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University of Missouri police are investigating another incident of vandalism targeting minorities. University spokesman Christian Basi said Friday the vandalism included a symbol that targets cultural and religious minorities. He says the university isn’t identifying the symbol found Oct. 24 on a dorm bathroom wall because the investigation is ongoing. Rabbi Avraham Lapine, director of

The Missouri state trooper who says he was unfairly punished after criticizing the Highway Patrol is now retiring. On Friday, a lawyer for Cpl. Randy Henry confirmed he is leaving the agency, wanting nothing else to do with the organization. He will still be available to testify about the Brandon Ellingson case if necessary. Henry

Eight times a week, on average, is how often someone in Columbia has called 911 reporting “shots fired” or “shots heard” this year. The problem is not getting better. About 70 % of those calls have come in during the last five months. It’s happening in public. A shooting happened on the Business Loop just

A storm system passing to our south will spread rain into Mid-Missouri Friday night through the first half of the day Saturday. Rain will become likely by midnight and continue through late-morning Saturday before pushing east with showers decreasing through the afternoon Saturday. Rainfall amounts of a half inch to an inch are expected with

Authorities are looking for the driver of a car that ran into a home on Creasy Springs Road early Friday. The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. in the 2300 block. No one was hurt, but the driver left the scene. Police have not been able to locate the car or the driver. The crash

Saturday night there will be more princess and superheroes roaming the street than usual as children around the country go trick or treating. But not everyone gets to participate in the holiday – some children with severe food allergies might get left out. According to Food and Allergy Research Education (FARE), 1 in 13 kids

Three people were injured Thursday night when a vehicle crashed into a jail van in Moniteau County. It happened on Highway 5 near Highway 50 south of Tipton. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office tells us a car hit the back of a Morgan County Jail van taking four inmates to that facility in Versailles. Sheriff

Two days after a Columbia gun shop closes its doors, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office is looking for anyone who’s out money from ZK Guns in Columbia. ABC 17 News reported back in July that some customers claimed the owner of ZK Guns, Zach Kean, was taking money up front for firearms and not delivering

Columbia Public Schools is requesting the city delay action on a proposal regarding access to the new East Elementary School. ABC 17 News has been reporting for the last month that neighbors in the Woodlands and Vineyards neighborhoods are concerned about the current proposal. Residents in the area said they believe a separate road needs

People from out of state are coming to Mid-Missouri to get their hands on prescription drugs. Missouri is the only state in the country without a prescription medication registry. “There’s no way to monitor if a person should go to multiple doctors and then go to multiple pharmacies getting the same prescription,” said Erica Hopkins,

A Missouri House Committee hearing continued reviewing the progress made by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. The Committee will look at several topics such as MSHSAA’s transparency of activities, fairness and consistency in Board rules and regulations and student safety. Approximately 580 high schools statewide are members of MSHSAA.

Multiple agencies responded to reports of a mobile home fire in south Columbia Thursday morning. Residents had to move out of the trailer park by October 1, so the area is believed to be unoccupied. The property was originally going to become a hospital, before the state voted down the plans. Read about the latest

ABC 17 News has confirmed Wednesday night a date has not been set a for a new Columbia sales tax. The new tax would affect stores on the Business Loop in the central part of Columbia. Over the summer, it was revealed a University of Missouri student was the only voter included in the district’s

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people Wednesday after pulling a car over around 7 p.m. on Highway PP. The deputy searched the car and reportedly found more than 4 pounds of marijuana and more than $7,000. Authorities say 37-year-old Aaron Sobelman from Columbia, 20-year-old Christopher Marney from Boonville and 21-year-old Destiny Thomas from

Crews battled a structure fire in central Columbia Wednesday night. Investigators later confirmed a decorative rope light on the back deck of the home actually caused the flames. Columbia fire responded to the home off Parkade Boulevard, near Texas Avenue and Business Loop just after 6:30 p.m. Officials say several 911 callers reported flames coming

The Jefferson City Police and Fire Departments were on the scene of an crash Thursday morning. It happenedin the 1600 block of Christy Drive. Authorities said a tractor trailer attempting to exit a private drive became entangled with a utility pole causing damage to the pole. Picture of the scene show the utility pole broken

Two people were arrested Wednesday night after authorities found a marijuanagrow operation in a home in Mexico. Members of the East Central Drug Task Force, Mexico Public Safety Dept., and AudrainCo. Sheriff’s Department searched a home in the 1600 block of Meadow lane and arrested 18-year-old Porter Goodman and 18-year-old Jacob Landreth. Investigators found marijuana,

Drought conditions have worsened across Mid-Missouri since last week, despite Tuesday’s rainfall. All of Mid-Missouri with the exception of Montgomery and Gasconade counties are in a moderate drought, with much of the state still abnormally dry. At Columbia Regional Airport, only 0.9″ of rain has fallen since October 1, and we typically pick up 3.03″

Much of Friday will be cool with increasing clouds through the afternoon. A robust area of low pressure approaches from the southwest beginning Friday night, bringing rain into Mid-Missouri between 6-8 p.m. Rain continues overnight into the first half of Saturday, with low pressure exiting to our east by evening, allowing showers to taper off

The Columbia Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence met again Wednesday to discuss the recommendations it made to the council almost one year ago to curb crime. Just last week, the task force met to give a progress report on those recommendations. Some community members said they feel implementing those recommendations has been a slow