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Work is expected to continue on a major Columbia route next week. Columbia Public Works will continue with crack-seal maintenance work on Forum Blvd. between Hinkson Creek and Stadium Blvd. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Weather did not allow for the work to be completed this week.

Road work on a Boone County route could cause delays next week. Resurfacing work will start on Route PP in Boone County from Dusty Rhodes Lane to the Clark Lane roundabout next Tuesday. Work will be completed between 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, and between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day for

Summer is a great time to take a vacation, take care of home repairs or find a summer job. Unfortunately, scammers don’t take a summer vacation, so be on the lookout for these popular summer scams: Door-to-Door/In-person Blitzes: Door-to-door scams tend to target seniors because they are more likely to be at home during the

A New Bloomfield trailer is destroyed after a fire overnight on Thursday. The owner got a call from a neighbor at 5 a.m. saying the trailer was on fire which was used for storage and old furniture. By the time fire crews left the owner arrived. She is not sure the cost of the damage.

A man drowned in Camden County early Wednesday morning after falling off a dock. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Raymond Jorsch, 71, went to the dock to release some fish, but fell into the water and drowned. The accident happened near the 14.2 mile marker in Emerald Bay Cove.

Since last October, ABC 17 News has been looking into what happened to a small family cemetery in Cole County that appears to have vanished. The Dixon cemetery is named after one of the original families in the Jefferson City area, and now it appears a roundabout sits right on top of it. ABC 17

A Columbia man accused in a triple shooting last week on Forest Avenue was arrested in Wisconsin. 20-year-old Elijah Fox-Brown is accused of shooting and injuring three people on Forest Avenue on May 13. Two were shot in the leg and one shot in both the arm and leg. Dozens of law enforcement officers blocked

An unsettled weather pattern is developing for the holiday weekend. A trough of lower pressure developing on the west coast will cause the upper level winds to shift to the southwest, sending waves of low pressure into Mid-Missouri. As surface winds shift to the south Saturday, humidity and temperatures will rise with high temperatures climbing

A mother is outraged after her daughter is sent home from school with a broken arm patched up with a Band-Aid. The 7-year-old girl broke her arm during recess on a Columbia Public School playground. Her mother said the school misdiagnosed her daughter and failed to notify her of the injury. Two Mile Prairie Elementary

A local builder was arrested just hours after talking to ABC 17 News about two Mid-Missouri residents who say they are out thousands of dollars after paying for construction work. Customers say the man goes by two names: Ken Jinson and Scott Jinson. And ABC 17 News found there are lawsuits against both names. ABC

Highway Patrol troopers say one man is dead after a car crash in Maries County. It happened Tuesday night on Highway 63 at Vichy. Investigators say Keith Jones, 50, from Jefferson City crossed the center link and went off the roadway. He allegedly hit a car driven by David Connor, 79, of Holts Summit. Troopers

Two Boone County teens are facing charges after investigators say they broke into schools. Michael Eaves, 17, of Harrisburg and a 16-year-old boy were arrested by Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies on suspicion of burglarizing and stealing from the town’s elementary and middles schools. The thefts happened back February but the two teens were just picked

A man at the center of a special report ABC 17 News did on Tuesday night has now been arrested. Ken Jinson was picked up by police on Tuesday, but has already bonded out of jail. ABC 17 News investigated claims Jinson was ripping people off for construction work in Cole County. Since the story

An early Wednesday morning fire displaced two people at a Jefferson City home on Dixon Drive. Jefferson City Fire Division Chief Jason Turner told ABC 17 News the fire started shortly before 2:30 a.m., and is not suspicious. Turner also said crews could not rule out an electrical issue as a cause. There were no

Results of two DWI checkpoints in Mid-Missouri were released Wednesday. Deputies in Cole and Boone counties held the checkpoints Saturday night. Of the 12 cars pulled over in Cole Co., no one was cited for a DWI. Deputies there gave out one speed violation, 2 seat belt violations, and one uninsured driver violation. Boone County

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has new information relating to a February shooting just east of Columbia. Three people were shot on February 28 on Santa Anna Drive. The suspect, Cornelius “C.J.” Parker, was killed after exchanging gunshots with a Boone Co. sheriff’s deputy. Deborah Koontz and her brother, Donald Wilson, were pronounced dead at

Rain will move into Mid-Missouri early in the morning Wednesday, giving us a soggy morning commute. Rain will start off light but become moderate and steady from 8-11 AM as it spreads east. Temperatures will start off near 50 in the morning and will stay chilly all day with high temperatures only in the mid

The already massive air bag recall has expanded, making history in one of the largest U.S. recalls ever. After 6 deaths, millions of recalled cars, and thousands of dollars in fines, Japanese air bag maker finally admitted their air bags were defective Tuesday. Anthony Foxx, U.S. Transportation Secretary, said Takata still has not identified the

A new report by the state auditor is raising questions about finances for one Mid-Missouri town. The state office released its findings for Bunceton, which is about 30 minutes south of Boonville. The audit revealed errors because the work by the city clerk was not being properly reviewed. All of Bunceton’s funds are grouped into

The Columbia Housing Authority is cracking down on its teenage population. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Board of Commissioners will be looking into a monthly safety report, which shows an increase in teen residents being involved in repeated incidents. Now, those teens are being issued trespassing warnings for all CHA properties except the building they