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The Columbia Fire Department was called to a house fire in the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive just before 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon. ABC 17 News crews on scene said there was heavy smoke coming from one unit of a duplex. Firefighters quickly put out the blaze and monitored for hot spots after. Crews began

The Columbia Gun Show is happening this weekend just west of town at the Midway Expo Center. It’s the first gun show to come to Mid-MO since President Obama said he wanted to use executive action to close a loophole in buying and selling guns. Currently, all federally licensed sellers must perform background checkers on

Two men with a gun robbed a Fulton store late Friday night. The robbery happened at the Xpress Mart on North Business 54 at around 9:40 p.m. According to the clerk, two black males in black clothes came in, showed a gun and demanded cash. They left with the money and unspecified merchandise. The clerk

Governor Jay Nixon says the behavior of the University of Missouri assistant professor involved in the November protests should have no bearing the university’s state funding. Melissa Click is the assistant professor who was caught on camera apparently trying to impede journalists from doing their jobs during the recent MU protests. Dr. Click used to

The Columbia City Council is preparing to hear from concerned residents about options for a future electric substation and transmission line route. This comes after blowback from many residents who are unhappy with the current route running through their neighborhood. Columbia Water and Light has been planning the project since 2007. In November, the City

Water on a Columbia road created slick conditions Friday night. As of 10 p.m. the water was still over Scott Boulevard at the Vawter School roundabout. ABC 17 Crews at the scene said it was turning icy and saw a couple cars slide. Boone County EMA sent out a warning just after 8 p.m. advising

The weekend will start off with partly cloudy skies and below average temperatures with afternoon temperatures only reaching the lower 30s Saturday. Another surge of arctic air will moves in early Sunday morning, bringing a brief period of light snow. Snow will start by 4 AM along HWY 24, sliding south to the I-70 corridor

ABC 17 News confirmed police are investigating after a woman had her car stolen while she was at the gym. Officers were called to the ARC near Ash and Worley streets in central Columbia Wednesday night. The victim says she locked up her keys using a padlock around 6:20 p.m. When she returned about an

A new eating disorder treatment center opened Friday afternoon in Columbia. McCallum Place is a nationally recognized organization with two other facilities in Missouri and Kansas. One is in St. Louis and the other recently opened in Kansas City. Dr. Kim McCallum founded the Missouri organization with her husband more than a decade ago. The

A mid-Missouri woman is now more than $400,000 richer after getting a lottery jackpot as a tip. Sherri Miles works at Fuzzy’s Bar and Grill in Eldon, near the Lake of the Ozarks. She does not remember which customer gave her the ticket last week, but it ended up being worth $439,000. Miles also has

Authorities pulled a red car out of the Missouri River in Jefferson City Friday morning. Jefferson City police confirmed a vehicle was partially submerged in the water at the Missouri River bridge. They tell us the car was reported stolen out of Columbia Friday morning. Police say no one was in the car, and there’s

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon traveled to Columbia on Friday morning to announce that his proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget will include $5 million to expand the Thompson Center for Autism. The Democratic Governor was joined by advocates, parents and caregivers at the facility, which is on Portland Street in Columbia. Nixon says his proposed budget

A man wanted for firing a gun at two women east of Columbia two days after Christmas is now behind bars, accused of selling heroin. Police got a recent tip Donte Cathey was selling heroin on Leeway Drive, near Brown Station and Blue Ridge roads in the northeast part of the city. They tried to

State lawmakers are more than a week into the 2016 legislative session and in the Capitol chambers there’s a growing dissatisfaction with MU and how its administrators have handled the events of last semester. “They’re upset with the university for a variety of reasons, but mainly, the inaction, or lack of action with Professor [Melissa]

A member of the board of curators for the four-campus University of Missouri system has joined the call for an assistant professor at the Columbia campus to be fired over a videotaped clash with reporters. Curator David Steelman of Rolla described Melissa Click as “an embarrassment.” But speaking before a meeting Wednesday, Steelman noted that

Police also say there is no suspect information, after thieves hit a string of parked cars outside a Columbia motel. Officers were called early Wednesday to Red Roof Inn, near Providence Road and I-70. Several customers who were staying there noticed some things missing from their vehicles, which were either unlocked or unsecured. The items

A cold weather pattern is setting up for Friday through Tuesday as the upper level winds shift to the northwest, sending much colder air into Mid-Missouri behind two cold fronts. The first front moves through by Friday morning, leaving us in the 30s during the day Friday with wind chills in the 20s under mostly

A private high school in mid-Missouri will soon have significantly lower tuition rates. Helias Catholic High School has announced starting next year, tuition will cost almost 40 percent less for some students. The lower tuition was made possible by private donors. School officials say the donors want to remain anonymous, but are making a huge

A man suspected of fatally shooting a woman, critically wounding her husband and shooting a northeast Missouri police officer has been captured. Police say the suspect was taken into custody Wednesday, one day after he allegedly shot and ran over Aaron Gauch at a home just outside of Hannibal, then a few hours later went

Police in Mexico, Mo., are working to find out what happened, after several gunshots are fired around an apartment, hitting one man. Officers were called to Breckenridge Drive near Fairground around 10 p.m. Wednesday. The victim was able to drive himself to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he has already been treated and released. Investigators are