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UPDATE:A man was arrested after a search warrant was served in Fulton Monday evening. Gabriel Wainright was arrested after law enforcement served a narcotics search warrant at 300 Market Street in Fulton.Officials says narcotics were found at the address. Wainright faces charges for possessing a controlled substance. His bond is set at $4,500. ORIGINAL STORY:

A member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators announced his resignation Monday morning. David Steward of St. Louis says his decision to quit the board is due to personal reasons. Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Steward in 2011. His term wasn’t set to expire until January 1, 2017. “Current demands on curators makes it,

Monday evening Columbia city council members gathered to vote on a plan for a new police station for the Auburn Hills area. This comes after a shooting happened during the middle of the night in the North Columbia neighborhood. Residents, such as Demetre Alston, say that the violence just continues to persist, “The frequency has

The Columbia Police Department has released the burglary numbers for the winter holiday period. Between December 18 and January 19, there were 63 burglaries in the city, 49 at residential homes, 10 commercial buildings, and 4others. That number is down from 2014-2014, when 105 burglaries were reported, and down from 96 in 2013. After police

The Columbia City Council will vote Monday night on whether to buy a piece of land for a second police station. The city is looking at an 8.5 acre piece of land at Rangeline and International Drive for a possible new police and fire substation. This new station would not replace the downtown location. Purchasing

Boone County Commissioners are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution in support of the University of Missouri. Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill said the resolution was drawn up with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the city, and Columbia Public Schools. Atwill is concerned about possible legislative cuts to MU and the entire UM System. Atwill

Election Day 2016 is still ten months away, but the presidential candidates are already aggressively trying to win their respective primaries. Our guest for “This Week” is Columbia College political science professor Dr. Terry Smith. We started our conversation by asking Dr. Smith about the perception of some people that this election is unfolding like

The University of Missouri was celebrating Monday after getting a major gift for the Mizzou New Music Initiative. Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, residents of Westphalia, Mo., gave a gift of more than $2 million over three yearsto MUto support the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI). The MNMI brings together a diverse array of programs

Two more people werechargedfor a Columbia robbery that happened earlier this month. Scott Johnson, 30, and Ashley Willis, 31, were arrested in Lee’s Summit and transported to the Boone County Jail Friday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Police confirmed Johnson and Willis were wanted for a robbery on January 10 on Alpine Drive.

Police responded to a report of a robbery near a liquor store in northeast Columbia Saturday. It happened around 8:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Arena Liquor store at Ballenger Lane and Rice Road. Officers on scene tell ABC 17 News a woman reported someone robbed her during a fight in the parking

Columbia police officers investigated a shooting in central Columbia Sunday night. It happened near Third and Grand Avenues just after 8:30 p.m. Officers on scene told ABC 17 the shots were directed at a home. Shell casings were found on scene. Multiple officers were on scene, with at least five police cars on Third Avenue.

A warm front will lift in the morning on Tuesday bringing a thunderstorm chance, after 12AM. Western Missouri could see thunderstorms at this time, while storms look to move in near HWY 65 from 3AM-5AM, and US 63 from 5AM-7AM. Counties east of HWY 54 look to see thunderstorms start up from 7AM-9AM. Take a

Officials do not suspect foul play, after a member of the football team died over the weekend at Northwest Missouri State University. Nicholas Turner was found dead Sunday where he lived on campus. He was a junior from St. Louis who just recorded a sack in the team’s NCAA Championship win against Shepherd. A memorial

An administrator at Missouri Veteran’s Home confirmed the building was temporarily on lockdown Sunday. Administrator Brenda Ezell told ABC 17 News the lockdown started around 3:15 p.m. It was lifted around 4:00 p.m. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the facility for reported threats around 2:30 p.m, according to Mexico Public Safety. A man

ABC 17 News has confirmed with police that Brittany Woods was arrested for driving while intoxicated Saturday night after crashing into another vehicle, closing the entire roadway. Boone County emergency officials sent out a Nixle alert around 8:20 Saturday night about an accident on the 3100 block of I-70 Drive Southeast. Police say it was

A low-pressure system expected to track from southeastern Kansas into northwestern Mid-Missouri Monday night will bring a slight threat for thunderstorms for areas mainly to the east of Highway 63 on Tuesday. The associated warm front with this system will drag in warm and moist air to the Mid-Missouri region early Tuesday morning. As the

Columbia Police confirmed they responded to reports of a shooting in north Columbia early Sunday morning. Officers said the shooting happened around 3 a.m. near the 1400 block of Tide Water Drive. Police said callers from several streets in the area reported people in two different vehicles were shooting at each other in the area.

The Camden County sheriff’s office confirmed a man wanted for allegedly molesting a child was in custody Sunday. Detectives said they were actively searching for Duffy Woodman, 50, of Camdenton since Friday. Authorities said Woodman turned himself in to the Republic Police Department around 2:00 Saturday afternoon without incident. They said Woodman was booked in

Two people are behind bars for a Columbia robbery that happened earlier this month. Scott Johnson, 30, and Ashley Willis, 31, were arrested in Lee’s Summit and transported to the Boone County Jail Friday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Court records showed both Johnson and Willis were wanted by Columbia police for a

A weak cold front will progress southeastward through the central Great Plains overnight, arriving in the northwestern corner of Missouri by tomorrow morning. With the limited amount of moisture in place, this front is not expected to be a heavy rain producer by any means. Showers are expected to be spotty throughout the day as