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Boonville police arrested Opal Chapman on Saturday after officers responded to the 500 block of West Street to take an accident report. When police arrived on scene, they were notified that Chapman had smacked her mother and then used her car to intentionally ram into her grandmother’s vehicle. She was then accused of leaving the

UPDATE 5 p.m.: Madison Ratcliff a restaurant employee with Burgher Haus in California, Missouri, told ABC 17 News the teenager who was close to being abducted got inside the restaurant in distress. Ratcliff said, when she looked outside, even she saw the same van the teenager was talking about many times before. “He was very

A woman has been charged with property damage and stealing after being accused of destroying a rental trailer. The landlord told Pulaski County deputies that he had a recently served an eviction notice to Sandra Crossland. On March 22, the landlord talked with Crossland and believed she was going to be picking up some of

Rolla police arrested Matthew Childers on Thursday after he was accused of making threatening comments. According to the probable cause statement, Childers was at Pathways on East 10th Street when he said that he was going to strap on a bomb and blow the courthouse up. Police said the Phelps County Courthouse bailiffs were notified

A man has been charged with two counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy after a 12-year-old boy went to officers about an attempted rape. The victim claimed that Monoleto Morand solicited him for oral and anal sex on several occasions. According to the probable cause statement, on one of the occasions Morand was drunk. The

FRIDAY: After several days of dreary and cold conditions, sunshine is back in the forecast. Thanks to a weak ridge sliding through the area, we’ll see a brief return to spring conditions. Highs today will top out in the mid to upper 40s, with winds out of the southwest up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Like

Maries County emergency officials responded to MCR 527 on Thursday for reports of a water rescue. Firefighters said the two occupants of the vehicle were rescued. Officials said most of the bridges in Maries County were flooded on Thursday and the currents were very strong. Residents are asked to turn around if they see a

Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirms deputies are investigating a shots-fired incident that happened east of Columbia. Boone County deputies responded to I-70 Drive Northeast near Route Z around 11 p.m. Thursday. Detectives confirm they responded to the area for reports of shots fired. Detective Tom O’Sullivan said a woman reported to law enforcement a suspicious

Columbia police officers were in the 2500 block of Business Loop 70 E Thursday night. ABC 17 News crews observed multiple units on scene and officers searching the area with a K-9. One person was taken into custody in handcuffs, but it’s not confirmed if the person is a suspect of any crime. ABC 17

FRIDAY: Morning clouds will gradually clear and we’ll finally see some afternoon sunshine which will warm us into the mid 50s. Winds will stay under 10 mph, shifting to the southwest by evening. TONIGHT: Like clockwork clouds build back into the area ahead of our next cold front. Winds hold out of the south from

A five-year term on the Boone Hospital Board of Trustees has brought in five figures worth of campaign donations. The two candidates for hospital board have raised more money for their race than the seven candidates for Columbia Public Schools’ Board of Education and the Columbia City Council combined. Dr. Mark Dempsey of PEAK Sports

An investigation report from the Missouri Division of Fire Safety says some inspection reports at Six Flags St. Louis were incomplete. The investigation was done in response to the 2016 Boomerang roller coaster accident. Per Missouri law, the Division of Fire Safety is required to investigate if an accident happens at an amusement park and

Both lanes of Gath Avenue at Sexton Road will be closed at 8:30 a.m. Friday for emergency repairs to the stormwater system and road. Columbia Utilities Stormwater Division said the road failed around a stormwater culvert Thursday evening near the intersection. Officials said it’s unclear at this time what caused the road to fail. Crews

Candidates running for positions on the city council, school board and Boone Hospital Board of Trustees participated in a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon. Columbia Public School Board of Education: Five candidates running for two seats on the Columbia Public School Board of Education answered questions first. Those questions included how

Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt announced $10 million to new small business and agriculture investments through the Missouri FIRST (Financing Investment in our Rural, Small Business and Technology communities) initiative at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce this morning. Small businesses, economic development, and agriculture leaders spoke today about the new program. Missouri FIRST is partnering

If you have plans to do any Easter egg hunting this weekend, you may want to do it before Easter Sunday. Thanks to a fairly strong spring cold front, we’ll see one of the coldest Easters since the late 1990s. Cold air that has been pooling into Canada will slowly filter into Mid-Missouri into the

In just a few days, Centralia residents will be voting on a bond issue that would help improve their current water and sewer plant. Voters will see a $7.8 million bond issue on the ballot. City leaders say the improvements have to be made, regardless if voters approve it, in order to meet state clean

UPDATE: Vanderlinde has been charged with possession of child pornography. According to the probable cause statement, investigators found videos and multiple images depicting children as young as infants involved in sex acts. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone County deputies arrested Jacob Vanderlinde on Thursday after officers were alerted about possible child pornography on his phone. ABC 17

A woman has been charged with stealing after officers found multiple stolen items in a car. Boonville police said they were dispatched to the 500 block of West Ashley Road on March 15 for reports of people stealing. When officers made contact with the suspect’s vehicle they found 44 stolen items from Dollar General which

Camden County deputies are searching for a registered sex offender who failed to check in with authorities. Shawn Avery was convicted of sexual assault of a 14-18 year-old in March of 1998. Officers said Avery is required to register with law enforcement every 90 days and is also required to verify his address with the