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Cole County deputies arrested Nicholas Veltrop on Wednesday afternoon after officers believed him to be a suspect in several thefts in Cole and Boone Counties. According to the probable cause statement, when officers made contact with Veltrop, he immediately asked if he could smoke a cigarette before he went to jail. Deputies told Veltrop they

A Columbia man has been charged with burglary and domestic assault after he was accused of breaking into a woman’s home and beating her. According to the probable cause statement, Mathew McMillan showed up to the female victim’s house, grabbed her face and started to squeeze. Police said they noticed a cut on her nose

UPDATE 1/5: Patrick has been charged with stealing a firearm. According to the probable cause statement, Patrick has previously been arrested for assaults and other violent offenses. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police arrested Tavares Patrick on Wednesday afternoon after an officer was flagged down by Patrick in the area of Business Loop 70 and Poplar Street.

UPDATE 1/5: Prange was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with damages exceeding $1000. According to the probable cause statement, Prange admitted to officers that he drank in excess the night of the crash and did not remember many things from the night. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police arrested Bryce Prange after officers were

UPDATE 1/5: Baker has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and assault. According to the probable cause statement, Baker told officers he did not intend to hurt the child. Court documents also state that Bake has multiple prior convictions, such as burglary, domestic assault, assault and animal cruelty. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police

Jefferson City firefighters have identified the man that was killed in the structure fire on Wednesday morning. Firefighters first responded to a residential fire on Walsh Street just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday. Crews said when they arrived, they saw flames visible from the roof of the home and confirmed one resident had died. Firefighters

University of Missouri police arrested Brandon Harrison on Wednesday after officers responded to Women’s and Children’s Hospital for a wanted subject. According to the probable cause statement, Harrison had two active warrants out for his arrest in Boone County and two non-extraditable warrants out of Texas. Police said when they responded to the hospital, a

The Jefferson City Police Department released their findings on Friday after officers participated in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Police said the campaign began on Dec. 15 and went through Jan. 1. During the period of time, officers made a total of 419 citations. Of those citations, police issued five for

Osage County deputies arrested two men on Tuesday after officers responded to a residence near County Road 300 for reports of a stolen vehicle. According to the probable cause statement, when deputies arrived on scene they noticed multiple vehicles in poor condition. Deputies said they found a Volkswagon that was reported stolen out of St.

TODAY: It’s a chilly afternoon across Mid-Missouri. Mostly cloudy skies are sticking around through the day and keeping temperatures hovering near 20 degrees. The cold conditions along with winds out of the east up to 10 mph, are yielding wind chills in the single digits. Bundle up if you are going to be outside, as

UPDATE: One man is arrested after police respond to large police presence in Central Columbia Thursday. Police arrested Ralawndo Damar-Kelly Akers at Red Roof Inn at 12 p.m. Thursday. Officers served a narcotics search warrant at Akers home at 1808 Parkade Boulevard. Detectives found an ounce of methamphetamine, six firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. ORIGINAL:

Two men have been arrested by Osage County sheriff deputies in regard to a car theft case. Allen Burnett, 27, is charged with receiving stolen property and Nathan Wilson; 32, are also charged with three counts of receiving stolen property and first-degree tampering. According to court documents ABC 17 News got on Jan. 2, deputies

UPDATE, 11: 26 p.m.: Moberly police have confirmed the suspect is 30-year-old Cody Kitchen. The search began when an officer pulled over a vehicle at 8:44 p.m. in the area of Johnson Street and Adams Street. When the vehicle came to a stop, Kitchen immediately fled on foot. Officers knew an active Randolph County felony

TODAY: You’ll need to bundle up out the door this Friday morning with temperatures in the teens. Clouds will be clearing out throughout the morning as well giving partly cloudy conditions by lunch time. Temperatures will make a slow climb into the middle 20s by the afternoon with winds out of the northeast at 5-10

Some residents in the East Campus neighborhood are currently under a boil advisory after a water main break Tuesday. Brian Adkisson, with Columbia Water and Light, said the boil advisory has been extended until 5:30 p.m. Friday. He said Tuesday’s water leak affected 61 metered connections in the neighborhood. ABC 17 News spoke to some

Anthony Piercy, the former trooper fired for his actions that led to a man’s drowning, is suing the Highway Patrol to get his job back. Piercy filed a petition for judicial review in Cole County court on Dec. 29. The lawsuit claims Col. Sandra Karsten overstepped her authority when she decided to fire Piercy two

With the 2018 legislative session officially underway in Jefferson City, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce is unveiling the top priorities on its legislative agenda. Chamber officials announced the business organization’s priorities Thursday at an event alongside Columbia and Boone County lawmakers. “It’s just a great agenda that I think the whole community can get behind

Temperatures this weekend will be slow to rise, which will lead to the the potential for freezing rain as we head into the weekend. Stay with ABC 17 Stormtrack as we continue to track the latest changes and follow us on Twitter @ABC17Stormtrack.

The Cradle to Career Alliance is part of a national network of more than 70 communities that use data to better understand and close education gaps within the local communities in Boone County. Board members with the Cradle to Career Alliance met Thursday afternoon to discuss the importance of unifying to help children succeed in

The ethics committee will not recommend punishment for a Missouri lawmaker that recently came under fire for comments on a Confederate monument vandalism was on Thursday afternoon. The decision comes after a preliminary hearing for Warren Love on Thursday. In August, the Republican representative from Osceola wrote in a Facebook post about the person or