REPORT: Officer involved in Fulton shooting was responding to drug investigation
The incident report obtained by ABC 17 News reveals new information about an officer-involved shooting on Dec. 30.
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MSHP: Fulton officer-involved shooting investigation follows strict protocol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is following protocol to the letter as it continues its investigation into a Dec. 30 officer-involved shooting in Fulton, according to an agency spokesperson.
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Mid-Missouri sheriffs concerned with offender ‘catch-and-release’ system
Sheriffs across Missouri are expressing their concerns with the Department of Correction’s catch-and-release systems.
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MSHP finds 44 pounds of weed in Callaway County
Two men from California were arrested over the weekend after troopers allegedly found 44 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.
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Four arrested in Fulton shooting
The Fulton Police Department said it was investigating a shooting in Carver Park when officers learned Na’Quan McClain and Nazir McClain showed pistols at a moving vehicle before firing shots.
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Family of man shot, killed by Fulton PD officer demands answers
The family of a 25-year-old Columbia man is demanding answers from the Fulton Police Department after he was shot by a Fulton police officer Monday morning.
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Advisory group urges better flood protection in Missouri
An advisory group appointed by Missouri’s governor says the state’s levees need to be strengthened and repaired, especially in rural areas hit hard by prolonged flooding in 2019.
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Suspect sent to hospital after officer-involved shooting
One man was taken to the hospital on Monday morning after an officer-involved shooting in Fulton.
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Jefferson City officer injured during foot chase
Officials say a Jefferson City Police officer was injured while trying to arrest a fleeing suspect Saturday morning on Jefferson Street. Four suspects were taken into custody for outstanding warrants. Officers responded at 11 Saturday morning to the Holiday Inn on Jefferson Street to a report of trespassing. During the investigation, two of the suspects
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Semi-truck fire closes exit on I-70
A semi truck fire shut down Exit 155 on west-bound I-70 Saturday morning. The North Callaway Fire Protection District posted on Facebook they responded to the fire with the help of the Central Fire protection district. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism told ABC17 News they did not respond to the fire. He said the Missouri
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Woman arrested in Fulton for allegedly stealing from mailbox
Christina Willard was arrested for stealing Fulton Police say they arrested a woman on Monday for allegedly stealing from a mailbox. Police responded to the 600 block of Bluff Street for a report of a man and a woman approaching houses and acting suspiciously. A witness said the woman had taken mail from a mailbox
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Human remains found in Mokane positively identified
A release from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says the remains of Matthew Beauchamp were found west of Mokane on Saturday.
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Sheriffs: Human remains found, believed to belong to missing Mexico man
A body was found Saturday morning and two Missouri Sheriff’s said it likely belongs to a person who was reported missing in April.
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State approves medical marijuana testing labs in Fayette, Kingdom City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department approved business licenses for two mid-Missouri facilities to test medical marijuana products. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offered licenses to ClearWater Sciences, LLC of Kingdom City and Inovatia AgriTesting Services of Fayette. They make up two of the ten facilities offered business licenses to
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CEO of Fulton Medical Center fired
The former CEO of Fulton Medical Center said Thursday that he has been fired, effective immediately.
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Over the past 18 months, Fulton Medical Center has paid off $3 million in debt through cutting spending, cleaning up old contracts and boosting revenue, CEO Mike Reece told ABC 17 News.
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5 killed in weather-related crashes in Missouri, Kansas
Authorities say at least five people have died in weather-related crashes in Missouri and Kansas amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places and forced schools to close.
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Prosecutors charge man in connection with Fulton shooting, chase
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man Monday in connection with a shooting at a gas station in Fulton on Friday night. Callaway County deputies arrested Markus Berry, 27, of Auxvasse after a chase Saturday night in connection with the shooting. According to a probable cause statement, shots were fired after a fist fight in
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Rough landing for small aircraft at Fulton airport
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after an incident at the Elton Hensley Memorial Airport in Fulton Sunday. A spokesperson with the airport said the pilot had an issue with the plane’s landing gear. Fulton first responders were called to the scene just before 5 p.m. Sunday. Police said the small plane was still
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Mokane man drowns near Nebraska
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mokane man died Friday when he drowned in the Missouri River in northwest Missouri. Benjamin Hirner, 30, drowned while trying to retrieve a boat that had gone adrift in Atchison County, near the Nebraska border, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. The News Channel Nebraska website reported Hirner had been with
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