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A man has been arrested, accused of attempting to rob a Columbia Dairy Queen Tuesday afternoon. According to police, the suspect entered the restaurant on Business Loop 70, showed a knife at his hip to an employee and demanded money. When the employee refused to give the suspect money, the suspect left. Police said they

MU Health celebrated its first graduating class from its Career Institute in a formal ceremony Tuesday. The Career Institute was started in 2015 as a way to combat a lack of professionals in health care. Students at the institute are trained to serve as medical assistants or neuro-diagnostic technicians. Sue Kopfle with MU Health said

The official start to fall is still seven weeks away, but as of late it feels like it has arrived early. Temperatures for the most part have been in the lower 80s across Mid-Missouri, following a brutal heat wave that impacted Mid-Missouri in July. The cool weather has been welcoming and there are signs that

The Safety and Security Committee plans to educate and prepare staff and students for emergency situations for the upcoming school year. It is a newly formed committee, which met for the first time Tuesday. “It’s a brand new committee,” committee chair Michael Couty said. “We’ll be looking building by building to find what their needs

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home in the 12000 block of County Road 4031 near Holts Summit on Tuesday in attempt to find Zachary Fewins, 24, of Holts Summit. Fewins was a wanted fugitive in Cole County for several felony charges, including probation violation and motor vehicle theft. When deputies got to

TONIGHT: Any lingering showers and storms that fired during the afternoon hours, will taper off through the evening. It will be a comfortable night under partly cloudy skies, as temperatures will drop into the mid 60s. With light winds under 5 mph, we’ll see patchy fog develop in low lying areas and near river beds.

A former Columbia resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Boone County court on Monday for two counts of first degree promoting child pornography and 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Daniel Teare, who now lives in New York, was found guilty during a jury trial that started on June 20.

TODAY: We will begin to see breaks in the cloud cover by this afternoon leading to partly cloudy skies. High temperatures will reach into the low to mid 80s with light and variable winds. Spotty showers and thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon, mainly after 1 pm, but will be very hit and miss. TONIGHT:

The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau recommended that $10,000 be awarded to the Norm Stewart Classic basketball tournament and $7,500 to the “We Always Swing” jazz series. All awards are pending approval from City Council. The Tourism Development Program, which is funded by a portion of the hotel tax, funds events and projects that submit

Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Amy Schneider said the Missouri Hotel Lodging Association approached her several months ago about reviewing the city’s lodging tax ordinance. She said MHLA indicated each city and town in Missouri was reviewing theirs. “Missouri Hotel Lodging Association came to our office and said there’s all these internet companies, like

TODAY: The spotty, early morning showers will be on the decrease as we head through the morning hours. We will begin to see breaks in the cloud cover by this afternoon leading to partly sunny skies. High temperatures will reach into the low to mid 80s with light and variable winds. Spotty showers and t-storms

The deadline for the eight day campaign report for two candidates wanting to replace Caleb Jones’ 50th district seat is up. Republican Sara Walsh and Democrat Michela Skelton had to have their reports submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission by 5 p.m. Monday. The Missouri Ethics Commission updated the numbers around 7 p.m. Monday. Walsh

Columbia police are searching for the person who fired shots on a city street Monday night. Police said they found three shell casings on Amelia Street near Old Highway 63. No one was hit and no bullet holes were found in the surrounding buildings. Police believe the person behind the gun fired up into the

Eclipse 2017 is just three weeks away! Not only will it be an amazing experience for young people, but there are ample learning opportunities. The Boy Scouts Great Rivers Council is hosting a golf tournament in Jefferson City for the once-in-a-lifetime event. Players will get a commemorative golf shirt, eclipse viewing glasses and a glow

The city of Columbia announced Monday bridge work on the MKT Trail would be indefinitely postponed. Work was scheduled to take place today on bridges 5, 7 and 8 on the MKT Trail. The city was encouraging trail users to avoid the area stretching from the east side of the 3M Wetlands to southwest of

One man is in police custody and another is at large after police say the men beat a homeless veteran over the weekend. Hankel Jones was charged over the weekend with armed criminal action and robbery in reference to this assault. Charles “Chuck” Harris told ABC 17 News he was beaten with baseball bats, which

The weather pattern will be a mild one as we head into the month of August. The upper level ridge which brought the heat and humidity in July has retreated to the west and as a result, the upper level winds are coming in from the northwest. The northwesterly flow aloft not only carries mild

Since at least 2009, Boone County leaders and officials have been looking into the disproportionate number of minority youths in the juvenile justice system and trying to find ways to reduce the gap between the number of non-minorities and minorities in the system. Those leaders and officials met Monday to take a look at the

TONIGHT: A few sprinkles or a light showers are possible mainly south of I-70 with skies remaining partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Any rain that falls will be light and under a tenth of an inch. Low temperatures will drop into the mid 60s with light winds. TUESDAY: An early morning shower is possible south

Columbia police officers were called to 1412 Range Line Street to talk with a victim of a robbery that took place near a yellow house at the corner of North Street and 8th Street on Friday night. The male victim reported he was at his campsite when two men he knew came up to him