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The SWAT team in Moberly arrested three people from a home off 800 block of North Ault overnight Saturday, according to a press release by Moberly Police. The arrest came after police responded to a shots fired call at another location, on 400 blk of Morehead, around 3:00AM and traced it back to the home

Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Alex Oriakhi had 18 points, 10 boards and four blocks, helping Missouri bounce back from an awful start and stay perfect at home with an 87-76 victory over LSU on Saturday. Phil Pressey added 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Tigers (21-8, 10-6

***UPDATE SUNDAY 8 A.M.***The Associated Press reports that Springfield police Lt. Brian Phillips says the young girl was reunited with her family Saturday evening and the stolen car was recovered, but he declined to release details.There was no arrest reported.***UPDATE 10:35 P.M.**The AMBER Alert for Harmony Blue has been canceled. She has been found and

ROYALS:SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – Ervin Santana pitched a pair of scoreless innings in his Royals debut, and Brett Hayes’ eighth-inning homer helped Kansas City to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.Chris Getz also homered for the Royals, who improved to 7-0-1 and remain the only team without a spring training loss. Salvador

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia man after he fled during a traffic stop Friday night.Deputies say they tried to pull over a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Daniel Peek near New Haven Road and Warren Drive around 9:40 p.m.. According to authorities, Peek did not stop and a vehicle pursuit occurred. Dispatchers say the

Carl Edwards finally won.After his second longest drought of his career, Edwards pulled away on a late start to snap a 70-race winless streak Sunday.He won for the first time since Las Vegas in 2011. Edwards broke the longest slump of his career by winning at Phoenix in 2010. Coming off a miserable week at

The work week will start off mild as high temperatures reach the upper 40s to lower 50s Monday under mostly cloudy skies. Another storm system will bring the chance of light rain to Mid-Missouri from late afternoon Monday into the overnight hours. Light showers will briefly turn to light snow early Tuesday morning and end

A Holts Summit man got caught in the act early Sunday morning when the homeowner he was trying to burglarize turned a gun on him and forced him outside until deputies arrived.Nelson Barnes is accused of breaking into a house on Missouri O outside of Fulton just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Deputies said in a

Almost five days after Tuesday’s winter storm, Co-Mo Electric Cooperative has restored power to all of its members.During the height of the storm, the utility company had reported more than 13,000 customers without electricity. Its linemen and and workers from several cooperatives from across Missouri worked for days to restore power.Just before 10 p.m. Saturday,

Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to shoot employees at a truck stop.According to authorities, a 55-year-old man from Glencoe, Mo. entered the Oasis Truck Plaza around 3:30 a.m. Employees say he tried to sell firearm ammunition and when they denied him, the man became violent and threatened to shoot

After several days of freezing temperatures, milder air will move in for Sunday and Monday. Highs will reach the low 40s Sunday with increasing clouds then the middle 40s on Monday.A quick-moving system will drop in from the northwest Monday afternoon bringing light rain showers through the evening and overnight. As colder air arrives, light

Meteorological winter, which runs from the beginning of December to the end of February, ended up being one of the warmest and snowiest on record. In Columbia, the 2012-2013 Winter was the 16th warmest (compared to last winter’s third warmest), with an average temperature of 35.7 degrees. It was also the 15th snowiest. Columbia picked

In a Public Health Alert, the flu shot may not protect people as much as health officials once thought. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest numbers show this year’s vaccine is only 56 percent effective.With a month left in one of the worst flu seasons, more people are expected to get the

A 17-year-old from Bland was killed in a weekend crash.The accident happened in Gasconade County Sunday afternoon, on Route ZZ, just east of Missouri 19.Troopers say Evora Logan, 38, ran off the road, vaulted over a driveway and flipped. She was seriously injured in the crash. The passenger, Ashley Logan, was killed.Neither was wearing a

On Sunday, Fulton police investigated an attempted car break-in on Westminster Ave. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the car and after a search, police found around a pound and a half of marijuana in several bags. Michael W. Peters, a student at Westminster College, was arrested for a felony of having more than five

Monday night, council members in Jefferson City will talk about how to deal with a $1.6 million budget shortfall.Leaders say cuts are inevitable. Public Works stands to loose a quarter of a million dollars.Members will be able to question leaders at the council meeting.They will also talk about changing funding for JCTV.

After a retirement home in California says a nurse was only following policy for refusing CPR on a dying patient, ABC 17 News checked with the Missouri Health Care Association to find out if local residents could face similar risks. The incident happened at an unregulated independent living facility, but ABC 17’s Janai Norman found

With less than a month to go before the elections, Boone County leaders are trying to sell a new 911 center to voters.ABC 17 News has been following the struggles to fund a new facility. In January, the county commission approved the new three-eighth cent sales tax for the April ballot. Officials say that money

Traffic was tied up Monday afternoon near Highway 63 and Interstate 70 in Columbia because of a vehicle fire.Firefighters were called after the station wagon’s engine went up in flames around 3:15 p.m.Crews had the fire out minutes later, but cars were backed up heading into the connector because of the emergency.

Click on the video link to see interviews from Monday’s Mizzou Basketball media day previewing Tuesday’s matchup on Senior Night with the Arkansas Razorbacks and Mike Anderson. Haith did not make senior Laurence Bowers and junior Phil Pressey — the only two players on the roster to play for Anderson — available to the media.