Missouri officials say welfare recipients with medical marijuana cards will continue to get financial aid. Social Services Department spokeswoman Rebecca Woelfel says the agency won’t cut off help to those who test positive for pot as long as they have medical marijuana cards. The policy comes after Missouri voters in 2018 said patients with cancer,
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A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Friday after he was accused of being a “significant” methamphetamine dealer in the area. In August and September, the Columbia Police Department interviewed multiple people who said Timothy M. Hyde was a significant drug dealer in Columbia. Two concerned citizens told police that Hyde had a storage
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Authorities have arrested one suspect in a Kansas City shooting that left four dead and five others hurt. Hugo Villanueva-Morales, 29, and Javier Alatorre, 23, are both facing four counts of first-degree murder. They both have bonds set at $1 million. Authorities say the two men opened fire at the bar Tequila KC following a
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UPDATE 9:45 A.M.: According to KMBC in Kansas City, of the five people shot, two have been released from the hospital. UPDATE 8:32 A.M.: According FOX4 News in Kansas City, police said they do not believe the shooting was random. Investigators told FOX4 News all of the victims are Hispanic males. One was in his
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With more than 10 shootings in the past two months, community members gathered to unite Columbia against violence. Nearly 100 people showed up to both a walk in support of Danielle Marine on Providence Rd. and a block party on Rice Rd. in Columbia on Sunday to stop the violence. “We’ve got to make it
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Columbia firefighters responded to a fire inside a garage on Vandiver Dr. on Sunday. Jerry Jenkins, an assistant fire chief with the Columbia Fire Department, told ABC 17 News around 3:30 p.m. that the fire was put out. Crews were working to get smoke out of the building and check for hotspots, Jenkins said. A
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Kansas City, Kansas police officers are searching for two individuals after a deadly shooting at a bar early Sunday. The department tweeted a statement describing the incident along with pictures of the two male suspects Sunday afternoon. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/1180949561222807553″,”author_name”:”KCKPD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Update and Request for Information &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/hjYnYSUIiQ”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/hjYnYSUIiQ&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— KCKPD (@KCKPDChief) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/1180949561222807553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;October 6, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”
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A group of bystanders helped a Pulaski County sheriff’s deputy make an arrest after a violent struggle with the suspect. According to a statement from the department, a deputy stopped to meet with a group next to a disabled vehicle near the 21000 block of North Highway 133 on Sunday. One man, Bernard Bailey, refused
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A woman whose brother was killed by gun violence 21 years ago is working to put a stop to the recent string of shootings in Columbia. Erica Dickson led an event at Douglas High School Saturday afternoon, focused on starting conversations with children in the community. She said the recent uptick in gun violence in
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A Columbia man faces federal charges in connection with a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation into child pornography. Nathaniel Irvin faces a federal charge of possessing child pornography in the case. Court documents show MSHP investigators started investigating back in February after downloading child pornography from an internet site. Troopers say they tracked the IP
Continue ReadingA call that originated from Fulton High School claiming there was a gun on the middle school campus set off a weapons scare Friday, with law enforcement officers swarming the two campuses. Fulton Public Schools officials said no one was hurt in the incident. Fulton police received a 911 call reporting a gun at Fulton
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Living in high crime neighborhoods can take a toll on a person’s mental health. MU health officials told us today that a first or second hand experience can result in fear, resentment and even PTSD. Dr. Bruce Harry, an MU Health Care psychiatrist says, “It’s disruptive both to the sense of community but also individual
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A Boone County grand jury indicted a Harrisburg man Friday on four felony counts in connection with a deadly June crash on Rangeline Street. Charles Waddill was indicted on charges of felony driving while intoxicated, involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash and felony evidence tampering. Prosecutors originally charged Waddill in July with leaving
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A Russellville man has been charged with three felonies on allegations he set two fires at a trailer he co-owns. Cole County prosecutors charged Dylan Moore with second-degree arson, first-degree property damage and first-degree harassment Wednesday. Firefighters were sent to the home at 4919 Johnston St. on Wednesday afternoon. A fire marshal’s investigation showed the
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Police released the names of four victims after two related shooting in Marshall on Thursday. Three people were injured and one killed in shootings, prompting lockdowns of Missouri Valley College and Marshall Public Schools, Marshall police said. Calvin Bosley, 52, of Marshall, was killed in the shooting. John Winfrey, 66, of Marshall, Jackie White, 47,
Continue ReadingA lieutenant with the Jackson Police Department said Thursday that no reports or statements were filed in the six days following allegations of vandalism and hate speech at a high school football game. The Jackson High School Indians hosted the Battle High School Spartans Friday night, after which, multiple Battle parents told ABC 17 News
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A lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools and members of the Columbia Police Department claim they were negligent in how they questioned a student. The lawsuit said police officers violated the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution when they spoke to a 16-year-old Rock Bridge High School student about an alleged sexual assault. It also claims
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Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with eight felonies after a shooting Wednesday night in northeast Columbia. The Columbia Police Department arrested Terrell Marquise Lawrence, 21, after reports of shots fired near Rice Road and Boyd Lane. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of domestic
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An unlicensed Columbia massage therapist pleaded guilty Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges of sexual misconduct. Karl A. Swope was sentenced to pay a $4,000 fine and register as a sex offender for life. Swope was charged in September 2018 with second-degree sexual abuse after he allegedly touched a woman inappropriately. Police said the victim went
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A data breach Hy-Vee grocery stores reported this summer affected customers at two Columbia locations and in Jefferson City and Osage Beach. The company on Thursday released more information about the breach that it initially reported in mid-August. The release Thursday included a list of affected stores. Malware meant to access card data was used
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