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UPDATE 2:15 a.m.: Police are now investigating another call for shots fired in central Columbia. Columbia Police were called to the area of 5th St. and Park Ave. for shots fired around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday. ABC 17 crews on the scene heard what sounded like gunshots while they were at a scene on Forest

The Missouri State Highway Patrol was assisting Osage and Gasconade County agencies with a death investigation of a man and child Tuesday morning. #GasconadeCounty Update: 37 year-old male & 4 year-old male child found deceased near Valentine Ford Road, west of Route A. Investigation to continue. Preliminary info: https://t.co/VsujWgkPPd pic.twitter.com/o8WUxm0qgm — MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF)

The amount of water flowing down the lower Missouri River this year is approaching the record set during the historic 2011 flood, and another round of flooding is expected this week after unusually heavy rains upstream, federal officials said. Heavy rains dumped more than four times what is normal in parts of Montana, North and

City spokesman Steve Sapp said that Columbia Solid Waste will pick up recycling as normal on Tuesday. The City of Columbia canceled curbside recycling pickup on Monday due to a staffing shortage with Columbia Solid Waste Utility. Those missed on Monday will be picked up next week. The city is short 22 employees, according to

Fulton Public Schools said in a statement that the Fulton Police Department and the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit searched the Fulton High School building for narcotics. According to the school district, no drugs were found in the building. The search was not announced to students and staff. Students were reportedly kept in their

TUESDAY: We’ll be dealing with this heat for another afternoon with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 90s again. Heat indices will be back in the mid to upper 90s . TONIGHT: Skies will be partly to mostly clear overnight with temperatures falling back to near 70 by daybreak. EXTENDED: High pressure parked

Downtown bars are getting busier now that college students have returned to Columbia and football games have kicked off at Faurot Field. ABC 17 News Investigates looked at Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspection reports for downtown bars from Aug. 1, 2014 to Aug. 1, 2019. Shiloh Bar and Grill had the most critical violations

The Columbia City Council will review possible changes to city-owned parking garages Monday night at its meeting. A council memo from the city manager and other staff requested the council approve the money for several items it has identified the need for in preparation for the gate arms. These new installations would be in addition

Geoff Jones was sworn in as police chief of the Columbia Police Department at Monday night’s City Council meeting. In August, Interim City Manager John Glascock announced Geoff Jones as the new permanent chief. Jones started serving as interim police chief on Feb. 3 after former Chief Ken Burton resigned a month earlier. Glascock said

The Jefferson City Council approved funds to update the Jefferson City Memorial Airport’s master plan at Monday’s City Council meeting. The airport underwent months of severe flooding and the department has recommended tearing down the airport terminal and rebuilding. Due to the flooding, the Public Works Department looks to update the airport master plan to

The Columbia Police Department repeated its call for information after two Columbia teenagers were killed in separate homicides over the weekend. “We need our neighbors in the community to stand up and help CPD,” Jeff Pitts, a department spokesperson, said in a statement. “If you know something, please say something.” Nadria Wright, 18, was with

UPDATE 9:27 p.m.: Iberia Rural Fire Protection District deemed the area safe and reopened Highway 17. Authorities in Miller County called for an evacuation after a gas leak was reported Monday night. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office and the Iberia Rural Fire Protection District asked residents within a half-mile of Highway 17 and Loblolly Lane

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, humid. Low in the low 70s. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny and hot. Highs in the low 90s with heat index values between 95-98. EXTENDED: An upper ridge continues to hold over the Midwest, keeping temperatures more than 10 degrees warmer than average and humid air stagnating across

A La Puente, California, man was charged in federal court on Monday after authorities allegedly found 20 pounds of methamphetamine in his car in Cooper County. Johnny J. Thompson, 45, was arrested around 9:35 p.m. Thursday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol during a traffic stop on Interstate 70. A trooper initially pulled Thompson over

We’re continuing the transition to Fall in the northern hemisphere and you may have noticed a change in the skies lately. While vibrant, colorful sunsets are possible in the summer, they tend to happen more frequently has we make the change from Summer to Fall. Why is that? Well, there’s a few reasons. One of

A man charged with tampering with a vehicle used by two Wisconsin brothers who are missing and presumed dead in Missouri has waived his right to a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Court records show that 25-year-old Garland Nelson was ordered to be arraigned Oct. 7 after foregoing his

THIS AFTERNOON: Heat and humidity continue to bear down on the region. Expect low 90s with feels like temperatures around 97- 98*. TONIGHT: Clear and humid. Low near 70. EXTENDED: A change in the weather pattern is within reach. A cold front is set to track through the region later this week into the weekend

MONDAY: That warm weather we got used to last week has returned and looks like it’s going to stick around again. Temperatures this afternoon make it to near 90 under partly cloudy skies with heat indices in the middle to some upper 90s . TONIGHT: It will stay quiet overnight with temperatures falling to near

A Miller County man was sentenced to nearly five decades in prison last week for statutory rape and statutory sodomy involving two 13-year-old girls. A judge sentenced Dillon J. Hail, 23, of Brumley, Missouri, to 47 years in prison in two cases in which Hail admitted to having sexual relations with two girls, Miller County