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UPDATE 9:35 p.m.: The Westphalia Fire Protection District chief confirmed seven to 10 high school students were on the bus at the time of the crash. He said three or four of the students were taken to a hospital. The chief said the bus was carrying members of the Belle High School girls soccer team.

Columbia police are looking for a blue four-door vehicle and a suspect that they said was involved in a shooting downtown around 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators found shell casings in the area of East Broadway and Fifth Street. They also learned a victim had been taken to the emergency room by private vehicle with a

The Audrain County sheriff posted to Facebook on Saturday responding to criticism of another recent post. Sheriff Matt Oller’s post about a woman’s arrest on Wednesday went viral. According to the post, Amanda Smith drove to the sheriff’s office on a revoked license to bail her boyfriend out of jail. During the course of her

Two Columbia men were arrested after a foot pursuit in Callaway County on Friday. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was patrolling the area of County Road 340 near Millersburg when the deputy stopped a vehicle driven by Timothy Moore, 44, of Columbia, for traffic violations. A passenger, Malik Cobb, 22, of

A crash report shows students and drivers suffered minor to moderate injuries in a bus crash on Highway 63 in Westphalia on Friday. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, it happened just after 7 p.m. when a Chevrolet Impala attempted to pass another car and hit a school bus nearly head-on. Both drivers

Hearings for the University of Missouri BioJoint lawsuit will be held Monday morning. Judge Brough Jacobs dismissed the university from a lawsuit over its BioJoint knee surgery in April. The surgery involves using tissue from human donors to treat certain knee issues. Jacobs’ dismissal impacts a single count that names the university. Other counts against

MOTHER’S DAY: It will be a changeable day Sunday. We’ll likely start the day off on the dry side with showers increasing from the west close to 9 AM. However, as low pressure tracks close to Mid-MO through the late-morning, more widespread activity looks to build in. A couple of thunderstorms can’t be ruled out

A string a shootings in one area of downtown Columbia has police trying one new way to prevent violence. On March 24, police responded to 19 N. Fifth St. for a shots fired call around 1:30 a.m. On April 6, there was another shooting near the Columbia Police Department around 2 a.m. Early Saturday morning,

A 10-year-old boy has serious injuries after he was thrown off an ATV in Phelps County Friday night. Highway Patrol troopers report William Schnedler was driving the vehicle near County Road 1090 when he lost control. He was ejected from the bike and into a barbed wire fence. He was flown to Children’s Hospital in

TONIGHT: Another chilly evening on tap. Clouds stick around. We bottom out in the upper 40s. MOTHER’S DAY: It will be a changeable day Sunday. We’ll likely start the day off on the dry side with a very isolated shower chance. However, as low pressure tracks close to Mid-MO through the late-morning, more widespread activity

MU police investigated a report of a sexual assault on the university campus Friday, according to information sent out by the university. According to the university, the police department received a report around 11 p.m. Friday about an accident between 8 and 8:30 p.m. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1

Lincoln University in Jefferson City will relocate its commencement exercises, according to a news release from spokeswoman Misty Young. The release said due to the weather, the commencement will be moved inside. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 13.0px}span.s1

SATURDAY: Cool & raw October-like day across Mid-Missouri as thick cloud cover and widespread showers stretch across the region this morning. Temperatures will follow suit, bringing a fall-like chill back into the air– we only make it to the upper 50s this afternoon. Rain starts to let up around 3pm. TONIGHT: Another chilly evening on

A man in Maries County is accused of not making sure his cattle stay on his property. Walter Scheer is charged with 4th degree assault and animal neglect, both misdemeanors. According to court documents, one of his cows caused a wreck at the intersection of State Route H and Maries County Road 428. A county

The opening of Columbia’s new agriculture park has been delayed after recent rain. An update was posted on the Facebook event page. The post included a list of items that still needed to be completed on the MU Health Care Pavilion, including installing a roof panel, installing insulation, installing a lighting system, adding signage, installing

A man indicted on a murder charge in a Jefferson City shooting will spend the next five years in prison. Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Semaj Harris was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a controlled substance Friday. Harris agreed to cooperate in the investigation of Bruce Thomas,

The Missouri State Highway Patrol rejected a request from the Columbia Police Department to review its relationship with a convicted pimp. The police department began an internal review of its ties to Barry Manthe, a man convicted on federal charges of promoting prostitution. Manthe’s relationship with CPD was called into question by a Citizens of

No one was hurt after a business caught on fire off State Highway 52 in Stover Friday morning. The state fire marshal’s office told ABC 17 News the fire started around 5:40 a.m. at S&S Auto and Cycle in the 300 block of Elm Street. The Missouri State Highway Patrol closed State Highway 52 for

A Columbia man is still recovering in the hospital after a woman drove into him Sunday on Grindstone Parkway. Randall Siddens, 33, was picking up cones after a triathlon with other employees from Ultramax Sports when Regine McCracken, 23, drove by a police vehicle and into two Ultramax employees and one of the company’s vehicles.

Black bears are gradually starting to move to the more northern parts of Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation has been tracking a growing black bear population and the animals’ expanding range in Missouri over the past few years. Furbear biologist Laura Conlee said they have been studying bear movement since 2010 and hope to