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Family and friends welcomed the task force members home after efforts in North Carolina for Hurricane Florence. Personnel made their homecoming at the Boone County Fire Protection District Headquarters in Columbia, Missouri. “Once we get everyone home it’s a huge relief off of my mind,” said Missouri Task Force 1 Leader Randy Sanders. Saunders said

Two men are facing robbery charges after Boonville police say one suspect showed a handgun, demanded money and ran away from the Dollar General Store on Friday night. At around 9:14 p.m., Boonville police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Dollar General Store on 501 W. Ashley Road. Officers on scene

SATURDAY: Spotty showers are moving through some of our northern counties this morning. These showers north of I-70 will continue into the later morning hours before finally ending this afternoon. As you head farther south in the viewing area this afternoon, you’ll find warmer temperatures as a warm front lifts northward. Highs will range anywhere

Here are the scores from Week 6 of area high school football. Will be updated throughout the night. Battle (37) at Hickman (20) FINAL Hallsville (21) at Blair Oaks (69) FINAL Rock Bridge (42) at Jefferson City (21) FINAL Boonville (42) at Versailles (14) FINAL Eldon (46) at California (35) FINAL Southern Boone (40) at

The state attorney general’s office argued that a recent health inspection at the Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic proves why the state needs stricter laws regulating abortions. An unannounced inspection by the Department of Health on Wednesday found the clinic had a rusty suction aspiration machine in its operating room. Tubes connected to the machine had

An additional batch of Bird Scooters were scattered around Columbia ahead of the weekend-long Roots and Blues Festival, according to Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs. Griggs said the company behind the rentable electric scooters recently added 100 new devices, raising the total number to 450 in Columbia. Festivalgoers are asked not to ride the

Police are looking for multiple suspects after a shooting on the 1100 block of Kennesaw Ridge Road just before 4 a.m. A man is recovering with non-life threatening injuries. Officers said he heard his car alarm go off and was shot near his car when he went outside. Multiple cars were broken into. Some neighbors

A teenager was injured in a motorcycle crash Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 18 year-old Logan Stickney was going eastbound on MO 151, crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the road. Authorities said the motorcycle overturned and Stickney was thrown from the vehicle. The

An unlicensed Columbia massage therapist is charged with second-degree sexual abuse after he allegedly touched a woman inappropriately. According to a probable cause statement, Karl A. Swope was charged Wednesday after the victim reported the incident to Columbia police. Police said the victim went to Swope’s home in Columbia because she was experiencing neck and

The Mizzou volleyball team likely played its last game at the Hearnes Center for the 2018 season according to an MU spokesperson. MU spokesperson Andy Oldenburg said there is still a hope at some point the team could return to the Hearnes Center this season. However, he said the team will play its remaining schedule

TONIGHT: Spotty light showers are possible later in the evening but will increase overnight into early Saturday. Areas north of HWY 50 and west of HWY 63 have the best chance and anything we see will be light and spotty. Lows will drop into the upper 40s to near 50 with northeast to east winds

A federal judge dismissed several people from the state Department of Mental Health who were named in a lawsuit by Carl DeBrodie’s family. The ruling leaves the door open for DeBrodie’s family to refile a claim against the state, should it find out that people took specific actions to harm him, or knew of such

A Kentucky woman was arrested in Phelps County after deputies found 45.75 pounds of meth and 1.25 pounds of cocaine in her vehicle. Michel Garcia-Adame was stopped by the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department for a traffic stop on Tuesday morning on Interstate 44. During the stop, the deputy obtained a warrant to search the vehicle

On Friday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. Below we’ve compiled links to coverage that can be found on the ABC 17 News website. Trump on delay: Senate has to ‘do what they think is right’ Women confront Flake over Kavanaugh support Committee advances Kavanaugh

Police were called to the 3600 block of Monterey Drive around 2:45 a.m. Friday for multiple calls about gunfire in the area. While officers were on the way to the scene, they received reports that one adult and one juvenile were admitted to the hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Police found multiple shell casings

Columbia police are searching for multiple suspects after a shooting on Kennesaw Ridge Road Friday. Officers responded just before 4 a.m. after receiving multiple calls about gunshots in the area. When investigators arrived, they found shell casings at the scene. According to police, a resident in the 1100 block of Kennesaw Ridge Road heard their

A Cole County grand jury has upgraded charges against a man accused in a fatal Jefferson City shooting. Alfred Chism Jr. now faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Aug. 27 shooting of Lincoln University student Charon Session at Chism’s home. Chism was originally charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal

A Sedalia man was charged Tuesday after he allegedly tried to create a pipe bomb to use on his ex-wife and her boyfriend. According to court documents, Cody Frank-Allen Lappat told his former sister-in-law he intended to “blow stuff up” at his ex-wife’s residence. When police searched Lappat’s hom, they found a metal can that

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to track a cold front which is across northern Missouri this afternoon. This front will slowly increase cloud cover across our area into the evening, however we look to remain mostly dry through 9pm. We’ll notice our winds become a little breezier this evening following the passage of the cold front,

The Battle Spartans face off against the Hickman Kewpies Friday at 7:00 p.m. looking for their 50th win in their six-year program history. The Spartans enter the game 3-2 overall after a 60-33 loss to Jackson at home. Meanwhile, the Hickman Kewpies are 1-4 after losing the Providence Bowl to Rock Bridge 31-0. The Kewpies