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Temperatures were near zero Wednesday night, and an approaching winter-weather storm is putting pressure on area shelters. The Harbor House in Columbia is full and now trying to find places for people to sleep. “We had 13 cots being put up for people so they would not freeze to death because that’s just not acceptable,”

A Columbia teenager was arrested Thursday for an armed robbery at Aspen Heights. Officers arrested Kejuane Marshae Johnson, 17, just before 5 p.m. in the 4400 block of Belleview Drive West. Police say they were serving a search warrant to look for evidence connected to Tuesday’s robbery at the student housing complex. According to police,

Emergency crews have called off the search for a man who reportedly jumped off the Missouri River Bridge near Jefferson City. Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, crews responded to the area for a man who jumped into the water. Rescue crews used boats and a helicopter to search the river near the bridge. The Highway Patrol’s

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 8,900 flat-screen TVs are being recalled because a faulty electronic component that can catch fire. Six incidents of the TVs overheating, smoking or catching fire have been reported, the agency says. One incident involved a TV catching fire and scorching a wall. The recall involves black Coby 32-inch

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has pieced together three others involved in the killing of Satina Beckner. Bryant Holmes, Jr. was the first one charged in the murder. He was arrested just a few days after the homicide on Oct. 8, and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Kelli Modock, Parish Walker, and

Cole County commissioners held an emergency vote Thursday morning to approve money to fix the heat in the holding cells at the courthouse. The heat in the holding cells at the Cole County Courthouse is completely out. Prisoner who are awaiting trial and those arrested are still being held in the cells. According to Sheriff

Law enforcement near the Lake of the Ozarks made a large drug bust in Macks Creek. The Camden County Street Crimes Unit and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group searched a home in the 100 block of Moffett Lake Drive and found a large amount of drugs and cash. Inside the home, officers found 70

Watch highlights from Tony Temple’s big day, as Missouri rolls over Arkansas in the 2008 Cotton Bowl. Temple rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns, setting new Cotton Bowl records. Highlights called by former ABC 17 Sports Director Baeu Baehman.

Missouri executed Allen Nicklasson on Wednesday night for killing a good Samaritan who stopped to help him and his friends after their car stalled on Interstate 70 in 1994. It was the state’s second execution in three weeks. An appeals court panel had granted a stay of execution for Nicklasson on Monday, citing concerns about

Columbia has seen a fall in burglaries over the Thanksgiving holiday since 2011. There were 36 residential burglaries in 2011, 24 in 2012 and 15 this year. Sgt. Joe Bernhard with the Columbia Police Department said residents are doing a better job at helping prevent crimes of opportunity. “More than half of the larcenies and

Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel is getting recognized for his work this season. Wednesday , Pinkel was named the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year for Region Two after leading the tigers to their best season in program history, reaching a seventh divisional title. Coach Pinkel’s 101 wins at Mizzou in 13

Southeastern Conference coaches have voted Auburn’s Gus Malzahn coach of the year, and picked his star tailback Tre Mason as the top offensive player. Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley and Missouri defensive end Michael Sam are co-defensive players of the year. The SEC released the winners on Wednesday. Alabama receiver/return man Christion Jones is special teams

Jefferson City Public Schools announced during Monday night’s board meeting it would have to find additional money to insure some of its teachers. In a story ABC 17 News first reported on Tuesday, the district will have to come up with approximately $150,000 to insure substitute teachers under the Affordable Care Act. District officials say

A Columbia man tied to several shootings over the past few years was found not guilty of tampering with his monitoring device. Malcolm Redmon was convicted in 2012 for his involvement in a fight that led to a shooting outside of the old Boone Tavern in downtown Columbia. He was sentenced to one year in

A suspect is still on the run after robbing two Aspen Heights residents at gunpoint Tuesday night. According to police, a woman was walking her dog near her home when the suspect approached her and forced her back into her home. Officers say the man pointed a gun and a woman and her roommate, demanded

The flu is quickly starting to pread across Mid-Missouri, but doctors say it’s off to a slower start this year compared to last year. “At this time last year, there were about 3,000 cases compared to about 600 cases in Missouri at this point this year,” said Dr. Eric Bettis with Broadway Urgent Care. Some

A Columbia woman won $3 million from the Missouri Lottery. Lottery officials presented Antoinett Ivicsics with a check at the Petro Mart on N. Rangeline Street Wednesday afternoon. Ivicsics, a cook at the University of Missouri’s Women and Children’s Hospital, won the second of only two $3 million top prizes in the “$3,000,000 Taxes Paid”

Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Aspen Heights complex. Around 6:21 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the student housing complex for a reported robbery involving a gun. According to police, the suspect approached a woman who was walking her dog outside of her home. The suspect pointed a handgun at the victim

American Airlines announced Wednesday it will add an additional flight to and from Columbia Regional Airport. The new flight will begin April 2. It will depart Columbia daily at 6 a.m. and land at Chicago O’Hare Airport and 7:05 a.m. A flight will also depart Chicago at 6:35 p.m. and arrive in Columbia at 7:45

A Wednesday afternoon car crash in Columbia sent seven people to the hospital. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Providence Road and Ash Street around 3:15 p.m. for a two-car accident. Firefighters had to use a hydraulic rescue tool in order to access the damaged rear hatch of a minivan containing eight passengers. Seven