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Gas prices are on the rise this week in Missouri. According to Missouri Gas Buddy, the average price of gas in Missouri is $2.55. About a week ago, the price of gas was about $2.46.

The murder trial for a woman accused of killing her father and his girlfriend has been delayed. Jury selection in Susan Van Note’s trial was set to start on Monday in Lebanon, but was pushed back. The delay comes after a mistrial back in June. Van Note is charged with two counts of first degree

The Columbia Police Department is one of a few departments in the country selected by the Department of Justice to try “procedural justice” in its practice. Deputy Chief Jill Schlude told the city council last week representatives with DOJ and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, will be in town August 20

Burglaries in Columbia are up more than 45 percent from last year around this time. Police said there are some “hot spots” where burglaries are happening frequently, but they said no one spot in the city is immune to burglary. Because burglary numbers are up, CPD has stepped up efforts to spread awareness and solve

Four people were killed Wednesday afternoon after a crash in Randolph County. Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols confirmed four people died after a head-on crash on southbound Highway 63 near Renick. Officials tell us it happened around 1 p.m. According the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 64-year-old Richard Painter of Queen City was driving

Parts of Oak Ridge Intermediate School in Camdenton flooded this summer, causing some water damage. Now, crews are working against a deadline to clean up and make sure there is no mold in the school before the first day of classes on August 18. Staff first noticed some flooding in one of the school’s hallways

The Missouri Public Defender Commission is asking Gov. Jay Nixon for a $10 million budget increase. Director Michael Barrett said the commission is severely understaffed and the money is needed to hire more lawyers throughout the state. “We’ve gone to the Legislature and the governor for years saying we didn’t have enough attorneys to handle

Wednesday, about 50 supporters came out for a rally at City Hall in Columbia. They were there to support Columbia Police. Radio show host Gary Nolan organized the rally. The group clapped as police cars drove by. A group of opposition protesters also chanted, “black lives matter.”

University of Missouri students will move in and start school in the next two weeks. With nine confirmed mumps cases on campus, ABC 17 News asked the University what it’s doing to notify students and staff and what steps it’s taking to make sure the virus doesn’t spread. “This is the first time that I

Thousands of CPS students will be walking around with an iPad in their backpack this school year. Fifth- and sixth-graders will have the tablets, so will all students at Battle High School. “It’s just like a text book being issued to a student. They are responsible for it. Just as they would be for any

Fulton firefighters are fighting a different fire these days after the city council voted 7 to 1 against a union contract that would have given them a 9 percent raise. City administrator Bill Johnson recommended the council reject the raise and ultimately the contract because he said 9 percent is too high and unfair to

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department recovered a body early Monday morning off of Route AA, southeast of Russellville. The department’s investigation began after it received a request to check on 23-year-old Samantha Rhein. Authorities said he had not been heard from since August 4, when she texted her mother to come get her. The body

High pressure at the surface will continue to track southeast over the next day, allowing winds to shift to the south for Thursday. This will bring in slightly warmer afternoon temperatures, with highs reaching the upper 80s. In the upper levels of the atmosphere, a large ridge that has kept us dry and tranquil will

A law firm representing the Columbia Police Officer’s Association sent a letter to city manager Mike Matthes concerning his response to the Association’s Facebook post. The letter claims Matthes interfered with police officers’ choice of a collective bargaining representative. It also claims he threatened to oppose any ballot measure to add officers or increase wages

Generally, severe weather season is termed from mid April through mid June in Mid-Missouri. However, thanks to the position of the low level winds, we can see a few days with severe weather heading into August and September. Just this year, since August 1st, we’ve had 3 days with confirmed severe reports, mainly strong wind

Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on Court Street in Fulton. They responded to the scene near the intersection of Court and 8th Street shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters tried to get in through the front, but had to back out because of the intensity of the fire. Two people were

Karrie Mitchell saw a man in a plaid shirt when she returned home Tuesday afternoon standing at the front door of a neighbor. She felt it was suspicious, considering the man wore long sleeves and a backpack in early August. After heading into her house for a few minutes, she heard a sound at her

Boone County commissioners voted to replace a controversial Desert Storm memorial on the Boone County Courthouse plaza.County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to replace the memorial with a new statue that does not include a Christian symbol. The old memorial with the Christian symbol will be moved to the Columbia Cemetery. This comes nearlyafter residents expressed

A group known as the police wives of Callaway County spoke out for their husbands Tuesday, saying they are being dehumanized. ABC 17 News met with the women who said the group didn’t come about just because of events in Ferguson. They were organized before the unrest started in Ferguson, but a recent post to

A Columbia man is now charged with child pornography, after detectives said they believe he videotaped a neighbor’s child through a window. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force arrested a Steve O’Neill, 35, Monday for possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a minor. Tuesday, O’Neill is charged with sexual exploitation