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The number of robberies spiked fourfold since the start of December in Columbia. In the first two weeks of December, 17 robberies have been reported compared to four robberies reported in the last two weeks of November, according to police reports. ABC 17 News compiled the robbery numbers and the majority of them took place

NEW YORK (AP) – Fox has pulled new episodes of “Family Guy” and “American Dad” this Sunday to avoid airing any potentially sensitive content following the Connecticut school shooting.The originally scheduled episode of “Family Guy” had Peter telling his own version of the nativity story. The “American Dad” episode told the story of a demon

Columbia police are investigating a shots fired incident early Saturday morning in the northern part of the city.Just after 2:20 a.m., officers were called to the 1300 block of Brown School Road for shots fired. The officers found two shell casings in front of a residence at 1406 Raleigh Drive.Investigators say two vehicles were seen

Many parents now have to face tough conversations about what happened Friday in Newtown, Connecticut.The focus at this point is how do our children heal from this horrific event? Although it happened hundreds of miles away, kids here in Mid-Missouri may still have questions, feelings, and fears that need to be addressed.”It just tugs at

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force arrested a Columbia man Saturday for trying to entice a child online.Investigators say 27-year-old Shaun M. Dierker began to talk online with a person he thought was a 14-year-old boy, but was actually an undercover detective. After several emails and text message conversations, investigators say Dierker

A strong storm system is expected to affect Mid-Missouri Wednesday night into Thursday but the exact path is still uncertain. There are 3 different paths showing up on our forecast models and each one would provide us with a different outcome. At this time, a path just north of I-44 looks most likely which would

***UPDATE 11:25 A.M.***Deputies took Brandon Monell into custody at a home near Crocker around 9:47 a.m.An investigation into the escape and the original robbery is now underway.***ORIGINAL STORY***Right now law enforcement officials in Pulaski County are looking for one of two inmates who escaped from the Dixon city jail Monday morning. Dixon police notified the

Another airline could be on its way to the Columbia Regional Airport. Mayor Bob McDavid told ABC 17 News the city has had “some conversations” with Allegiant Airlines.Allegiant has air service to both Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Columbia City leaders have told our crews in the past they are in talks with Frontier to

*** UPDATE 9:49 P.M. ***A Mid-Missouri woman has now said she’s responsible for crimes surrounding her baby’s death. Megan Ayers plead guilty to endangering both of her children and having drugs on Monday Her baby was found dead in her Holts Summit home over the summer when Ayers and her boyfriend, Bryan Sartor were allegedly

Chick-fil-A could be coming to the Capital City.Last week, Jefferson City’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a plan to re-subdivision the plot Lowes currently sits on at Missouri Boulevad and Wildwood Drive. The plan will split that land into two lots, one for Lowes and one that the home improvement store will sell to a

The hurt and the confusion of the mass killings on Friday made it way to Mid-Missouri too over the weekend. “We lost children of America, not just one but several and teachers are going to be affected and kids who are survivors of the community will be affected for the rest of their life it’s

Columbia’s oldest building is on the chopping block.The Niedermeyer building, currently home to several apartments, has been slated for demolition. That’s according to a notice posted on the property this weekend.City guidelines given the Historic Preservation Commission a ten day waiting period to discuss the proposal and offer a recommendation about demolition. The Niedermeyer building

Monday afternoon, Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel formally announced the promotion of Josh Henson to offensive coordinator and Andy Hill to quarterbacks coach. Henson, who replaces David Yost, joined the Tiger staff in 2009 from LSU as a co-offensive line coach with Bruce Walker. While at LSU, Henson coached the tight ends and acted as

Missouri leaders will get a chance to debate safety inside schools. Just last Thursday, one day before the Connecticut shootings, ABC 17 News learned one state senator filed a bill requiring extra training for teachers if there’s an active shooter or dangerous intruder inside a school.Senator Dan Brown (R)-Rolla tells us this bill was meant

In the wake of Friday’s school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, many organizations have set up ways you can help the families of victims and survivors. Many parents have spoken out about their own child with mental illness — some even expressing concern that their child needs help. If you are worried about a family member’s

***UPDATE 7:40 P.M.***The Katy Bridge is a truly historic bridge and many people in Boonville want to preserve that history, but it will cost $3.5 million to do so.Now the Save the Katy Bridge Coalition is finally making headway, according to Paula Shannon who is the chair of the non-profit organization.Since 2005 they have been

The Columbia Police department is increasing patrols to help prevent burglaries as students leave for winter break. “We typically look for anyone who doesn’t fit in the neighborhoods,” Columbia Police Officer Candy Cornman said, “We also observe the way people act and dress.” While on a patrol route, officer Cornman found several items that could

Jabari Brown, playing in his first game since Nov. 17, 2011 when he was a freshman at Oregon, scored 12 points and the 12th-ranked Missouri Tigers (9-1) beat South Carolina State 102-51 on Monday night.Brown, 6-foot-5, 205-pound guard, became eligible at the end of the first semester. He entered the game with 16:01 left in

Jefferson City schools leaders and the board of education held a special public forum Monday night to address a growing and vocal opposition to the current new high school plan.More than 100 people packed the Jefferson City High School cafeteria for a more than two hour long forum that started with an explanation of the

Columbia Police are looking for two men who robbed a pizza delivery driver.It happened Monday night in the 600 block of Ridgeway Avenue. Police say two men demanded money and pizza from the driver.They implied they had a gun but never showed one. Police say the driver wasn’t hurt.The only suspect descriptions police have is