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Columbia police arrested two teens Wednesday on suspicion of breaking into homes and cars in a south Columbia neighborhood. ABC 17 talked to a sergeant on the scene, who says a couple of homes and a car were broken into. Officers caught the suspects in the act, who took them on a short chase. Austin

A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for child molestation and statutory sodomy. A jury convicted 71-year-old Arthur Earl back in December for the charges. Earl was charged after a mother came home to find he had abused her child while babysitting. According to court documents, Earl admitted to becoming

Interim MU Chancellor Hank Foley confirmed the med school’s dean is returning to the job after unexpectedly stepping down five months ago. Former MU Chancellor Bowen Loftin did not provide an explanation when Patrice Delafontaine left last September. Loftin himself left his position less than a month later on November 9. Delafontaine first came to

Hole punch, or fall streak clouds can be seen during the winter and spring months. Supercooled water droplets and ice crystals are present at levels with cirrus and cirrocumulus clouds present. The ice particles grow at the expense of the supercooled water droplets that are in the atmosphere, and fall out of the cloud as

Three men, all 20 years old, were arrested when officers search a home Tuesday night after responding to reports of a drug sale in south Columbia. Officers say they found about seven ounces of marijuana, 91 Xanax pills, some Molly, 10 papers of LSD, eight hydrocodone pills and several thousands of dollars throughout the house

A man was arrested Wednesday night after leading police and sheriff’s deputies on a chase throughout Callaway County. Douglass L. Bowen, 41, lead Fulton police and Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase after police tried to stop his vehicle around 10 p.m. in the area of West 4th Street near Pioneer Drive. The chase

Officials at the University of Missouri System, and its flagship campus in Columbia, answered questions Wednesday about its strides in diversity, a controversial communications professor and a grim financial outlook. The state’s Joint Committee on Education hosted a hearing specifically for the UM System and the University of Missouri, with interim system president Mike Middleton,

A potentially deadly virus could be putting some Mid-Missouri pets at risk. Canine influenza cases, or dog flu cases, have recently been reported in the St. Louis area. Just like the flu in humans, the dog flu is contagious and can travel quickly. A vaccine for a new strain of the virus was developed in

Firefighters with the Mid-County Fire Protection District have worked hours of overtime this year fighting several serious fires throughout the county. Just this month, firefighters responded to at least two deadly fires, one of which left a woman dead. In January, there were a few more as well. A Camden County funeral home was considered

Tech giant Apple says it will fight a court order to help break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers. A federal judge ordered Apple to helpthe FBI bypass a self destruct feature in Syed Farook’s phone. Apple has made it very clear that this is can create dangerous backdoor for any

Michael Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden, just testified on Wednesday in support of a bill that would require more police officers in Missouri to wear body cameras. The proposed bill would require law enforcement officers to wear body cameras while they are on duty or in uniform. It would only apply to the five larges cities

The University of Missouri has lost $2 million in its donation pledges from certain alumni. While there are multiple reasons why alumni are reacting, the main issue was the student protests that were happening this past fall. ABC 17 contacted Concerned Student 1950 but they did not respond. The faculty at Mizzou are aware of

The House speaker confirms a state lawmaker is stepping down, after leaders promised new reforms in the Missouri legislature. Republican Rep. Don Gosen submitted his resignation on Wednesday, telling The Associated Press there were rumors he needed to address. “There’ve been some rumors, stories floating around the Capitol the last week – some true, some

Columbia fire crews responded to a building fire Wednesday morning shortly after 9:00 a.m. Firefighters saw light smoke coming from the eaves of the building and saw water coming from one of the rooms at 1000 W. Nifong Blvd. A sprinkler in the room put out the fire before crews had to. Crews turned off

The Boone County Fire Protection District is warning Mid-Missourians of the elevated fire risk on Thursday and Friday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team said a Fire Weather Watch will go into effect Thursday from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. for areas west of Highway 63 due to low dew points which indicate dry air,

One westbound lane of I-70 between West Blvd. and Providence Road in Columbia was shut down Wednesday afternoon after a crash involving a car and tractor trailer. All lanes were opened shortly after 4:00 p.m. MoDOT told ABC 17 News that an eastbound car may crossed over the barrier wall and crashed in the westbound

Highway 40 in Boone Co. will close between both West Henderson Street intersections near Midway in Boone County on Friday. The closure will take place between 5:30 and midnight. Drivers can detour around the closure using West Henderson St.

Two men were seen taken out of a home in handcuffs in a Columbia neighborhood Wednesday morning. Columbia Police on the scene told ABC 17 News that they were taking the suspects into custody for questioning. Police, deputies and a K9 were searching for two suspects after an alarm went off at a Columbia home

Officials confirmed a former mid-Missouri chiropractic doctor has been convicted of deviate sexual assault while on the job in Montgomery County. On Tuesday a jury found Cary Baney, 46, guilty for offenses that happened while he was working at County Chiropractic at 307 N Sturgeon St., in Montgomery City, Mo., in August 2013. Baney could

ABC 17 News confirmed one woman was taken to the hospital via ambulance after driving off Route B, hitting a tree and then sliding into a ravine. It happened about 15 minutes northeast of Columbia around 10:40 a.m. at McGee Road and Route B, which becomes Paris Road. Crews told ABC 17 News they had