Boone County deputies took two people into custody, suspected of stealing a truck. Columbia police said Boone County deputies pulled over a truck on Hogan Drive in North Columbia after a check showed it had been stolen. Deputies were assisted by Columbia police officers at the scene Monday afternoon. Watch ABC 17 News at 6
Continue ReadingAt least one person was taken into custody after he led police on a multi-county chase on Sunday night. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over a truck at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday after Jeffrey Barlow ,the driver of the truck, allegedly went out of his lane, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol
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UPDATE 6:11 A.M.: Boone Electric Coop’s power outage map shows all power has been restored to the affected customers. According to a nationwide power outage map, there aren’t any power outages in Boone County. ORIGINAL: More than 50 customers are without power in Boone County Monday morning after an overnight storm rolled through mid-Missouri. According
Continue ReadingLincoln University apologized and promised refunds to ticket holders unable to get through the door at a Homecoming concert Saturday. The university released a statement Monday saying “we were unable to safely process those coming into the building when the crowd became unruly.” Lincoln police along with officers from Jefferson City, the Cole County Sheriff’s
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Columbia police arrested one person after the shooting death of a minor, the department said in a news release Sunday. Just before midnight Saturday, emergency crews were called to the 4400 block of Rice Road for reports of a shooting. Officers found a 13-year-old male with a gunshot wound. The minor was taken to a
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says scammers are using the department’s phone number in an effort to get money from people. A man called the department and said scammers are using the department’s main number — 875-1111 — making it look like it is really the Sheriff’s Department calling. “Then they’re identifying themselves as an investigator with
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Jefferson City police are investigating after a shooting early Sunday morning. In a news release, the Jefferson City Police Department said it got several 911 calls around 3 a.m. Sunday about a shooting in the 700 block of Madison Street. On the scene, officers reportedly found a large group of people. Officers learned a 21-year-old
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SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms will be headed our way and enter the viewing area around midnight and could linger into the morning commute. The highest chances for severe weather are barely stretching into our southernmost counties, which are under a slight risk for severe storms. The rest of mid-Missouri is under a marginal risk
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A woman has been sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison without parole for her role in a skimming operation at several southwest Missouri banks. Loredana Baceanu, 31, was sentenced Friday for possessing counterfeit and unauthorized access devices. She also was ordered to pay more than $35,000 in restitution. Baceanu was arrested in October 2018
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SUNDAY: We have a DENSE FOG ADVISORY issued until 11 AM for the entire viewing area. Visibility will be less than a quarter of a mile for some places. This fog will lift as we head into the afternoon and leave us partly cloudy for our Sunday. Highs will be in the upper 60’s and
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Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in southeast Columbia early Sunday. Just before 2 a.m. deputies responded to Santa Barbara Drive for reports of shots fired. Deputies told ABC 17 News crews on the scene that no one was hurt, but they did find shell casings in the area. ABC 17 News is
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When the roads are wet from rain, drivers are encouraged to exercise extra caution. We previously reported that Mid-Missouri drivers have been involved in almost 30,000 rain-related car crashes in the past three years, according to records maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Tonya Brimer was driving through Columbia on Saturday and said she
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Riley Neal came off the bench and threw a 21-yard touchdown to Cam Johnson with 8:57 left, and Vanderbilt upset No. 22 Missouri 21-14 Saturday with a stifling defensive performance. Ke’Shawn Vaughn ran for a touchdown and also took a screen 61 yards for another score as Vanderbilt (2-5, 1-3 Southeastern
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: We’ll see this cloud cover start to filter out, helping us cool off a few degrees more. With some cooler temperatures and more moisture in the air from light rain earlier today, we’ll see some patchy fog developing by tomorrow morning. SUNDAY: That fog will eventually lift closer toward 10 AM, bringing the return
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Anyone that was driving near the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on Friday night is asked to contact Jefferson City police, according to a department statement online. The Jefferson City Police Department posted the request on Facebook Saturday afternoon. A man driving a motorcycle died after the crash near Highways 179 and 50 around
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UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: “Power should be restored to all of our customers,” according to a Columbia Water & Light post on Facebook just before 1 p.m. “We appreciate your patience this morning as we understand the impacts the outage caused by disrupting individuals and businesses Saturday morning,” the post said. “Thank you for your patience.”
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A crash in Jefferson City left one person dead Friday night. In a news release, Jefferson City police said it happened just before 10:30 p.m. Friday on Highway 179 at Highway 50. The motorcyclist, Bryan Bock, 53, of Lincoln died as a result of his injuries. An investigation of the scene revealed Bock was heading
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One person died on Thursday, and another person was charged after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 63 and Broadway. A Ford Focus was traveling southbound on the on-ramp from East Broadway to Highway 63 south just before 2 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle crashed into a trailer being towed by a Chevrolet Silverado on Highway 63,
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An investigation has determined Callaway County deputies and other law enforcement officers did not fire the bullet that killed a man after a car chase in August. Special prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff said in a news release that the investigation showed the bullet that hit Christopher Morris in the head, killing him, was a .40-caliber bullet,
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