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Two days ahead of the start of United State Supreme Court arguments on two explosive same-sex marriage cases, Missouri’s senior senator has thrown her support behind the issue. Claire McCaskill posted a statement on her Tumblr social media site Sunday evening about her decision to support the so-called “marriage equality” movement. McCaskill’s post said, in

Fire crews in Centralia had to call in mutual aid to battle a house fire early Monday morning. The fire happened in the 700 block of Allen Street. A family lived in the home, no one was injured. The home is considered a total loss. Damage was contained to the inside of the home. It

***UPDATE FRIDAY 7:18 P.M.***COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Anti-war protesters want the University of Missouri to reject the employment application of a retired Army psychologist who has faced abuse accusations at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.About two dozen members of the mid-Missouri chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation protested Friday afternoon outside Hill Hall. That’s home

Police in Belle say a 71-year-old man is in jail after leading them on a high speed chase.It started Thursday afternoon when an officer tried to pull over Ronald Buddemeyer. Police say he was speeding on Highway 28.Osage Sheriff Deputies also got involved.When Buddemeyer finally pulled over, officers say he appeared to be impaired. He

Bruce Cole was in court Friday in Randolph County asking a judge to reduce his bond.Circuit Judge Scott Hayes denied Cole street clothes because of the burden it places on jailers. Hayes also approved phone calls to Cole’s other lawyers if Cole pays for them. But his bond stays at $500,000. However he did agree

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a scam targeting local residents. Victims report receiving phone calls from scammers claiming to work for Martinez and Associates, and giving an address of 11 East 11th Street in Lawrence, KS. That address is the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, in Lawrence, KS. During the phone

Ryan Ferguson’s legal team filed a new appeal of his murder conviction Wednesday, in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. Ferguson was convicted of killing Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt, four years after the 2001 murder. Ferguson has maintained that he is innocent. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled in October, 2012

Central Methodist University, in Fayette, has named Roger Drake to serve as the next president of the college. Glenn Cox, chair of the CMU Board of Trustees and Presidential Search Committee says Drake will assume the office on July 1, 2013. Dr. Drake will become the 26th president in Central Methodist history, dating to 1854.

A mid-Missouri child died at the hospital Friday morning — possibly from the flu. The seven year old Fulton boy died after getting sick in just the last couple of days. The autopsy is complete, but the results are not back yet, which means authorities do not know exactly what killed the boy. The flu

Five people are without homes after an overnight fire destroyed a senior housing complex in Cairo Friday. Flames broke out in the Cairo Senior Apartments just north of Moberly around 12:30 A.M. Friday.Two residents had to break open their windows in order to escape. But the couple fell to the ground and were sent to

Mid-Missouri is hosting its second gun show in two months. Around 300 vendors will pack the Boone County fairgrounds this weekend, starting Friday.The event lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Over 2,500 people are expected to attend. Last time Boone County had a gun show in

Commercial construction has reached a new high in Columbia. After building permits for new businesses dropped by 7% in 2011, the numbers came roaring back the following year. In 2012, the city issued more than 1500 permits — an increase of more than 21% from 2011. At U.S. Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard, what used

A year and a half after voters passed a measure to build a new conference center in Jefferson City, three developers are contributing. The city received the proposals Thursday, after releasing the request in December. The city will not release the names of the bidders, because they say details will have to be negotiated. Mayor

Here’s our live interview with former Missouri Tiger and current Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler.

***UPDATE MONDAY 12:13 P.M.***The victim was identified as William Downs, 64, of Moberly. Officials are conducting an autopsy Monday afternoon.***UPDATE SATURDAY 7:30 P.M.*** Neighbors told ABC 17 News that the 64-year-old man had trouble getting around. A reason they believe may have led to him being unable to get out of the fire in time.

***UPDATE MONDAY 1:24 P.M.***Police also named the suspect. A warrant was issued for Rudy Perez Jr., 33, of Sedalia, for first-degree murder with a cash-only bond of one million dollars.***UPDATE MONDAY 11:58 A.M.***The victim was identified as Robert Hill, 78, of Warsaw. Officials with Columbia police confirmed Hill was assaulted at the hospital around 6:30

Keion Bell scored 24 points and Earnest Ross added 23, both season highs, as No. 17 Missouri used another strong second half to beat Auburn 91-77 on Saturday.Ross hit five 3-pointers off the bench in his first game against his former team. The 6-foot-5, 222-pound guard played two seasons at Auburn, leading the team with

A drug task force served a search warrant and busted a marijuana growing operation inside a house on the 4800 block of Rice Road in Columbia Friday. Officers from M.U.S.T.A.N.G. (Mid-MIssouri Unified Strike Team and Narcotics Group) seized more than 35 grams of marijuana, mushrooms, hydrocodone, and suspected “Molly,” a type of ecstasy pills, according

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Columbia police led two active shooter workshops for the public Saturday afternoon at a training center on Meyer Industrial Drive.The goal of the class is to train the public on how to react if an active shooter opens fire in a public place, like a school or store. Both classes Saturday were at capacity.”The ideas