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The Republican National Convention gets underway today in Cleveland. With the “Never Trump” movement likely effectively silenced, Monday ‘s gathering of the GOP is the beginning of the party’s coronation ceremony for presumptive nominee Donald Trump. The convention officially gets started at 1:00 with a speech by U. S. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. The

Columbia Police were called to the Eagle Stop gas station near Bear Creek Trail and North Providence last Friday night for reports of a robbery with a gun. Police said five men, ranging between the ages of 18 and 24, were walking in the area playing Pokemon Go. The victims told police they saw a

UPDATE 7/17/16 : John Belisle, the man suspected to have driven his car into a high water creek in Fulton was taken into custody Saturday night. Several Callaway County Sherrif’s Office Deputies at a residence near Fulton, arrested him, after he was seen hiding inside a residence. Belisle remains in custody at the Callaway County

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a call at 4:15 p.m. about the drowning of a four year-old boy. When troopers arrived, the boy was found face down unresponsive in the river. The boy was transported to Mercy hospital in Mountain View, Mo. He was pronounced dead at 5:32 p.m.

UPDATE: 10:20 a.m.: Columbia Police have confirmed there was at least one gun shot victim as a result of a shooting that happened at 1100 Coats Street. Officers were in the area clearing the crowd near Club Vogue when they heard the gun shots from Coats Street. Officers saw cars leaving the area. They also

More than one hundred people stopped by the East neighborhood BBQ Saturday, an event hosted by the Columbia Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit. The East neighborhood is described as north of Clark Lane and south of Mexico Gravel Road, and between Olympic and Godas. On Tuesday, CPD responded to the area for a burglary and

For the past week or so, temperatures have been staying at or below the 90s with heat indices following closely behind. With all of the rain that has been coming through Mid-Missouri, one would think that conditions would be all around more miserable as far as humidity being higher than normal. But that is not

Officers from the Jefferson City Police Department responded to a motorcycle crash in the 2100 block of Lorenzo Green Dr. Friday night. Police said the driver was traveling on Lorenzo Green Dr. southbound at a high speed, which caused the driver to lose control and slide on the roadway. The driver continued to slide on

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office worked with the MUSTANG drug task force to serve two search warrants that led to two arrests Friday. A drug-related search warrant was served in the 4200 block of Dean Place near Millersburg. Several items including meth and drug paraphernalia were found. A Honda Rancher four wheeler that was reported

Claiming Governor Jay Nixon breached the constitutional “separation of powers,” the state’s public defender office sued him over the latest budget withholding. Governor Nixon withheld $3.5 million from the office’s fiscal year 2017, after state revenue came in less than expected. The money was designed for “conflict cases” within the office, when the public defender’s

Across our nation, security is on high alert following the recent events here at home, and overseas. In Mid Missouri, some local businesses are taking their own steps to assure the safety of their customers, and event goers. The Blue Note told ABC 17 News they recently equipped their bouncers with metal wands, two days

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department identified a man wanted after driving into floodwaters earlier this month. Deputies are searching for John Belisle. He was charged Friday with domestic assault and resisting arrest. He’s also a registered sex offender. The pursuit happened on July 3 when deputies chased him until he drove into the Auxvasse Creek.

80 degree temperatures will stick around for the start of the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 80s Saturday and partly cloudy skies. Spotty t-storms are possible during the day Saturday but will be very hit and miss with most areas seeing plenty of dry time. Any storms which pop up in the

The third quarter finance reports were just released for the attorney general candidates. With the ongoing rivalry between Kurt Schaefer (R) and Josh Hawley (R), ABC 17 News decided to compare their two campaign totals so far. Schaefer has raised a little over $3 million while Hawley has raised about $2.25 million. Currently all three

The Columbia City Council on Monday will discuss a request from the Planning and Zoning Commission to delay adoption of the Unified Development Code. The commission voted unanimously last month to request a two-month extension, which would mean that it would tentatively have a document near the end of October. Development services manager Pat Zenner

Water, it’s a vast resource across the Earth and it plays a huge role not only in keeping us alive, but in warming the Earth’s atmosphere. We are now well into July here in Mid-Missouri and although today was a pleasant day, the thermometer is on the rise. One would think that when summer officially

Businesses may soon be required to have a license to sell tobacco products in Columbia. The city’s Board of Health discussed the idea at Thursday night’s meeting. Missouri is one of 10 states that doesn’t have state regulations for tobacco sales, only federal. Jefferson City and Kansas City both require a tobacco retail license. Dr.

At least 80 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Nice, France Thursday night as a tractor-trailer plowed through a large crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day. The driver was shot and killed by police. The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a terrorism investigation. “It doesn’t have to take somebody with a

A gas leak shut down a road in downtown Columbia Friday. It happened just before 8:30 Friday morning. Boone County EMA sent an alert saying 8th street between Walnut and Broadway was temporarily shut down due to the leak. Employees from a shop in the area told our ABC 17 News crews on scene it

The newly formed University of Missouri system review commission held its first meeting Friday in Jefferson City. The 4-hour meeting included the eight board members outlining the group’s goals. The commission is charged with making recommendations to the General Assembly by the end of the year. Members include: Gary Forsee, a former system president Pamela