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Three weeks after the launch of a new ceasefire initiative, Columbia’s police chief said Friday the the plan is working. “The additional police pressure, additional police presence causes them [criminals] to lay low and it’s unfortunate that we can’t sustain this kind of initiative full-time,” said Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton. He said while the

Columbia police has confirmed that Casey’s on Range Line Street was robbed early Saturday morning.According to dispatchers, the call came out around 7:27 a.m. Officers said Saturday they didn’t have information yet on if the suspect was armed or if he got away with any cash.Police released a suspect description of a short black male

Both lanes of I-70 E were closed after an accident in Columbia. Traffic was backed up Friday night from mile marker 129 to Stadium Boulevard.Three cars were involved in an accident at around 9:15 p.m. Two children had to be taken by ambulance to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Emergency crews didn’t initially know the

AP) – Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first freshman to win college football’s most prized individual award.The redshirt freshman beat out Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein.A few days after turning 20, Manziel became the most inexperienced player to win the Heisman. Adrian

***UPDATE SUNDAY 3:22 P.M.***Police say the suspect in the two armed robberies is 41-year-old Carlos Monteg Epps.***UPDATE SUNDAY 3:07 P.M.***Police arrested the man they say is responsible for at least two armed robberies at gas stations in Columbia over the weekend.The Shell Petro Mart on I-70 Drive SW was robbed around 8 p.m. Friday night.

***UPDATED 4:49 P.M. ***Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid hopes to solve some of the city’s toughest issues in his second term in office. Voters elected him back in 2010 after making public safety and violent crime top priorities in campaign. Two years later he says not much has changed.The Mayor has added increasing economic development to

COLUMBIA (AP) – Students from Chicago and the rest of Illinois are increasingly calling the University of Missouri home.The Chicago Tribune reports that Illinois students now make up more than 20 percent of Mizzou’s freshman class. That’s up from just 6 percent in 2000.A recent Tribune analysis of U.S. Department of Education data found that

Arctic air has invaded Mid-Missouri and will give us a bitter start to the day Monday. Temperatures will drop to near 20 degrees by early in the morning with northwesterly winds gusting as high as 30 mph at times, bringing wind chills down into the single digits to start the day. Afternoon high temperatures will

Columbia Police are looking for two men they say robbed someone walking out of this Steak ‘N Shake on West Worley around 1:15 a.m. Sunday morning.The men were armed and got away with the cash, keys and electronics. A K9 search turned up nothing, and police said there isn’t surveillance footage right now.Currently police are

Residents were evacuated after a blaze at the Heisinger Bluffs retirement home on West Main Street near the capitol in Jefferson City.Crews responded to an deck on fire around 9:15 p.m. Sunday. Officials cleared a wing in the facility, but no injuries were reported.Damage was contained to the outside structure. Investigators think a discarded cigarette

***UPDATE 6:10 PThe Fulton fire chief tells ABC 17 News the state fire marshal looking into this and does not know the cause or where it started. Right now, he says there is no indication there is foul play involved. Chief Dean Buffington tells us the building is a total loss. He says anytime there

A mother was arrested in south Columbia for allegedly driving drunk with a 2-year-old in the car.Lisa Dodds was arrested Sunday night. People claim her vehicle was heading into on-coming traffic near Scott and Chapel Hill. Witnesses followed her vehicle to a home off West Broadway.Officers also claim she smelled like alcohol. Her 12-year-old child

Columbia School Administrators have been working with retired police officers for the past year on a security plan to make children safer. On Monday night those officers and administration presented the plan to the Columbia Public School Board.At both Jefferson Junior and Douglass High School administrators are already adding new lights, but more cameras and

Monday night’s chilly forecast had ABC 17 News crews checking in with Columbia and Jefferson City shelters.As of 9 p.m on Monday night, out of the 67 beds available at the Harbor House only two cots, one woman’s bed and one family room were open.At that same point all of the men’s beds were full.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – If officials in Washington don’t reach a deal to avert the “fiscal cliff,” Missouri could see a hit to its economy and budget.The Federal Funds Information for States estimates Missouri could lose $1 billion of Defense Department spending on contracts and military institutions if federal spending cuts take effect in

Firefighters responded to 3501 Clark Lane in Columbia, just before 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. When they arrived, they reported a working structure fire in the home on lot 72 of creekwood estates. Crews are continuing efforts to extinguish the flames as of 2:45 p.m. Check back for more details as this story develops.

The Jefferson City Board of Education said Monday night it will hold at least two more town hall meetings to talk about future plans for Jefferson City High School.During a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, dozens of people spoke and more than 100 showed up in support of both sides of an issue that’s long-divided the

***UPDATE 11:37 A.M.***Prosecutors confirmed Robbins appeared in court and waived his formal arraignment, pleading not guilty. His preliminary hearing was also set for March 1.***ORIGINAL STORY***A Jefferson City lawyer accused of trying to sneak drugs into the Cole County jail will be in court Tuesday.Back in October Thomas Robbins was caught allegedly trying to sneak

A new president was named Tuesday for Moberly Area Community College.Dr. Jeffrey Lashley was approved with a unanimous from the board of trustees. He will start July 1, taking over for longtime president Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson, who retired earlier this year after 15 years.Dr. Lashley was vice-president of instruction and a dean of academic affairs

After a frigid start to the morning, highs on Tuesday will climb into the low 40s across Mid-Missouri, which is seasonal for this time in December. The average high temperature at Columbia is 42 for December 11th. Sunshine will be abundant all day, except for a few high, thin afternoon clouds.Warmer and above average temperatures