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Holts Summit police took a man and woman into custody after several alleged child kidnappings and one sex crime involving a child occured. Jesse Driskill, 20 of Holts Summit, was charged in Cole County on Tuesday and Callaway County on Thursday. He is charged with three counts of child kidnapping, a felony, in Callaway stemming

More than fifty local businesses participated in Living Windows in the District Friday night. Crowds gathered in downtown Columbia to watch live performances and check out holiday decorations. The event started at 6 p.m. and lasted two hours.

City and university police are asking people to protect their valuables as the University of Missouri’s holiday break approaches. “A lot of people are out of town and it’s just a good idea to take special precautions,” said Sara Diedrich with the University of Missouri Police Department. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crime

University of Missouri biochemistry professor and research scientist Steven Van Doren led a team that found the enzyme responsible for the spread of cancer. “The dangerous thing about tumor cells is that they spread in the body,” Van Doren said in an interview about the discovery Friday. The university publicized the discovery this week after

Boone County is matching criminal justice data with information about homelessness to help identify unmet mental health needs. “We know those folks who are cycling in and out of systems often have co-occurring substance use disorders or mental health issues,” said county Director of Community Services Kelly Wallis. The homelessness data is taken when a

The Jefferson City Police Department was investigating a home shooting after four individuals allegedly shot a gun into a home 14 times. According to court documents, the incident happened on Tuesday night at a home in the 300 block of Case Avenue when four individuals allegedly approached a home, pulled out a gun and shot

TONIGHT: Under partly cloudy skies temperatures will drop to a chilly 21 degrees by morning. Winds out of the northeast from 5-9 mph will drop wind chills into the mid teens through early Saturday. SATURDAY: We’ll stay cold all day with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will

Lawyers for the University of Missouri have appealed a Boone County judge’s ruling in a case over graduate student workers’ rights, reiterating in court documents that the students are not workers. “Graduate Workers are students receiving financial aid, not ’employees’ in the constitutional sense,” the university’s appellate court lawyers wrote in the appeal. Judge Jeff

Gov. Mike Parson met behind closed doors with incoming Missouri attorney general Eric Schmitt on Friday to talk about his Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Task Force. Parson took questions from reporters after the meeting. A full video of the news conference is posted below. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office has been in contact with a Columbia radio host to gauge her interest in being the next state treasurer. Renee Hulshof, who co-hosts “The Morning Meeting” on KFRU and is married to former congressman Kenny Hulshof, said Parson’s aides contacted her twice before Thanksgiving to see whether she was interested

Columbia police were investigating a road rage incident involving a gun on Friday morning. Officers responded to the scene at Highway 63 and Conley Road at approximately 8:50 a.m. after they received a complaint of “road rage with a gun,” said Columbia Police Department spokesman, Jeff Pitts. Police were still investigating Friday afternoon but were

A Jefferson City man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for a Halloween 2016 shooting. Terrance Wynn, 21, pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree robbery in the shooting death of Terrance Davis on Michigan Street. He was sentenced Thursday to a life sentence on the murder charge, three

FRIDAY: Clouds continue to break up this afternoon with plenty of sunshine expected through the day. Afternoon highs will top out near freezing, with northeasterly winds up to 5 mph making it feel more like the mid to upper 20s. TONIGHT: Under partly cloudy skies temperatures will drop to a chilly 21 degrees by morning.

A sidewalk and a small patch of grass are all that separate a rural Missouri facility housing nearly a dozen convicted sex offenders from the proposed site of a day care center, a proximity that alarms some in the community. Lil’ Mouse Academy Preschool and Daycare wants to operate in a building right next to

A Jefferson City man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by an SUV while crossing a street Thursday night. Deion Brown, 19, was crossing East McCarty Street at Chestnut Street when he was hit by a 2004 Chevrolet Tracker driven by Donna Branch, 65, of Jefferson City, at about 6 p.m. the Jefferson City

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office has launched an investigation into whether Attorney General Josh Hawley used public funds for campaign purposes. The American Democracy Legal Fund, which requested the investigation last month, provided a letter from Ashcroft’s office dated Thursday confirming the investigation. “Pursuant to section 115.642, RSMo, this office will commence an

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team forecasts temperatures in much of mid-Missouri to remain near freezing on Friday, and that wind chills will make the environment feel even colder. In such conditions, safety officials say it’s important to be aware of and watch out for the potential of cold weather-related illnesses such as frostbite and

FRIDAY: With partial sunshine, we’ll still only make it to 32 degrees Friday afternoon with a northeast breeze at 4-7 mph. TONIGHT: Under partly cloudy skies temperatures will drop to a chilly 22 degrees by morning. Winds out of the northeast from 6-8 mph will drop wind chills into the mid teens through early Saturday.

Officials with the Cole County and Jefferson City public works departments say they’ve used significantly more salt so far this season than in recent years. Mid-Missouri saw several winter weather events in November, which has made a dent in the resources of the city and county’s public works departments. According to Britt Smith, the director

More than 30 pets were handed over to the Central Missouri Humane Society on Monday after they were found in small cages, covered in urine and feces, the humane society said in a press release. Boone County Animal Control turned over the 17 cats and 14 dogs. The dog breeds included poodles, Pomeranians, King Charles