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The Shakespeare’s Pizza in downtown has officially closed its doors for the last time. All three restaurants in Columbia closed over the Memorial Day weekend, and only two of them reopened. On Tuesday, the manager told us they’re trying to start running out of the temporary location by this Friday. Its one block away in

A mother is in jail Tuesday after Columbia Police said they found traces of meth in her child’s diaper bag. 27-year-old Angelica Oliver was arrested Tuesday morning at the Super 8 motel near the Lake of the Woods. Officers said they smelled marijuana from her room. Officers also uncovered four glass pipes and a mirror

The holiday counting period for traffic accidents and citations in the state came to an end at midnight Tuesday morning. During the period that started Friday night, six people died in traffic crashes in Missouri. One of those deadly wrecks happened on Highway 54 in Callaway County. 92-year-old William Rogers, a WWII veteran, was killed

Drivers should expect some delays through mid-evening Tuesday. Crews are completing resurfacing work on Route PP from Dusty Rhodes Lane to the Clark Lane roundabout. Work is expected to last until 8:00 Tuesday night. It will pick back up at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, lasting about a week.

A Columbia woman appeared in court Tuesday ahead of her second trial for a shooting. Investigators said Eugenia Dyer shot two men at a Superbowl party in Columbia last year. In March, a mistrial was declared, and a new trial is set to begin next week on June 2. Tuesday’s appearance was a pretrial conference.

Traffic on mid-Missouri highways has thinned out as the Memorial Day weekend comes to a close. ABC 17 News did a ride along with a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Monday night just before the holiday counting period ended. “In Boone County, we’ve been fairly lucky,” said Sergeant Mike Halford with the Missouri State Highway

Monday, residents in Randolph County are left cleaning up after a large storm causes damage in Clifton Hill. According to the National Weather Service in Kansas City, the damage is consistent with straight line winds of 60 to 65 miles per hour, not a tornado as many people thought. Many residents were sawing off branches

ABC 17 News has confirmed an elderly man died after a crash Monday afternoon near Highway 54 and Old Jefferson City Road in west Fulton. Investigators believe the victim was trying to get across the highway, before his vehicle was hit by a truck heading northbound toward Kingdom City. ABC 17 News is learning the

A suspect remains on the loose after robbing someone early Monday in the parking lot of a motel near the Columbia mall. He approached a 43 year-old man around 1:46 a.m. at the Royal Inn Motel near the Red Lobster on I-70 Drive Southwest. Police say he acted like he had a gun, before the

Thousands of people gathered to remember those who lost their lives protecting our country and those who continue to serve at the 27th annual Salute to America Memorial Day parade in downtown Columbia. The events on Broadway kicked off Monday with a jump by members of the Golden Knights parachute team. Organizers told ABC 17

Suspicious activity and stolen items from a car helped deputies pinpoint the location of a suspected killer, a county sheriff said Sunday. Pettis County Sheriff Kevin Bond told ABC 17 News the “pieces began coming together” Friday night and Saturday morning, as law enforcement searched for 47-year-old James Horn, Jr. Police suspected Horn of keeping

Since Friday, there have been two boat fires, two collisions and one man injured while water-skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend. The Highway Patrol reports a pontoon boat caught on fire just before 6 p.m. Sunday, after its outboard motor exploded near the Hurricane Deck. The driver had minor injuries

Pools opened just for Memorial Day weekend in Columbia, before the regular season starts on Thursday. This year’s date was moved up because the last of school in Columbia is this Wednesday. The Albert-Oakland pool, Lake of the Woods, Douglass and the Little Mates Cove pool at Twin Lakes will stay open from 12 to

Right now the Westbound lanes on Highway 54 in Cole County are back open after a car crash. MoDOT confirms downed power lines at Old Bass Road near Brazito closed both directions on the highway. Both lanes are now back open. ABC 17 News also confirmed some residents in the area are without power. Stick

City buses are not running Monday in either Columbia or Jefferson City because of Memorial Day. Trash service for both cities will also be delayed one day for the rest of the week. City government offices are not operating for the holiday. Parking is free but the landfill in Columbia and the yard waste site

Police continue to search for James Horn, the prime suspect in the murders of Sandra Kay Hutton and her son Zachary. Officers believe Horn is in the Sedalia area, though various sighting reports have turned out to be false. Horn should be considered armed and dangerous. Police further warn that Horn is an avid outdoorsman

ABC 17 News confirmed there is storm damage in Clifton Hill after strong storms moved through Randolph County at around 3:00 p.m. Sunday. Clifton Hill is about 13 miles west of Moberly on Highway 24. Highway Patrol Troop B troopers reported a brief tornado touching down near Clifton Hill at around 3:08 p.m. Troopers also

A man is on the run after robbing a Jefferson City store at knife point. Jefferson City police responded to the Bee Line Snack Shop on Missouri Boulevard around 10:45 Saturday night. Employees at the store told police a man came inside with a large butcher knife and demanded money from the cash register. The

We will get a break from the rain Memorial Day but rain returns Monday night. The upper level wave which brought the rain Sunday will be east of Mid-Missouri by Monday morning, leaving us with stable air through much of the day. The first half of the day Monday looks dry and warm but an

Severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon into the evening across Mid-Missouri, with areas along and south of I-70 in a slight risk for storms from the Storm Prediction Center. Leftover small-scale boundaries and a northward lifting warm front will provide lift for storms developing through the afternoon. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 8:00