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The University of Missouri has announced that it will join the competitive esports scene. The school became a member Tuesday of the National Association of Collegiate Esports, the largest college-level competitive gaming scene in the country. Teams focusing on the games Overwatch and League of Legends will begin practicing and competing next fall. Columbia College

ABC 17 News confirmed Tuesday that the Columbia Police Department has allocated a detective to work cold cases when new leads come in. One year ago, the department vowed to add two detectives to its Criminal Investigation Division with money from the new year’s budget. Spokesman Jeff Pitts said that one of those detectives works

Mizzou defensive end Tre Williams will not be charged with second-degree domestic assault, according to a report by the Missourian. The report cites Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Susan Boresi. ABC 17 News reached out to Boresi for independent confirmation, but did not hear back at the time this article was written. An MU spokesman

The Jefferson City Fire Department held a dedication ceremony Tuesday afternoon for its new fleet. The event was open to the public and is started at 4:30 p.m. at the Miller Performing Arts Center. Around 50 people were in attendance, including city council members, the Jefferson City Police Department, the Lincoln University Police Department and

Lime plans to temporarily pause operations in Columbia for the duration of winter. In an email, a representative with the company said it is looking to resume operations after winter. ABC 17 News asked if service will stop in other cities in Missouri. The company said it will make a “market-by-market decision across the region.”

Prosecutors charged a man Tuesday after troopers allegedly found 95 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. According to the probable cause statement, troopers pulled over a vehicle driven by Homero Romero on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. Documents said the trooper observed the vehicle drive on the shoulder several times and off the side of

Filing opened Tuesday for the April municipal and school board elections, but experts say fewer people will pay attention to their local races than they do to statewide and national contests. The effect can be seen in lower voter turnout. Local elections historically bring out a lower number of voters, Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks

Unattended cooking and improperly discarded smoking materials such as cigarette butts are the leading causes of house fires in Columbia, but the biggest time for fires is the winter, when people rely on artificial heat sources that can be dangerous if not used carefully. Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Brad Fraizer said two fires over

Blue Ridge Elementary School went on a short modified lockdown Tuesday morning due to a police incident near the school, Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said. Columbia police responded to the 3700 block of Woodland Drive at approximately 10:20 a.m. in reference to a shots fired call, according to CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts. Officers

TONIGHT: Clouds will increase through the night ahead of a cold front that will track through the region. A dry frontal passage is expected, however, we could see a spot showers before sunrise Wednesday. Overnight lows will hover in the mid 30s through most of the night, with clearing skies after 5 AM allowing temperatures

The City of Sedalia will receive a $10 million grant to help create a rail spur in Sedalia Rail Industrial Park. It’s part of the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Grant program through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant is also funding three other projects in Missouri, which totals $65.4 million in

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested at least two women after they allegedly pulled out guns in a Boone County bar. Matyia L. Tucker, 22, of Columbia, and Nickie G. Thorpe, 44, of Columbia, allegedly got in a fight at Jake’s Bar on Clark Lane, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Victims told deputies the

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to warm through the 40s late this morning, with temperatures topping out in the low 50s this afternoon. We’re tracking steadily increasing cloud coverage throughout the afternoon with the approach of our next cold front overnight. We stay dry through the evening with temperatures slowly dipping back into the 40s. TONIGHT:

No students were hurt when a Blair Oaks school bus was hit by an SUV on a residential street in Taos. The crash happened at about 7:27 a.m. Tuesday while 38 students were on board, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott White said. An SUV hit the front of the school bus on Dove Lake

A mid-Missouri man faces drug and weapon charges after a traffic stop ended in his arrest. Markus Davis, 26, of Jefferson City was taken into custody after he was stopped by Callaway County deputies on Highway 54 near State Road F. According to the sheriff’s office, Davis was wanted for felony charges in Cooper County.

The Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education agreed to work with the city government on a $1 million project. The agreement made by board members at their Monday meeting says the city will reimburse the school district up to $1.5 million for the construction of a road near Capitol City High School. The 60-foot-wide

Students, teachers and families in Jefferson City Public Schools could see a number of differences by the start of the next school year. The district’s board of education agreed on new school boundary lines in September to accommodate the addition of Capitol City High School, which is set to open for the 2019-2020 school year.

One woman was taken to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after she was involved in a crash the was the result of a police chase on Monday afternoon. The chase began at the Highway 63 and Interstate 70 connector in relation to an ongoing investigation of a burglary in Centralia, Boone County Sheriff’s deputies

One of two men wanted by the Centralia Police Department for a business burglary early Saturday was arrested Monday afternoon after a chase. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies took Joshua M. Skouby into custody Monday afternoon after the chase on suspicion of second-degree assault, resisting arrest, stealing and first-degree property damage. A woman was hurt when

Two 15-year-old boys were taken into custody on Monday after the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a burglary in the 600 block of N. Western Street. The residents of the home told police they had been gone for about two and a half hours on Monday morning, and when they returned, they found someone