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Moniteau County deputies arrested Daniel Contreras, 28, on Wednesday after officers responded to a residence in Clarksburg for reports of possible drug activity. When officers made contact with Contreras, they saw marijuana. Deputies asked Contreras if they could search through the house, but he refused. Officers were granted a search warrant and went inside of

UPDATE (9:10 a.m.): The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed three crashes on Highway 54 Friday morning. The first happened shortly after 3:40 a.m. when a semi overturned at the Mel Ray Curve. No one was hurt. The second happened just after 7:20 a.m. one mile west of Center Street. The highway patrol said it involved

UPDATE – 8:00 A.M.: Osage County deputies learned around 6 p.m. Thursday that 26-year-old Shane Vandelicht was at a home on Highway 89 North near Highway 50. “After a brief refusal to exit the residence, he was located in the residence and was arrested by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office without further incident,” said Sheriff

UPDATE 3:30 pm: Authorities have released the names of the four children killed in the fire. Firefighters said Tyler Otto, 14, Cason Otto, 8, Max Otto, 5, and Levi Otto, 4, were found dead inside of the house. Authorities confirm all four were brothers. {“author_name”:”Sasha Gómez ABC 17 News”,”author_url”:”https://www.facebook.com/SashaABC17/”,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”success”:true,”height”:889,”html”:”&#lt;div id=”fb-root”&#gt;&#lt;/div&#gt;n&#lt;script&#gt;(function(d, s, id) {n var js,

TODAY: The frost advisory that’s in place for areas along and south of I-70 will expire by 9 AM. Although it will be a chilly start to the day, temperatures will quickly climb into the lower 60s. Plenty of sunshine is expected today, with a gorgeous spring day for the entire region. Passing clouds will

Three discrimination lawsuits in the last two years have left Jefferson City Public Schools on the hook for more than a million dollars in settlements and legal costs. The most recent settlement was reached with former administrator Gretchen Guitard on April 6. In the agreement, The district agreed to pay a quarter million of the

Two people have been arrested by Centralia police for first degree drug trafficking, as well as a list of other potential charges. Madison Putnam and Kenneth Petska, both 30-year-old Columbia residents, were arrested around 8 p.m. Thursday. In addition to drug trafficking, Putnam was arrested on two active Boone County warrants, one for probation violation

The leadership crisis continues for Gov. Eric Greitens, as lawmakers are working on plans for his possible impeachment. After lawmakers from both parties asked for, then demanded the governor’s resignation, Greitens dug in his heels and said he will not resign. With lawmakers’ efforts to remove Greitens, it may not be his choice. On the

UPDATE 5 pm: According to a probable cause statement, a student told investigators Edwards touched her inappropriately on two separate occasions in April. The student said Edwards touched her butt at school during the week of April 9. She also told investigators Edwards placed his hand on her thigh while on school bus for a

Mental health is on everyone’s radar, especially the mental health of young people. CenterPointe, a new mental health facility, will serve all ages when it opens in Columbia later this year. Today, they topped off to a construction milestone, they put the last piece of the structure in place. ABC 17 spoke to Mayor Brian

UPDATE 10:20 am: During the hearing, the judge ordered re-depositions of several witnesses as sanctions for the prosecutor’s mishandling of evidence. This will include the former mistress who will be re-deposed by Greitens’ attorneys. Judge Rex Burlison called the discovery violations from Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office “troubling, and their response to them, “troubling.” Gardner’s

TONIGHT: Temperatures again will drop close to freezing under clear skies. A slight breeze out of the east only up to 6 mph will allow for some frost to develop. There is a Frost Advisory in effect for areas along and south of I-70 from 1 AM – 9 AM Friday morning. FRIDAY: After a

UPDATE 2:05 pm: Callaway County deputies said they have been looking for Moon since March 11. In March, deputies were notified that Moon was suicidal and was possibly going to the Mokane River Access to commit self-harm. When officers responded to the area, they found Moon’s unattended car but officials could not find him until

THURSDAY: It’s still a cool afternoon across Mid-Missouri, but temperatures will continue to climb into the 50s through the day. Plenty of sunshine will accompany your Thursday, along with a light breeze out of the north up to 10 mph. While temperatures will still be nearly 15 degrees below average, spring is slowly building back

New Callaway County Collector, Tim Wilkerson, was sworn in on April 11 and the office reopened the next day. The office was closed in March after the former Callaway County Collector, Pam Oestreich, resigned after suspicious activity on a Callaway County checking account was discovered. ABC 17 previously reported that Oestreich’s resignation from office was

THURSDAY: We’ll see morning clouds for the first part of Thursday, but sunny skies will quickly take hold. While it will still be breezy, it will be nothing like what was experienced Wednesday afternoon. Winds will be out of the north up to 13 mph. Despite the northerly breeze, we’ll see plenty of sunshine and

The special investigative committee met Wednesday at noon for an hour to talk about the accusations against Gov. Eric Greitens and work towards the impeachment process. ABC 17 News was at the state Capitol on Tuesday and Wednesday, where lawmakers shared their concerns regarding the special investigative committee report. Columbia Representative Kip Kendrick said with

A Kansas City Democrat introduced a resolution Tuesday that could start impeachment proceedings against Gov. Eric Greitens. The resolution from House Minority Floor Leader Rep. Gail McCann Beatty, D-Kansas City, would give power to the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight to file articles of impeachment “upon a finding of good cause.” Beatty told ABC 17

The City of Columbia held an interested parties meeting for a project that would build sidewalks along Sinclair Road Wednesday afternoon. According to the city, the project will fill in the sidewalk gap along the east side of Sinclair Road south of Muirfield Drive. Residents ABC 17 News spoke to at the meeting said the

UPDATE: Ballmann worked as a legislative aide for Representative Mark Matthiesen (R-Maryland Heights) before his arrest. Ballmann was arrested at his place of work, according to a statement by Detective Tracy Perkins with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Court documents say Ballmann allegedly committed the crimes of attempted enticement of a child and attempted sexual