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Family and friends gathered Sunday evening at Speaker’s Circle on MU’s campus for a vigil to remember Dr. Kiran Lamichhane. Dozens attended the emotional vigil. Lamicchane was killed by a drunk driver on July 1 while walking on ABC Lane in Columbia. He was an employee at ABC Laboratories. The driver, Ralph Ringer, is facing

A St. Robert man died in a car crash Sunday afternoon in Miller County. The crash happened around 1:50 p.m. on Highway 17, just south of Route C. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Jonathan Moore, 21, was driving southbound when he started to drive off the right side of the road. Troopers said Moore

The Freedom of Road Riders held their fifth annual Christmas in July ride for food, toys and cash donations Saturday night. Donations were given to the Samaritan Center of Jefferson City to support families in need. Approximately 50 bags of food were collected at the event. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve regularly holds charity events

Drivers near the Business Loop 70 West and I-70 will see some changes this week. Starting Sunday night at 8 p.m., MoDOT will begin the traffic shift onto the new bridge. The new bridge was slid into place last month. The shift is expected to be finished by 5 a.m. Monday morning, just in time

A Macon man was taken to hospital Saturday night after crashing his motorcycle just outside of Moberly. The crash happened 8:45 p.m. on Highway 24. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Morgan Lowrey, 19, hit a deer and was thrown from the motorcycle. He was taken to University Hospital with serious injuries.

The Columbia Police Department, along with two community groups, held a press conference Saturday morning in what officials call a “collaborative effort” to discuss recent violence around the nation. The conference began at 10 a.m. in City Council chambers. Speakers included the City of Columbia Mayor Brian Treece, former president of the NAACP’s Missouri chapter,

City leaders and community members gathered at Columbia City Hall to discuss the growing violence nationwide, and the steps the city of Columbia needs to take in order to be model city. Bishop Lorenzo Lawson, Executive Director of the Youth Empowerment Zone in Columbia told the crowd in attendance Saturday that, “In Columbia, we do

Around 2 a.m. Saturday Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to a robbery call at a business located at the 6400 block of West Highway 40. An employee of the business called 911 after saying they were robbed by a man and a woman. The woman showed a knife, and threatened the employee with it. The

Columbia Police and the fire department responded to a car crash at Providence and Business Loop 70 in central Columbia around 1:40 Saturday afternoon. Police said a car hit another car that was driving in a possible funeral procession. One of the cars did catch on fire. Firefighters were able to extinguish it quickly. Fire

Several local law enforcement agencies are showing their support after the shooting in Dallas left five police officers dead. The Columbia Police Department held a press conference today in response to Dallas Shooting to address the increase in gun violence nationwide and what they could do to build trust between the officer and the citizen.

UPDATE 7/9/16: The driver, Mark Haden, is now in fair condition after being taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Following the crash, he was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and is facing charges of driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving resulting in a crash, no insurance, no seat belt and unlawful

The City of Centralia is asking residents still without power to call City Hall at 573-682-2139. The city says it is not possible for them to tell which individual homes are still without power. They say all main circuits and almost all blocks have been restored. The city manager says they are down to small

A drowning occurred at Long Branch Lake in Macon Missouri. 30 year-old Matthew Metz drowned while attempting to go for a swim Thursday night. Troopers say Metz went swimming, submerged, and never resurfaced.

Another week brings another set of high-profile shooting deaths, most recently the deaths of five Dallas police officers in the downtown part of that city. In Columbia and Jefferson City, law enforcement departments deal with the fallout, including the stresses some may have working in public safety. “As an agency, the only thing we can

The Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church was packed Friday evening for a vigil to remember Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. “This is something we can’t afford not to address anymore. It’s just too important. I feel it’s gone far beyond color,” said FayeHeidari, a Columbia resident who attended Friday’s vigil. Organizers called the vigil a

After more than a decade of termoil with property owners, Jefferson City officials are making progress in addressing a rundown neighborhood near the State Capitol. ABC 17 News reported Tuesday, the city council approved a $25,000 blight study on the East Capitol Avenue area. Friday, ABC 17 News looked into what the study means for

Next weekend, Kelsey Kerwin, Gyasi Simmons and I will be heading to Cleveland to report to you live from the Republican National Convention. The following week we’ll be at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Most political analysts predict both conventions will be unlike any in the past. Dr. Terry Smith is a political science

A cold front moved south Friday into southern Missouri,with slightly cooler and drier air moving in behind it. This front will be nearly stationary in southern Missouri this weekend, keeping the best storm chances south. However, there is a chance a few storms could develop as far north as the Lake of the Ozarks both

A mid-Missouri man has been charged after he drove a moving truck into a Columbia home Sunday. Samuel Haley, 42, of Columbia, was charged Thursday in Boone County court with felony endangerment of a child, felony tampering of a vehicle and felony property damage. Columbia police said Haley drove away from the home in the

After the mass shooting Thursday night that killed five police officers, CPD is mourning with the rest of the nation. However, CPD officers can’t stop doing their job. Columbia Police Union Representative, Dale Roberts says that more police officers were killed Thursday in one day then there has been since 9-11. Roberts stays in contact