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Bouncing Back

The Jeff City Jays hammered the Gateway Tech Jaguars (Mizzou DT Sheldon Richardson’s alma mater) Friday night at Adkins Stadium, 56-2, improving to 6-1 on the season after last week’s crushing loss at home to Hickman. Scott Stegeman, who came into week 7 fourth in the area in yards per catch, turned his usual tricks

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Nigh 70

The longest regular season win streak in mid-Missouri high school football is over. The Clark County Indians defeated the Centralia Panthers (6-1) Friday night 20-15 snapping a 70-game regular season win streak put by Erle Bennett’s program. Trailing in the third quarter, the Panthers scored two touchdowns to grab a momentary 15-12 lead, but the

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The Big Letdown

The Rock Bridge Bruins (4-3) have had very little success in recent seasons with the Rockhurst Hawklets — one of the best programs in the state of Missouri. Friday night, the Bruins carried a 21-14 lead into the half…but the Hawklets soared in the second half cruising to a 38-21 victory. The Bruins got big

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Bank Robber on the Loose

Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a bank robber who took money from Bank Star 1 in New Bloomfield Saturday morning. Investigations say it happened around 9:18 A.M. and the suspect told the teller to put money into a plastic bag and left the bank calmly, according to the sheriff’s department’s news release. The

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10/6: Freeze Warning

Cold, dry air will move in Saturday night clearing our skies and allowing temperatures to drop to the freezing mark by early Sunday morning. A Freeze Warning has been issued for most of Mid-Missouri from 4 to 8 a.m. Sunday morning with frost likely. Tender vegetation should be protected and potted plants normally left outdoors

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Rollover Crash Shuts Down I-70

***UPDATE 6:50 P.M.***Columbia police confirm a Denver, CO man has died from injuries after he was thrown from a car that rolled on Interstate 70 near mile marker 131 around 10:20 a.m. Sunday62-year-old Everett Watson was the passenger in a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by his wife Linda.According to a news release Sunday evening, the

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Woman Found Beaten, Bloody

***UPDATE SUNDAY 3:40 P.M.***Fulton police have arrested 57-year-old Pamela Carter of Fulton for the abduction and assault of Sara Spencer Friday night. She is now charged with assault, kidnapping, robbery and drug possession and being held on $1.1 million bond.Fulton police told ABC 17 News Sunday detectives had been working on the case since it

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10/8: Warming but Unsettled

An active weather pattern will bring changeable weather to Mid-Missouri this week as temperatures warm up. It will stay dry Monday and most of the day Tuesday with high temperatures warming to the lower 60s Monday and near 70 Tuesday. A cold front moving through Tuesday evening will bring a chance of showers but they

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Can It Get Worse?

(AP) – A botched Missouri extra-point snap and a bobbled punt attempt that led to a safety helped Vanderbilt beat Missouri 19-15 Saturday night, depriving the former Big 12 school of its first Southeastern Conference win.Missouri (3-3, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) took an early 6-0 lead and kept Vanderbilt from gaining a first down until nearly

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10/7: Frost Advisory

A Frost Advisory is in effect for parts of Mid-Missouri from 4 to 9 a.m. as widespread frost is expected tonight under clear skies and light winds with lows in the low to mid 30s. A Freeze Warning is in effect from 4 to 9 a.m. Monday for areas along Interstate 44 where temperatures overnight

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Tigers Keep Rolling

Sophomore Abi Raymer and senior Taiwo Adeshigbin each notched a goal as the 16th-ranked Mizzou soccer team shutout Mississippi State Sunday afternoon, 2-0. The win improved Mizzou??s record to 12-2 overall and 7-1 in the SEC.??We thought Mississippi State really challenged us today from a physical standpoint,?� Mizzou Head Coach Bryan Blitz said. ??We felt

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Three Arrested for Stealing Car

Three people were arrested Sunday in Jefferson City for driving a stolen car.Officers stopped the Oldsmobile in the 500 block of West McCarty around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Police later found the vehicle was stolen near Springfield.The driver is 32-year-old Shawn Moore from Jefferson City. Two people were inside, Macie Jenkins, 19, and Brantley Carroll, 21,

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CPS Seeks Overcrowding Solutions

Columbia Public Schools will hear feedback from parents Monday night on plans to tackle a growing overcrowding problem at Mill Creek Elementary.District leaders tell ABC 17 News the school was built to hold 600 students, but is currently home to more than 850.Options on the table for the short-term include re-drawing elementary school boundaries or

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Nursing Home Resident Found

A Mid-Missouri nursing home resident is safely back home after he walked away from his facility this afternoon. It happened just before 3 p.m. at the Riverview Nursing Center in Mokane.Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers searched for the man they described as middle-aged with a medical conditions for a little more than two

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Convicted Killer Set Free

A man convicted of killing a 16-year-old in Columbia has been paroled after serving 17 percent of his prison sentence. Now, a year later, the teen’s family is just finding out the killer is free. The victim’s family members were never notified about the release or invited to attend the parole hearing. James Gant now

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Roaches Found in Mall Food Court

***UPDATE MONDAY 11 P.M.***Two restaurants in the Columbia mall were closed Monday for numerous health violations, including roaches and improper disposal.Columbia Health Department officials got a complaint Monday morning and later inspected Famous Cajun Grill and Stir Fry 88, which share the same staff and management.They found 19 food code violations, ranging from open containers

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Truman Lake Suspect Arrested

Springfield police have arrested 47-year-old Anthony Balbirnie in connection to the death of Khighla Parks, the teenager whose body was found in Truman Lake last week.ABC sister station KSPR in Springfield is reporting Balbirnie led officers on a car chase before he was apprehended. The connection between Parks and Balbirnie is not known as of

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Meningitis Outbreak Grows

Health officials blame the growing meningitis outbreak on tainted steroid shots used for pain relief. They say the shots are now responsible for 105 meningitis cases. The death toll has now reached eight, after another person died in Tennessee. The contaminated shipments from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts have gone to 23 states. So far,

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