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Columbia Police and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded to two fights that broke out at Battle High School Thursday afternoon. One student was taken into custody for an attack. Following that attack, students staged a fight that blocked staircases and hallways during the lunch hour. The fake fight led to another one involving two 14-year-olds,

A 44-year-old Jefferson City is in a coma after an assault at a Capital City restaurant left him with skull fractures. Jefferson City Police were called to Steak ‘N Shake on Missouri Boulevard early Sunday morning. When they got there they found the man unconscious with blood coming from his head. Police said there were

A man firefighters had been searching for for hours Thursday night was found dead east of Ashland near the Boone-Callaway County line. A Highway Patrol helicopter found 53-year-old Randall Fennewald from Columbia off south Backbone Road. The Callaway County Sheriff told ABC 17 News an autopsy revealed Fennewald died from blunt force trauma consistent with

Some parents are outraged after they say police had guns drawn surrounding a house just feet away from where children were waiting to be picked up by a school bus. Annie Brown was trying to drop her children off at the bus stop on Mohawk Avenue and Comanche Court in Northeast Columbia, but was too

26-year-old Ashley Khors said she has tried to get in contact with someone at the Department of Social Services since June. Khors said she works two jobs on top of being 6 months pregnant to try and make ends meet, but she said the doctor bills just keep piling up. “I cry a lot of

The engineering building on Mizzou’s campus will soon be getting a facelift. Governor Nixon toured Lafferre Hall Thursday morning, and shortly after, he and others voted to issue a $38.5 million bond to renovate parts of the more than 120-year-old building. The money comes from a bill passed by the state legislature, with the intent

Columbia and Boone County officials are working together to come up with a community-wide Ebola first response plan. Thursday, the Boone County Office of Emergency Management hosted a meeting for public safety agencies, area hospitals and ambulance services. Officials said they are still finalizing the plans. Martina Pounds, Boone Co. Office of Emergency Management:”This has

Callaway County deputies are looking for a suspect in a Millersburg convenience store burglary. The Short Stop convenience store was broken into through a window around 2:00 Thursday morning. The suspect is described as a white man wearing blue jeans and a hooded sweatshirt. The suspect covered his face with a ski mask. His car

A fight at a Columbia high school brought out multiple police officers Thursday, which had ABC 17 News look at the reliability to emergency police radios in the area. Two fights broke out at lunchtime Thursday involving 7 students. There were no weapons and no one was taken to the hospital. Several students involved in

ABC 17 News has learned the woman killed in a Columbia crash this week was a witness in a recent homicide. Monday’s crash involved two pedestrians walking on Rangeline Street and Vandiver. One person was injured and the woman, Dianna Barney, was killed. The Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney confirmed Barney is the woman identified

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A pond off a major road in Columbia has started overflowing, potentially compromising a nearby dam. Water has also started running down the sidewalk along the road. The pond is on property off Clark Lane near the roundabout at St. Charles Road. ABC 17 News talked with the Columbia Fire Department, and that department called

Deaths from prescription painkillers are down for the first time this century. But at the same time, heroin overdose deaths are surging. Many doctors and drug counselors are saying the two trends are related, crediting a drug monitoring program. This program is in 48 out of 50 states and makes it harder for a drug

A Mid-Missouri hotel is now dealing with bed bugs. Today, the Columbia/Boone County Health Department inspected a room at the Ramada Inn near the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. The woman and her fiance, who preferred to stay anonymous, stayed in the Ramada Inn Sunday night as they were traveling from North Carolina to Colorado.

A suspect is in custody and two others were sent to the hospital after a car chase ended with the vehicle driving into the house and crashing in the backyard. It happened Tuesday night around 10:15 on Raleigh Drive in Columbia. Sgt. Lance Bolinger told ABC 17 that Columbia police were conducting a proactive patrol

Although nothing is set in stone, Columbia will be submitting a proposal to get the Special Olympics of Missouri Headquarters moved there from Jefferson City. Right now, its current location is on Edgewood in Jefferson City. Special Olympics announced they plan to build a new training facility, which is what sparked Columbia’s interest. Columbia leaders

A contract has been awarded for improvements on a major Jefferson City roadway. At a meeting in St. Louis Wednesday, MoDOT awarded a contract to Emery Sapp and Sons of Columbia for $20.3 million. The improvements include a new interchange at Highway 50 and Lafayette Street, and adding a lane in each direction from Monroe

A Rolla man accused of killing a 11-month-old baby in January 2013 appeared in Phelps County Court Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Brent Black with child abuse and second degree murder of Sapphire Gibbs in October of last year. The baby was taken to the hospital and eventually transferred to a children’s hospital in St.

Fulton police have arrested a man after a chase involving a truck and an 8-hour standoff. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers saw a truck matching the description of one reported stolen from a Callaway County address. They tried to stop the truck, but the driver kept going. That started a chase which ended near

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