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A man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for two sexual assaults he admitted to committing on the University of Missouri campus. Zachery Jones received the punishment from Judge Kevin Crane on Monday in the Boone County court. Jones pleaded guilty to one count of rape and another count of attempted rape. The judge

UPDATE: The Columbia City Council voted 4-2 to delay a decision on the contract until August 21. Councilman Clyde Ruffin recused himself from the decision because he is a board member of the Heart of Missouri United Way, the company in question for the contract award. The vote to table the decision came after two

A former University of Missouri Hospital surgeon has pleaded guilty to harassment charges. Dr. Gregory McClain was charged with two counts of harassment after he allegedly had others make harassing phone calls to former coworkers in 2014. Two victims told police a deep voice, who identified himself as “The Gorilla”, threatened them to “back off”

On Monday, the Columbia Police Department told ABC 17 News it is searching for possibly multiple people involved in an evening assault. Officers got the call around 9:15 p.m. and are combing the area of Brown School Road and Rangeline Street. Dogs are tracking in the area. Suspect descriptions have not been released yet. ABC

A U.S. congresswoman from Missouri will not seek election to the U.S. Senate. On Monday, Rep. Vicky Hartzler announced she will instead look to get re-elected to the 4th Congressional District. “After much prayer and discussion with my family, I have decided to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives,” said Hartzler. Rep.

Columbia Police Department investigators are working on their sixth homicide investigation this year. Six was the yearly total of homicides in 2016. The number of homicides so far this year is just one less than one of the deadliest years, in 2005. Compared to 2016, homicide numbers in 2017 are on an upward trend. By

Eclipse 2017 is five weeks away. During the path of darkness, the United States could lose 9,000 megawatts of solar power enough electricity to power 7 million homes. As the moon obscures the sun on Aug. 21, the shadow will be 70 miles wide from Oregon to South Carolina. Bloomberg Technology News says the darkness

The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request and preliminary plans for a new affordable housing complex Monday. ABC 17 News reported that the developers want to build a 40-unit apartment complex on Trade Center Parkway, which is just off Old Lohman Road. The development would be built with the help of government tax

A woman filed a lawsuit today, alleging she was sexually harassed while working for the Missouri Department of Corrections. In the lawsuit, the woman said she was working as a nurse when she was sexually harassed on Jan. 20 at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. An officer told her he had a “capture room where

TONIGHT: Skies will become mostly clear and low temperatures will drop into the lower 70s with winds out of the southeast under 8 mph. TUESDAY: It will be a mostly sunny, hot and humid day with high temperatures reaching the mid 90s and heat indices reaching near 100 in the afternoon. Winds will come in

UPDATE 7/17: Police confirmed the victim who died after a triple shooting in east Columbia Saturday morning is Jamar Lamont Hicks, 26, of Boone County. Police have not released the names of the two other victims, but confirmed their injuries are non-life-threatening. Friends and family of Hicks plan to hold a vigil at JT’s Barbershop

Columbia Police officers were called to the 1700 block of West Worley Street on Monday for a report of shots fired. Reports said that a vehicle drove by and began firing rounds. When officers got to the scene, they located several shell casings near the entrance to Columbia Square Townhome Apartments. A vehicle that was

Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order Monday directing the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to begin work creating a prescription drug monitoring program. The announcement was made at Express Scripts, a suburban St. Louis based pharmaceutical provider. The company will be a private-sector partner in the state program. “There is no single

Columbia police arrested a man after they say he assaulted two security officers in a city neighborhood. According to police, officers were dispatched to Claudell Lane in reference to an assault. Officers contacted the victim, a security officer in the area. The security officer told police someone had reported a person trespassing on the property

TODAY: This afternoon will once again see temperatures climb into the lower 90s under mostly sunny skies. With dew points in the 70-75 degree range, it won’t be out of the question to see heat indices approach the triple digits today. While this afternoon won’t be brutally hot, it will start the trend of what

The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested two people from Columbia for drugs, drug paraphernalia and a defaced weapon. Avery Miller and Adam Spencer were booked in the Boone County Jail on Sunday. According to Highway Patrol officials, a trooper stopped the pair’s car for a registration violation. After searching the car, the trooper found a

MONDAY: Th e start of our work week will have a sunny and dry start to the morning. Temperatures will increase into the lower 90s with heat indices hot and uncomfortable in the upper 90s. Some relief will come by the evening with temperatures bearable in the lower 80s and a gentle easterly wind around

MONDAY: Th e start of our work week will have a sunny and dry start to the morning. Temperatures will increase into the lower 90s with heat indices hot and uncomfortable in the upper 90s. Some relief will come by the evening with temperatures bearable in the lower 80s and a gentle easterly wind around

TONIGHT: Dry conditions will persist for the rest of your Sunday night with easterly winds near 6 mph after midnight. Expect a warm overnight low near the lower 70s under mostly clear skies. MONDAY: Th e start of our work week will mimic Sunday’s weather pattern with a sunny and dry start to the morning.

A 19-year-old woman was flown to the hospital Sunday morning after troopers said she fell off the roof of a moving Chevy Tahoe. The incident happened around 3:45 a.m. on Route T near Campbell Drive. The Highway Patrol said Sequoia Tores climbed onto the roof of the truck while it was moving and fell into