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Maries County deputies caught four people in the act of breaking into a home near St. James on Thursday. The burglary happened at a home on Highway P Thursday morning. Deputies caught the suspects with a truck and trailer full of stolen property, as well as a gun that had been tampered with. They arrested

Boone County prosecutors have filed charges against a Columbia man accused of taking a woman at gunpoint, leaving kids home alone, and threatening violence against his family. According to court documents, police responded to an assault call shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday. The caller had indicated over the phone that Kevin Bonner, 28, of threatening

Deputies have arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into a home while two people were inside. On the night of March 14, authorities were called to a home on Richland Road, where a woman said she found a stranger in her bedroom. The intruder ran, but another person at the home claimed to recognize

A University of Missouri employee was arrested early Friday morning for driving while under the influence. Austin Alewel, 27, is listed as a football analyst on the MU Tigers staff website. Reports show the Missouri State Highway Patrol booked Alewel shortly before 4 a.m. He has since bonded out.

Aspen Heights management spoke out after a burglar broke into an apartment Thursday morning while the two people inside were sleeping. This is one incident in a list of issues the complex has had since it opened. Just after dawn, Columbia police investigated a burglary at the Aspen Heights Apartment Complex. The people living in

The Jefferson City Police Department is warning drivers to “drive sober or get pulled over.” The department joins other law enforcement agencies in keeping impaired drivers off the road. Jefferson City has a special team dedicated tonight for St. Patrick’s Day to make sure roads and drivers are safe. Last year, in 2015, Boone County

The four Republican candidates for Missouri Governor faced off Thursday night in a debate at the Missouri Theater. The Republican candidates are suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens, former U.S. attorney and state House speaker Catherine Hanaway and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder. One of the topics to come up

A Cole County official is criticized after running a questionable ad in the local paper. County Assessor Chris Estes approved the advertisement that reminds citizens to file their assessment sheets, but not only did the ad run and cost three times the normal budget, it also featured a colored picture of Estes In an election

David Birkenbach was hit and killed by a city bus in Columbia earlier this month, and now his family is suing the bus driver and the city. On March 7, Birkenbach was in the middle of a crosswalk at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard and Monk Drive when a bus turning left hit him. According

Charles Thompson was acquitted of second degree murder following a three-day trial Wednesday night. Thompson was charged with the February 2015 killing of Johnny Evans in Jefferson City. He had been facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. Thompson was also found not guilty of attempted robbery, but guilty of a burglary charge. “We’re

ABC 17 News confirmed a Holts Summit man accused of stealing packages from people’s doorsteps in November 2014 just pleaded guilty on Monday. John Jaegers was identified through surveillance video showing a woman’s doorstep in Holts Summit. The victim later talked to ABC 17 News after sharing the images on Facebook. Read the original story

A cold front will move through Mid-Missouri by Friday morning followed by an upper level wave of low pressure which slides in from the west in the afternoon. Clouds will increase ahead of this feature Thursday night with mostly cloudy skies by Friday morning as temperatures fall into the mid to upper 30s. It will

Girls who want an abortion in Missouri would need to tell both of their parents under a bill now heading to the state Senate. Lawmakers in the House voted 121-34 Thursday to pass a bill requiring a minor to submit to her abortion doctor the written consent of one parent along with written proof that

A top Missouri business association is opposing legislation to create religious protections for businesses objecting to gay marriage. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Thursday that the measure would hurt the state’s economy. The proposal would prohibit government penalties against businesses and employees who cite religious beliefs while declining to provide wedding-related services

Severe weather season began two weeks and and a tornado drill was held across the state Thursday to help prepare residents. One county is working along those lines to make sure everyone is protected, whether they live within city limits or not. Audrain County emergency management recently raised enough funds to put a siren in

A mid-Missouri prisoner fighting to prove his innocence is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Rodney Lincoln is currently serving life in prison in Jefferson City for the murder of JoAnn Tate, who was killed in St. Louis back in 1982. Her two daughters were also brutally attacked, but they survived. Most of the evidence

A Vermont man has been charged in a sexual assault case involving a 6-year-old child at Fort Leonard Wood. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas City announced the federal charge against Paul Kickery, Sr. on Thursday. According to court documents, the victim’s father contacted police in Brattleboro, Vermont, where Kickery now lives. The father told

ABC 17 News has confirmed a lane on I-70 westbound was partially blocked after a crash Thursday afternoon at the connector. Emergency crews responded to the single-car crash shortly after 1:00 p.m. The driver climbed out of the car before crews arrived, according to the Columbia Fire Department. Emergency personnel shut down one lane of

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has released a response to the American Association of University Professors regarding the latter’s investigation into the firing of Dr. Melissa Click. Earlier this month the AAUP said Click did not get a proper hearing before being dismissed, violating “basic standards of academic due process.” Click was fired

A south Columbia convenience store was not serving food Thursday morning after a fire broke out. At least 14 units responded to the fire at the Break Time convenience storein the 6000 block of Highway AB off Highway 63. Employees told our ABC 17 News crews that a grease fire broke out in the store