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Moniteau County Prosecutor Shayne Healea appeared in court for the first time Tuesday after being charged last Friday. Healea is accused of backing into a downtown Columbia restaurant in October. Healea was arrested after his truck crashed through a window at Addison’s on Cherry Street. Court documents said Healea was under the influence of alcohol

Jefferson City Police Department prepares for the busiest DWI arrest day of the year. Tonight while many are planning on traveling home for the holidays, law enforcement will be out preventing those from driving drunk. Urging those that plan on drinking, to get a designated driver. “We’ve given 20,000 thousand rides in the past few

I-70 between Columbia and Warrenton had some slick patches Wednesday afternoon, causing some traffic delays as well as at least one accident. All lanes are open, but traffic was moving slowly between Kingdom City and Warrenton. Delays should be expected through the afternoon and early evening. An accident was backing up traffic at the Mineola

The Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City will not be open for its annual candlelight tours next weekend. The Office of Administration cited safety concerns for the decision. The candlelight tours are normally held at the same time as the downtown Living Windows and the Jaycees Christmas parade. Visitors will still be able to view the

Fulton police are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday night armed robbery. Just after 9 p.m., Fulton police were called out to Incentive Resale at 601 Airway Drive. The store clerk reported that a white man wearing blue jeans, a grey hooded sweatshirt, light colored gloves and a Halloween mask came into the store

ABC 17 News did some digging about a month ago and found the number of rapes in Columbia is at an all time high. We also found a large number of these rapes are happening in neighborhoods that college students live in, particularly East Campus. A big concern for students living there is the lighting,

Governor Nixon held a news conference Tuesday afternoon at UMSL withthe National Guard, state, and local law enforcement to address safety and property concerns following violent protests Monday night. Nixon opened the conference by addressing Monday night’s reaction to the decision. “Lawlessness and destruction terrorized this community. I am deeply saddened for the people of

Tensions are high at a daycare in north Columbia where Tuesday afternoon, where employees were told they may not get paid at the first of the month. Many of them walked off the job at Playground Daycare. Employees said there were still children inside Tuesday afternoon around 5:00. While several of the workers walked out

At least seven businesses burned Monday night following a grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Dozens of businesses suffered some sort of damage or theft. On Tuesday, many worked to repair much more than broken windows. The sound of power tools feels natural on South Florissant Ave. in Ferguson. Dozens

Missouri high school football teams will continue to play their state title games in St. Louis this weekend, the Missouri State High School Activities Association announced today. There are safety concerns surrounding the “Show-Me-Bowl” with the unstable events in nearby Ferguson. “We continue to keep the people of Ferguson and everyone involved in this situation

A Boone County man faces charges after allegedly threatening to set fire to the ColumbiaPolice Department and bomb the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. 21-year-old Matthew Crain is charged with making a terroristic threat with a bond of $5,000. Crain was just charged in Boone County with misusing 9-1-1 just over three weeks ago.

The lawyer for the family of Michael Brown said in a news conference this morning, “the process is broken,” after a grand jury chose not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of the 18-year-old Brown. Benjamin Crump, flanked by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Michael Brown, Sr., condemned the grand

A St. Louis County grand jury has decided not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Wilson shot Brown on August 9 in Ferguson. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch explained the grand jury’s decision, saying they were the only group who had access to all

“Hell no!” That was one of the first things shouted out at Speaker Circle on the University of Missouri’s campus after Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced the grand jury had decided not to press charges against Officer Darren Wilson. “He did not just say that!” Students expressed outrage at the decision, some immediately bursting into tears

Three people were arrested Monday afternoon after leading law enforcement on a chase from Jefferson City into Callaway County. The Cole County Sheriff’s Department and Jefferson City Police were investigating a suspect when they found the car at a motel on the south side of town with multiple people inside. When officers tried to stop

Missouri is the only state that doesn’t have a prescription drug monitoring program. Representative Holly Rehder said if Missouri passed this legislation it would allow Missouri to keep up with the rest of the country. However, opponents of the system said it brings up some serious privacy concerns for people who don’t abuse prescriptions. Rehder

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Friday after allegedly robbing a Jefferson City convenience store. The boy came into the Bee Line Snack Shop at 1100 Missouri Boulevard and pointed a gun at the clerk. He threatened the clerk with what looked like a black semi-automatic pistol and was given money from the register. He then

Saturday, Governor Jay Nixon’s Office announced mental health support and services will be provided to residents of Ferguson and the surrounding areas. The Missouri Resilience Coalition is a group of mental health care advocates in the St. Louis area. Gov. Nixon says mental health professionals from the coalition are in place and more on are

A Holts Summit man charged with killing his grandmother in 2012 has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and will be committed to a state mental institution. Ryan Koebel is accused of stabbing and shooting his grandmother, Karen Coates, to death. Prosecutors said he also shot at state troopers on Highway 54 after the

Monday morning Columbia police were out investigating a shots fired called. Around 4 a.m. police got a call after someone heard one shot in the 2400 block of Quail Drive. At one point medics were called in to stage, but there are no reports of any injuries. Officers did recover one shell casing. They say