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Hickman is the first Columbia high school to have a room dedicated to playing video games. Gamers competed Tuesday against Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman and Columbia Public Schools Foundation President-elect Abe Bahadori as part of a foundation grant to create the district’s first e-sports room. CPSF gave the high school $8,500 toward the

A month meant to raise awareness and resources for the fight against childhood cancer has drawn a warning from the Better Business Bureau about charity scams. The BBB is warning potential donors to research charities to make sure they are secure and reputable. The organization says to research a charity’s website, look at its mission

The Columbia Housing Authority will authorize the submission of an application for state funding Tuesday. “This is pretty perfunctory,” said Phil Steinhaus, Columbia Housing Authority CEO. “It’s just something we have to do as part of the application process.” CHA is applying for 9 percent low-income housing tax credits to help fund an $8.6 million

Power has been restored to two downtown Columbia intersections after a crash made them dark Tuesday. Columbia Public Works said intermittent outages were possible on Tenth Street at Broadway and at Walnut Street, the public works department said. The outages began Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle crashed into an electric service meter, the department said.

Several pedestrians walking along Clark Lane said they feel “unsafe” Tuesday, the day after a teenager was hit and killed while walking along the road. Battle High School student Claudine Nibigira, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene Monday night after a vehicle hit her while she was walking in the 3600 Block of Clark

A teen was killed Monday night after a car hit them while they were walking in the 3600 Block of Clark Lane. Claudine Nibigira, 17, of Columbia, was pronounced dead on-scene, the Columbia Police Department said. Lt. Robert Fox said Nibigira was walking on the road when she was hit by a car traveling eastbound.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy, lows in the low 70s. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, highs in the low 90s. Heat index in the upper 90s. EXTENDED: Oppressive heat continues this week until Friday with an upper level ridge holding strong over the Midwest. A deep trough of low pressure approaches by the

Camdenton police say they found a southwest Missouri man dead Monday in an SUV at Walmart. Police were called to the store at about 5:20 p.m. after a Walmart employee found a man later identified as James E. Warner, 45, of Joplin, in the rear cargo area of an SUV, the Camdenton Police Department said

Adults who are interested in earning their high school diploma in Mid-Missouri will soon have a place to do so. Mike Reynolds, the Columbia Excel Center director said, “What better caveat to have a mom or a dad coming back to get their diploma and if their children are at a school somewhere here in

A St. Louis police officer is suing the city and the police department, claiming he was violently beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that Luther Hall’s lawsuit mirrors allegations made by federal prosecutors in the December indictment of four police officers. One officer pleaded guilty earlier

Watch playback of a live video stream of a news conference with Missouri football coach Barry Odom in the player below.

UPDATE 2:15 a.m.: Police are now investigating another call for shots fired in central Columbia. Columbia Police were called to the area of 5th St. and Park Ave. for shots fired around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday. ABC 17 crews on the scene heard what sounded like gunshots while they were at a scene on Forest

The Missouri State Highway Patrol was assisting Osage and Gasconade County agencies with a death investigation of a man and child Tuesday morning. #GasconadeCounty Update: 37 year-old male & 4 year-old male child found deceased near Valentine Ford Road, west of Route A. Investigation to continue. Preliminary info: https://t.co/VsujWgkPPd pic.twitter.com/o8WUxm0qgm — MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF)

The amount of water flowing down the lower Missouri River this year is approaching the record set during the historic 2011 flood, and another round of flooding is expected this week after unusually heavy rains upstream, federal officials said. Heavy rains dumped more than four times what is normal in parts of Montana, North and

City spokesman Steve Sapp said that Columbia Solid Waste will pick up recycling as normal on Tuesday. The City of Columbia canceled curbside recycling pickup on Monday due to a staffing shortage with Columbia Solid Waste Utility. Those missed on Monday will be picked up next week. The city is short 22 employees, according to

Fulton Public Schools said in a statement that the Fulton Police Department and the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit searched the Fulton High School building for narcotics. According to the school district, no drugs were found in the building. The search was not announced to students and staff. Students were reportedly kept in their

TUESDAY: We’ll be dealing with this heat for another afternoon with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 90s again. Heat indices will be back in the mid to upper 90s . TONIGHT: Skies will be partly to mostly clear overnight with temperatures falling back to near 70 by daybreak. EXTENDED: High pressure parked

Downtown bars are getting busier now that college students have returned to Columbia and football games have kicked off at Faurot Field. ABC 17 News Investigates looked at Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspection reports for downtown bars from Aug. 1, 2014 to Aug. 1, 2019. Shiloh Bar and Grill had the most critical violations

The Columbia City Council will review possible changes to city-owned parking garages Monday night at its meeting. A council memo from the city manager and other staff requested the council approve the money for several items it has identified the need for in preparation for the gate arms. These new installations would be in addition

Geoff Jones was sworn in as police chief of the Columbia Police Department at Monday night’s City Council meeting. In August, Interim City Manager John Glascock announced Geoff Jones as the new permanent chief. Jones started serving as interim police chief on Feb. 3 after former Chief Ken Burton resigned a month earlier. Glascock said