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A car crashed into a tree on Whitegate Drive in Columbia early Tuesday morning. The accident happened in the 2300 block shortly after 6 a.m. There are no details on what happened or if there were any injuries at this point. We’ll have updates on ABC 17 News at 9 a.m. and on ABC17News.com throughout

A controversial downtown development project will move forward after the Columbia city council voted to approve a new agreement with Opus Development Company Monday night. It’s an issue that has been controversial since it was passed in March. Now an amendment to the 260 bed project has been approved 5-1. Some residents say continuing forward

Mizzou football announced its future opponents on Monday, including the school’s first trips to Baton Rouge (2016) and Tuscaloosa (2018). Missouri will alternate between road and home games with its division opponents each year. Even-numbered years vs. Floridavs. South Carolinavs. Tennesseeat Georgiaat Vanderbiltat Kentuckyat Arkansas Odd number years vs. Georgiavs. Vanderbiltvs. Kentuckyvs. Arkansasat Floridaat South

Texting could soon mean the difference between life and death. In the last week, four major mobile service providers -Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile – gave customers the ability to text 911. But only certain 911 centers are available to receive those texts – and none are in Missouri. The technology is so new, even

Local health officials are not concerned with MERS, also known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, posing a significant threat in the United States. Dr. Scott Schultz with Providence Urgent Care said, ” The CDC is putting warnings out to all of us to look out for. So we will have our feelers out there.” He

Fewer Missourians use seat belts than the national average, and it’s been that way for six straight years. Last year, 757 people died in traffic crashes in Missouri. More than 63 percent happened because someone was not wearing a seat belt. Those numbers come from the launch of the Click It or Ticket campaign by

A St. Louis woman is dead and her husband faces a murder charge after a stabbingearly Sunday morning in Camdenton near the Lake of the Ozarks. Officers were called to a home at 89 Lakeview Drive for a woman who had cuts on her arms. Officers found 28-year-old Danielle Bell lying on the floor in

Miller County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom McClelland was serving a search warrant in Eldon Friday when he collapsed to the ground. Deputies with the 22-year-old McClelland immediately started CPR when theydiscovered that he was not breathing and had no pulse. McClelland was taken to Lake Regional Hospital where he was stabilized then transportedto Mercy Hospital in

The Columbia man accused of murder in the death of an 8-month-old girl appeared in Boone County Court Monday afternoon. Cody Baker, 31, was charged with murder in February after the infant died. An investigation found the girl died of physical trauma, not natural causes. Baker was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty in the

An inmate at the Howard County Jail has died following a suicide attempt Sunday night. A detention officer found the man trying to hang himself at around 7:45 p.m. Officers performed emergency life saving techniques before the man was taken to Cooper County Hospital. He was transported to University Hospital in Columbia where he died

Columbia police are still looking for suspects who allegedly stole instruments from Forum Christian Church over a week ago on Sunday, May 11. The church is located at the intersection of Forum and Nifong boulevards. The thefts were reported on Friday, May 16. ABC 17 News talked to church officials on Monday who said a

Kansas City Star sports writer Tod Palmer joins ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim for Sunday Sit-Down. Tod and Austin discuss the Missouri softball season, the doubleheader sweep by Nebraska and the MU vs. KU rivalry.

On Sunday, the Mizzou softball team needed to win one game against Nebraska to win the Columbia Regional title. The Nebraska softball team hit seven home runs to beat Missouri twice, 11-4 then 8-1 to win the Regional Title and move to the Super Regional against Alabama. In the first game of the day, Alora

The Jefferson City council is set to make two major votes Monday night. The Capital 8 theaters by the Capital Mall want to add one theater and upgrade the existing theaters. The project was approved 8-0 by the Planning and Zoning Commission and is scheduled to get a vote before the council Monday evening. The

A Fulton man was arrested early Sunday morning after a reported weekend burglary. Madison Taylor, 50, was held on $31,000 bond in the Callaway County Jail on Sunday. According to a news release, Fulton police said he was in possession of items reported stolen from a home at 840 Poston Drive one day earlier. The

In a reignited Border War, the No. 15 Mizzou softball team beat Kansas 6 -3 in the Columbia Regional NCAA Softball Tournament. After a rough start with the umpire calling Emily Crane out at home plate and head coach Ehren Earleywine fighting the call, Mizzou’s offense got back on track. At the top of the

Saturday the Mizzou golf team finished 25 under par ending in third in the NCAA Columbia Regional advancing to Nationals while Emilio Cuartero finished first seven under par on day 3. Through out the day, Mizzou, Oklahoma State and Arkansas were tied and back and forth for first place. Oklahoma State finished first overall 33

More than 5,300 University of Missouri students walked across the stage and turned their tassles to the left after receiving degrees Saturday. The ceremonies also honored a local businessman, Jim Held, with an honorary degree. Held is the founder and owner of Stone Hill Winery in Hermann. Commencements began Friday afternoon and were scheduled to

Columbia fire and medics were on scene of a truck that had crashed into a duplex apartment Saturday evening. The crash happened at 3215 Mexico Gravel Road in north Columbia around 6:15 p.m. One man was taken to a local hospital, but his name and condition had not been released. An ABC 17 News crew

A south Columbia home had minor smoke damage after a fire destroyed an adjoining garage Saturday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District crews responded to 4320 South Brushwood Lake Road around 9:36 a.m. for reports of a building on fire. Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News later that the cause remained under investigation.