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Columbia police arrested a man after a reported physical disturbance late Monday night. Officers arrested Thomas Clark, 63, in the 400 block of Ann Street. Clark reportedly got into a fight with his male roommate and a woman, according to police. The woman told officers Clark put his hands around her neck and made it

A structure fire is still smoking on Dyer Road in Callaway County. ABC 17 confirmed the fire with Fulton firefighters. The fire is in the Central Callaway Fire Protection District’s jurisdiction. We are working to confirm more details about how the fire started and what the cost of the damage will be.

Friday night kicks of the 106th annual homecoming weekend for the University of Missouri. It’s looking like a great weekend to enjoy all homecoming festivities, starting on Friday night with house decorations and the spirit rally. Friday evening, temperatures will be mild in the 60s with increasing clouds. Into Saturday, we will continue to see

UPDATE 6 a.m.: Emergency crews reopened the right lane on I-70 westbound near the Lake of the Woods exit around 5:45 a.m. ORIGINAL: Columbia firefighters closed down a portion of the right lane on I-70 westbound near the Lake of the Woods exit early Wednesday morning because of a crash. Firefighters said one semi-truck crashed

Visitation and funeral services have been scheduled for a Sedalia junior high student killed during a weekend ATV crash. Artyom Perchak died Monday morning after the Saturday afternoon crash. The Missouri Highway Patrol says Perchak lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. The Sedalia School District 200 posted on Facebook the visitation will take

WEDNESDAY: The beautiful fall weather continues as we start off cool, in the 40s, and end up with a mild afternoon. High temperatures will reach the lower 70s as southerly winds increase to 13 mph in the afternoon under sunny skies. TONIGHT: It will be a quiet and mild night as overnight lows only bottom

The Maine brewery accusing Columbia-based Logboat Brewing Company of copyright infringement now says Logboat defamed its reputation after the lawsuit was filed. Shipyard Brewing Company of Portland, Maine, filed an amended lawsuit on Tuesday in Missouri’s Western District federal court. The new version, from Shipyard’s attorney Darren Sharp, claims Logboat directed a deluge of negative

The University of Missouri will put together several roundtable groups to help administrators find ways to improve morale on campus. Chancellor Alexander Cartwright discussed the plan at an open forum with MU staff on Tuesday afternoon. The forum focused on issues held by the some of the school’s 6,000 full-time staff members. A campus climate

One side is calling it the largest civil penalty for Sunshine Law violations in Missouri history after a circuit judge ordered the Cole County prosecuting attorney to pay more than $12,000 for seven violations. The lawsuit stemmed from three Sunshine Law requests law student and activist Aaron Malin made back in 2015. Malin spoke to

On Tuesday, Boone County Judge Kevin Crane said he had no plans to appoint more private attorneys to public defender cases in the near future. In September, ABC 17 News reported the judge appointed more than 40 private attorneys to ease case loads for public defenders who assist defendants that can’t afford a lawyer. Judge

On Monday, ABC 17 News learned the conditions of two men shot at a south Columbia apartment complex have improved. The shooting happened last month at the Copper Beech Townhomes on Old Highway 63. Police said people inside one car were shooting at another. The two men were taken to the hospital with life threatening

Over the past week in Boone County, doctors have seen an increase in patients with gastrointestinal illnesses. Dr. Tara Flynn with MU Health said it’s mostly vomiting and diarrhea. Flynn said, “Most of the cases are viral, but some patients have come in with fevers, blood in their stool and signs of dehydration.”

Two men were arrested after a investigation initiated by the East Central drug task force. Luke Stone and Dominic Loise were arrested early Tuesday morning. According to Audrain County’s Sheriff Matt Oller the investigation led to a search warrant obtained and executed in the 500 block of Rollins in Columbia. Deputies said they found cocaine,

After almost one year of sewer construction in downtown Columbia, a final completion date is in sight. A large portion of Elm Street in downtown Columbia has been closed since December 2016 because of the Flat Branch Sewer Relief Project. Sixth Street from Broadway to Elm Street has been closed off since May because of

The mood was tense Monday night as Columbia City Council members discussed the latest addition to the Tax Increment Financing commission at its meeting. The TIF Commission is tasked with investigating and vetting Broadway Hotel owner Dave Parmley’s proposal for a $2 million TIF plan to fund a new tower at the hotel. For more

TONIGHT: We’ll have another cool, quiet night. A light southerly breeze will keep lows in the upper 40s as skies remain clear. WEDNESDAY: The great fall weather continues as we’ll start off cool and end up with a mild afternoon. High temperatures will reach the lower 70s as southerly winds increase to 13 mph in

Tanner Spurlock was arrested and charged with resisting arrest after he took off from Centralia police officers. According to the probable cause statement, police made contact with Spurlock when they questioned his license plate number. Officers said they saw Spurlock get a one hitter pipe and asked him to hand it over. Police said they

Phil Steinhaus, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) says improvements are coming to the Oak Towers building. The two elevators have repeatedly broken down in recent months. Residents who contacted ABC 17 say some people, including senior citizens and the disabled, are left to climb up to eight stories of stairs. Some wheelchair-bound residents

Two adults have been charged after deputies with the Audrain County Sheriff’s Department, officers with the Mexico Public Safety Department and a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a narcotics search warrant at the 1000 block of Harwood Street in Mexico. Timothy Lawson told officers that there was methamphetamine in the home and

ABC 17 News has gotten court documents that detail a man’s half hour joy ride through Mizzou Arena in June. Nathaniel Conant was just charged with four counts of property damage in early October. ABC 17 news picked up a probable cause statement in the case which detail what Conant is accused of. The documents