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Columbia police are investigating after two men were assaulted near Stephens College late Friday night. Police were called to the area of Windsor and Melbourne streets shortly after 11 p.m. for reports of a possible assault. Police at the scene said two men were assaulted by four other men. They said the assault suspects also

Missouri Task Force 1 has sent another member to Hawaii as part of the FEMA Incident Support Team to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Lane. The hurricane has now been downgraded to a tropical storm but it has left devastation and destruction in its wake. The new member deployed will be working as the

The Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney has charged 45-year-old Chad Ashley, of Portland, with burglary, stealing, tampering with a motor vehicle, and drug charges after he’s accused of breaking into homes and stealing cars. The sheriff’s office investigated resident burglary and vehicle theft offenses in the Paradise Lake area for a few weeks. They searched Paradise

TONIGHT: The story will be the warm & muggy conditions overnight, with temperatures only falling into the middle 70s. It will feel more like early July waking up Sunday morning. SUNDAY: Another day of big-time heat and humidity over mid-Missouri. We’ll continue to see breezy conditions as well, with a tightening pressure gradient over the

Dry and exceptionally dry conditions continue to plague Missouri, as we’ve seen below-average rainfall since winter. The U.S. Drought monitor map shows that nearly all of Missouri is experiencing a drought, especially in areas of Northwest Missouri. Farmers are feeling the effects of this summer’s drought. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Dr. Scott

UPDATE: Columbia police arrested Jeffrey York, 59, of Columbia, in connection with the bank robbery and bomb investigation at HyVee on West Broadway Friday. Online court records indicate prosecutors charged York with robbery and terrorist threat late Friday afternoon. Records also indicate York is being held without bond. ORIGINAL: Authorities were investigating a black SUV

SATURDAY: There is an isolated storm chance in areas near I-44 through early afternoon but most areas will stay dry today. It’s going to feel like mid-summer as temperatures climb into the mid 90s with heat indices as high as 104 degrees. Winds will be a bit breezy, coming in from the south at 12-18

Columbia police said they are investigating a shooting incident early Saturday morning. Police were called to the area of Aspen Drive and West Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. At the scene said they found at least 10 shell casings in the area, but no property damage. Police said there were no injuries reported.

TONIGHT: The first half of the night will be mild with temperatures in the 70s. Breezy conditions will stick around with winds out of the south up to 15 mph. Heading into the overnight hours, can’t rule out an isolated shower or thunderstorm, but it looks like the severe threat will stay toward Iowa. SATURDAY:

Former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Anthony Piercy may not get his job back any time soon. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce said she planned to stay her June decision reversing Piercy’s firing by Col. Sandra Karsten. The attorney general’s office said it planned to appeal the decision, and said the Department of Public Safety’s

A Columbia man was charged in federal court today after he allegedly tried to buy toxic poison on the internet. According to Timothy Garrison, the attorney of the Western District of Missouri, the poison was intended to be used as a chemical weapon. Jason William Siesser, 43, allegedly tried to buy the substance, which is

UPDATE: Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Highway 63 in Boone County Friday night. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Jeep Wrangler struck the rear of a truck, causing the Jeep to roll over. The driver of the Jeep was thrown from the vehicle, according

13-year-old Rylie Wagner took her own life because of bullying within the Hallsville R-IV School District, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Wagner’s mother. The documents said Wagner attended the Hallsville R-IV School District from January, 2016, up to the time of her death on April 4, 2017. The suit claimed Wagner was bullied

The suspect in a Wednesday shooting in north Columbia has been arrested in Memphis, Tennessee. Derrick Smith, 30, was listed as an inmate on the Shelby County, Tennessee jail’s website Friday morning. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson wrote in an email Friday that he was informed by local police that Smith had been arrested in

With a new school year underway, bullying is at the forefront of policy. Columbia school staff and volunteers must report bullying they have witnessed or have first-hand knowledge of within two business days of the incident. Kelli Hopkins, associate executive director for the Missouri School Boards Association, said bullying is taken seriously. “For our staff,

Bishop Shawn McKnight held a media conference at the Diocese of Jefferson City’s offices Friday to announce his voluntary participation in Attorney General Josh Hawley’s investigation into clergy abuse. “I want them to see the step I’m already taking to make sure that we have the proper protocols in place and that we have an

TONIGHT: The first half of the night will be mild with temperatures in the 70s. Breezy conditions will stick around with winds out of the south up to 15 mph. Scattered showers and storms are expected to develop in southern Iowa into the night, along a cold front. As those storms track to the southeast,

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen is warning of a data breach that could put customers of its Missouri locations at risk for fraud. The restaurant said in a statement posted online that it learned last week that someone gained access to its network between Nov. 3 and Jan. 2. The breach applies to restaurants in Alabama, Arizona,

Audrain County police said a man they were looking for after a Wednesday chase was arrested Friday morning in Ralls County, Missouri. The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office said Tanner Spurlock of Paris, Missouri, was arrested at about 11:45 a.m. Spurlock was wanted after he allegedly ran from a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper tried to

UPDATE: Click here to read and watch the complete report right now. ORIGINAL STORY: It’s been 25 years since the Great Flood of 1993 devastated the Midwest along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, causing $15 billion in damage. A report from the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources in 1996 highlighted the devastation Missouri and eight