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President Barack Obama is banning the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local police. The announcement is a surprise coming nine months after police in full body armor with armored trucks dispelled last summer’s racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri. The White House suggested last year that Obama would maintain programs that provide

Parents and students packed the streets around some Mid-Missouri schools Saturday for graduation weekend. More than 6,000 people will receive diplomas from the University of Missouri this weekend. MU said more than 4,000 earned an undergraduate degree, 1,000 earned masters degrees and 300 earned doctorate degrees. 350 people from 32 states also earned a degree

A specialty dog food company is voluntarily recalling a frozen product distributed in four states over fears of possible salmonella contamination. The Food & Drug Administration said last week that California-based OC Raw Dog has recalled its Turkey & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulation. The recalled formulations were packaged into 6-pound Doggie Dozen Patties and

Gov. Nixon announced he is releasing $10 million in state funding to build a new learning center for students with MU’s Trulaske College of Business. The taxpayer money will match another $10 million in private donations. “Missouri’s continued economic growth and commitment to strict fiscal discipline has positioned us to make smart investments in higher

Warm temperatures coupled with the moist, southerly wind flow are making our atmosphere unstable over the region which will play a role in this weekend’s weather. A warm front lifted north Thursday night, locking in the warm temperatures and muggy air. The associated cold front behind that will approach eastern Kansas and western Missouri late

Monday before 4 a.m., Columbia police were called to Amelia Street for an armed home invasion. The investigation revealed three unidentified black males who entered the apartment through an unlocked back door. Two men, ages 22 and 21, and one woman, age 20, were inside and not injured. The culprits demanded money before running away.

The line of severe storms that moved through Mid-Missouri early Sunday morning has cooled and stabilized our atmosphere Sunday afternoon. As a result, the slight risk for severe weather has shifted further to the east, over central and southern Illinois. As daytime heating occurs over Mid-Missouri, some instability and could return to the eastern half

A new report from the Columbia Police Department lists the crimes surveillance cameras downtown caught to help police solve crimes. The report, on the Columbia City Council’s agenda for Monday, comes after ABC 17 News and Councilwoman Laura Nauser asked to see the cameras effectiveness following an October shooting in downtown Columbia – across the

Temperatures to start the work week will be warmer ahead of a cold front that will move through Monday afternoon into the evening. There is a chance for a spot shower mainly along and south of I-44 early Monday, but skies will be mostly sunny through the day with a northwest wind as the front

Seven firefighters were remembered at a weekend memorial event in Kingdom City, all who died while on the job. The State Department of Public Safety held a candlelight vigil Saturday night for fallen firefighters across the state and throughout time who lost their lives. The Memorial in Kingdom City will now feature Columbia Firefighter Lieutenant

Two people were seriously injured after a head on collision in Callaway County Saturday afternoon. It happened on Old Highway 54 just south of County Road 407. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, 22 year old Emily Bush crossed the center line and hit 74-year-old Helen Zeilman’s car head-on. Both Zeilman and

The hours long standoff and search at a Boonville Motel is over, and the suspect the Missouri State Highway Patrol thought was inside, was not. ABC 17 News confirmed law enforcement was looking for Carl Roettgen, the man who allegedly tried to shoot at an officer in Marshall earlier this week. Boonville Police, Cooper County

Strong winds brought down several trees and left a small town without power Thursday night, in what the National Weather Service called a “weak tornado.” Chariton County EMA Director Eric McKenzie tells ABC 17 News the storm damaged some homes in Mendon, a town about 30 minutes from Marceline. McKenzie said no one was hurt,

A Mid-Missouri suspect is due back in court next week after being accused of forging names on a ballot petition for early voting. Earlier this year, investigators got a call from the Secretary of State, who said about 1,000 signatures didn’t match up. They were collected in Columbia and Boone County between March and April

State lawmakers wrapped up the last day of the 2015 legislative session at the Capitol Friday. The Senate called it quits early Friday afternoon just after passing the controversial multi-billion dollar Medicaid bill. The House was in session until about 5:50 p.m., and all legislation pending in the Senate is dead. Friday marked the first

A failed Mid-Missouri business is no longer on city of Columbia property Friday. ABC 17 News reported Thursday night the company still owes customers money for tickets purchased before the train stopped running. Crews hauled off the Columbia Star Dinner train Friday, the city is suing the company for ending their contract. The man ABC

A third man was charged Friday for an August Mid-Missouri bank robbery. 21-year-old Jeremy Burnett of Columbia is the third to be indicted for an armed robbery at the Bank Midwest in Randolph County in August. Burnett was caught in Jefferson City last month. Clarence Williams and Daniel Rudroff, both of Columbia, are also indicted

A robbery suspect on the University of Missouri campus is now charged in a home invasion in a fraternity house the same night. Treshaun Butner was taken into custody last week on Wednesday, May 6. He barricaded himself inside a home on Redwood Drive near Ash Street and West Boulevard in central Columbia. The night

The driver in a Columbia crash on Creasy Springs Road earlier this month has died. Police say Bradley Gilman of Fulton, 27, was traveling north when his car hit the concrete curb just after midnight Sunday, May 3. Gilman was pronounced dead 5:15 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital. On Friday, officials said they suspect both

The Missouri House has elected Majority Leader Todd Richardson to take over the chamber’s top spot following the resignation of House Speaker John Diehl. Richardson was elected unanimously Friday by Republicans and Democrats. He was sworn into the office shortly after Diehl resigned Friday, following through on an announcement Diehl had made a day earlier.