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A program designed to help less fortunate children is in need of donations. Almeta Crayton has set up a program giving out Easter baskets but still needs eggs, candy and baskets. She is also looking a volunteer who can wear a bunny costume. The baskets will be given out to children Saturday from 3 p.m.

The Missouri Tigers let another strong pitching performance from Rob Zastryzny go to waste Friday night, losing 2-0 to No. 2 LSU in the first game of a three-game series. The junior lefty threw 7 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and one earned run, and striking out seven LSU hitters. The lone earned run he

The No. 7 Missouri Tiger softball team improved to 18-2, 5-1 SEC this season with a six-inning win over South Carolina Friday night, 10-2. Chelsea Thomas was backed by Kelsea Roth, who hit a grand-slam home run — her ninth of the season, to tie Nicole Hudson for most on the team — in the

The Hickman Kewpie baseball team improved to 3-1 this season with two wins Friday in the Midwest Classic Tournament. Hickman knocked off Fort Zumwalt East, 3-1, in its first game of the day at Troy Buchanan High School. The Kewpies followed that win with a 5-3 come-from-behind win over Francis Howell Central a few hours

Members of a local postal workers union are fighting to save a Mid-Missouri processing center near the Columbia airport. Supporters met Friday afternoon to emphasize how important the facility is to the region. They say if a large part of the operation is moved, mail will be rerouted to other parts of the state and

The Missouri municipal elections are next Tuesday. ABC 17 News got a first look Thursday at the amount of money being raised by candidates. Tens of thousands of dollars are being pumped into the Columbia races, with two council positions and the mayoral seat open. With the election around the corner, final donations are coming

David Wright made his first appearance in a big league game since sustaining a rib injury during the World Baseball Classic, going 0 for 3 and playing five innings for the New York Mets in a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Wright was a late scratch from the United States’ game against the

Alex Gordon, Jeff Francoeur, Elliot Johnson and Roman Hernandez homered as the Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland 5-1 Friday to wrap up the most successful spring training in franchise history. The Royals finished 25-7-2, the best exhibition record in the majors. Gordon hit Ubaldo Jimenez’s second pitch over the center-field fence for his eighth home

Pitcher Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals have finally come to a deal. The Red Birds announced they signed a five-year, $97.5 million contract extension with the ace. Waino missed the entire 2011 season after he underwent Tommy John surgery. He went 14-13 with a 3.94 ERA this past season.

Mark Yarbrough, 19, was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for the beating of a Jefferson City teenager last August. Yarbrough was convicted of second-degree robbery and third-degree assault. Last fall Jefferson City police were called to the 1100 Block of Jackson where five men jumped a group of three teens. Yarbrough hit one

Columbia Regional Airport and City of Columbia leaders are hoping the closure of the air traffic control tower doesn’t cause safety issues because say it could impact economic development. The city was notified the tower will close May 5 th on Wednesday night. It is one of 149 towers scheduled to close due to the

A native Missourian and decorated World War II veteran turned 100 on Thursday. Perry Reams, originally from Centralia, celebrated his birthday with about 40 veterans and veterans home staff and dozens of family members who gathered in the dining hall inside the veterans home in Mexico, Mo. Reams served in the U.S. Army as a

*** UPDATE 11:18 P.M. *** Two people are now behind bars in connection to a north Columbia shooting. Police said an argument between two sets of neighbors escalated on Quail Drive and shots were fired. Police caught up with the suspect after a chase on Highway 63, went back to Quail Drive and found his

TheBetter Business Bureau is warning everyone of reoccurringdoor-to-doormagazinescamdfrom the company Midwest Circulation. The BBB has received more than 160 complaints about the company. For years people have been going door to door trying to convince people to write checks to buy books and magazines. In the BBB businessrating,Midwest Circulation received an “F” because of complaints

The St. Louis Cardinals and pitcher Adam Wainwright have agreed to $97.5 million, five-year contract that will run through 2018. Wainwright became a free agent after the World Series. His new agreement sets him to make around $19.5 million for the next five seasons. Last year, Wainwright was 14-13 with a 3.94 ERA after missing

A stalking suspect is back on the street in Columbia after allegedly following around an 18 year-old girl. Patrick Gaffney was arrested around midnight Thursday, but later bonded out of jail. The victim says Gaffney went to her car and said he did not mean to scare her. But he allegedly kept following her as

Columbia police say a man who may have had a weapon robbed the FastLane gas station on West Boulevard early Thursday. The robbery happened around 2:30 a.m. when the suspect walked in with his hand under his shirt, as if he was hiding a weapon. He took cash from the store and left on foot.

The St. Louis Cardinals will remember Cardinal great Stan Musial this season by wearing a special patch, but it will be unusual. This patch will not have any black on it. The Cardinals decided the Stan Musial’s life was too bright to be memorialized by dark colors. The Red Birds will wear the No. 6

The Kansas City Chiefs have hired a new assistant coach –someone who is familiar to head coach Andy Reid. Kansas City hired former Vikings coach Brad Childress Thursday. He spent five years as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings (2006-10). He spent the last season as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Childress

Columbia police arrested a man Wednesday night after he allegedly robbed a victim and assaulted an officer. Cops say 35-year-old Dean Wilmoth assaulted an 18-year-old man around 7:15 p.m. on Ninth Street. Police later found Wilmoth a few blocks away with the exact amount of money stolen from the victim. After the victim identified Wilmoth