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ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Hickman baseball, local scores Saturday, March 28th

A game played during gym class at a Mid-Missouri middle school is still causing controversy this weekend. It happened last week in Fulton during Physical Education class. Teachers asked students some questions that many parents found inappropriate. On Saturday, more than a dozen parents met at Pizza Hut to discuss what they should do. “Everyone

Temperatures will be much more mild Sunday afternoon, despite light morning showers. Highs to end the weekend will reach near 60. The warming trend will continue into the work week as temperatures push into the mid to upper 60s on Monday with mostly sunny skies. Then a warm front will move through for Tuesday, causing

A Mid-Missouri man is behind bars after firing a gun and then leading police on a car chase through Callaway County. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department arrested Travis Schroer, 33, of Fulton Friday night for resisting arrest and several traffic charges. Around 8:30 Friday night, deputies responded to a shots fired call near Old Highway

The victim in a triple shooting in Boone County is no longer being treated at University Hospital. 44-year-old Willie J. Mays was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. Jeff Hoelscher, a spokesman for University of Missouri Health Care, says Mays was treated and has been released from University Hospital. 53-year-old

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the Toltons girls high school soccer game, other high school soccer and baseball scores

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the losses of Missouri softball, baseball and tennis.

A Mid-Missouri man charged in a Morgan Co. double murder has pleaded guilty to the crime. Friday morning Ronald Blower plead to two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and one county of burglary in the 2012 crime. In Friday’s hearing, Blowers admitted to killing Mable and Wayne Wells in Ivy

Residents got to hear from the crop of First Ward City Council candidates Friday. Much of the candidate forum focused on First Ward development and infrastructure. Six of the eight First Ward candidates showed up for the forum hosted by the Muleskinners. The candidates answered questions about everything from LGBT rights to the Flat Branch

A Mid-Missouri man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a 3-year-old boy. In January, a jury found Thomas “T.J” Presley guilty of first degree murder and child abuse for the death of Blake Litton. Prosecutors said Presley beat Blake to death in Stover in February 2012 and tried to cover

A woman is in custody following a high-speed chase on Highway 54 Thursday afternoon. 24-year-old Pearlie Bell of Jefferson City is charged with resisting arrest and driving without a license in Cole Co. with a $25,000 bond. Bell is also charged with aggravated burglary in Kansas with no bond. Bell is charged with resisting arrest

MU police found a suspect hiding in a pond after an early morning chase Friday. MU police say they stopped William Spark for a traffic violation. They were getting ready to arrest him for DWI and he allegedly took off running. They found him hiding in a lake or pond in the 900 block of

A Columbia man was arrested late Thursday morning after robbing and continually threatening a victim earlier this month. 31-year-old Maurice Penny is charged with 1st degree robbery and tampering with a victim after robbing the man on March 6 at a home on Rangeline St. The victim told Columbia Police a group of people were

Columbia Police enlisted the help of the SWAT team along with Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime Detectives to search 806 Oak Lawn Drive. It’s a home neighbors call a nuisance property. “When I saw the SWAT team and police officers, I thought, ‘Well, here we go again,’” neighbor Leon Javanovic said. Authorities found numerous forged

Another scam is hitting Mid-Missouri with a promise of putting money into your bank account. Earlier this week, a woman told Columbia police she got a phone call from an out of state number. When she picked up, a man told her she was qualified for a loan and money would be put into her

On Thursday, former Missouri men’s basketball associate head coach Tim Fuller only talked with ABC 17 Sports about him not returning to the program. Coach Fuller said, ” I’m thankful for time at missouri and all the wonderful people within the community I have the chance to build a relationship with and appreciate my time

Columbia police are investigating after a shooting in North Columbia. Around 11:24 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of Quail Drive for a report of shots fired. Investigators say multiple shots were fired near the parking lot of 2701 Quail Drive. At least one bullet struck the bathroom window of an apartment.

A Jefferson City man was sentenced last week to prison time for stealing from the Wounded Warrior Project. 34-year-old Andrew Fortner was sentenced to four years each on two counts of forgery. Fortner was captured twice on surveillance cameras at the St. James Country Mart asking for and receiving donations for Wounded Warriors in 2013.

Lori Connor was charged for a class A felony on Wednesday in Callaway County. Chad Fleischmann was killed in the accident and another man was seriously injured. The assistant prosecuting attorney, Casey Clevenger, said the reason it has taken so long to charge Connor is because there were a lot of medical reports they were

Columbia Water and Light will be replacing a 6″ water line on Texas Avenue from Garth to Creasy Springs Road starting Monday. The water main has been experiencing breaks and the existing pipe will be replaced with an 8″ and 12″ water main. The upgraded water line will increase the amount of water that is