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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.

Bitter temperatures aren’t just uncomfortable, they can be dangerous without the proper precautions. But common cold weather myths can sometimes fool you, so we had an expert weigh in. Dr. Jason Zerrer with Providence Urgent care said he hears lots of these myths. “The biggest one is that cold weather causes you to get sick,”

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Michael Qualls had 21 points and No. 18 Arkansas beat Missouri 84-69 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory and eighth in nine games. Bobby Portis added 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help the Razorbacks (21-5, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) continue their best start in conference play since the 1997-98

In the bitterly cold temperatures, most of us just take comfort in the warmth of our homes or offices, but some people around mid-Missouri have to brave the elements. For those who have to be outside in this weather, there are some serious health concerns. “There’s nobody that’s going to get that cold unless you

A narrow band of light snow, orientated north west to southeast, will slide across Mid-Missouri Thursday evening and overnight, starting as early as 5 pm near HWY 65 and 8-9 pm near HWY 63. This band will be very light but minor accumulation is expected with most areas receiving a half inch or less of

Lawmakers may be closer to a new tool in the fight against child sex trafficking. Wednesday, representatives testified in support of a new bill. Right now, Missouri law states that recruiting, harboring and enticing children into sex trafficking is illegal. And if this bill passes, it would add advertising children for sex to the definition

Three people are in custody for a Sunday murder in Jefferson City. Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson charged Charles Thompson, 17, Vincent Smith, 25, and Robert Burks, 23, with second-degree murder and first-degree burglary. Burks and Smith are also facing additional counts of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Court documents claim Thompson and Smith

The Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) may soon ban residents from smoking inside their homes, and the possibility has some residents fired up. The CHA board was scheduled to vote on the “Smoke-Free Lease Addendum V3” Tuesday night, but the vote was tabled because of an administrative error. So residents in public housing can continue smoking