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It’s tick season again in Mid-Missouri. Before you get your first bite of the year, ABC 17 News talked to a doctor who has already treated several tick bites this spring to find out what illnesses to be on the lookout for. Dr. Jason Zerrer at Providence Urgent Care said the amount of tick bites

The weather pattern is shifting to a warmer, unsettled pattern as we head through the work week. A ridge of high pressure aloft will build to our west, sending warmer air into Missouri At the same time, surface winds will shift to the south, bringing humidity up and causing our nights to be muggy. There

Two people were arrested for drunk driving over the weekend after troopers held a sobriety checkpoint in Boone County. The Highway Patrol confirmed eight people were arrested for misdemeanor drug charges, along with four on felony drug counts. They also issued 15 warnings. A total of 371 vehicles were stopped between 10 p.m. Saturday and

The suspect arrested in the death of another Columbia teen pleaded not guilty. Stone Midgyett appeared in court Monday for involuntary manslaughter. Two groups started fighting last January 4 near White River and Silver Mill Drive in north Columbia off East Brown School Road. Midgyett claims the victim, Deante Smith, 17, started shooting at him.

Missouri’s top law enforcer says the disparity between the number of black drivers pulled over last year, compared to white motorists who were stopped, was the highest since 2000. Attorney General Chris Koster says the state’s African-American drivers were 75 percent more likely than their white counterparts to be stopped on Missouri’s roads based on

An FBI agent was sentenced to one year probation and fined $367.39, along with 25 hours of community service, after putting a teenager in a chokehold in 2014. Scott Armstrong was arrested in Callaway County after the 13 year-old lost consciousness on March 1 of last year. Armstrong was found guilty of assaulting the minor

A suspect was arrested in Columbia over the weekend, accused of shooting one man in the stomach last month. Officers originally stopped Anthony Hayes, Jr., 33, for having heavily tinted windows and not having a properly displayed front license plate. His license was also revoked, and police found a rock of cocaine inside the car.

Emergency crews responded to a rollover crash involving a concrete truck Monday morning southwest of Columbia. The Boone County and Columbia fire departments both responded to Old Mill Creek Road off Nifong Boulevard near Scott Boulevard around 8 a.m. The concrete truck went off the road, hitting a power pole and overturning. Firefighters had to

On Monday morning, ABC 17 News was informed that depositions were underway for the Brandon Ellingson case. Ellingson was the 20-year-old Iowa man who drowned while in Highway Patrol custody at the Lake of the Ozarks. ABC 17 News has done investigations into the case, learning the trooper did not follow protocol before Ellingson fell

If your child is not “online” already, he or she may soon be joining the millions of children who are. Parents should have a discussion with their children about the parameters for use of computers and smart phones before allowing them to go online. Communication should start early. Parents should be proactive and initiate the

It has been one year since a 20-year-old man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks in Highway Patrol custody. Since Brandon Ellingson’s death, ABC 17 News has continued to dig deeper and ask questions about how this could happen. Ellingson was pulled over by a trooper on suspicion of boating while drinking. ABC 17

A road project lasting several months will start Monday morning on College Avenue, closing several lanes on a portion of the street. Construction workers with Aplex Inc. will close the left lanes heading both north and south at 7 a.m. Monday morning between University Avenue and Rollins Street, weather permitting, according to the city’s Public

A Marshall man who sparked a manhunt after police said he pointed a gun at an officer and tried to pull the trigger is now back in Missouri. Carl Roettgen and his girlfriend are now being held at the Saline County Justice facility. They were brought there from Alabama. ABC 17 News reported earlier this

Three men remain in the hospital after a car flipped on its side in west Columbia Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said at 1:28 a.m., a car driven northbound by 32-year-old Jarryl Jones went off the side of Strawn Road, just north of West Worley Street. As the car rotated, it

After a cold front brought rain to Missouri over the weekend temperatures have cooled down greatly. Highs on Saturday only reached the low to mid 60s. This is well below the average high temperature of 78 for this date. The work week will start off cool with highs on Monday only in the upper 60s

Church leaders kick off a campaign to end violence in Columbia’s neighborhoods. On Saturday, Rev. Melvin Stapleton held a rally and barbecue at his church, Restoration Life Ministries on the corner of Forest and Grand in central Columbia. Stapleton and other community church leaders have taken up the effort to curb violence in neighborhoods with

The month of May has been a wet one with multiple rainfall events boosting rainfall totals for Columbia. The Columbia regional airport has now seen 5.28 inches of rainfall during May, which is just above the average value of 4.67 inches. Despite the recent rainfall we are still below average for our yearly totals. The

A Fulton man who has previously been arrested for leading police on two high-speed car chases is behind bars once again. Fulton police pulled over Clayton Craddock, 30, after he failed to stop at a stop sign in Fulton around 10:30 Friday night. Craddock resisted arrest and took off from police. Fulton police caught Craddock

Camden County authorities are warning residents in the area to be cautious after a Memorial Day weekend sex assault. The suspect is still on the loose. Police said it happened in the 100 block of Sweet William Road. The victim told police an unknown man followed her to a boat dock after leaving a bar.

Mizzou softball is done with postseason play, but their coach remains in the headlines. According to a report by ESPNW, Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine sent an expletive-filled email to Missouri State coach Holly Hesse, who started the disagreement by making several personal accusations against Mizzou’s head coach. The report says MU’s director of softball