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On Tuesday, groups in Columbia said they want city leaders to denounce hate groups associated with this weekend’s violence in Charlottesville. Race Matters, Friends and COMO for Progress held a small gathering outside of city hall. The secretary of Race Matters, Friends said the group has been calling on Mayor Brian Treece and other officials

A man is charged with several felonies in Columbia after police say he strangled and threatened a woman. Joshua Sartin is charged with two counts of domestic abuse, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. Boone County deputies said they responded to the 6400 block of Highway 40 on Sunday. That’s where a woman said Sartin

According to Uniform Crime Reporting data the value of firearms stolen so far this year has increased from the same period in 2016, while the amount recovered has decreased. From January to June of 2016 about $32,500 worth of firearms were stolen in Columbia, while about $7,300 worth of guns were recovered. During the same

TONIGHT: It will be another warm, muggy night with low temperatures in the low 70s. Showers and t-storms will move in after 1 AM from the southwest, tracking through Mid-Missouri into the morning hours. These are not expected to be severe. WEDNESDAY: Spotty showers and t-storms will move through in the morning and end with

UPDATE: The Boone County Republican Central Committee will recommend attorney Richard Hicks for the soon-vacant 13th Circuit judge position. It took the committee three times to get a majority vote between the four candidates seeking the recommendation to Governor Eric Greitens. Party chairman Mike Zweifel told ABC 17 News that the committee would eliminate the

Mid-Missourians are now less than a week away from the highly anticipated total solar eclipse of 2017. With each passing day, we are getting a better understanding of what to expect in terms of weather conditions for the celestial event. Clear skies are optimal and favored for any solar eclipse but, unfortunately not everyone across

UPDATE 11:10 a.m.: Columbia police confirm it was a woman who died in a car fire early Tuesday morning. Police said the woman was found in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. First responders found two kids, ages 2 and 6, in the area uninjured. Police determined that the kids were related

ABC 17 News has confirmed with the University of Missouri that an email scam reached 3,500 faculty and staff inboxes. The scam looks like an email from UM System President Dr. Mun Choi, urging recipients to open an attachment. The UM System’s IT department was able to identify the scam. Employees can now just delete

The population of Columbia and even Jefferson City could very easily double as visitors travel to mid-Missouri to view the solar eclipse. Convention and Visitor’s Bureau spokesperson Megan McConachie said those kinds of numbers are unprecedented. “We’re used to a little bump when we have students moving back,” she said. “But as far as an

The eclipse is not only bringing people from all over the world to Central Oregon, it’s bringing Central Oregon to the world. “It’s definitely putting Madras on the map,” Angie Ludi owner of The White Buffalo Boutique in Madras said Thursday. Ludi is stocked and ready to share locally made eclipse-themed merchandise with the masses.

The American Red Cross is urging community members who live in, near or plan to travel into the path of totality during the eclipse to stock up on emergency preparedness supplies now. Specifically, the Red Cross is recommending assembling an emergency preparedness kit for your car and your home. With one million visitors expected to

Governor Kate Brown was joined Tuesday by state and federal agencies and local organizations involved in planning for next Monday’s total solar eclipse to update their status and coordination efforts. For the past year, Oregon’s statewide governmental, preparedness, and travel organizations have been working together to ensure Oregon is ready to accommodate an unprecedented number

All scores will be updated until they are final. Helias 33 @ Rock Bridge 46 Final Hickman 29 @ Central 24 Final Truman 36 @ Battle 44 Final CBC 65 @ Jefferson City 59 Final Osage 16 @ Blair Oaks 40 Final Palmyra 16 @ Centralia 0 Final Kirksville 6 @ Mexico 25 Final Versailles

All scores will be updated until they’re final. Rock Bridge 7 @ St. Louis University 45 Final Lee’s Summit West 49 @ Hickman 6 Final Jefferson City 33 @ Battle 40 Final Kirksville @ Helias (Saturday) Blair Oaks 52 @ California 12 Final Tolton 43 @ Cuba 8 Final Centralia 28 @ Monroe City 12

All scores will be updated until they’re final. Howell 20 @ Rock Bridge 14 Final Hickman 12 @ Liberty North 47 Final (Thursday game) Battle 50 @ Hannibal 27 Final Jefferson City 6 @ Rockhurst 28 Final Warsaw 6 @ Blair Oaks 45 Final Tolton 32 @ St. Paul Lutheran 13 Final Moberly 29 @

A Columbia supported living facility is speaking out after an oversight failure at Second Chance group home in Fulton. One week ago, Callaway County Special Services admitted that reported monthly face-to-face visits with Carl DeBrodie did not happen at the home where he went missing. Boone Supported Living founder Julie Walden told ABC 17 News

State Sen. Caleb Rowden visited a Boone Supported Living LLC home to see what an independent supported living center should be like. The ISL in Columbia is the same type of facility Carl DeBrodie was living in while in Fulton before his body was found encased in concrete. The owner of BSL, Julia Walden, said

The Fulton Police Department said the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiners Office has positively identified the deceased body found April 24 as Carl DeBrodie. DeBrodie was reported missing from his group home on the morning of April 17. Investigators suspect DeBrodie had been missing for longer than originally reported due to the decomposition of the body.

Fulton Police received a report of a missing adult considered to be endangered on Monday morning. Carl Lee Debrodie has a mental disability and very limited ability to verbally communicate. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, an orange and white polo style shirt, a leather jacket and white New Balance shoes. DeBrodie left his

Carl DeBrodie’s family members and a former guardian continue to wait for answers about his death. Callaway County Special Services allowed the public to speak just days after the organization admitted there was failure in oversight of Second Chance. DeBrodie’s former guardian, family members and a Callaway County resident spoke during the public comment portion.