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Columbia police are investigating an attempted armed robbery Sunday morning. Officials tell ABC 17 they believe three men wearing ski masks – with one carrying a gun – may have tried to rob a home at 3106 Alpine Drive. Police say they believe items were stolen but couldn’t give further details. A sergeant says the

Columbia, Mo. – Columbia police officers were called to a neighborhood in northeast Columbia for reports of shots fired early Sunday morning. The calls came in around 5:34 a.m. according to police about possible gunshots in the 1400 block of Greensboro Drive. Police say they found multiple shell casings. One officer on scene told ABC

The snowfall has all but finished for Saturday and ABC17 Stormtrack meteorologists don’t expect to see any until possibly Tuesday. So Boone County Public Works snow plows have already been able to clear most of the snow from roads within the county. “We’ve had crews in since right around 8 o’clock this morning,” said Bryan

UPDATE: This Sunday, January 10, the 8 a.m. edition of ABC 17 News This Morning will not air. It will begin its run January 17. ORIGINAL STORY: The Networks of Mid-Missouri announced today it is expanding its news operation in the Columbia-Jefferson City market and adding six hours of local news programming to its weekend

Early morning snow has started to cover roads across Mid-Missouri, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the region. There have been few reports of accidents, but roads may get worse as the snow continues to fall, especially in the Jefferson City area. Stay with ABC 17 News and ABC 17 Stormtrack as we

The wells rise from the ground like metal trees, pumping water from an underground store for further treatment. A drive south on Route K takes you through the flat land, dotted with an occasional silo, the wells used to collect drinking water for people in Columbia. Just north of it lies the Eagle Bluffs Conservation

The 2016 legislative session kicked off Wednesday, and many issues have already made their way to the 98 th General Assembly. Representative Kip Kendrick is our guest for “This Week.” I started our conversation by asking the Columbia Democrat the importance of improving our state highways. This is a transcript of our conversation: Rep. Kip

Mid-Missouri road crews are getting ready for the first measurable snowfall of the season. ABC 17 Storm Track meteorologists expect winter weather to move into the area Saturday morning, with a dusting to an inch in Columbia and around an inch or a little more in Jefferson City. “When we come to full strength on

A man is in custody Friday afternoon after fleeing Cole County deputies who discovered he was driving a stolen car. Turner Murrell, the suspect in custody, was wanted in Cole County for burglary with a $50,000 bond. According to a sheriff’s department news release, Murrell led deputies on a chase at about 2:30 Friday afternoon.

A man has been arrested following a burglary in the 4000 block of Sidewinder Drive. David Reed, 48, was arrested on Thursday just after 7 p.m. on four counts of Unlawful for Certain Persons to Possess a Concealable Firearm with a total bond of $18,000.00, Burglary in the Second Degree with a bond of $4,500.00

The City of Columbia held an administrative hearing Friday morning to determine if two different properties are a public nuisance. The first meeting, for the property at 64th Avenue was cancelled last minute. According to Tim Teddy with the City of Columbia, a witness who was set to speak at the hearing came down ill.

The track of this storm system has been shifting west and back east over the past couple of forecast model runs. In fact, there is one forecast model that keeps our areas from Columbia and further west completely dry. This could happen! This creates a tricky scenario for precipitation type and timing. The consensus on

UPDATE: The Winter Weather Advisory has been canceled for Benton and Morgan counties. Areas shaded purple continued until 6PM. Light snow will taper off through early Saturday afternoon with total accumulation of 1-5 inches with the highest amounts near I-44. Temperatures will fall through the 20s, dropping to near 20 by 7 p.m. with wind

A storm system will move in from the southwest, tracking across southeast Missouri during the day Saturday. Ahead of this system, moisture will move in from the south while it pulls in colder air from the northwest. As a result, rain will develop and quickly change to snow from Saturday morning through the afternoon. There

ABC 17 News confirmed Wednesday a Mid-Missouri man with links to organized crime is now dead. 58-year-old Wayne Jaegers died last week at a prison in Texarkana, Texas. Jaegers lived in Bonnots Mill, about 30 minutes east of Jefferson City in Osage County. He was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for racketeering charges including

University of Missouri admissions Office Officials and Faculty Council members are responding after early data indicate a drop in the number of freshmen applying to the university. In an enrollment update sent to a list of administrators and faculty, admissions and enrollment administrators detail the most recent enrollment data. The update shows freshmen applications are

It’s no secret that parking in downtown Columbia and the surrounding neighborhoods is a headache. So after a recent parking audit recommended the city implement a parking commission or task force, city leaders are urging staff to comply. “There are often issues and concerns about parking downtown,” said Katie Essing, executive director of the Columbia

Mizzou is using an in-house team to create a “teaching” video on what to do in the unlikely event an active shooter were on campus. Though unlikely, the school wants to be prepared since there have been a number of school shootings in recent years. The university posted signs around where the crew was filming

Columbia Police were called to the 4200 block of New Haven Road shortly before 4:30 a.m. to investigate an armed robbery. Police tell ABC 17 News a driver stopped to check on a stranded motorist who was apparently lying on the ground while a white SUV was pulled off the side of the road. A

A program keeping Missouri prisons safer has earned national honors. The Puppies for Parole program was selected for the Innovations in American Government award sponsored by Harvard University. Since it started in 2010, more than 3,500 dogs have been trained at no expense to taxpayers, and these dogs would have otherwise been euthanized. The Director