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The mayor of a mid-Missouri town is offering a cash reward after the city’s park was vandalized. According to Josh Seaver, the mayor of Belle, Missouri, city workers found someone had flipped over a large wooden bridge at the city’s park sometime over the weekend. Seaver posted on Facebook Monday afternoon that he is offering

TONIGHT: Skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy with low temperatures near 60 by morning with light north winds under 8 mph. A spot shower is possible but most areas will stay dry overnight. TUESDAY: As an upper level low pressure area moves to the east, moisture wrapping around it could produce a few showers

UPDATE 12:15 P.M.: Emergency crews were dispatched to Lakota Coffee at the corner of 9th and Cherry streets around 11:35 a.m. Monday, according to the Columbia Fire Department. A fire contained to the inside of a roaster in the coffee shop produced a large amount of smoke that poured out of the front and top

A Jefferson City woman accused of stealing from several garage sales is out of jail Monday morning. Police said Lindsey G. Birdsong, 34, was arrested Saturday for multiple thefts after investigators followed up on more than two weeks’ worth of leads. According to the police department, witnesses were able to identify Birdsong as the suspect

THIS AFTERNOON: We expect clouds to slowly begin to break up across Mid-Missouri this afternoon. The better chance for seeing sunshine will be across northwestern portions of the viewing area. Temperatures will rise slowly into the mid 70s later this evening as well. Any scattered shower activity sticks east of 63. TONIGHT: By this evening

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the duck boat company and boat operators after a boat sank and killed 17 people in Branson. Lawyers from the team plan a news conference Monday at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on Sunday on behalf of two members of an Indiana family

MONDAY: This morning expect some patchy fog through the morning hours, so you made need to allow some extra time for the early morning commute. We will stay mostly dry for the commute, however it will be worth it to keep the umbrella handy as we’ll see on and off shower chances throughout the day.

Columbia police were called to the area of Hanover Boulevard and Clark Lane Monday morning. ABC 17 News crews saw officers set up a perimeter around 2 a.m. and conduct a search of the area using K-9 units. Officers did not immediately respond to questions about the police activity in the area. The scene was

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two 18-year-olds after stopping them for traffic violations and realizing they had active warrants. Deputies said they were patrolling State Road AA near Holts Summit Saturday night around 10:30 p.m. They stopped a car driven by Travis Williams, 18. Deputies discovered Williams was wanted out of Cole County

The Columbia Police Department, along with the parks and recreation department, hosted its third east neighborhood community barbecue Saturday. The event was held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Indian Hills Park, located in the East Strategic Plan Neighborhood. According to a press release, officers with the Columbia Police Outreach Unit and volunteers grilled

UPDATE 8:13 P.M.: Police confirm that at around 1:30 a.m. shot were fired near the intersection of 10th and Broadway. A male suffered a non life-threatening wound and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Officers were not able to identify a suspect or suspects in the crowd of people. A short time later, officers

TONIGHT: We’re going to see cloudy skies hold strong overnight with temperatures falling back to the middle 60s. Forecast data has a isolated showers developing in the early morning hours, especially east of HWY 63 after 4am. MONDAY: Even with the slight rain risk tomorrow morning, I think most of us stay dry for the

UPDATE 4:34 p.m.: A deputy with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said they were initially stopping a car for a traffic violation. They said during the stop, they realized the car was involved in another incident with the Columbia Police Department. He said multiple passengers fled the scene. ORIGINAL: ABC 17 News has confirmed there

The Benton County Sheriff’s Department issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a 4-year-old that was last seen early Sunday morning. Officials said Grayson Darnell, of Warsaw, was last seen in the 100 block of West Gold Street around 3 a.m. Sunday. Officials said the 4-year-old’s non-custodial mother, Julie Darnell, 36, went inside the grandparents’ home,

TODAY: Overcast skies this morning are holding temperatures near 70 degrees this morning. With widespread rain slowly tracking into Mid-Missouri, temperatures won’t budge much for the first part of the day. A decaying line of storms is tracking into Mid-Missouri, bringing with it some much needed rain. While the storms are weakening, we could see

Former players from the Mizzou and Kansas basketball teams did their part to break the rivalry drought and played in an alumni game for charity. The game raised money for the Rush Forward Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club. No formal amount has been announced at this time. Former Mizzou basketball player Kareem Rush

Funerals have been set for five more members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when a tourist boat sank on a Missouri lake last week. A church spokeswoman says services will be held Saturday at Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis for 70-year-old Horace Coleman; his 69-year-old wife, Belinda Coleman; 76-year-old Ervin Coleman; 45-year-old

TONIGHT: Through this evening, spots north of HWY 50 will remain dry, and even those to the south will only see on an off rain chances. Most will stay dry through the midnight hour. The best chance of seeing rain pushing into Mid-Missouri begins after 5am on Sunday. Temperatures are cool again, in the mid

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed a corporate tax reform package his last day in office. Once current Gov. Mike Parson took office, he signed into law tax reform for individual and small businesses. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Ray McCarty, the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Missouri to talk about

Two men are in custody in the Boone County jail Saturday morning on drug charges and outstanding warrants, according to a press release. Deputies said they searched for John Calvert, 36, of Columbia around 9 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Eastland Circle. Deputies said Calvert had felony arrest warrants for violating probation for