound of marijuana. They