Columbia police arrested a second person Saturday in connection with a reported burglary at a pawn shop, according to a news release. Officers arrested Alexander Mears, 20, and Tyler Hilderman, 26. ABC 17 first reported Hilderman had been arrested on Sept. 27. CPD investigated the reported burglary at Tiger Pawn. Police found 66 guns had
Continue ReadingThe ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms Friday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds, large hail, and torrential rainfall will likely impact any outdoor plans. SYNOPSIS: Surface high pressure has moved off to our southeast, returning winds to a more southerly direction for Friday. This
Continue ReadingSATURDAY: A few showers are possible as you head out the door this morning but for the most part we are staying dry and mostly cloudy for the daytime. However, another round of rain and storms is possible this evening around dinner time. Highs for today are in the mid 80’s. SATURDAY NIGHT: The storms
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department will restrict traffic flow and parking in certain areas during the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, according to a news release. The release said traffic flow and parking will be restricted in the area of Broadway, Old Highway 63 and East Walnut. East Walnut Street from old Highway 63 to
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A co-owner of the Roots N Blues festival said Friday that the event this year will have more security than in years past. This is Tracy Lane’s first year as co-owner of The Roots and Blues Festival in Columbia. She said she has been in events for 30 years, and said the festival has robust
Continue ReadingLIVE REPLAY: Watch playback of Rock Bridge at Hickman in the player below. Here are the scores from Week 5 of area high school football. Rock Bridge (39) at Hickman (8) FINAL Chaminade (50) at Jefferson City (21) FINAL Hallsville (33) at Southern Boone (21) FINAL Macon (32) at Moberly (42) FINAL Bowling Green (20)
Continue ReadingLIVE REPLAY: Watch playback of Rock Bridge at Hickman in the player below. The Hickman football team will host Rock Bridge on Friday at 7 p.m. in the 2019 edition of the Providence Bowl. You can watch the game live on KZOU over the air on channel 17.3. Hickman is coming in with a record
Continue ReadingThe man accused of firing a gun after getting into a fight outside a Columbia church where a funeral was taking place pleaded guilty earlier this month, According to court records, John Cosey Jr. pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree assault, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. Court documents
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TONIGHT: Storms will develop across mid-Missouri by 8pm . Some storms could be strong to severe. For a complete breakdown of the threats in more detail visit the Stormtrack Insider Blog. SATURDAY: A few storms are possible out the door in the morning, but for the most part things will be drying out. Another round
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The Morgan County R-II School District sent a letter to parents Wednesday warning them of a probable case of viral meningitis in the middle school. According to the letter, the district is working with the Morgan County Health Department to take precautions. The district urged parents who may be concerned their child was exposed to
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A federal judge sentenced an Indiana man Friday to 14 years in prison without parole for robbing a Jefferson City Walgreens pharmacy at gunpoint. Jerome Scott King, 20, pleaded guilty in February to committing the July 2018 armed robbery of the Walgreens at 2002 Missouri Blvd. with three other men, according to a news release
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A Cole County resident interrupted a burglary at a home southwest of Jefferson City on Wednesday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. The Cole County Sheriff’s Department was sent to a home on White Oak Road a little before 10 a.m. Wednesday for a call of a burglary in progress. A person living there told
Continue ReadingSt. Louis County police took Javion Lawhorn-Wallace, 30, into custody on Thursday night in connection with the Sept. 13 killing of Nadria Wright, 18. The Columbia Police Department released the information on Friday morning. Sgt. Benjamin Granda with the St. Louis County Police Department said Lawhorn-Wallace was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the
Continue ReadingUPDATE 5 p.m.: Prosecutors charged Samuel Schroeder in connection with the shooting in Holts Summit late Thursday night. According to court documents, a witness identified Schroeder as the man who shot Gage Trammell. Trammell was helping a woman move her things out of a home she shared with Schroeder. Schroeder allegedly became angry, concerned that
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The University of Missouri Police Department released its 2019 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report on Friday, revealing a drop in violent crime and liquor law referrals in 2018. The 119-page report is tabulates incidents on the MU campus, certain off-campus buildings owned by MU and on public property directly adjacent to campus. Rapes declined
Continue ReadingJavion Lawhorn-Wallace has been accused in a drive-by shooting before. In 2010 he pleaded guilty to being the trigger man in a north Columbia drive-by. Now Lawhorn-Wallace is accused again of pulling the trigger in a drive-by shooting, this time with fatal consequences. Boone County prosecutors have charged Lawhorn-Wallace with second-degree murder, two counts of
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UPDATE 10:36 p.m.: Columbia police confirmed they are investigating a homicide on McBaine Avenue at Duncan Street. According to a news release, officers responded to the scene at 8:13 p.m. Wednesday and found a man with gunshot wounds. The man was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police identified the victim
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Police have arrest warrants out for two men suspected in a recent string of shooting deaths, Columbia Police Department Chief Geoff Jones said Wednesday. Jones and Mayor Brian Treece spoke at a news conference about shootings that have claimed four lives since Sept. 13. Jones ticked off a list of those killed in homicides in
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Two people were charged with murder in connection with recent gun deaths in Columbia, according to court documents that became available on Thursday. Aaron Harris, 26, of Columbia was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the Sept. 14 death of E’quan Spain, 19, near Park Avenue and Fifth
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Two men are now charged in connection with an alleged assault at a fraternity on the University of Missouri’s campus. Court documents said Joseph Huber and another man attacked a man in the parking lot of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house Sept. 14. The victim told police he left the area and did not
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