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Authorities cancel Amber Alert after baby reported abducted Saturday night

Amber Alert March 21
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol website shows pictures of a baby who was reported abducted and a vehicle that was reported stolen from a Columbia liquor store Saturday night.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

UPDATE 9:56 P.M.: Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F spokesman Sgt. Scott White said a person involved in the abduction was taken into custody.

UPDATE 9:45 P.M: State troopers canceled the Amber Alert at 9:42 p.m. Saturday.

The highway patrol website shows the child was found safely. Troopers say the vehicle that was reported stolen was located at a business in Ashland.

It's unclear as of posting if any arrests were made.

ORIGINAL: An Amber Alert was called Saturday night for an SUV last seen in Columbia.

According to the alert, Columbia police officers are searching for a silver 2017 Chevy Equinox. The alert shows the vehicle has a Missouri license plate showing KK1E6U.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol website shows law enforcement officers are looking for a woman in her twenties. The website said 14-day-old Raheem Bigham was reported missing from an address on South Providence Road around 8:40 p.m.

Troopers say the woman is suspected of stealing the SUV from a liquor store and Bigham was inside the vehicle.

The website said the woman and Bigham were last seen on Interstate 70 westbound.

ABC 17 News is working to get more information about this alert.

This is a developing story, stay with ABC 17 News for more updates.

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Matt Ragsdale

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