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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that public defender offices could not outright reject cases due to their workloads. The court got involved after public defenders in southwest Missouri’s Stoddard County asked to stop taking cases. The Supreme Court decided that public defenders needed to go through rules set out in state law before deciding they

Lincoln University police arrested Leron Moore after officers received a report of a Dell laptop computer being stolen from a building on campus. According to the probable cause statement, officers also discovered that a camera and other equipment were missing, with a total value of over $750. Police said that on Oct. 13, they were

Sedalia police arrested Raul Morales-Moreira after officers were dispatched to a Menards for a reported theft. According to the probable cause statement, officers met with a store employee who reported 14 thermostats and three air nailers had stolen, valued at a total of $2,526. The employee told police that an alert had been sent out

A Circuit Court Judge in Jackson County Missouri blocked a motion by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, a move the groups say will limit and hinder access to abortions for Missouri women. The motion was for a temporary restraining order on a part of Senate Bill 5 that would require a woman to have the

Columbia police arrested Christopher Dungan on Sunday after officers said they found the man in violation of a court order. According to the probable cause statement, officers were doing a check on a business on Paris Road when they noticed a suspicious vehicle in the back of the business. Police said they tried to initiate

TODAY: Temperatures won’t warm much as it will be a blustery day with high temperatures only near 50. Northwesterly winds will be at 18-23 mph, gusting to 33 mph at times. Wind chill values will stay in the low 40s throughout the afternoon hours. We will see increasing clouds into the afternoon before clearing heading

Columbia police arrested Keon Jordan after a victim told officers Jordan had robbed him. According to the probable cause statement, Jordan had thrown acorns and other things at the victim at Douglas Park. Police said at one point, Jordan swung at the victim and then pushed him to the ground and continued to kick him.

UPDATE: Madera has been charged with burglary and assault. According to the probable cause statement, the door Madera broke is valued at $930. The probable cause statement also showed Madera threatened police by saying he was going to take one of their firearms and assault them while they were attempting to arrest him. ORIGINAL: Columbia

Morgan County deputies said they arrested Raymond Wade after detectives were notified about a 13-year-old boy allegedly having been molested. According to the probable cause statement, the boy’s mother called deputies and claimed Wade was inappropriately touching her son. Deputies said they interviewed the boy on Friday and that he said he told Wade to

The Callaway County Sheriffs Department arrested Latisha Cline, 39, after deputies were patrolling U.S. Highway 54 and said they found Cline’s vehicle traveling 93 miles per hour. Deputies said they attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but Cline failed to yield for several miles. Cline approached a construction zone and struck several traffic cones with

Republican state Rep. Paul Curtamn will run for Missouri auditor in 2018. Curtman announced his intention on Tuesday morning. Curtman is the second Republican to formally announce a bid, including University of Missouri curator David Wasinger. Both men are looking to unseat current auditor Nicole Galloway, who is running for another term. Curtman is a

UPDATE – 9:00 a.m.: Columbia police said Trinity Spohn was found safe just before midnight Monday. ORIGINAL: 13-year-old Trinity Spohn of Columbia, Missouri, reportedly ran away from her home yesterday. The police were called to Business Loop 70 and Seventh Street, where Spohn was last seen. The family believes the girl may be trying to

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported online that a crash in Audrain County has claimed the life of an 84-year-old man from Mexico, Missouri. The report said William Phillips was traveling northbound on Route Z near County Road 364 when the car left the road and hit a tree. Phillips was pronounced dead at the

The Columbia Police Officers Association is calling out a city officials for testimony given in court Wednesday. A representative of the city manager appeared in the Boone County Circuit Court and testified on behalf of Cezan Darrenontay Stock, who was seeking judicial parole for two traffic-related misdemeanors. “Defendant Cezan Stock is a repeat offender who

A Boone County judge denied the Columbia Public Schools request to dismiss a lawsuit against it for alleged mistreatment. Judge Kevin Crane denied the motion made by CPS and assistant superintendent Dr. Kevin Brown to throw out a lawsuit filed by Andrew McCarthy. McCarthy, a vice principal at Hickman High School, sued after he and

A man that was found injured in a small wooded area in Sedalia died at a Columbia hospital over the weekend. The Sedalia Police Department confirmed James Gregory, 57, of Washington, Indiana, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. Police said on Oct. 18, Gregory was found injured, lying down behind the Sprint Store in the

Jefferson City Public Schools have scheduled a few town hall meetings to address community diversity. The meetings come after four district students posted an insensitive, racially charged photo that went viral online in September. District officials are now looking to hear community input on diversity issues, and how they can be improved upon. Superintendent Dr.

A student is hospitalized after falling through a deck on fraternity property Saturday evening. The Columbia Fire Department confirms, that it was notified by Boone County Joint Communications on Saturday that the student was taken to a hospital following the incident. The Fire Department told ABC 17 News followed up at the house on 916

The arrest of Davion Manns, 17, of Columbia, was the only arrest made by authorities out of several active investigations for gun-related incidents in Columbia since Oct. 17. The incident Manns was arrested for was the most recent shooting to occur in the city. According to Columbia police press releases from the past two years,

A man is recovering after a fall in east Columbia over the weekend. According to Assistant Chief Brad Fraizer with the Columbia Police Department, the victim was found Sunday morning in the 1100 block of Ashland Road in a flower bed. “It appeared, based on observations and statements made from others at the scene, that