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Dave Steckel said he waited 33 years for a head coaching opportunity in college football. That wait stopped on Sunday. Missouri’s defensive coordinator accepted the position to be the Bears’ new head coach. He is the sixth assistant to leave in Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri, and the second in 2014. Former offensive line coach

Columbia police confirmed to ABC 17 News they were investigating an armed robbery at the China Moon restaurant on Rangeline Saturday night. The call came out around 10 p.m. Officers on the scene told ABC 17 News three suspects wearing ski masks came in with guns, restrained all employees in the store and made off

An area of low pressure will move across Missouri late Sunday night into Monday. This will bring scattered showers to Mid-Missouri overnight and Monday morning. Rain will become spotty during Monday afternoon as temperatures push into the mid-to-upper 50s. Then a cold front will follow late in the day Monday. This will cause temperatures to

Two people were arrested in Fulton Sunday morning after police found various drugs inside of a home. Just after 10 a.m., police served a narcotic search warrant in the 1400 block of Monroe Street. Officers arrested Brent Teel and April Teel (Dentienne) after finding a white, crystal-like substance, pills, numerous items of drug paraphernalia and

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Dee Davis scored 17 points and Myles Davis and Brandon Randolph added 11 apiece to lead Xavier past Missouri 74-58 on Saturday. The Musketeers (8-2) led just 44-41 with 11:36 remaining after Tramaine Isabell’s layup for Missouri, but Xavier responded with an 11-2 run and gradually pulled away in the team’s

After a cloudy and mild weekend a cold front will approach Missouri Sunday evening. Showers will develop ahead of the front and begin to move into Mid-Missouri around midnight. Rain and a few isolated thunderstorms will persist into Monday morning and through the day. Temperatures will still reach the mid 50s Monday afternoon. Rain will

Web Extra: Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson and players Keith Shamburger and Jonathan Williams III after loss to Xavier

Monday, the Columbia City Council is set to vote on three smoking-related ordinances. Those include raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, raising the age for vapor products and e-cigarettes to 21 and banning the use of vapor products indoors. First Ward City Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick introduced the ordinance of

Area high school basketball scores are below. Click the video player to watch highlights from Friday’s action. BOYS BASKETBALL Fulton 85 Marshall 39Northeast 46 Hickman 86Tolton 71 Battle 46California 62 Russelville 43South Callaway 89 New Bloomfield 54Camdenton 72 Versailles 42Linn 59 Owensville 25 GIRLS BASKETBALL Hickman 54 Blue Springs 51Hallsville 44 Centralia 40North Callaway 42

A Montgomery County jury has found Kelli Smith, of Columbia, guilty in a wrong-way crash that left one man dead. Jurors deliberated more than thirteen hours before returning the verdict a little after 3:30 Friday afternoon. The panel then went into the sentencing portion of the case. A major topic in the case had been

A Mid-Missouri fire is now being investigated as arson. When Fulton firefighters got to the scene on Friday, they found smoke and flames pouring out of the abandoned home near the corner of Seventh and Vine streets. Officials said the flames were mostly contained to the front room, and they do not think the structure

Police confirmed late Friday afternoon a Mid-Missouri chase suspect was caught after escaping police earlier that same morning. Barry Allenbrand is wanted in Kansas and also suspected of stealing from a store in Osage Beach on Thursday. Around 5:30 a.m. Friday, officers chased him down Jeffries Road, where they used spike strips. He ditched his

One charity in Mid-Missouri said it is in dire need of help from the community. The Salvation Army in Columbia still needs hundreds of gift donations by early next week. And Red Kettle donations are down by thousands of dollars, it said. Each year, the Salvation Army gives families in need toys for children, groceries

Southerly winds will send warm air into Mid-Missouri this weekend bringing our temperatures above normal through Monday. Overnight lows will only drop into the 40s while daytime temperatures climb into the 50s to lower 60s by Sunday. The clouds will stick around but the sun will pop out at times. Areas of fog are possible

Morgan County authorities say they found two bodies in an apartment fire Friday morning. Fire crews got to the upstairs apartment at 21606 Highway 52 in Barnett just before 7 a.m. While putting out the flames, authorities found a child’s body and later spotted a woman. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is working with the

A new report by the U.S. Justice Department is outlining statistics on campus sexual assault. This comes at a time of renewed attention to the issue after Rolling Stone magazine backs away from its report on an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia. It’s also a topic ABC 17 News has been following

One of Missouri’s main retirement systems has temporarily blocked online access after discovering attempts to hack into its members’ accounts. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports that the Missouri State Employees Retirement System sent about 81,000 emails and 20,000 letter to members Thursday explaining the situation. It says someone gained “unauthorized access” to four members’

The Board of Health completed its report for the Columbia City Council regarding three smoking-related ordinances. The Board endorsed raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 in Columbia, raising the same age requirement for vapor products and e-cigarettes and banning the use of vapor products indoors. “One of the major

Officials have confirmed a man who was reported missing from Ellis Fischel Cancer Center has been found safe. 51-year-old Douglas Thulin was last seen walking away from the facility toward a parking garage Thursday afternoon. It’s not clear why he left the hospital in the first place.

A mistrial was declared Thursday after the jury could not agree in the case of a Marshall woman charged in a January 2012 shaken baby case. Closing arguments in Saline County wrapped up Thursday in the trial for Nakisha O’Bryan. Court documents said she was watching the baby two years ago when her husband, Joshua