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Police responded to the scene of an armed robbery Monday night at a loan store near the I-70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia. Officers responded around 7 p.m. to Tower Loan inside the shopping center near Home Depot. Emergency personnel initially took reports about an employee who was locked in the back of the shop. Police

A mobile home park south of Columbia that is scheduled to close will be the future home of a new hospital. Abc 17 News talked to Fulton Medical Center, LLC. which said it purchased the property where Sunset and Ed’s Mobile Home Parks currently sit to build a $40 million hospital. Amy Leiker with the

Police in Jefferson City expect more reports, after two teenagers landed in jail for a string of thefts from cars that started late Sunday night and continued early Monday. Jared Hayes, 17, and Charles Clemens, 18, were both arrested after officers responded to a car that stalled at Missouri Boulevard and Virginia Street. Police claim

A fire at a mobile home park in Columbia damaged a trailer home, a pop-up camper and a vehicle Sunday afternoon. It happened on Lenoir Street at Ed’s Trailer Court just after 4:30 p.m. It took crews about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire. Fire crews said no one was home at the time of

On Monday police released new video showing a couple who broke into a condo at the Lake of the Ozarks and stayed there before leaving with a stash of valuables. They were at the condominium for a few days in mid-March, before trashing the home and taking numerous items. The owners did not want their

Jefferson City police cruisers could get new dash cameras. A proposed bill would use sales tax money and drug forfeiture funds to replace the old cameras, which police say don’t even work. “We don’t have any now that are reliable, ” said Jefferson City Police Chief Roger Schroeder. “That’s just kind of a product of

On Monday a Mid-Missouri suspected pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree assault after the death of his neighbor in 2013. Jake Gastler was accused of killing Zachery O’Connor, 30, and seriously assaulting the victim’s father, Michael O’Connor. The attack happened early August 31, 2013, at 1091 Blue Ridge Road off State Road B, east

The former owner of a popular Jefferson City bridal shop heads to trial Monday. Ann Metternich was charged with theft in October of 2011. Prosecutors tell ABC 17 the reason it has taken so long to get a trial is because of all of the paperwork that’s gone into the case. Monday afternoon at 1:30

An unsettled, stormy week is expected across Mid-Missouri with multiple chances for rain and thunderstorms and mild temperatures. Spotty showers and thunderstorms are possible Monday and Tuesday due to low-level moisture being pushed into the area by warm, southerly winds. No severe weather is expected Monday or Tuesday, and only up to a trace of

A 20-year-old MU sophomore died at the scene of a car crash while he was crossing the street early Sunday morning. Dallas’ ABC affiliate WFAA reports that around 2:30 a.m., a black Dodge Charger hit Paul Miltenberger when he tried crossing East Mockingbird Lane, a six-lane street. The car, heading west, left the scene after

A southerly flow over the weekend has brought in warmer air and more moisture for Mid-Missouri. With this moisture a few showers moving in from the south will be possible late Sunday night and into Monday. Monday will be mostly cloudy, but mainly dry with only slight chances of showers and thunderstorms during the morning

A man in green scrubs walks briskly down the hallway at the Missouri Heart Center on East Broadway. At the other end, a receptionist is talking with another man at the desk, helping fulfill the task his wife sent him to the office for Friday afternoon. Before the man in green scrubs reaches the end

An iconic Columbia restaurant closed its doors for the last time Saturday night. The restaurant had its sales tax license revoked, according the Missouri Department of Revenue website. The 63 Diner off Rangeline opened in 1989. Employees told ABC 17 News they were set to close at nine Saturday night, or until they sold out

Temperatures will be seasonable through the weekend with highs in the 60s again Sunday. This warm up is being aided by an area of high pressure to the south which is rotating in southerly air. A strong southerly flow will continue into Monday and Tuesday even as this high pressure moves further to the east.

A 5:30 p.m. flight to Chicago from the Columbia Regional Airport was cancelled Saturday evening after the plane slid off the runway and got stuck in the mud. The Columbia Fire Department and and the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the scene. Passengers said they waited on the airplane for an hour

Saturday, a Mid-Missouri veteran got a special surprise from a non-profit organization based out of Kansas City. Cars 4 Veterans gave James Rusk a free car at Midway Travel Plaza to help him transition back into civilian life. Rusk is a seven year veteran of the Army National Guard from Stover and has served two

On Friday ABC 17 News learned more about why a woman was refused service at a Columbia restaurant. It happened Wednesday at Bamboo Terrace on West Broadway. Police responded to a peace disturbance there regarding a dispute over a service dog. The employer asked the woman for certification for her dog and that is when

Saturday, police are investigating a robbery at a convenience store in northeast Columbia after a man takes money and runs away. Columbia police responded the Break Time convenience store on Paris Road and Vandiver Drive around 10:20 Friday night for a report of a robbery. Police said the clerk came from the back of the

Two men landed behind bars, after police say they robbed someone during a house party at 810 E. McCarty Street in Jefferson City. The victim says he walked in while Mark Lewis and Travion Reams were taking things from his bedroom. Police claim Lewis pointed a gun at the man’s stomach and made him lie

Almost 70 prisoners in Mid-Missouri are getting treated for scabies. On Friday, ABC 17 News confirmed three inmates have tested positive at the state women’s facility in Vandalia, about 30 minutes northeast of Mexico, Mo. As a precaution, 66 other people are also undergoing treatment for the contagious skin mite. Officials are watching anyone else