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Lake Race set to begin at The Lake of the Ozarks Saturday

June 4, 2022 5:46 AM Ben Fein

The 2022 Lake Race at The Lake of the Ozarks is set to begin Saturday, as races are expected to last throughout the day.

Columbia Police Department will no longer do vehicle searches based on the smell of Marijuana

June 3, 2022 10:15 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Police Department released it’s 2021 traffic data on Friday.

City of Columbia lights keyhole orange to bring attention to gun violence

June 3, 2022 11:22 AM Kennedy Miller

The City of Columbia will mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday by lighting the iconic keyhole sculpture in front of City Hall orange in the aftermath of several high-profile mass shootings.

Man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child in Callaway County

June 3, 2022 9:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a man with multiple child sex crimes.

State of Missouri seeks for lawsuit on mask policy at Columbia Public Schools to continue

June 3, 2022 8:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

The state of Missouri wants its lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to continue.

Bench trial to be held for Mid-Missouri police chief accused of assault

June 3, 2022 7:45 PM ABC 17 News Team

A bench trial will be held next month for a Mid-Missouri police chief accused of assault.

House fire leaves five homeless in Jefferson City

June 3, 2022 6:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A residential house fire in Jefferson City leaves five people homeless.

Family of former University of Missouri pledge asks why prosecutors aren’t charging fraternity with hazing

June 3, 2022 10:47 AM Zachary Farwell

A University of Missouri fraternity pledge hospitalized with alcohol poisoning is back home but he has not recovered from the October incident, an attorney for his family said Friday.

Jefferson City man given life sentence in corrections officer’s shooting death

June 3, 2022 12:11 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man who was 16 years old when he was charged in connection with the death of a corrections officer has been sentenced to life in prison.

Plane makes emergency landing in Cole County field

June 3, 2022 12:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Watch the scene in the player above. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A small plane made an apparent emergency landing Friday in a Cole County field. The single-engine prop plane made the landing in the field near Zion Road and Kaiser Lane late Friday morning. The location is southwest of Jefferson City. The plane, a Piper

Bagnell Dam to temporarily close next week for work

June 3, 2022 5:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will close down Bagnell Dam to initiate the final phase of rehabilitating the bridge next week.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 60 new COVID cases; 46 on Wednesday

June 3, 2022 3:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three people injured after morning wreck in Jefferson City

June 3, 2022 2:51 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Three people were injured after a two-vehicle wreck at Route C and Trenton Court just after 9 a.m.

Commission auctions off salvaged historic stone from Missouri Capitol

June 3, 2022 6:59 AM Joushua Blount

Missourians placed bids Friday morning on historic stone salvaged from the Missouri Capitol.

University of Missouri conduct history shows pattern of bad behavior among fraternities

Charges filed in connection with a hazing incident at former University of Missouri frat

June 2, 2022 8:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

Charges have been filed in connection with a hazing incident at a former University of Missouri fraternity.

Eldon man hurt in boating crash on the Lake of the Ozarks

June 3, 2022 6:25 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was hurt Thursday night in a boating crash on the Lake of the Ozarks. The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. near the 36-mile mark of the Osage Arm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Bret L. Johnson, 26, was thrown from his personal watercraft after