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Columbia police are searching for the suspect who robbed a Midwest Petroleum store Sunday night off Providence Road. According to police, the suspect entered the store and demanded money from the cashier, implying he had a weapon, but no weapon was seen. The suspect left the store on a bicycle heading eastbound on Locust Street

Sunday, a home is damaged in north Columbia after multiple shots are fired. Columbia police responded to Currituck Lane and Bodie Drive just after 2:15 p.m. Police on scene said multiple suspects fired eight to ten shots at a home on Greenboro Drive. Police said as the suspects drove away, a neighbor confronted the car.

After a dry day Saturday storm chances will return to end the weekend. A cold front will approach Missouri by Sunday morning and move through Sunday evening. A few isolated storms ahead of the front will be possible north of I-70 during the morning. The better chance of storms will come during the afternoon as

The Cooper County Sheriff’s Department began looking for 31-year-old Sarah Nicholls, of Boonville, Saturday at noon. After nearly five hours of search efforts, the woman’s body was recovered just before 5 p.m. near Red Bud Road in Moniteau County. Nicholls was reported missing Friday morning by her family. She had been camping with her male

Torrance Chatman, 27, of Osage Beach, has been identified as the person who drowned Friday night at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells ABC 17 News they received a call Friday evening around 6:30 p.m. about Chatman struggling to stay afloat near Catfish Cove. Chatman voluntarily jumped from a boat

The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating a strong armed-robbery Friday evening near Hitt and Rollins Streets. A person reported being assaulted by three black males. One of the suspects is described as between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 tall. The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating the case. They’re asking people

ABC 17 News has learned more information about a man accused of being a part of a Boone County synthetic pot operation. ABC 17 News reported Thursday that the owner of Mari’s gas station in Boone County, Rafiqul Kahn, was federally indicted for his alleged role in a conspiracy to sell synthetic marijuana. We’ve now

Friday’s Supreme Court decision did not come as a surprise to Boone County Recorder of Deeds Nora Dietzel. She said her office has been preparing for this decision and had already updated its marriage application in anticipation of the ruling. “We had already implemented small changes in our software, like removing the bride and groom

A mid-Missouri city will now seek a new mayor. On Friday, Lucas Fitzpatrick announced he would resign as mayor of Holts Summit. The city’s Board of Alderman has been notified about Fitzpatrick’s decision. Fitzpatrick was elected mayor in April 2010. He was re-elected in the following 2012 and 2014 elections. In a letter presented to

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms the Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating a trooper-involved shooting in Fulton. MSHP told ABC 17 News a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on a car on eastbound I-70 in Kingdom City just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday. ABC 17 News is told there were three

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is warning mid-Missouri residents about a telephone scam. Boone County citizens have reported receiving phone calls from con artists who claim they’re with a legitimate business, charities or government agencies. Scammers have also called people about fake arrest warrants that were issued for non-payment of income taxes or for not

Saturday looks like the nicest day of the weekend with high temperatures near 80, lower humidity, partly sunny skies and northerly winds near 10 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night will be pleasant with low temperatures dropping to near 60. Sunday starts off mostly sunny but clouds will move in late in the day as

On Friday the court appointed Cooper County Prosecutor Doug Abele as the special prosecutor in April’s deadly shooting in the MU Hitt Street parking garage in Columbia. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight filed a motion Friday, requesting a special prosecutor. Knight’s motion noted the two officers who discharged their firearms inside the garage have been

A city bus was involved in a crash with a pickup truck Friday morning in south Columbia. It happened around 11:30 a.m. by Grindstone Parkway and Bearfield near Highway 63. Only one person and the driver were on the bus at the time. One man was taken to the hospital. The extent or cause of

Highway Patrol confirms a deadly accident happened around 8 a.m. Friday on Highway 19 and Route J in Montgomery County. Troopers tell ABC 17 News a dump truck ran into a vehicle and one person is dead causing the northbound land of traffic on Highway 19 to be closed. It is unknown if there is

Most people who lost power in Mid-Missouri Thursday night have service back. As of 10:15 a.m. a few hundred people in all were still without power. Ameren reported 2,862 Randolph County residents lost service during the peak of the storms. It covered the cities of Moberly, Cairo, Huntsville and Clifton Hill. According to Columbia Water

Boone County officials say the county is now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. County officials made the announcement just before 11 Friday morning. In a statement, Boone County Recorder of Deeds Nora Dietzel said”The Recorder’s office is pleased to be able to offer this important service to all of the citizens of Boone County,

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A cluster of storms moving in from northwest Missouri Thursday evening traveled along HWY 24, bringing 60-70 mph wind gusts and widespread wind damage. At the same time, storms strengthened in Saline Co producing strong wind, large hail and heavy rain as they slowly spread to the east, dumping 1-3 inches of rain with locally

ABC 17 News learned Thursday night several former Columbia IBM employees who were laid off have received an offer to come back as a contractor. Employees ABC 17 News talked to, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the offer was advertised as a one year contractor job. This comes after the state recently suspended