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Columbia police officers investigated a shooting in central Columbia Sunday night. It happened near Third and Grand Avenues just after 8:30 p.m. Officers on scene told ABC 17 the shots were directed at a home. Shell casings were found on scene. Multiple officers were on scene, with at least five police cars on Third Avenue.

A warm front will lift in the morning on Tuesday bringing a thunderstorm chance, after 12AM. Western Missouri could see thunderstorms at this time, while storms look to move in near HWY 65 from 3AM-5AM, and US 63 from 5AM-7AM. Counties east of HWY 54 look to see thunderstorms start up from 7AM-9AM. Take a

Officials do not suspect foul play, after a member of the football team died over the weekend at Northwest Missouri State University. Nicholas Turner was found dead Sunday where he lived on campus. He was a junior from St. Louis who just recorded a sack in the team’s NCAA Championship win against Shepherd. A memorial

An administrator at Missouri Veteran’s Home confirmed the building was temporarily on lockdown Sunday. Administrator Brenda Ezell told ABC 17 News the lockdown started around 3:15 p.m. It was lifted around 4:00 p.m. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the facility for reported threats around 2:30 p.m, according to Mexico Public Safety. A man

ABC 17 News has confirmed with police that Brittany Woods was arrested for driving while intoxicated Saturday night after crashing into another vehicle, closing the entire roadway. Boone County emergency officials sent out a Nixle alert around 8:20 Saturday night about an accident on the 3100 block of I-70 Drive Southeast. Police say it was

A low-pressure system expected to track from southeastern Kansas into northwestern Mid-Missouri Monday night will bring a slight threat for thunderstorms for areas mainly to the east of Highway 63 on Tuesday. The associated warm front with this system will drag in warm and moist air to the Mid-Missouri region early Tuesday morning. As the

Columbia Police confirmed they responded to reports of a shooting in north Columbia early Sunday morning. Officers said the shooting happened around 3 a.m. near the 1400 block of Tide Water Drive. Police said callers from several streets in the area reported people in two different vehicles were shooting at each other in the area.

The Camden County sheriff’s office confirmed a man wanted for allegedly molesting a child was in custody Sunday. Detectives said they were actively searching for Duffy Woodman, 50, of Camdenton since Friday. Authorities said Woodman turned himself in to the Republic Police Department around 2:00 Saturday afternoon without incident. They said Woodman was booked in

Two people are behind bars for a Columbia robbery that happened earlier this month. Scott Johnson, 30, and Ashley Willis, 31, were arrested in Lee’s Summit and transported to the Boone County Jail Friday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Court records showed both Johnson and Willis were wanted by Columbia police for a

A weak cold front will progress southeastward through the central Great Plains overnight, arriving in the northwestern corner of Missouri by tomorrow morning. With the limited amount of moisture in place, this front is not expected to be a heavy rain producer by any means. Showers are expected to be spotty throughout the day as

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a strong-arm robbery that happened at the 2500 block of Quail Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, a male victim in his early 20s told police he was lost trying to walk home from a local bar. CPD confirmed to ABC 17 News they do not

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 28-year-old man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a rural southwest Missouri couple four years ago during a botched burglary. The Springfield News-Leader reports that jurors found Jose Huckleberry of Springfield guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree murder in the April 2011 deaths of Don and Helen Willingham.

A retired high school teacher was federally charged Friday with trying to have sex with a child. According to an affidavit, Paul Cannon posted on Craigslist from Sedalia earlier this month seeking a couple that would “like to include their kids in sexual fun.” A detective with the Boone County Sheriff Department Cyber Crimes Task

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the body that was recovered from the Lake of the Ozarks Friday. A dive team found the body of Rick Steffy, 48, of Homer, IL, at 6:14 p.m. Steffy’s boat was also located under water. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol drive team is searching for

Interim UM System President Michael Middleton released a video Friday concerning the retiree insurance program. Middleton says the university has been reviewing the program and found the retiree insurance costs are escalating and the current program is unsustainable into the future. The Total Rewards Advisory Committee submitted a report and recommendation to UM leaders regard

A Columbia mom is relieved, knowing her daughter, who is in a wheelchair, is out of harm’s way. This comes after she claims the Columbia para-transit bus has, at times, dropped her daughter off in the street. “Very dangerous, very dangerous, because of the traffic coming in and out,” said Maxine Lambert-Hollend. The para-transit bus

The latest Zika virus first broke out in Central and South America, before cases were reported in the U.S. It is transferred via mosquitoes and has very little effect on adults. However, unborn children can develop microcephaly, which is an abnormally small head. Symptoms for adults are almost flu-like, and they rarely even know they

War veteran, Jeffrey Lopardo of Jonesburg, MO passed away on December 13, 2015. Since then, no one has come to claim him as a blood relative. However, he was fortunate enough to have been a part of a loving community of other military veterans. After service arrangements were made at the Millard Funeral Home off

A well-known community figure, Curtis Soul Brown, 71, bonded out after his arrest on Thursday for last weekend’s shooting in central Columbia. Police say a fight broke out between Brown and another man at a home near Sexton and McBaine on Saturday, before Brown pulled a gun and started firing rounds. Bullets hit a nearby

Columbia officials said they will not pursue third-degree assault charges against MU assistant communication professor, Melissa Click, in exchange for an agreement that includes no violations for one year. Under the new deal with prosecutors, Click also has to finish 20 hours of community service and has agreed to waive the statute of limitations. If