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No one is hurt, but suspect or suspects are still on loose after a shooting on Oak Street Saturday night around 11:00 p.m. Neighbors told ABC 17 that they just moved in and with the arrival of their newborn son, they may consider moving. Andrew Wood and his fiance thought the 400 Block of Oak

ABC 17 is tracking another severe storm risk headed into Wednesday. We could begin seeing strong storms as early as Wednesday morning as a strong storm system pushes into the area, follow by storms later in the evening. WEDNESDAY Our latest risk zone contains most of eastern Mid-Missouri and we’ll have to keep an eye

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and storms will continue to slide southward across much of eastern Mid-Missouri through 9pm. Most of that activity will begin to diminish as we continue to lose daytime heating. No more severe weather is going to occur overnight. Lows will be cool behind this front, we drop to 50 degrees by sunrise.

UPDATE 3 P.M.: Chief David Gehm said the fire marshal has ruled the fire as electrical in nature. He said investigators believe the fire started inside the warehouse, but the exact point of origin is unknown. Gehm said firefighters used more than 160,000 gallons of water to put out the fire. UPDATE AT 8:30 A.M.:

The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a New Jersey man Sunday morning after finding about 20 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop. Sgt. Scott White said troopers pulled over Charles Greenidge, 56, of Pleasant Hills, near mile marker 95 for a traffic violation. Highway Patrol K9 Rony found the marijuana inside coolers and trash

A Columbia man is being held without bond, accused of masturbating in front of two 12-year-old girls while inside a fast food restaurant. Officers were called to the McDonald’s on Stadium around 6:50 p.m. Saturday for the incident. Police said Gregory Wolfe was speaking to the two girls and began masturbating. Wolfe was arrested on

A Belle man is behind bars after deputies say he stole a vehicle from the Rich Fountain area. Deputies responded to a call of a stolen vehicle on Friday. During the investigation, the vehicle was located at the Osage County Sheriff’s Office parking lot. Christopher Holt, 34, from Belle had knocked the back glass out

Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce wrapped up its annual Small Business Week Thursday with its Small Business Week Award Celebration. The Small Business of the Year award was given to Ragtag Film Society, a nonprofit in Columbia. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with the winner, Jeremy Brown, to talk about the impact of his business

UPDATE 11:30 pm: Sgt. Clint Sinclair said so far there are no reported injuries from the shooting, but said one building was hit by gunfire. He said it’s unclear how many times the building was struck. Sinclair said at this time no one is in custody and officers are still working to gather more information.

TODAY: We have some light showers working their way into Mid-Missouri this morning. Our mostly cloudy skies will give way to a little more sunshine this afternoon as our temperatures climb to near 80 once again. However, this sunshine could help provide the needed fuel for thunderstorms this afternoon. If we get enough sunshine in

One person was detained after crashing into a business in the 600 block of Big Bear Boulevard Saturday night. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the scene just before 11 p.m. ABC 17 News crews saw a red car crashed into the side of a building and officers searching inside the car. A sergeant

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was the keynote speaker at the annual memorial ceremony in Jefferson City for fallen law enforcement officers. The names of four officers were added to the memorial’s “Wall of Honor” Saturday morning. Two names of officers killed in the line of duty in 2017 along with two from previous years. The

Fulton Police officers took a man into custody Friday night after allegedly chasing a woman down the street with a croquet mallet. Officers said Courtney Braggs, 35, of Fulton, was threatening a woman on 7th Street after he had broken windows at a home nearby. Police said Braggs had broken a protection order during the

UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: A statement from the Columbia Police Department confirms a suspect and a victim were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening gun shot injuries. Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday officers were dispatched to the area for reports of gunshots. Upon arrival officers found a crowd of people were “occupying a parking lot in

TONIGHT: Temperatures will slowly creep back to the middle-50s overnight– Not a bad evening to pop the windows open. Winds will remain light out of the south before turning out the west by the early morning hours. SUNDAY: We have the chance to see very light, spotty drizzle after 9am tomorrow but we should see

A 52-year-old woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Danville, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Robin L. Rupp was driving a Harley-Davidson Dyna Switchback Motorcycle to a gas station when it hit the gas pump and the motorcycle turned over, throwing Rupp off of the bike. It happened at the Sinclair

Fulton police said they arrested a man after they assisted the Children’s Division for a child abuse case. Police said the investigation occurred in Thursday in the city limits of Fulton. During the investigation, police found that a child had bruises and welts that looked as if they were made by a belt-like object, police

TODAY: We will start off the weekend on a good note! We’ll be seeing plenty of sunshine today as we work our way toward lower 80s for highs this afternoon. Winds will be fairly calm out of the northwest. TONIGHT: We’ll see partly cloudy skies tonight as our temperatures drop to the middle to upper

University of Missouri officials removed a student from the MU campus after reports of a sexual assault in a residence hall, according to an official press release. “Campus safety is our No. 1 priority, and we are committed to ensuring each student, faculty, staff member and visitor has a safe experience,” MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright

The Missouri State Capitol was incredibly quiet Friday one day after the legislature called for an historic special session. ABC 17 News crews spent Friday at the Capitol, where most of the lawmakers appeared to have gone home for the weekend before the legislative session resumes Monday. “Everybody, I think we’re all kinda worn down