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Columbia Police responded to a shots fired call Friday night before 7:00 p.m. in the 1600 block of St. Charles Road, in the same area where shots were fired early Friday morning. ABC 17 News went to the scene where police were collecting evidence at a possible shooting. No word on any injuries or how

Columbia 8th grade students got the chance to voice their concerns about crime from their points of view Friday afternoon. It’s part of their curriculum for summer school covering city government. Students picks the topics that interest them the most, from homelessness to minimum wage. Students asked a lieutenant with the Columbia Police Department several

The Columbia Fire Department will be testing fire hydrants in the area north of Highway 63 between Brown Station Road, Paris Road, and Route B on Saturday. The tests will determine if the hydrants have adequate water flow and pressure for fighting fighters. Customers may notice reduced water pressure when a hydrant is flushed near

The moving Vietnam Wall Memorial arrived to Boonville this week and will be in town through the weekend until Monday. It will be on display for 24 hours a day. The wall honors those who were killed in action during the Vietnam War. The wall lists names of veterans in chronological order by date of

Randolph County residents now have water Friday afternoon after going three days without, according State Senator Brian Munzlinger (R. Williamstown). Munzlinger told ABC 17 News he spoke to Advance Disposal’s operations manager who said Advance Disposal will be picking up a large amount of trash at the park that had accumulated for more than a

Boone County Sheriffs deputies investigated a shots fired incident early Friday morning on St. Charles Road. There were initial reports of several shots fired near the intersection of St. Charles and Remm Drive around 3:30 a.m. Investigators found evidence of multiple shots fired at the scene. A 24-year-old man reportedly heard the gunfire. Deputies later

Two people were rushed to University Hospital early Friday morning after a crash on Highway 63 near Dripping Springs Road, north of Columbia. 23-year-old Alexander Wiesner of Ashland suffered serious injuries. Mallory Embree, 22, of Sturgeon was driving northbound on Highway 63 when her car hit the towed unit of a pickup truck. Troopers said

The task force dedicated to protecting children on the Internet could soon be losing all of its funding. On Tuesday Gov. Jay Nixon said he was pulling more than $1 billion from the upcoming state budget. Some $1.5 million is being restricted from all Cyber Crimes Task Forces in Missouri. ABC 17 News talked with

Health officials say the death of a Missouri man about 40 minutes south of Osage Beach was probably caused by the West Nile virus. KYTV reports the Laclede County Health Department said the Lebanon resident was in his 60s or 70s and died June 9. The department reported the death Thursday, after the U.S. Centers

On Thursday , the Boone County Court is warning of an email scam going around mid-Missouri for the last six weeks. The Boone County Court administrators say they first saw the scam a few months ago and says it reoccurs every few years. “Apparently this is happening nationally. I received some emails from other courts

The trial of a Higbee man accused of lighting his wife and house on fire in 2013 was scheduled to start Thursday morning. Randolph County Judge Scott Hays declared a mistrial Thursday after lab results that both attorneys had not received from an agency were discussed in open court. Both attorneys, including Randolph County Prosecutor

A Sedalia couple was arrested early Wednesday morning during a drug bust that turned up more than four pound of marijuana. Richard Gilmore and Halee Kinner faced felony drug charges and child endangerment charges because five children were inside the East 10th Street home at the time. According to a news release, the marijuana was

Columbia police were searching for a white car and a handful of suspects after a shooting on Currituck Lane on Wednesday night. Witnesses told ABC 17 News they heard six shots fired from that vehicle around 8 p.m. in the 5300 block of Currituck. According to a news release, 3-4 black men shot out of

Governor Nixon is pulling more than a billion dollars from the upcoming state budget, in an effort to balance it. Because of this he is withholding $200,000 of increased funding for drug courts. Trevor Robinson is the successful owner of Columbia Irepair in Columbia. Each day he fixes phones and ipads that for many seem

Mizzou and US men’s wheelchair basketball player Carter Arey is preparing for the World Cup in South Korea next month. Arey is one of 12 players on the US wheelchair team, joined by fellow Mizzou Tiger John Gilbert. The athletes use a different wheelchair for basketball then others off the court, allowing them to move

Wednesday a Howard county judge bound over Zachary Jefferson for a July 2 arraignment. Zach Jefferson is accused in the shooting death of Jon Spurling near the Boone and Howard County line on August 15, 2011. A day after the crime, Jon Spurling’s father found him dead in his house. The prosecution claimed neighbors saw

Leaders of the M-U Health Care System said the experiences and outcomes of patients needs to be better, all while reducing costs that benefit the community. They said in the face of healthcare reform across the country, they need to work together to ensure patients get adequate care. There are five founding members in the

The City of Columbia is warning city utility customers of another possible scam. Columbia Police received one report where the the caller said he was an employee with a utility company and told the customer that their electric bill had not been paid. The customer noticed the area code was not local and questioned the

The Jefferson City Day Care Center held a kickoff of the Friends of the Children campaign Wednesday. The campaign’s purpose is to raise money to renovate and improve the day care center through Neighborhood Assistance Program tax credits from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The renovations will include a newly completed and updated kitchen,

Two people were arrested following a high-risk drug search warrant in Fulton Wednesday morning. 39-year-old Brian Oldham and 30-year-old Tabatha Cottam were arrested and charged at 5631 Hawk Lake Drive in Fulton. Columbia police dogs allegedly found meth underneath a vehicle. In a news release, Fulton Police confirmed they recovered 12.5 grams of meth, a