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Monday night Jefferson City Council members heard from the public in the last open meeting before they make their, “one or none” vote to proceed with the conference center. Only 13 people addressed the council, and the majority of them were in favor of the downtown proposal. ABC 17 News asked several council members if

2014 National wrestling champion J’den Cox says he’s still looking to improve. On Saturday night, Cox won the 197 lbs weight class NCAA Championship title becoming the youngest Mizzou All-American, youngest Mizzou champion and the first Tiger to make the Championship round since 2010. Cox said despite winning over the weekend, he will take some

21-year-old Emmanuel Guillen was charged in federal court Monday with one count of having methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Guillen is a citizen of Mexico who lives in Russellville. Authorities searched Guillen’s home last Thursday to investigate alleged drug sales taking

An inner-city baseball league is struggling to find support and organizers blame its name. Douglass Park’s Youth Baseball League recruits young players, but playing on a field where a string of crimes have happened concerns parents. Sam Brady, the league’s coordinator, said the co-ed league averages between 100 and 150 kids every summer. This year,

A home in east Columbia is slightly damaged after a truck hit the side of an apartment building. A man blamed his dogs, which were inside the vehicle at the time. “I looked outside, there were fire trucks and I came to see what was going on and my truck’s just crashed into this building.

Planned changes at Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City will come a little sooner after an announcement from Dean of Students Stan Ochsner . Ochsnerhas decided to retire at the end of this school year, and Sister Barbara Niest will pursue other avenues of ministry with the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Niest is

The Columbia Fire Department has determined that the fire started on the second floor deck of unit 824 at Country Club Apartments on Saturday afternoon. Total damage was estimated at $650,000. All eight apartments in the building have been evacuated. The call came in around 4 p.m. Saturday when neighbors and witnesses showed up to

Two Brumley residents were arrested last Tuesday, March 18th for arson fires and thefts at Circle A Ranch south of Iberia. Travis Sullens and Gerald Farrow were charged with arson, felony stealing, and tampering with a motor vehicle. Investigators got calls about a hay barn that had been set on fire and a tractor that

The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night from 5:30 to 7 at the Christy Building to hear public comment on conference center proposals. The city released summaries of the final two proposals last Tuesday. Hannibal-based Ehrhardt Group proposes building a conference center and parking garage at 300 W. McCarty with more

The City of Fulton broke ground on a new animal shelter Monday morning. The site of the new shelter will be on Industrial Drive between Business 54 andWestminster Avenue. The current shelter is a former pool and bath house where space is limited. “This is long overdue,” said Fulton Mayor, LeRoy Benton. The new shelter

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department said the man behind the largest meth bust in Cole County in years is Emmanuel Guillen. Sheriff’s deputies along with the ATF and Mustang Drug Task Force seized 632 grams of methamphetamine as well as multiple weapons from Guillen’s home in Russellville. Authorities told ABC 17 News they believe the

Missouri Basketball will host Southern Mississippi on Sunday in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. Tip off for the game is 4 p.m. and can be seen on ESPNU. Mizzou is coming off an 85-77 win over Davidson in the first round, thanks to 30 points from Jabari Brown. The Tigers are looking

Mizzou Arena saw a show on Saturday with three area teams playing in state tournament games. Rock Bridge girls basketball earns its third straight state title with a 62-45 victory of Lee’s Summit North. Mizzou commit Sophie Cunningham lead the way with 23 points as the Bruins got a fast start in the first quarter

Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earleywine joins ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim for Sunday Sit-Down. The Tigers are coming off a 14-0 win over UMKC and face a stiff test this upcoming week. Missouri will face Illinois in St. Charles, Mo. and then host No. 14 Georgia at University Field this weekend.

A 17-year-old Linn man is facing charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from Linn High School. Over the past several months, authorities at the school have reported cash missing from administrative offices. They said the total missing is around $2,600. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating these thefts, and arrested 17-year-old Dylan

Police are investigating two overnight shots fired calls in Columbia about an hour apart, but say there is no evidence the two incidents are related. Officers were on patrol in the 900 block of Business Loop when they heard several shots fired. Several people also called Joint Communications to report gunfire in the same area.

No one was hurt this morning when a fire broke out and destroyed a barn on a large estate in south Columbia. Nearly 30 units responded from the Columbia Fire Department and the Boone County Fire Protection District a little after 7:30 a.m. The fire at Crown Center Farms at 1500 E. Nifong Blvd. shut

New numbers show buying a used car poses a risk you might not have considered. One report ranks Missouri as third in the nation for online car sales last year. It’s estimated 200,000 of those cars had unfixed recalls when they were sold. And looking under the hood isn’t enough to find out if a

Three already convicted felons are behind bars again after an early morning drug bust in Osage County on Saturday. The Osage County Sheriff’s Department searched a home at 236 County Road 634 near Freeburg and found crystal methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and several guns. Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people in the home. All three arrested are

Despite 29 points from Jimmy Whitt, Hickman boys basketball fell to CBC in the Class 5 state final game, 86-77 in overtime. CBC’s Jordan Barnett scored 43 points while grabbing 20 boards. The Kewpies were down 12 going into the fourth quarter, but was able to send the game into overtime thanks to a late