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Hermann swept all three teams they played today. Saturday they play for the state championship. Click the video above for highlights.

A suspect will spend the next 20 years in prison for beating another man to death inside a Mid-Missouri pawn shop two years ago. Calvin Dibble pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder in the death of Verdayne Schacher. Dibble fled Missouri after Schacher was attacked on the job at Tiger Pawn in November 2011.

A special prosecutor was appointed to the Ryan Ferguson case on Friday. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight asked for one to be appointed due to a conflict of interest, and the court granted the request. Assistant Missouri Attorney General Susan Boresi will act as the special prosecutor. On Tuesday, an appeals court threw out the

Ameren Missouri is warning Mid-Missourians against scammers calling, claiming to be Ameren and threatening to disconnect electric services unless payment is given immediately. These scammers are asking for banking and personal information. They are calling people on their cellphones, at the office and at home telling them they need to pay up or their electricity

Jabari Brown was named one of eight players named to the SEC’s first team. Senior Guard Earnest Ross was named a second team selection. Brown is the only started returning from last season. Brown averaged 13.7 points and 3.4 rebounds. In conference games Brown lead the tigers in scoring (14.6 ppg) and ranked among league

A Columbia man is in jail after an attempted sexual assault. Boone County deputies say they were called out to the 4000 block of Santa Anna Drive on Thursday, after someone heard a woman screaming. After investigating deputies arrested Jimmie Pope, 45, on multiple charges. Investigators say he lured a woman he knew to his

The Columbia Mall is getting a new store in 2014. Fashion retailer H&M is opening its new location next fall. The new location in Mid-Missouri will be 20,000 square feet and carry women’s, men’s and children’s clothing. This is the retailer’s 296th store in the United States.

ABC 17 News is still working to get more details about an overnight crash on the Mizzou campus. Emergency crews were called out to the Conley House on Sanford avenue, just before 2:30 a.m. Friday. A car had crashed into the house. Still no word on how many people were injured or how bad the

An Iberia woman is dead after a crash in Miller County. The accident happened Thursday evening on Highway 42, east of Spring Branch Road. Investigators say Stephanie Myers, 40, went off the road, overcorrected and went off the road again. Her car flipped several times and troopers say she was thrown from the vehicle.

More than 100 people came out to support the Farmer Holding Company’s proposal to build a conference center at the Capital Mall on Thursday night. At one point, Kirk Farmer asked those who supported the mall proposal to stand, and nearly everyone in the room stood up and applauded. Farmer made the case that the

The stakes are getting higher in girls’ district volleyball this weekend. Hermann High School hopes to take home yet another championshiptitle. Coaches Linda Lampkin and Allen Spekhals have been coaching the Hermann High School girls’ volleyball team together for 34 years. “Being a player under Coach Lampkin is awesome; I myself have seen what a

Final scores…. Rock Bridge 3, Hickman 0S. Boone 7, Boonville 1Jefferson City 4, Waynesville 0Helias 2, Bolivar 0

Final district football scores Nov. 6th Eldon 41, Salem 13Milan 52, Putnam Co. 0Lawson 28, Brookfield 0Marceline 28, Salisbury 6South Callaway 42, Montgomery Co. 7California 49, Fulton 0Hannibal 35, Moberly 0Helias 77, Kirksville 0Blair Oaks 35, Hermann 13Westran 63, Paris 12Camdenton 32, Smith-Cotton 22

Three new officers will join the Jefferson City police force and soon there could be more. Last month, Jefferson City police officers told ABC 17 News they were at a dangerously low level of patrol officers. This problem is rooted in city budget cuts from last year. Over the last couple of months, the already

Columbia is no longer enforcing its red light cameras based on a new appeals court decision. On Thursday the city temporarily suspended the cameras after this week’s ruling from the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals. Getting caught on a camera usually counts as a non-moving violation. But on Tuesday, the panel of judges said

Tests came back positive for asbestos at a grocery store in Mexico, Mo., and most items can not be sold until a food safety plan is in place. Officials are pulling all of the food, drugs and cosmetics at the County Market at 500 W. Jackson St. The store is currently under renovation. The Audrain

Columbia police are still looking for a white truck who left the scene after hitting a bicyclist. The cyclist was mildly injured and refused hospital treatment. The accident happened just after 10 a.m. on Thursday at Forum Boulevard and Forum Katy Parkway. The driver of the white truck with out-of-state plates did not stop when

A Tipton High School football player remains in the hospital after suffering an injury last week. For days, Chad Stover has remained in critical condition at University Hospital in Columbia. School officials say he suffered a severe brain injury during the game. While details on his exact injury are still unclear, attention has been put

Some Columbia residents say they feel they didn’t have a voice in the sewer bond issue, which was put to a vote Tuesday. Those who pay to use city utilities and services, but live outside city limits, are not allowed to vote on city issues. Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren told ABC 17 News that’s

Wednesday, Missouri basketball head coach Frank Haith announced Tim Fuller will act as interim head coach. Haith was slapped with a five game suspension for his role in the Nevin Shapiro scandal at the University of Miami (FL). Fuller doesn’t have any prior head coaching experience, like assistants Dave Leitao and Mark Phelps, but Fuller