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UPDATE 9/13: Girard has been charged with driving while revoked/suspended, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, exceeding the posted speed limit of 26 or more, failure to stop at a stop sign, operating a vehicle and failing to maintain financial responsibility and failure to register motor vehicle annually with the DOR.

On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court put a Columbia-based public defender on probation after he admitted to neglecting six clients. Karl Hinkebein claimed he was sick and dealing with too many cases when he failed to properly represent and communicate with the clients between 2011 and 2014. In court documents, Hinkebein’s supervisor said the public

A Miller County resident, Kellie Quillen, has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a disabled man. The victim reported to authorities he believed a home health care provider, Quillen, may have been stealing money from his checking account. The victim noticed odd debit card purchases and two ATM withdrawals in February, causing him

For the month of September, we have seen drastic temperature swings, along with abnormally dry conditions. On average, from the 1st to the 13th of September, Columbia receives 1.56″ of rain. Within the past 13 days Columbia Regional Airport has not picked any rainfall, indicating we are well below average for the month of September.

A Columbia man has passed away from an illness he contracted after responding to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 as a responder. According to Missouri Task Force 1, Dr. Bosche was also a medical team manager with the task force. Dr. Bosche passed away after a three-year cancer battle on Tuesday. He

TODAY: Most areas will see plenty of sunshine throughout the day today. Temperatures will warm into the low 80s with a light breeze out of the north. Winds will shift out of the south by this evening. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop back into the upper 50s through the overnight hours under mostly clear skies. There

On Tuesday, a judge dismissed criminal charges against the engineer and MU graduate involved in an Amtrak derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200 in May 2015. Investigators said Brandon Bostian was in control of the Washington-to-New York train when it left the tracks after reaching speeds above 100 mph on a

A crash on Highway 124 sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries on Tuesday.The collision happened between Harrisburg and Highway 63 just before 2:30 p.m. and only involved one vehicle.No foul play was suspected.

A pickup driver went to University Hospital in Columbia Tuesday after a crash involving a semi truck on I-70 near Boonville. The Cooper County Fire Protection District shared photos of the crash that show the pickup wedged into the back of the semi. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened when pickup

Emergency responders said no one was injured after a single-vehicle crash in northeast Columbia Tuesday night. It happened around 7:15 p.m. when a driver veered off the side of the road. There were no injuries and the driver was not believed to be under the influence. Traffic was also backed up in the area due

Three weeks after Gov. Eric Greitens ordered a stay of execution for Marcellus Williams, he announced who would serve on the convicted killer’s review board. In 2001, Williams was found guilty of murdering Felicia Gayle and later sentenced to death. DNA tests on the murder weapon in 2016 proved inconclusive and caused Williams’ attorneys to

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued Planned Parenthood Great Plains a license to perform abortion procedures at Midtown Kansas City Health Center. The organization also is expected to receive a license for surgical and medication abortions at its Columbia clinic in the next few days. Director of Communications for Planned Parenthood Great

Stunning images from space show just how much devastation Irma caused, as one of the most intense hurricanes in years raced across the open Atlantic. Before the weakening that occurred with Irma as the hurricane encountered land, the sheer power of the storm changed the landscape. What were once lush, green islands are now nothing

A St. Louis attorney and former University of Missouri curator says he’s running as a Republican for Missouri auditor. Certified public accountant David Wasinger on Tuesday announced he’ll make a bid for the office. Current Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway is up for re-election in 2018. Former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon appointed her to the seat

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies will remain through the overnight hours as moisture from Irma sticks around. Spot showers are possible through the night, as Irma continues to track to the northeast. Overnight lows will drop back into the mid to upper 50s with winds out of the north under 10 mph. WEDNESDAY: There is a

ABC 17 News has reached out to the Missouri State Highway patrol, who is investigating the homicide of a reptile farm owner who was killed in Montgomery County by an unknown intruder. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that the investigation is ongoing and they have more than 50 leads. Back in June, Montgomery County

TODAY: Clouds are rolling into Mid-Missouri from the southeast as the remnants of Irma continue to track to the north. Even with the clouds, the temperatures today will be a hare degree warmer, near 80 degrees. With the cloud cover, there is a chance for isolated showers east of HWY 54, with the best chance

Columbia police responded to the 100 block of Ripley Street Monday morning after receiving a disturbance call. Officers say they made contact with a victim who claimed 33-year-old Cody Wright had beaten and threatened her on several occasions including that day. “The investigation revealed that Wright smacked the female victim twice and held her to

TODAY: It will be a cloudy, but slightly warmer start to the day as overnight lows drop into the mid 50s. With the cloud cover, there is a chance for isolated showers east of HWY 54, with the best chance south of I-44. Any showers that develop are only expected to produce up to a

A team of seven linemen, four trucks and one fuel tanker truck are heading to Georgia and Florida to help restore power to millions of people after Hurricane Irma. At last check, about one million people in Georgia did not have power, while it’s estimated half the state of Florida is in the dark and