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Only eight of 68 law enforcement departments received grant money from the state to buy body cameras in 2014. ABC 17 News received the list of applicants from the Department of Public Safety for its Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program. Law enforcement departments across the state requested a total 505 body-worn cameras. However, the

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the final home games for the Battle hosting Jefferson City and Rock Bridge girls basketball

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps day one, all classes of the MSHSAA state wrestling tournament.

Southerly winds will carry low level moisture north to the Lake of the Ozarks early Friday morning. As this moisture moves over the freezing temperatures a the surface, areas of freezing drizzle are possible. This could cause some slick spots, where the drizzle is more concentrated. Heading into the afternoon and evening, the moisture will

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps day one of the Class 1 and 2 MSHSAA state wrestling tournament.

Five people face charges after an explosive device was found in a woman’s mailbox last month in Holts Summit. Holts Summit Police told ABC 17 News Thursday the suspects, a 17 and 18-year-old as well as three juveniles, were local. A anonymous tip with the Jefferson City Crime Stoppers lead to the new charges. Holts

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is asking county commissioners for state money to step up DWI enforcement and education. The grants the department is asking for total more than $100,000. Sheriff’s Department officials said Boone County ranks as one of the deadliest counties in the state for drivers. To help keep county roads safer, the

Work is finally underway on a Mid-Missouri bridge with a long history of safety problems. ABC 17 first reported on the issues on Rustic Road more than three years ago. The bridge is so unsafe that officials dropped the weight limit to three tons. A typical fire truck weighs three times as much, and school

According to the CDC, at least 430 people die in the U.S. every year from carbon monoxide poisoning, not linked to fires. And more than 20,000 visit the emergency room for the same reason. Carbon monoxide is found in fumes from generators, stoves, lanterns, gas ranges and more. Local firefighters respond to more CO related

A Columbia woman is behind bars Wednesday night for stealing from a Columbia store. 24-year-old Marla Hoy was arrested for stealing more than $500 from Life and Uniform on Bernadette Drive. Authorities said she did it by making fake refunds and pocketing the money. Hoy faces felony stealing charges.

A majority of the main roads in Columbia have been cleared from the Sunday snow, but with such cold temperatures this week, not all the snow has been melting. ABC 17 News went to check out one of the trouble spots on Bernadette Drive near Columbia Mall Thursday evening after complaints about a large snow

A Columbia man accused of killing his wife in October 2014 appeared in Boone County Court Thursday. 88-year-old Donald Rowland was originally charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after allegedly stabbing his wife, Betty, at 3426 Woodrail Terrace on October 31. That first degree murder charged was amended to involuntary manslaughter Thursday.

An Osage County firefighter was hospitalized after he was shot in the foot. The accident happened Wednesday in Bonnots Mill when crews were fighting a mobile home fire. The call came in around 7:30 Wednesday morning. Fire officials said heat is what caused a pistol in a drawer to discharge a bullet from a .380

Work is still moving forward on the new Boone Co. 911 center north of Columbia. The facility will be built next to the Boone Co. Sheriff’s Department off Highway 63. ABC 17 News Thursday sat down with Boone County Commissioner Janet Thompson to see how the process is going. The center’s new director has been

The BBB of Mid-Missouri is warning of a fraud scheme involving a fictitious company called “Epic Spirit Survey Inc.” The fraudsters in this scheme are mailing the victims checks from M&T Bank and the attached flier that states the following, verbatim: “I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to become one

A man is now going to prison for robbing an adult store in Columbia. Derrick Webster pleaded guilty Wednesday to first degree robbery. Webster’s two other please were tossed out for concerns about his public defender, and questions about whether his gun was real. ABC 17 News first reported about Webster in April, after he

A man’s truck was stolen in Columbia while it was warming up in the cold temperatures this week. His work truck was taken outside of the Quality Inn this week near Providence and I-70. It disappeared from the parking lot before 7:00 a.m. Officers found it a few hours later behind the Schnucks off Stadium

Hundreds of residents in Cooper County were without power late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Officials say 835 Ameren Missouri customers lost power sometime late Wednesday night. Power was restored to all customers by 1 a.m. Thursday. At one point Ameren’s website showed more than 2,600 customers were without power, but officials say those

A Sturgeon man was arrested early Thursday after deputies say he led them on a cross-county chase. It started shortly before 2:30 a.m. when a deputy saw the suspect run a red light in the area of East Broadway and Keene Street in Columbia. The deputy stopped the car, and said the driver, Dalton Perkins,

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Hickman high school girls basketball and other local scores.