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UPDATE 2:17: Joyce Burks was found safe on Thursday. Her family has been notified. ORIGINAL: Fulton police have issued a missing person advisory for Joyce Burks. According to police, it’s in connection to an incident on Westminster Road from June 15. Burks lives with schizophrenia, paranoia and heart conditions and has been without her medications.

A house near Hallsville was struck by lightning around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, causing a fire and around $50,000 in damage. Officials with the Boone County Fire Protection District said no one was hurt, but the damage is extensive. The fire took place between Hallsville and Centralia in Sturgeon. A small garden shed also caught fire

An elderly man is dead after his all-terrain vehicle flipped over and pinned him underneath in a creek bed southwest of Jefferson City Thursday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Harold Mueller, 87, of Jefferson City, was crossing the dry creek bed when he overturned his 2001 Honda Rancher ATV around 5 p.m.

*EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING (CHARITON, COOPER, HOWARD, PETTIS, RANDOLPH, & SALINE) 12 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY.* *HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE REST OF MID-MISSOURI UNITL 8 PM SATURDAY* THURSDAY: It will be dangerously hot and humid as we head into the afternoon hours, with a slight change for storms. Most if not all locations

UPDATE 4:30 AM: Columbia Police Department tell us two men fled on from law enforcement at Cosmo Park. One has a warrant out for his arrest. Officers are investigating a suspicious vehicle possibly relating to the two subjects. It’s confirmed a K-9 unit did search the park. ORIGINAL: A significant law enforcement presence was seen

* EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING (CHARITON, COOPER, HOWARD, PETTIS, RANDOLPH, & SALINE) 12 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY.* *HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE REST OF MID-MISSOURI UNITL 8 PM SATURDAY* THURSDAY: Scattered storms are possible for the morning commute Thursday, with temperatures hovering the mid 70s. Any storms we do see could bring the threat

Outgoing Cole County EMS Director Jerry Johnston will be replaced by Matt Lindewirth, who was originally hired as deputy chief earlier this month, according to Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman. Johnston announced his resignation to employees Monday, and will continue to work for the county as a paramedic after stepping down. The role changes

A jury recommended a convicted killer serve life without parole for his crime following hours of deliberation Wednesday. The recommended sentence came nearly one week after jurors first started hearing testimony for Jeffrey Nichols. He was convicted of murdering Carmelita Kaser, a 92-year old Moberly woman on Easter Sunday in 2013. Kaser’s family spoke after

Authorities with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department revealed a South Columbia gas station has fallen victim to a skimming device on one of its gas pumps. Detective Tom O’Sullivan said the management of the gas station was notified by customers that their credit card companies had notified them of suspicious purchases made with their information.

Jefferson City Police are currently investigating a weapons offense that happened at 1:54 p.m. in the 700 block of Walsh Street. Jefferson City Communications received several reports about a person being shot and was lying in an alleyway. Emergency crews responded to the scene and found a man in the alleyway suffering from a gunshot

Former Highway Patrol trooper Anthony Piercy appeared before Director of Public Safety Drew Juden in a hearing Wednesday where he and his lawyer worked to prove why Piercy should be allowed to keep his peace officer’s license. In May 2014, Brandon Ellingson drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks while in Piercy’s custody for boating

A Cole County judge ruled that Missouri State Highway Patrol’s firing of Anthony Piercy was unlawful. Judge Patricia Joyce made the decision on Wednesday to reverse Colonel Sandra Karsten’s firing of Piercy and send it back to her for a new punishment. A highway patrol disciplinary board decided in December that Piercy should be moved

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, that workers who decide not to join unions should not be required to pay dues or other costs for collective bargaining. The 5 to 4 vote is a blow to labor unions and a victory for supporters of the so-called right-to-work legislation. The high court said to force a

A woman was taken to University Hospital after her vehicle went off the highway on Wednesday afternoon. The woman was driving northbound on Highway 63 when her car came off the bridge and landed under the southbound bridge. She was unconscious and breathing when crews arrived. ABC 17 is working to confirm more details.

* EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING (CHARITON, COOPER, HOWARD, PETTIS, RANDOLPH, & SALINE) 12 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY.* *HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE REST OF MID-MISSOURI UNITL 8 PM SATURDAY* TONIGHT: It will be a mild and muggy night across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures bottom out in the mid 70s. Clouds will increase through the night

Several car break-ins at Katy’s Place leaves residents with missing personal property and very worried. It’s also the third time its happened this year at the apartment property on 1700 Forum. One resident, Michael Davis, said his girlfriend’s car was broken into last night. “Her car was broken into and the glove-box and the armrest

UPDATE 9:46 A.M.: The medical examiner has deemed the death a suicide. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police are investigating a body found in the Garth Nature Area Dog Park in the 2700 Block of North Garth Avenue. Investigators taped off the area around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. ABC 17 News has a crew on the scene.

*HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI* Today 1-8 PM: Saline, Pettis, Benton, Howard, Cooper, Morgan, Camden, Miller. THIS AFTERNOON: We’re tracking a mix of clouds and sun this evening as temperatures slowly rise into the upper 80s and low 90s. Thanks to the rain that we saw yesterday, we’ve seen leftover cloud cover and

UPDATE 6/27: The City of Columbia released the following statement: On June 26, 2018, Judge Jacobs in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Boone County, Missouri issued a final judgment on Count 1 in the case of Columbia Police Officers Association (CPOA) v. the City of Columbia. In the ruling, Judge Jacobs ordered the City

UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: The Jefferson City Police Department identified the victim involved in Wednesday morning’s shooting in the 100 block of Boonville Road as Bernard Hoffman, 26, of Cole County. According to police officers, Hoffman isn’t working with investigators. UPDATE 5 a.m.: Jefferson City police said a 26-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting