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Two suspected purse snatchers were taken into custody following a brief foot pursuit in North Columbia. A Columbia police sergeant at the scene told ABC 17 news that officers were originally dispatched to Moser’s for a purse snatching around 3 p.m. Sunday. Shortly after, a Columbia police officer spotted the suspects and followed them in

A sergeant with the Jefferson City Police Department tells ABC 17 News that a “significant” theft occurred at Victoria’s Secret overnight in the Jefferson City Mall around 2 a.m. Sunday. The attached photos were taken by a viewer in the mall Sunday morning. Police could only release very few details. They say they don’t have

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30s with partly cloudy skies and light east-southeast winds. Areas of fog will develop by morning with a few light, spotty showers possible by daybreak south of I-70. MONDAY: It will feel like spring as temperatures climb into the mid to upper 50s in the afternoon,

Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the 4700 block of Eastview Drive for reports of gunshots around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Deputies said that 21-year-old Joel Sandhu went to the address above to talk to a person he believed stole from him. When the person refused to open the door, Sandhu shot

Emergency crews responded to an overnight fire in California Mo at around 3:40 a.m. Reports indicate that upon their arrival, officers were fully involved in the scene. No injuries have been reported. ABC 17 News is working to get more information from authorities as soon as it becomes available.

A Boone County deputy arrested 33-year-old Derek J. Long around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. The deputy was driving a patrol vehicle equipped with an Automatic License Plate Reader when the car Long was driving showed up as stolen, according to a sergeant in the Sheriff’s department. The deputy conducted a traffic stop with Long near Highway

TODAY: We are looking at a beautiful day to spend outside! Sunday will be dry and sunny with temperatures reaching into the lower 50s. Winds will be tamer out of the west around 6 mph. Clouds will increase by the afternoon leading to a partly cloudy night with temperatures in the upper 30s. Conditions will

TODAY: Chilly AM Temps in Lower 30s, Sunny Skies with Increasing Clouds by PM; 52 TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy with Bearable Conditions; 37 MONDAY: Scattered Showers Expected, Expected Accumulation Less than 1/10″; 60

TODAY: We are looking at a beautiful day to spend outside! Conditions will be brisk in the morning and evening; so make sure to have a coat handy for the AM and PM hours with a warm jacket for the afternoon. Sunday will be dry and sunny with temperatures reaching into the lower 50s. Winds

Columbia police confirmed that they responded to the 2400 block of Parker Street for a call about gunshots being heard around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived at the scene, they found three bullet holes in the apartment. Police say that the bullet holes are most likely from a shotgun. Police say there were no

Rounding out the weekend into the start of the week temperatures are going to be above average. Sunday high temperatures will be climbing into the mid 50s. We will continue to see these temperatures increase throughout the beginning of the week. Monday a warm front will be pushed northward over central Missouri. This will help

An 86-year-old Crocker woman died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. on Highway U about 7 miles west of Crocker. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report stated the driver, Bobbie Goodrich, 84, drove of the road and hit a tree. Goodrich was taken to the hospital with moderate

TODAY: Southwest winds through the evening hours should be subsiding at 6-8 mph. This light breeze will makes temperatures feel only slightly cooler than the overnight low of 34 degrees. Skies will remain partly cloudy through the evening hours. SUNDAY: Superbowl Sunday’s forecast is a gorgeous one! Sunday’s high temperature will be reaching into the

People started gathering for the Midwest March for Life in Jefferson City around 8 a.m. Saturday. Many protesters, including some members of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, started walking almost a mile from the Selinger Center to the Capitol building around 10 a.m. Ryan Bomberger, co-founder of the Radiance Foundation, and Dr.

On Jan. 29, a victim reported that former Jefferson City football player Rashaun D. Woods raped her on Jan. 28 inside of a Jefferson City residence. Woods has committed to play football at Illinois State as of Wednesday. The victim allegedly told Woods that she didn’t want to engage in sexual activity with him, and

TODAY: Morning wind chills in the upper teens through lower 20s, Mostly sunny skies with winds around 8-17 mph out of the south with gusts near 25 mph; 43 SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies with gentle, variable winds near 6 mph; 53 MONDAY: Rain likely with warmer temps; 59 TUESDAY: AM partly sunny, PM slight rain/snow

TODAY: Morning wind chills in the upper teens through lower 20s, Mostly sunny skies with winds around 8-17 mph out of the south with gusts near 25 mph; 43 SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies with gentle, variable winds near 6 mph; 53 MONDAY: Rain likely with warmer temps; 59 TUESDAY: AM partly sunny, PM slight rain/snow

TODAY: Saturday’s conditions are going to remain on the cooler side with morning temperatures in the lower 20s. Make sure to bundle up if you are headed out as wind chills will be in the upper teens and lower 20s throughout the morning. Conditions will remain dry and sunny for today with the high reaching

The City of Columbia is teaming up with an insurance organization to give out three $1,000 grants to incoming college freshmen. Columbia is working with the Shelter Insurance Foundation to distribute the annual Success Grants to Columbia teenagers. In 2016, Columbia identified neighborhoods that could benefit from extra resources, which include the Columbia Police Department

As the nation learned on Monday, Neil Gorsuch is President Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court. An opinion piece in The New York Times called Gorsuch the “nominee for a stolen seat” referencing then-President Obama’s choice, Merrick Garland, never getting his shot at Senate confirmation. Missouri’s new attorney general worked in the same