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Columbia police are investigating an armed robbery that happened just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Hamilton Way, near the University of Missouri campus. Police say two women were walking home when they were approached by a black man in his late twenties with a heavy build. The women told police the

Monday night at 7, Columbia city council members will be voting on an ordinance that could delay the process of demolishing certain buildings downtown Columbia. Shakepeare’s Pizza could be one of those buildings. The proposed ordinance establishes an administrative delay on the processing of applications for demolishing structures located on the National Register of Historic

As the system that brought us rain during the weekend moves to the northeast cooler air from the northwest will be able to seep into Missouri. Highs on Monday will only reach the low 60s with a breezy northwest wind up to 20 mph making it feel cool outside. Temperatures will struggle to warm up

Columbia police are investigating an armed robbery that happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday at the Burger King on Clark Lane. Police say a man came into the restaurant and implied to an employee behind that counter that he had a weapon. The suspect took off with an undisclosed amount of money and ran in

Police arrested a man they say was driving while intoxicated through a neighborhood near Edgewood Avenue and Stewart Road. Witnesses told police the suspect was driving recklessly on West Boulevard, swerving in and out of the oncoming lane. The suspect came to a stop in the 500 block of Edgewood Avenue after hitting two parked

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the Missouri Black and Gold football game, baseball double header against Alabama.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps high school baseball and soccer highlights and final scores.

A few showers and thunderstorms moved through Mid-Missouri Saturday, before rain tapered off Saturday evening. Rain chances will still continue overnight and into Sunday though. An upper level low will continue to rotate in isolated showers and thunderstorms for Sunday morning. Storm chances will increase Sunday afternoon as the low moves northeast over Missouri. Fortunately

Sen. Claire McCaskill returned to the University of Missouri campus on Saturday to discuss the topic of sexual assault. McCaskill spoke on campus last fall about the same issue during her campus listening tour. During Saturday’s event, McCaskill gave the keynote address at the MU “I t’s On Us” summit, an event aimed at changing

A Columbia man is dead after the car he was driving Friday night ran off the roadway in Boone County. It happened in the 4700 block of Old Mill Creek just before midnight. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said 53-year-old James Gonzales was driving southbound when he missed a curve and drove off the road.

A man is in jail in Fulton, accused of stabbing a woman two times. James Russell, who is a parole absconder, was arrested in the 300 block of Douglas Boulevard after he allegedly stabbed the woman, hid four knives in a wooded area and fled the scene. The stabbing victim was treated for non life-threatening

Two women were groped by a group of men near the Memorial Union on the University of Missouri campus early Saturday morning, according to MU police. It happened just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday. The two women told police men approached them, grabbed them and tried to kiss them. They said more men ran across the

Final high school baseball scores: Tipton 6, Tolton 4Wright City 5, Battle 2Southern Boone 5, Battle 3Moberly 7, Blair Oaks 4Warrenton 0, Blair Oaks 4Rock Bridge 11, Warrenton 2Rock Bridge 13, Moberly 0 ( 5 innings)Hallsville 5, Hickman 3Jefferson City 3, Helias 0 Final Soccer scores: Tolton 1, Saxony Lutheran 2Jefferson City 9, Fatima 0Rock

The Columbia Fire Department is outfitting its firefighters with new state-of-the-art equipment. Columbia firefighters will get new self-contained breathing apparatuses or SCBA. One of the most dangerous parts of fighting fires is the thick deadly smoke. Firefighters’ SCBA make it possible to walk right through it. The SCBAs the Columbia Fire Department were using are

Friday, Deputy State Auditor Harry Otto said he thinks if the audit of the Highway Patrol was done late this year, the patrol would have gotten a higher rating. A fair rating was handed down by the Auditor’s Office. The Highway Patrol’s, Criminal Justice Information Security Management System was target of the audit. “Fair”, was

Police are investigating two separate shootings that happened on Rice Road Thursday. The first call came in around 1:30 a.m. in the 4400 hundred block of Rice Road. There was damage to the wall of an apartment after a bullet went through an exterior wall, went through multiple interior walls before getting stuck in the

We are continuing to watch a large area of low pressure aloft which is moving slowly east and will bring unsettled weather in for the weekend. However, forecast models have slowed down the rain for Saturday, with most areas not getting rain until the evening hours. A few showers are possible Saturday morning mainly west

A lockdown has been lifted for a Columbia Elementary school. Columbia Public School officials tell us New Haven Elementary was put on lockdown around 3:30 Friday afternoon after seeing a suspicious person around the school. Police say school personnel saw a man wearing a surgical mask and carrying a bag that could have carried a

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A slow moving area of low pressure aloft will bring a few rounds of t-storms through Mid-Missouri this weekend, some which could produce heavy rainfall. Friday will be a dry, warm day but a few t-storms are possible overnight. Although a few showers can’t be ruled out Saturday morning, the better chance comes in the