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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the most popular holiday shopping days of the year. The Better Business Bureau wants to help make your shopping adventures go as smoothly as possible. Here are some tips for shopping on Black Friday: Know before you go. Retailers release deals beforehand online, through social media and other publications.

Columbia Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a bank Thursday afternoon. Police were called to Central Bank of Missouri at 2500 Rangeline Street just after 1:00 p.m. A man came into the bank and demanded money from the teller. He left the bank on a bike heading south on Rangeline with an

On Thursday, the University of Missouri football program announced senior tailback Marcus Murphy is one of five finalists for the Hornung Award, given to the most versatile player in college football. Murphy is the only FBS player to score a touchdown this season in the four all-purpose categories with two kickoff returns scores, one punt

A massive stroller recall is underway by Graco. The company is recalling 11 models. The concern is that children’s fingers are at risk of serious injury, including amputation. Already Graco has gotten reports about 11 injuries including severed or partially severed fingers. In all, nearly five million strollers are being recalled. Here is a link

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Montaque Gill-Caesar scored 19 points and Wes Clark added 14 points and nine assists to lead Missouri past Oral Roberts 78-64 on Wednesday night. Despite trailing for most of the first 27 minutes, the Tigers (2-1) scored six consecutive points to take a 58-52 advantage with 10:51 remaining. Missouri then used

Eight million cars of all makes and models have been recalled after malfunctioning airbags, and now the government wants to expand this recall nationwide. So how do you know if your car has been recalled? ABC 17 News talked to a Columbia dealership about how to find out if your car’s airbag is part of

A Columbia commission gave the green light to a new crosswalk that could it make safer for nearby middle schoolers to walk to school. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission met Wednesday night to decide if members would support a crosswalk on West Broadway between Clinkscales Road and Stadium Boulevard. The project was started over a

A man charged with sodomizing a 14-year-old boy was back in Cole County Court on Wednesday. In July, the Cole County prosecutor filed a grand jury indictment charging Thomas McAdams with three counts of statutory sodomy, but ABC 17 has learned McAdams faces a new charge. The Cole County prosecuting attorney, Mark Richardson, filed another

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a weekend fire that has been deemed an arson by the fire department. Several drivers called 911 to report smoke coming from the Bach Yager Funeral Home on North Garth Avenue just before 5 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found thick, brown smoke pouring from the

Gun stores in Ferguson are saying they are seeing a spike in gun sales in the past few months and they aren’t the only ones in Missouri who are seeing the trend. Target Masters in Columbia said they have seen a big increase in gun sales and people getting their conceal and carry permit. “They’re

Wednesday is Winter Awareness Day and, coincidentally, Columbia Public Works is doing its annual snow removal test run. It says the purpose was to get drivers familiar with their routes. Jason Harville with Columbia Public Works has been driving snow plows for five years and says on the days it snows, he puts down about

Lake area law enforcement is looking for two suspects who allegedly stole from a donation jar at the front counter on Halloween morning. A man and a woman came into the Osage Beach store with a child and took an unknown amount of money from the charity jar. The man was wearing a black leather

Three people from St. Louis were arrested Wednesday after allegedly stealing from a Jefferson City store and leading police on a chase into Callaway County. The three apparently robbed Dick’s Sporting Goods and fled to downtown Jefferson City. JCPD found the suspect car at West Main and West High. When officers tried to stop the

A man claiming to be a deputy Boone Co. Juvenile Officer apparently stole cash from an 80-year-old man Wednesday afternoon. The man told Boone County deputies he allowed the man into his home in the 1400 block of Prathersville Road. The man told deputies the impostor came to the door and identified himself as “Mike

While everyone is still waiting for a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case groups in Mid-Missouri are planning what actions to take regardless of the outcome. The NAACP, Missouri Faith Voices, and African American Clergy Coalition plan to march in Columbia after the verdict. Some will march from Second Baptist Church in Columbia,

If you’ve ever wondered if home surveillance video cameras work, well here’s a story to prove that they do. In less than 24 hours a family notices that their holiday presents, that were supposed to be delivered, were actually stolen. Holts Summit police say with the help of social media and people sharing the video

Columbia may join towns like Eugene, Oregon and the state of California in banning grocery stores from handing out plastic bags. The Energy Use, Efficiency and Conservation Subcommittee met Tuesday night to discuss the conditions of the proposed ordinance, which would eliminate single-use plastic bags from any place that sells perishable food items. Jan Dye,

Law professors at Mizzou said the grand jury decision is just a preliminary stage in the Michael Brown case. They also said grand juries are not commonly used in most states anymore. Rod Uphoff, a professor at MU’s law school, said the grand jury was originally set up to be a protection for the accused

This year officials at Columbia Public Schools will be able to call a late start for classes because of winter conditions. If a late start is called, all elementary, middle and high schools will begin classes two hours after their normal start time. But they will be dismissed at the usual time. CPS says one

Missouri State Highway Patrol officials have seen an increase in fatal accidents this year. They say it is due to a large percentage of drivers who are not wearing their seat belts. “A lot of times it just comes down to not paying attention when they are driving, or it could be weather-related, but whatever