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Columbia police are investigating a shooting at a home on Vandiver Drive in Columbia, where a small outside fire also started early Sunday morning. Law enforcement officials were called to the area around 5 a.m. Sunday for reports of a shooting. Columbia police officers located a home i the area that had been struck by

Boone County deputies responded to a call about gunshots being heard in the 700 block of Demaret Drive around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. A sergeant at the scene said they found about four bullet holes in the apartment building. He said that there were no witnesses, other than the person who heard the gunshots, and there

Another round of winter weather is expected to hit mid-Missouri during the overnight hours Sunday and into Monday morning. Barry Dalton, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works, said a full crew will be in at 7 a.m. Monday to begin treating the roads. The Missouri Department of Transportation said it plans to monitor the forecast

Four teenagers were seriously hurt Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Callaway County troopers said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash around 12:20 p.m. on County Road 166. The Highway Patrol says the 17 year-old driver drove the vehicle off the road and it hit a tree. All four teenagers were

TONIGHT: By tonight, we will be due for another round of precipitation as a wintery mix tracks from the northeast and makes its way into Mid-Missouri from the northwest by 8 PM – 9 PM. Temperatures will be above freezing in the mid to upper 30s by this evening. Due to that shallow layer of

Firefighters with the Holts Summit Fire Protection District were called to a structure fire in the 2000 block of Timber Lake Drive off Neiman Road Sunday morning. Firefighters found the multi-use residential building fully involved when they arrived. Scott Pasley, the public information officer for the Holts Summit Fire Protection District, said the property owner

A man was taken into custody early Friday after an University of Missouri police officer found drug paraphernalia inside his car. MUPD said an officer was helping William Gatewood with his car on Mick Deaver Memorial Drive when he noticed the drug paraphernalia. When the officer asked Gatewood about the item, Gatewood reportedly tried to

Moberly police arrested a Cairo man on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance Friday night following a traffic stop. Officers pulled over Lyell Harris, 51, around 9:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sinnock Avenue. Officers found methamphetamine on Harris. According to police, Harris is being held on a $45,000 bond.

TODAY: Partially clear skies coupled with warm southeasterly surface winds will allow our temperatures to build to a warmer high in the mid to upper 40s. By tonight, we will be due for another round of precipitation as a wintery mix tracks from the northeast and makes its way into Mid-Missouri from the northwest by

The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1000 block of Buena Vista Street around 2 a.m. Sunday. There were 18 emergency responders on scene. One person was inside the home when the fire started, but the resident was able to get out safely. The firefighters who arrived at the scene

TODAY: Sunny and dry conditions will dominate the first half of Sunday’s forecast, later followed by increasing clouds. Temps will be slightly warmer in the mid to upper 40s due to the partially sunny skies and winds from the southwest. TONIGHT: The next wave of winter weather will begin to move into Mid-Missouri out of

No one is hurt after a tractor-trailer caught fire on Highway 54 just north of I-70 in Callaway County. According to officials on the scene, the driver had been experiencing mechanical issues and pulled onto the shoulder. He left the area to get supplies and when he came back, he said the cab was on

Mid-Missouri has been snapped back into reality this weekend since it is beginning to feel a lot more like winter. Temperatures have dropped, we have seen snow, and this will continue for the start of the work week. Sunday night, temperatures will be well below freezing. In Columbia temperatures will be in the teens with

Four people were arrested Friday night after the Maries County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group searched two homes in the 41000 block of County Road 604 after several months of investigation. The Sheriff’s Office said authorities found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and loaded guns inside the two homes. Three children

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) says more than 2,300 people die each year in residential fires and two-thirds of those fatalities happen in homes without working smoke alarms Mid-Missouri fire agencies are advising residents to not only change their clocks during daylight saving time, but to also change the batteries in their smoke detectors.

TONIGHT: Any snow that we saw during the afternoon hours will be drying out by the evening. Clouds will begin to dissipate leaving for clear skies. It will be a frigid night in mid-Mo since the clear skies will help temperatures drop below freezing. Tonight, a freeze warning is in effect. By the morning hours

A “shockingly inadequate” budget has led to a public defender system that has little time to appropriately represent its clients. The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit Thursday in Cole County against Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri State Public Defender Director Michael Barrett and others over this issue. The five plaintiffs, all from different parts of

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a crash that sent one person to the hospital Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just before 2 p.m. near Clark Lane and St. Charles Road. Authorities on scene said the driver went off the road and crashed into an unoccupied parked car in the Lakeview Mall parking lot. The

Officers were dispatched to the Auto Zone on Business Loop 70 East just before 10 p.m. Friday for reports of a robbery. A Columbia police sergeant said a man came into the store and demanded money from the register. He told employees he had a gun in his pocket, but the weapon was never shown.

Snow started to fall in Columbia around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, but the snow was not sticking to most roadways because the cement temperature was above freezing. ABC 17 News checked in with MoDOT, Columbia Public Works and Boone County Public Works officials to find out what crews were planning for the weekend. Columbia Public Works