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UPDATE 8/26 9:15 a.m. :Authorities are telling ABC17 that the man wanted in this chase is Travis W. Crutchfield, 36. He is still on the run. Before deputies gave chase in Thursday morning’s high speed pursuit, they had to consider several factors in just a few quick seconds. They’ll have a few seconds to consider

A line of organized storms looks possible for areas mainly west of US 63 this evening after 7PM. Due to an ample amount of wind shear north of I-70 tonight and mainly west of US 63, parts of the state have been upgraded to a Slight Risk. Here are the probabilities. The narrow window for

A Missouri Supreme Court ruling Tuesday has caused the review of thousands of stealing cases from the last fourteen years. The court voted unanimously to reverse the felony conviction of Amanda Bazell in Cass County for stealing guns. A jury convicted her in 2013 for burglary, two counts of theft of a firearm, and both

Police detained one person after he ran away from a car crash in north central Columbia Thursday night. Officers told ABC 17 News they tried to start a traffic stop on the car traveling on Business Loop 70 around 9:30 p.m. Just after police turned on emergency lights to start the traffic stop, the car

UPDATE: Fire officials initially thought it was a shed attached to the home that caught on fire, but it was really multiple vehicles. Right now crews are battling a fire on Highway WW in Boone County. The call came out just after 7:00 Thursday morning at 3933 Highway WW. ABC 17 crews said the firefighters

Investigators in Callaway County are trying to reach a homeowner after their house caught on fire Wednesday night. Firefighters said when they arrived at Country Road 328, between New Bloomfield and Fulton, the porch and one side of the home were on fire. The New Bloomfield Fire Protection District and the Central Callaway County Fire

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department said investigators made progress in a nearly year-long stolen firearm case Thursday. Sheriff Mark Nichols said the gun was reported stolen from a home in rural Renick in October 2015. “When you have burglaries or thefts especially close to the county line, a lot of times the suspects are from

A state judge said the head of the public defender’s office can’t appoint Governor Jay Nixon to work a criminal case. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce ordered Thursday that the public defender withdraw its request to change lawyers in the case of John Quehl. Michael Barrett, head of the Office of the Public Defender, delegated

A few storms are possible Friday afternoon and evening as a weak frontal boundary near I-44 gradually lifts back to the north. Partial afternoon sunshine will cause pockets of moderate to strong instability to develop. Stronger mid-level winds will generate enough wind shear to allow storms to develop and strengthen. We have a marginal severe

More than a month after a fatal crash that killed two teenagers, the Missouri Department of Transportation is wrapping up a safety audit for the area. The audit will include Highway 54 from Kingdom City to Lake of the Ozarks. Karlie Jones and Caleb McClain were killed in July when McClain’s car crossed the median

UPDATE 11/6: Hartmann is scheduled for a hearing Monday. UPDATE 8/24: Neighbors said Wednesday Hartmann had only lived on Greeley Drive for about two months but they had seen the victim and her children there frequently. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence lists several red flags that indicate a possible abuser. Those include possessiveness, a

ABC 17 News sent crews to a rollover crash by Paquin Street and College Avenue near downtown Columbia and both MU and Stephens College. At least five units responded to the scene around 12:44 p.m. Both lanes were blocked from Anthony to Locust streets. Emergency officials urged drivers to avoid the area. Stay with abc17news.com

Authorities with the East Central Drug Task Force have arrested three people on suspicion of drug-related activities in Audrain County. On Wednesday, task force members served a search warrant at a home on East Lafayette Street in Mexico. They reported finding methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia at the home. Law enforcement arrested Dawn Reeves. 52; Eric

The University of Missouri Review Commission met Wednesday for the second time. The group was put together by state lawmakers and tasked with reviewing the university system and making any necessary recommendations for addressing the problems they find. The eight-member commission divided itself into four groups: Governance and Accountability; Diversity; Distance Learning and Research; and

Cars left on the street overnight are causing concern from downtown churchgoers in Columbia. Greg Cecil is a member of the Downtown Parking Task Force. He’s representing the interests of several places of worship in the area, as a 30-year member of the Missouri United Methodist Church. The task force spent the first part of

William Thompson, 27, of Holts Summit, was charged Tuesday in Callaway County with four counts of furnishing pornographic material to a minor for allegedly sending inappropriate pictures to teenage girls on Facebook. According to court documents, Thompson admitted to investigators he sent pornographic images to an estimated 200 girls between the ages of 14 and

As rescue efforts continue after Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake in Italy, Central Missouri task forces continue to prepare for a similar situation in the U.S. Gale Blomenkamp, Assistant Chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District, said the work with the Missouri Task Force 1 has taken them into some of the most disastrous situations in

UPDATE: Boone County Sheriff’s Department say a kid was riding a bicycle at the time a school bus went off St. Charles Road Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff deputies on scene say witnesses saw a kid riding a bike, going the opposite direction. That’s when the vehicle swerved to the opposite lane, causing the school bus to

The U.S. District Attorny’s Office has announced another child pornography charge against a man already facing similar charges. An indictment filed against Justin Gene Hull, 32, adds one count of producing child pornography to the counts he was charged with in April 2016. Those charges include distributing, receiving, and possessing child porn. Boone County deputies

Storms will move out of Kansas early Wednesday evening as they strengthen ahead of a cold front which is nearly stationary across northwestern Missouri. These storms will move into an environment with ample instability and wind shear as the low level jet stream increases through the evening, pumping moisture into the storms. Strong to severe