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Columbia police are investigating after an armed robbery at a gas station in north Columbia Saturday night. Police were called to the Break Time on Smiley Lane off Rangeline just before 10 p.m. Officers said a white man came into the gas station, indicated he had a gun and demanded money from the two clerks.

A Columbia man was arrested Friday night after threatening a woman at gunpoint following a minor car accident. Police arrested Antoine Johnson-Harris for unlawful use of a weapon. Officers said he was involved in a minor traffic accident with a 27-year-old woman near Business Loop 70 East and Rangeline. The woman didn’t stop her car

The peak of flu season starts next month, and the Center for Disease Control is recommending people to get vaccinations as soon as possible. The CDC says it takes about two weeks after getting vaccinated for antibodies to develop and provide protection against the flu. The CDC says it is impossible to predict what this

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri starting cornerback Aarion Penton has been suspended indefinitely after he was cited with a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession on campus. Columbia police records show the 20-year-old sophomore was cited about 1:40 a.m. Friday with possessing 35 grams or less of marijuana. Penton also was among four Missouri athletes arrested

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim recaps high school football district title games.

A man was arrested on Friday, after he was accused of shooting a woman east of Jefferson City. Osage County deputies were called to the BreakTime in Linn around 12:45 a.m. on Friday, after hearing reports of a gunshot victim. They found a 32 year-old Chamois woman who was shot in her left shoulder off

The Salvation Army is sending an alert for Mid-Missourians to be on the lookout for scammers wanting to steal your holiday donations. The Salvation Army said its annual red bucket campaign brings in a large percentage of its money for the entire year. So, they hope everyone drops in some cash or change when they

A Mid-Missouri man is accused of taking nearly $200,000 from people he tricked into investing in a fake biodiesel plant near Fulton. Secretary of State Jason Kander on Friday ordered Boyd Ware to stop his activities in Central Missouri Energy, LLC. Ware launched the company in 2006 with the idea of building a biodiesel plant

A Mid-Missouri fire might be suspicious, after flames break out next to a vacant home Friday afternoon. A police officer spotted smoke coming from a shed off Wall Street in Sturgeon, about 30 minutes north of Columbia. Firefighters responded around 3:20 p.m. and quickly put out the fire. But investigators told ABC 17 News there

An accountant who has been doing business in Columbia for decades is one of the two men facing charges for raping a Mid-Missouri teen. Thursday, we told you Jerry Colster and Don Landers were charged for statutory sodomy. Landers founded Landers, Weiss and Company, now Landers and Company, in 1976. It is now one of

Police have limited information after a college student is jumped by three people in Jefferson City. The victim goes to school at Lincoln University. He was walking back to campus Thursday morning near the Break Time on Clark when a man grabbed him from behind and hit him in the head with a gun. Two

Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing Thursday night on a proposed confined animal feeding operation in Callaway County. The operation, submitted by Eichelberger Farms from Wayland, Iowa, would house more than 10,000 pigs. Manure produced would go to landowners in Callaway County to fertilize crops. Many people at the meeting raised concerns

A man has been booked into jail nearly a week after police say he stabbed and killed his wife. Donald Rowland has been in the hospital since October 31. According to court documents, that’s when Rowland killed his wife and tried to kill himself. Documents claim Rowland wanted to end his and his wife’s lives

After a man was shot to death nine months ago, two mid-Missourians have finally been charged with murder just this week. Monroe County Deputies found Zachary Dawson dead from a gunshot wound to the head on February 19 in Madison, Missouri. Two people, Jason Lage and Jessica Munoz, were taken into custody shortly after and

The Columbia Police Department held an open house Thursday night to find new officers to join their force. Lt. Geoff Jones said they were hoping to fill nine open spots, and may have found several potential recruits. The jobs that are currently open have nothing to do with the 40 positions that would have been

In Missouri more school districts are looking to arm some staff members. School districts are spending countless hours and a lot of taxpayer dollars on security plans. Next week Columbia’s School Board will be revisiting the issue of whether to allow the district’s director of safety and security and his assistant to carry guns inside

A Higbee woman was arrested after police said she fell asleep while driving, causing a Columbia crash that injured 5 people. The crash happened at the intersection of Providence and Stadium. Witnesses said 27-year-old Reisa Branstetter was speeding in the wrong lane before crashing into two other vehicles. She apparently admitted to smoking synthetic marijuana

Now is the time for job seekers to polish up their resumes while looking for ways to earn a little extra cash for the upcoming holiday season. Analysts predict there could be 700,000 to 800,000 seasonal workers hired that are related to holiday shopping. Some of those companies include UPS, Macy’s, Amazon, Kohl’s, Target and

A Jefferson City man was arrested Wednesday after police got a call from the Cole County Children’s Division claiming a child was physically abused. A 5-year-old girl said her father kicked her in the face while she was lying on the kitchen floor, then sent her to her room with an ice pack. The girl’s

Two Columbia men are back at home after being charged with raping a teen. Thursday, Boone County Prosecutors charged 73-year-old Jerry Colster and 76-year-old Don Landers for statutory sodomy. The two men have already been bonded out of Boone County Jail as of early Thursday morning. Court documents say the first meeting between Colster and