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Columbia police arrested a woman after finding packaged drugs in a hotel room near a school early Sunday morning. Officers arrested Sonia Nixon, 38, just after 2:00 a.m. Police said it happened at the Americas Best Value Inn near the Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School. Officers found evidence of drug use and drugs packaged

A car wreck in Callaway County left one person dead and injured five other people Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it happened around 8:45 a.m. at Route BB and Old U.S. Highway 54. The highway patrol said a car with five passengers was hit by another vehicle as it was crossing Route BB.

Columbia police responded to three separate reports of shots fired early Sunday morning. At 1:12 a.m., officers responded to Brown Station Road and Premier Lane for a report of shots fired. Officers found shell casings near Brown Station Road and Sherwood Drive. No one was hurt and there was no property damage. Neighbors tell ABC

After a relatively quiet week in Mid-Missouri last week, the weather pattern is changing for the start of this work week. Upper level northwest flow due to a ridge of high pressure building over the western United States will be responsible for several waves of low pressure that will bring storm chances to Mid-Missouri each

A man thrown from his car in a crash west of Columbia has died. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it happened one mile west of Midway on U.S. 40 just after 10:00 p.m. Friday. The highway patrol said Ricky Pulis, 59, from Columbia drove off the right side of the road. His car flipped

The Missouri Dental Association gave more than $1 million in free dental care to people in need over the weekend. Dentists and hygienists volunteered their time to give free cleanings, tooth extractions and even oral surgeries at the Hearnes Center on the University of Missouri campus. Organizers said they saw more than 800 patients Saturday

Nearly 20 people flew the Confederate Flag in a drive from Fulton to Jefferson City Saturday. The group called MoCAFS, Missouri Confederate Flag Supporters, drove together from the Walmart in Fulton, down Highway 54 and ended at a Walmart in Jefferson City. The campaign for the drive began in July. Organizers said it is meant

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawyer for a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, who criticized the agency after a handcuffed man fell from a patrol boat and drowned, said it’s a conflict for state Attorney General Chris Koster to represent police in a personnel matter involving his client. The patrol said last month it

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Cierpiot of Lee’s Summit as their new majority leader. Cierpiot told The Associated Press that he was elected Thursday during a closed-door meeting of the House GOP. The majority leader position became vacant after former House Speaker John Diehl resigned in May, causing

Two suspects are now charged after a robbery, shooting and police chase through Mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News got court documents Friday on the incident. They show 34-year-old Ruben Harris and 33-year-old Ryan Rummans are now charged in the case. Court documents say the suspects were driving a stolen car from Kansas City when they crashed

The Columbia City Council will vote Monday to close roads and sidewalks for a year while construction continues on Ninth and Elm Streets. The plans, posted on the city’s website, calls for the closure of the westbound lane of Elm Street, while Trittenbach Development builds a “mixed use” building at the downtown corner where Shakespeare’s

Violent crime numbers for 2015 are up in Columbia in almost every category. After three shootings in north Columbia in a one month span and no arrests, ABC 17 News started sifting through the crime stats. According to the Uniform Crime Reports for the city of Columbia, by the end of May, there were more

Most of the weekend will be dry and hot but there are slight storm chances in parts of Mid-Missouri. Saturday will start off with mostly sunny skies and rising temperatures to near 90 by afternoon. The humidity will make it feel more like 94 to 98 in the afternoon hours Saturday with light west to

A man was charged Friday afternoon in a shooting that left one person hospitalized. Richard Beekman is now charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and leaving the scene of a shooting. The shooting happened on South Brooks Drive and Jasper Lane, west of Jefferson City. A call came in to Jefferson City police at

The YMCA of Boonville is expanding its facilities after a fundraiser. A total of $5,500 was raised in one day thanks to Mayor Julie Thacher, the community of Boonville and the Boonville Police Department. The Masonic Home of Missouri, a non-profit charitable organization that provides statewide programs, matched the $5,500. This brought the grand total

A south central Missouri man is dead after his kayak overturned in Pulaski Co. Troopers say Douglas Etheridge, 50, struggled to get back into his kayak around 4:40 p.m. Thursday in the Gasconade River near Richland, about 40 minutes southeast of Camdenton. He was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in

A Jefferson city man is recovering after he was robbed, kidnapped and shot. It happened on July 24th in the 2000 block of St. Louis Road in Jefferson City. Police say two suspects robbed the 27-year-old victim of 35 dollars in cash, then drove to St. Louis with the victim at gunpoint. Once in St.

Two suspects are in custody after a shooting at a Millersburg autobody shop Thursday. Callaway County Sheriff Dennis Crane tells ABC 17 News one person was shot at RC Autobody shop near the Boone and Callaway County line. The victim is recovering at University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Crane says two suspects were driving

A fire is out at a Boone County home on Highway VV Thursday. Firefighters were called out just before 8:15 a.m. to the 9100 block of Highway VV. A neighbor reported the fire after seeing smoke coming out of the roof of the home. Everyone is safe, although ABC 17 News is told a dog

We had a full moon on July 1st at 9:20 PM CDT. Normally there is only one full moon per month but this month there are two. The second full moon of the month is called a Blue Moon and occurs Friday, July 31st. Our skies will be mostly clear to view the full moon