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ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for an injured Carlos Beltran and the St. Louis Cardinals chased Matt Cain before a 3 1/2hour rain delay in the seventh inning of a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants for a 2-1 series lead Wednesday night.Kyle Lohse worked around a

Columbia police say they have arrested a man in connection with a burglary at a convenience store in the city on Monday.Cops say 22-year-old Alexander Watson broke into the Tiger Stop Convenience Store on Clark Lane just after 1 a.m. Monday. Surveillance video captured Watson breaking the glass on a door, entering the store, and

The annual Bud Light Braggin’ Rights basketball game in St. Louis between the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri will remain at Scottrade Center in St. Louis until at least 2017, the schools announced (along with Scottrade and Anheuser-Busch representative) Thursday. One of the nation’s best yearly non-conference basketball rivalries, the Bud Light

(AP) – Illinois is about to hit a modest milestone in President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail vision.Test runs are scheduled to start zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 110 mph on Friday.The 30-mph increase from the route’s current top speed is a morale booster for advocates

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill cast herself as a moderate and portrayed Republican challenger Todd Akin as an extremist in their final debate of a contentious Missouri Senate race. Akin repeatedly linked McCaskill to the policies of President Barack Obama.The candidates took opposite strategies during Thursday night’s debate at a high school

A slow moving storm system located near the Great Lakes is rotating in clouds and some areas of drizzle. Winds will remain strong Friday, gusting to 30 mph at times from the west. Winds will diminish Friday night and clouds will gradually clear the area. Temperatures will be chilly Friday, struggling to reach the low

(AP) – Adam Wainwright threw seven innings of four-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals roughed up Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants in an 8-3 rout Thursday night that gave them a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.Matt Holliday, Jon Jay and Yadier Molina had two RBIs apiece to lead a 12-hit

Currently we are just three weeks away from the November election, but political advertisements are still trying to reach out to voters. The latest ad comes from an independent organization, sending brochures with new technology to people in Mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News got a hold of one of the brochures targeting the senate race, specifically

Columbia police are investigating a shots fired incident.Around 12:30 a.m. Friday Columbia Police were dispatched to the 2900 block of Lawnridge Court for a shots fired call. Officers did not find any shell casings at the scene, but they did find an SUV with damage.The Ford SUV was found in the back parking lot of

***UPDATE 6:30 P.M.***Randolph County prosecuting attorney Mike Fusselman tells ABC 17 News he’s looking into charges for the two. He says Richard Roe is currently on probation and the courts will likely revoke that and send him to prison in Fulton.Moberly police received a tip that two fugitives were inside this home this morning. Police

After a couple days of unseasonably cool temperatures, warmer air will gradually move in this weekend. Highs will climb into the mid 60s Saturday under mostly sunny skies and light southerly winds. The south winds will increase Sunday to around 15mph and help to usher in significantly warmer air. Highs by the end of the

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this weekend across Mid-Missouri, especially late Saturday night through early Sunday morning. As Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley, much of the U.S. will be able to see the meteor shower. Astronomers predict about 25 meteors per hour. There is no general part of the sky to

***UPDATE SATURDAY 8:30 P.M.***Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes told ABC 17 News Saturday the city is meeting with Delta next week to discuss the airline’s concerns over a proposed revenue guarantee to their competitor American Airlines for flights out of Columbia Regional Airport.”We value the history we have with Delta and we are meeting with

The Missouri Division of Finance closed Excel Bank of Sedalia Friday. To protect account holders, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Simmons First National Bank, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to assume all of the deposits of Excel Bank. The four branches of Excel Bank will reopen during

The Hickman Kewpies entered the final week of the MSHSAA football regular season with a perfect record (7-0). They did not finish the year that way. Rockhurst handed Hickman it’s first loss of the season Friday night, 34-7. The Hawklets had a 20-0 lead at half and cruised over the final two quarters. Hickman’s lone

Boy Scouts of America released confidential files Thursday, including details of 46 cases of sexual abuse of boys in Missouri. Most of the cases are from troops in St. Louis and Kansas City, but there are some in Neosho, in southwest Missouri, Fort Leonard Wood, and Chillicothe. More than 14,000 pages of information being called

The Rock Bridge Bruins went into Adkins Stadium Friday night and became the second Columbia team to defeat the Jeff City Jays in the state’s capital. The Bruins first got on the board thanks to Kenny James, who returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score following a Jeff City field goal. From there, Rock

***UPDATE SUNDAY 9 A.M.***The Maries County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals, suspected fo stealing thousands of dollars from a Dixon home.Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kenneth D. Frazee, 35, of Rolla, Barbara A. Jenkins, 39, of Dixon, and Brandon P. Veasman, 33, of St. Louis on charges of burglary and property damage. Deputies say Frazee is

A Columbia man was arrested Saturday for trying to steal alcohol from Walmart, attacking an employee and leading police on a chase across town.Kelvin Joe was arrested and booked into the Boone County jail after police say he led them on a chase through a busy shopping center.Police told ABC 17 News that Joe was

Belle police busted a drug house on South Alvarado Avenue early Sunday morning. Officers said they found a large amount of drugs and paraphernalia packaged and ready to sell.Justin Miller and Serena Pierce are currently in the Maries County Jail for the crime and could face felony drug charges. Law enforcement told ABC 17 News