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Three Columbia Public Schools went on lockdown Thursday as police tracked down suspects. Two minors were arrested for stealing just blocks aware from Jefferson Junior High School. Police tracked them and caught up with them near the school. Officers would not provide specifics because the suspects were underage. Because of the chase, Jefferson Junior, Hickman

Two suspects escaped early Thursday after holding up a man attempting to make a night deposit in Jefferson City. They approached the 52-year-old man in the parking lot of Jefferson Bank on Southwest Boulevard around 5:50 a.m. One had a gun and demanded money. The victim handed over the bank bags. He and another person

A Mexico lawyer was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison Thursday for a hit-and-run accident that left a man dead nearly three years ago. James A. Clampitt received the sentence today after his lawyer asked the judge to dismiss his January conviction. Clampitt was drivinghis car on Jefferson Street inMexico on a June night in

Missouri senators want to know if your personal information is landing in the wrong hands. ABC 17 News told you last week Senator Kurt Schaefer, (R)-Columbia, subpoenaed documents from the Department of Revenue. He believes new technology is being used to collect personal information and it’s being stored in a database. He received about 50

A Columbia woman was killed Thursday after an accident involving a dump truck. Firefighters got to the scene around 10 a.m. at Oakland Gravel Road and Starke Avenue after dump truck collided with an SUV. Emergency crews say 81-year-old Betty G. Kemper was trapped in the SUV. Officials say Kemper was traveling southbound on Oakland

Despite years of planning, Jefferson City is now left without funding for a new high school and additional debt. Jefferson City School District leaders had a planned to build a new high school revolving around a $79 million bond issue and a tax levy. The school even purchased 120 acres for the new campus involving

Authorities investigating the death of Colorado’s prisons chief have issued an alert seeking two members of a white supremacist prison gang. El Paso County sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Kramer said Wednesday that deputies are seeking 47-year-old James Lohr and 31-year-old Thomas Guolee in connection with the death of Tom Clements. He says their names surfaced during

An explosion at the Callaway nuclear power plant injured three people Tuesday afternoon. Emergency officials confirm an electrical explosion happened around 5 p.m., but the cause is still under investigation. Ameren Missouri said in a written statement that an electrical flash occurred in the switch yard area. Company communications director Rita Holmes-Bobo said Wednesday that

Boone County 911 leaders are already planning for upgrades in the next couple years. On Tuesday voters said yes to increase the sales tax to improve public safety. The money will fund improvements to the current 911 center; however it will be a while before we’ll actually notice those changes. The plan includes a new

A Holts Summit man is behind bars after investigators discovered child pornography on his computer. 50-year-old Frederick W. Lawson was arrested for first degree child pornography and possession of marijuana, an imitation controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Investigators with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force say they received a tip from the

Amid three high-profile murder investigations, questions are surrounding the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. The gang is the one common thread connecting the cases out of Colorado and Texasin whichtop criminal justice officials were gunned down in their homes and outside workplaces. ABC 17 News spoke with law enforcement officialswho deal with white supremacist gangs. They

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he’s open to many of the Medicaid changes sought by Republican lawmakers as part of a plan to expand health coverage to low-income adults. In an unusual move, the Democratic governor met privately for about 45 minutes Wednesday with House Republicans at the Capitol. Republicans have repeatedly defeated Nixon’s plan

The City of Columbia says they still have several options to try and keep the regional airport control tower open. On Wednesday, the airport advisory board discussed some of the possibilities even though they are moving forward with the assumption that the tower will close May 5. “We could still opt for cost sharing, [Federal

Vandals overnight destroyed a religious statue at Helias Catholic High School, according to school officials. A post on the school’s Facebook page shows the toppled statue of Mary, donated by Christian Brothers in Glencoe, Mo. The school’s president, Didier Aur, says this latest incident is the second act of anti-Catholic vandalism at Helias in recent

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are already investigating a door-to-door landscaping scam targeting the elderly. Detective Tom O’Sullivan told ABC 17 News Wednesday investigators did not want to release the suspect’s name or the location of the scam until the investigation was further along. “It makes us look bad,” said Mid-Mow Lawncrafters owner Dustin McLeland. “It’s

(AP) – All things considered, the Kansas City Royals will take what they got from Ervin Santana. They’d like their offense to pitch in, though. Too many home runs by the White Sox and not enough clutch hits added up to another loss for the Royals. Adam Dunn homered and Chicago went deep four times

An Adair County judge has approved a change of venue for the former CEO of Mamtek accused of stealing and fraud. On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Russell Steele granted the venue change for Bruce Cole’s trial. The trial will now take place in St. Charles County, but Randolph County Prosecutor Mike Fusselman says neither a court

Two men charged in the death of a 92-year-old Moberly woman will appear in court on Monday. Jeffrey Nichols and Christopher Lewis have been charged with first degree murder after a deadly crime spree in Randolph County. Police say Nichols and Lewis confessed to stealing a “machete like” knife from the Moberly Walmart and used

Negus Webster-Chan and Dominique Bull are gone. The two freshmen decided to transfer from the Missouri Tiger basketball program on Tuesday. 1) Their departure opens up two more scholarships in 2013 for use by head coach Frank Haith. This late in the game, however, it’s likely he’ll have to use those on someone else’s ex-patriot

Officers arrested a Lebanon man for an alleged hate crime on the University of Missouri campus. MUPD confirm Joshua M. Mazelin, 25, of Lebanon was arrested Monday for a hate crime, third degree assault and a violation of probation and parole. MUPD Captain Brian Weimer says Mazelin was being treated at the Missouri Psychiatric Center