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HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A 10-year-old Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull from his face to the back of his head. The Kansas City Star reports that doctors called Xavier Cunningham’s survival “miraculous.” Xavier’s harrowing experience began

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis suburb will revise a law that allowed for eviction of residents who made repeated emergency calls after a lawsuit alleged that the ordinance punished victims of domestic violence. The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday announced the settlement of its lawsuit against Maplewood, Missouri. The city agreed to

One car crashed into a fence at the baseball field of Hickman High School on Wednesday morning. According to Columbia fire officials, crews responded to the scene just after 10 a.m. The Columbia Police Department was still on scene Wednesday morning. ABC 17 News crews observed police searching the area, and the driver of the

The Lake Ozark Police Department arrested two people after it responded to a shoplifting call at a Kohl’s Department Store in the area on Sunday. Through an investigation, police found a suspect, Tiffany Inman, had about 20 different identifications, social security numbers and fake social security cards. According to police, she admitted to stealing for

Lincoln University student Ariel Perkins died after a crash on Interstate 70 near Kingdom City Sunday night. Perkins, who was from Washington Park, Illinois, transferred to LU in fall 2018, according to LU officials. The university will provide grief counseling in the Thompkins Health Center, and students can also contact counseling services at 573-681-5164 or

Missouri lawmakers have been back at work this week for a special session that coincides with a veto session. The veto session allows lawmakers to revisit bills the governor rejected during the regular session. Back during the regular session, Gov. Mike Parson signed a $28.65 billion state budget, vetoing 21 line-items totaling roughly $12 million.

WEDNESDAY: Expect a warm, dry day with a few afternoon clouds and high temperatures in the lower 80s as winds stay under 10 mph from the southeast. TONIGHT: We’ll have another seasonal night as temperatures drop close to 60 degrees. Skies remain mostly clear with winds out of the southeast up to 8 mph. EXTENDED:

After an inspection by the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Jefferson City Public Works Department announced the bridge on Ohio Street, between Louisiana Avenue and South Boulevard, is closed to vehicle traffic. The bridge remains open to pedestrians and bikers. The weight limit was lowered from 15 to five tons as a result of the

New lighting in downtown Columbia aimed at improving safety is expected to be installed next week, according to city spokesperson Steve Sapp. Sapp said crews are expected to install the poles for the lighting Sunday, and it will be tested the week of Sept. 17. ABC 17 News has been reporting on the project since

A plastic surgeon with MU Health said a relatively new trend called “Snapchat dysmorphia” is appearing across the country. The disorder is when a person wants to alter his or her appearance to look like Snapchat filters. “That’s the danger, it’s just a trend.” Stephen Colbert, M.D. said. “It’s a very temporary period of time

Tuesday marked the second day of the special legislative session called by Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and two bills were the center of conversation: STEM education and treatment courts. Lawmakers held hearings to take another look at the two bills, and some said they are optimistic changes made to the bills will help get them

Mizzou guard Cullen VanLeer has medically retired from basketball. An MU release says the senior will receive a medical exemption. The exemption will allow VanLeer to keep his scholarship, but it will not count against MU’s team scholarship numbers. VanLeer suffered a knee injury in Mizzou’s game against Arkansas on March 3. The team says

A man accused in a crash that killed a Harrisburg High School teacher will spend 22 years in prison. Judge Jeff Harris sentenced Brandon Brill of Clark at the conclusion of a hearing Tuesday that lasted several hours. “Sentences is to be served consecutively, to each other and not concurrently,” Harris said. Brill was charged

Consolidated Water of Boone County has issued a boil water advisory for parts of its service area. The advisory applies to customers between Providence Road and Gans Creek Road, including customers along Bearfield and Rock Quarry roads. It’s in effect until noon Thursday. The advisory was issued after a leak in a water main caused

Authorities in Fulton were searching for two juveniles who escaped from the Missouri Division of Youth Services on Route O Tuesday. The juveniles who escaped were described as a white male with an orange shirt and dark shorts and black male wearing a gray shirt and shorts. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said in situations

Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated ahead of Hurricane Florence, according to Gale Blomenkamp, assistant fire chief for the Boone County Fire Protection District, said the group will deploy to Raleigh, North Carolina at 10 a.m. Tuesday as a Type III task force. “We’re just glad to be able to go help them today,”

A Callaway County grand jury indicted a Fulton man and woman on several charges including child sex crimes Thursday. Jamiey Metcalf, 24, of Fulton was indicted on charges of sexual misconduct involving a child, child abuse or neglect and child endangerment. Patrick Metcalf, 53, of Fulton was indicted on charges of statutory rape and sodomy,

TONIGHT: We’ll have a pleasant night as temperatures will drop into the upper 50s by morning with clear skies as winds stay under 8 mph out of the southeast. WEDNESDAY: Expect a warm, dry day with a few afternoon clouds and high temperatures in the lower 80s as winds stay under 10 mph from the

Columbia Public Schools administrators have sent a letter to parents of Battle High School students assuring them there was no threat of a shooting at the school. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said the issue was a rumor related to a school shooting threat at Brunswick High School in Georgia. In addition to the letter, Battle

A Boone County man will be in court Tuesday morning for a sentencing hearing in connection with a fatal bus crash in Harrisburg. Brandon Brill, 27, of Clark, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault in July. Brill was charged in connection with a crash in September of 2017 that resulted in the