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It smelled like a campfire. “It was a smell of charred wood, basically,” Chris Cook, the pastor of Parkade Baptist Church, said. Cook found the entrance to the church’s children services burned Halloween morning, after the Columbia Fire Department put out a blaze around the wooden walls by the doors. Battalion Chief Brad Frazier said

“These people – our neighbors, our classmates, our friends – they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. They came to work, and study, and serve in our military, and above all, contribute to America’s success,” President Obama said in an announcement Thursday night. In that controversial announcement,

The ride-sharing service Uber has been operating in Columbia since early October. The city has been having trouble regulating it because it doesn’t fit into the existing taxi service ordinance. City officials said they’ve drafted new regulations for ride-sharing services that will be presented to the City Council. When Uber first rolled into Columbia the

Officials in Mid-Missouri are discussing response plans after three students are shot in Florida. Exams and classes were cancelled at Florida State University Thursday after a gunman entered a library on the FSU campus early Thursday morning. There were 300-400 people inside the building at the time. Abc 17 talked to MU’s chancellor and campus

A domestic assault investigation in east Columbia revealed an explosive device in a car. Boone County Bomb Technicians were activated to safely remove the device on Tuesday at around 4:45 p.m. This happened at 1 Keene Street, the Columbia Orthopedic Group. Police say a domestic assault occurred involving a husband and a wife. When officers

Sedalia Police arrested six people in two separate drug busts Thursday. The first search warrant was at 537 East 4th Street just before 5:30 a.m. Officers forced entry into the home and arrested 4 people without incident. A K9 unit found methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription drugs, and drug paraphernalia. 25-year-old Laura Martin and 27-year-old Derek Hughes

Many people ABC 17 News talked to Thursday in Ferguson said they’ve been waiting for the grand jury to reach their decision. During the day, Ferguson appears to be peaceful, despite the boarded up windows and doors that some businesses have, as directed by their insurance agents. Things are quiet while there’s daylight, but at

Columbia Police are still looking for a man who robbed Central Bank of Missouri. It happened around 1:00 Thursday afternoon on Rangeline Street. They said the man implied he had a weapon, but the bank teller never saw one. Investigators said a white man came into the bank demanding money and left with an undisclosed

Construction is officially underway on a major Mid-Missouri highway bridge. Work began Thursday on the Highway 50 bridge in Jefferson City. Drivers will need to find an alternative route because the eastbound Highway 50 ramp to Big Horn Drive will be closed until the project is finished next month. Crews are making emergency repairs to

A Columbia man has been charged for child sex crimes. 27-year-old Dustin Fobes is charged with felony statutory sodomy after two alleged incidents with a child who is related to Fobes. The first time it happened the child was only 6 years old.

SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City Thursday announced the Chief Operating Officer, Anthony Houston has resigned effective December 12. The new facility opened last weekend. Houston has accepted a position at St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. Houston has been with St. Mary’s since 2010. Alice Chatley will serve as Interim COO while

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the most popular holiday shopping days of the year. The Better Business Bureau wants to help make your shopping adventures go as smoothly as possible. Here are some tips for shopping on Black Friday: Know before you go. Retailers release deals beforehand online, through social media and other publications.

Columbia Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a bank Thursday afternoon. Police were called to Central Bank of Missouri at 2500 Rangeline Street just after 1:00 p.m. A man came into the bank and demanded money from the teller. He left the bank on a bike heading south on Rangeline with an

On Thursday, the University of Missouri football program announced senior tailback Marcus Murphy is one of five finalists for the Hornung Award, given to the most versatile player in college football. Murphy is the only FBS player to score a touchdown this season in the four all-purpose categories with two kickoff returns scores, one punt

A massive stroller recall is underway by Graco. The company is recalling 11 models. The concern is that children’s fingers are at risk of serious injury, including amputation. Already Graco has gotten reports about 11 injuries including severed or partially severed fingers. In all, nearly five million strollers are being recalled. Here is a link

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Montaque Gill-Caesar scored 19 points and Wes Clark added 14 points and nine assists to lead Missouri past Oral Roberts 78-64 on Wednesday night. Despite trailing for most of the first 27 minutes, the Tigers (2-1) scored six consecutive points to take a 58-52 advantage with 10:51 remaining. Missouri then used

Eight million cars of all makes and models have been recalled after malfunctioning airbags, and now the government wants to expand this recall nationwide. So how do you know if your car has been recalled? ABC 17 News talked to a Columbia dealership about how to find out if your car’s airbag is part of

A Columbia commission gave the green light to a new crosswalk that could it make safer for nearby middle schoolers to walk to school. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission met Wednesday night to decide if members would support a crosswalk on West Broadway between Clinkscales Road and Stadium Boulevard. The project was started over a

A man charged with sodomizing a 14-year-old boy was back in Cole County Court on Wednesday. In July, the Cole County prosecutor filed a grand jury indictment charging Thomas McAdams with three counts of statutory sodomy, but ABC 17 has learned McAdams faces a new charge. The Cole County prosecuting attorney, Mark Richardson, filed another

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a weekend fire that has been deemed an arson by the fire department. Several drivers called 911 to report smoke coming from the Bach Yager Funeral Home on North Garth Avenue just before 5 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found thick, brown smoke pouring from the