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A car crashed into the El Maguey restaurant on Conley Road in Columbia early Tuesday. The wreck happened around 2:30 a.m. It is not clear why the driver crashed into the building, but there were no reports of any injuries or arrests. There is also no word if the restaurant will open for normal business

With heat indices expected to make outside temperatures feel like 105 degrees Tuesday, paramedics are urging people to keep an eye out for warning signs that someone may be overheated. “If they’re starting to get a headache, nausea, vomiting, that type of stuff, we need to take them inside, fan them and give them fluid,”

A Columbia man was arrested Monday following three robberies over the last three days. 36-year-old Deshawn Smith was arrested on three counts of first degree robbery, 3 counts of armed criminal action, leaving the scene of an accident, 2nd degree property damage, driving on revoked license, possession of a controlled substance, careless driving, resisting arrest,

Reconstruction work on a railroad crossing will close portions of a Jefferson City road starting Monday. Jefferson City Public Works and Union Pacific will close West McCarty from Bolivar to the eastbound entrance of Highway 54, and the northern leg of Bolivar Street. Union Pacific and Jefferson City Public Works will be making some much

ABC 17 News confirmed a man escaped Monday around 11:40 a.m. after grabbing a cash box from a local produce stand in Columbia. Police went to the parking lot of Teppanyaki Grill, near the Business Loop and I-70 Drive Southwest. A worker at the stand described the suspect as a black man in his 20s

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an early morning shooting in the 5500 block of Rocky Fork Drive. A 46-year-old man was walking in the Clearview subdivision, north of Columbia, when he was shot at. He was not hit, but was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The man told deputies

Click the video player to watch an interview with former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel. The former MU star, who is in his second year with the Kansas City Chiefs talks about his expectations for the team and how he is gunning for Alex Smith’s spot.

Three people were arrested Monday morning following a car jacking north of Columbia. Moberly Police said a driver was attacked and was taken to University Hospital in Columbia. The attack happened around 4:00 a.m. near Roberts and Walnut streets, which is by Morley and Rollins. Two underaged boys were taken into custody. A girl is

Every Monday, ABC 17 News partners with Shelby’s Watch to highlight some of Mid-Missouri’s most wanted. Columbia Crime Stoppers is offering a $2000 reward for each arrest made from a tip related to the recent Columbia shootings. Columbia Police last week identified a man wanted in the July 3 shooting at Oak and Garth Street.

A Moberly man is in jail charged with multiple sex crimes involving minors. 30-year-old Randall Braden is charged with five counts of statutory rape, one count of statutory sodomy, one count of child neglect, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of sexual misconduct involving a child under the age

When he arrived back home Sunday morning around 8 a.m., Byron Hickam found his family home blackened by fire. He points inside a gaping hole in his house near his driveway. “Actually, my bedroom was back there in the back when I was growing up,” Hickam told ABC 17 News. Columbia firefighters haven’t decided what

Emergency responders continued a search Monday for a missing woman west of Camdenton, after she walked off the night before. The Camden County Sheriff’s department got a call around 8 p.m. Sunday. Kathleen Rogers, 53, had wandered into the woods behind her home. K-9 units and members from the Osage Beach Search and Rescue Team

Two people are now facing charges after being arrested for attempting to rob a Fulton business. Police say it happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday. While police were investigating suspicious activity they discovered the suspects involved were in the process of attempting to rob a local business with a knife. Officers were able to stop

Columbia police officers responded to reports of an armed robbery at a Motel 6 early Monday. According to police, at around 4:30 a.m., a man walked into the motel with a semi-automatic gun, demanded money and left. It is not clear at this point if the suspect took anything. There are no reports of any

Radio host Paul Finebaum is this week’s guest on Sunday Sit-Down. Finebaum, the host of the Paul Finebaum Show, tells ABC 17’s Austin Kim his predictions on MU football and his opinion on the Dorial Green-Beckham transfer.

A new J-turn on Highway 63 south of Ashland is set to open Monday morning at nine, according to MODOT. The crossovers at Liberty Lane and Peterson Lane will be closed once the J-turn opens. This project came after several fatal accidents at the intersection. MODOT says according a University of Missouri study, J-turns significantly

Crews will be on site at University Village Apartments on the University of Missouri campus Monday to begin preparation for its demolition. Those crews will begin removing asbestos from the apartments. The demolition plan comes after a deadly walkway collapse back in February. Residents moved out of the complex at the end of June. The

A suspect is on the run after an armed robbery at a Columbia motel Saturday evening. Columbia police responded to a call for an armed robbery at the Super 8 Motel on Clark Lane just after 7:30 p.m. A sergeant on the scene told ABC 17 News a man walked into the lobby of the

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim highlights new Mizzou football offensive coach AJ Ricker.

Another phone scam hit Mid-Missouri this week. This time, it targets businesses. Arris’ Bistro in Jefferson City received two calls in the last six months from someone claiming to be from Ameren. The most recent call happened this week, saying if the business didn’t pay nearly $1,500 in overdue bills, they would cut off its