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University of Missouri police are looking for a man accused of a punching another man and taking his money early Saturday morning.The victim told police he was walking near the southeast side of Stankowski Field (near the Medical School Library) around 2:30 a.m. when a man approached him from behind and demanded his money. He

Jefferson City is arguably the most successful football program in the history of Missouri High School football. Arnell Monroe and the Hickman Kewpies are not impressed. For the second straight season, the Kewpies stunned Jeff City.Friday night, the Kewpies managed just a little more than 200 yards, but ultimately had more of what mattered most:

After a cool morning, temperatures will warm into the mid 70s Sunday with increasing high clouds and light northerly winds. Clouds will increase late Sunday as a storm system to our south lifts northeast. At this time it looks like the best chance of rain from this system is in southeastern Missouri Monday but if

***UPDATE 8 P.M.***The Columbia city council will wait to make a decision regarding a proposed gas station on Grindstone Parkway.The council decided to table the proposal after a petition from residents was not accepted due to a technicality. City leaders gave residents two weeks to come up with a valid petition to present to the

Weather data from the last 30 years shows an average high temperature of 72 degrees for the start of October, dropping to 62 by the end of the month. Average low temperatures range from 50 on Oct. 1st to 41 on the 31st and on average we get 3.31 inches of rain during the month.

A Moberly man was in Randolph County jail Sunday night after police say he stabbed another man in the 600 block of Concannon Street.Police responded to the address Saturday morning just before 3 a.m. for a fight in progress. According to a news release, they found a man stabbed in his torso and transported the

Ragtag Cinema said Sunday it needs to raise at least $20,000 in the next 50 days otherwise it may be forced to close because of increased operating costs.On the business’s Kickstarter page, management writes that studios will stop releasing major motion pictures on film, instead moving to digital projection. In order to retrofit the cinema’s

Columbia police are searching for at least one gunman after a Sunday morning shooting. It happened in the parking lot near Club Vogue off of Eighth Street and the Business Loop. Police said there were multiple shots and one person may have been hurt. At around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, gunfire broke out in the parking

Fire crews in Randolph County cleared the scenes of two fires Sunday night. Hotspots were still flaring up around 9:30 p.m. at a double structure fire in the 1800 block of County Road 1460 in Cairo.Crews at the scene said a machine shed and adjoining building were fully involved when they got to the scene

A Nebraska man was sentenced in federal court for a cattle scheme, which involved transporting stolen cattle over state lines.Allen John Foos, 48, of Smithfield, Nebr. was sentenced to two years and 11 months in federal prison with the possibility of parole. The court also ordered that Foos pay $244,676 in restitution to his victims.In

National Drug Take Back Weekend collected thousands of pills across Mid-Missouri.Over the two-day event, Boone County authorities collected 494 pounds of unused, unwanted or old prescription drugs. Officials estimate that consists of nearly 175,000 pills.Since Boone County began the take back events in 2010, officials have collected 1,921 pounds or approximately 682,000 pills.The Drug Enforcement

A Columbia man has been sentenced on charges of rape and possession of child pornography.22-year-old Robert Prince pleaded guilty in court Monday to second degree statutory rape and attempted tampering with a victim. He also pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and attempted victim tampering in a second case.The judge sentenced Prince to five

A national study released Monday shows serious child abuse, including hospitalizations and deaths, are on the rise.The report published in the Pediatrics journal was compiled from about 2,500 hospitals and was conducted from 1997 to 2009.The study noted that 54 percent of the cases accounted for children younger than 12 months. Doctors in Columbia say

A Moberly man was arraigned in court Monday for a weekend stabbing in Randolph County.49-year-old Christopher Guthrie is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for a stabbing around 3 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Concannon Street.According to court records, he is currently on parole for resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated.

***UPDATE 10:34 P.M.***On Monday witnesses remembered when Everhart’s Sporting Goods went go up in flames. “It just surprised me there was a fire and then the next day I came over to see what was going on,” said Jeff Bexten who used to work for Kurt Steidley.Investigators with Jefferson City Fire and the State Fire

***UPDATE 12 P.M.***Jefferson City Public Schools says the new high school campus would have multiple academic buildings totaling nearly 90,000 square feet. District officials say the new campus would be focused on small academies of about 500 students, each in a separate building. The campus would also have a new sports complex including new fields

A Washington-based education group is suing the University of Missouri over its refusal to provide records related to teacher training at the university system’s four campuses.The National Council on Teacher Quality filed the civil complaint on Monday in Cole County Circuit Court. The group says the university system has refused to turn over course syllabi,

In an ABC 17 News Truth Alert, we analyzed the latest ads and claims made by Missouri gubernatorial candidates Gov. Jay Nixon and Dave Spence.In a commercial from Nixon, the governor claims Dave Spence supported the bailout as a leader of Reliance Bank in St. Louis. It took some time digging to find information about

A string of Mid-Missouri homes was targeted by copper thieves, and now police are looking for any suspect information.Police in Holts Summit north of Jefferson City say six houses were hit over the last two months.The suspects want the condenser units because of the expensive metals, which can cost between $6,000 to $10,000 to replace.Anyone

***UPDATE 5:45 P.M.***A Maries County farmer accused of starving his horses, dogs, and other farm animals may soon face criminal charges, but he still insists he did nothing wrong. However, the Sheriff’s Office and Humane Society filed their reports with the prosecutor on Tuesday.George Davis, the animals’ owner, appeared in court Tuesday to sign over