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A former public school staff member who worked in Moniteau and Cole counties pleaded guilty last week to having sexual contact with a student. Clairyssa Lorenz pleaded guilty Friday in Moniteau County court. Lorenz was arrested in March after a 16-year-old boy said he had sex with her beginning in June or July 2017. Lorenz

Candidates in the November election had until 5 p.m. Monday to turn in October quarterly reports. ABC 17 News dug through the documents, which detail contributions and expenditures from July 19 – Sept. 30, for the U.S. Senate race, Auditor race and State House races. U.S. SENATE RACE According to the documents, Sen. Claire McCaskill,

TUESDAY: After a record low of 28 degrees this morning, temperatures have gradually been warming under sunny skies. Thanks to warming winds out of the southwest, we’ll see temperatures climb into the mid and upper 50s today. We’ll see winds out of the southwest up to 15 mph, making it feel quite breeze at times.

A Columbia man who was arrested in August 2017 after an hours-long standoff with police pleaded guilty Monday to rape and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Christopher L. Moore was accused of forcing his way into a Columbia home and assaulting a woman, which led to the standoff. The victim in the case

Jeremy Humphrey, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in September, was sentenced to six years in prison Monday. According to court filings, Humphrey was sentenced to six years for involuntary manslaughter and four years to unlawful possession of a firearm, which will be served consecutively. Humphrey was initially charged with second-degree murder in addition to

TUESDAY: After a chilly and frosty start to the morning, temperatures will rebound into the upper 50s under mostly sunny skies. We’ll see winds out of the southwest up to 15 mph, making it feel quite breeze at times. TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop back into the mid to upper 30s tonight under mostly clear skies.

UPDATE: According to the Columbia Fire Department, Royal Inn’s certificate of occupancy has been revoked until they pass a building inspection. The uncovered section of the second floor walkway showed signs of serious deterioration, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer. Concrete was crumbling, and the rebar- which provides structural support- was exposed and corroding.

A woman accused of helping a a mother kidnap her three children before a fatal crash pleaded guilty to child endangerment Monday. Mackenzie Quiovers pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was sentenced to five years in prison a few days after the children’s mother, Demetres Washington, pleaded guilty to child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter and

UPDATE: The Columbia city council approved plans for a new outdoor warning siren near Cosmo-Bethel Park. ORIGINAL: The Columbia city council is scheduled to vote on adding an outdoor warning siren to south Columbia at its meeting on Monday night. The Boone County Emergency Office wrote the Columbia Parks and Recreation department in September, saying

Discovery Parkway in south Columbia is growing quickly with the addition of a hospital, sports park, medical isotope facility and restaurant. Jack Cardetti, a spokesman for landowners in the area, said the expansion of Discovery Parkway has a great economic impact on Columbia. “It is going to be tremendous and will only grow in the

For the third straight year, the Norm Stewart Classic will feature 48 straight hours of high school hoops. The event will once again be held at the Southwell Complex on the campus of Columbia College. The 11th annual classic will begin on Friday, Nov. 30 and end on Sunday, Dec. 2. There will be 24

The robber or robbers who held up two Boone County convenience stores at gunpoint over the weekend were still on the loose Monday. The first robbery happened at about 8 a.m. Saturday at the Leatherwood Hills Little General store at 1641 W. Route K. Another robbery took place at about 3 a.m. Sunday at the

A Versailles man who stole nine guns during a pawn shop burglary pleaded guilty Monday in federal court. Joseph M. Melendez, 47, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr., the office of the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri said in a

TONIGHT: For many in Mid-Missouri, the first frost/freeze of the season will occur overnight. Temperatures will bottom out in the lower 30s under mostly clear skies. Although a freeze warning is in effect through 9 AM Tuesday, a thin layer of stratus clouds building in could just bring frost to many regions. Regardless, make sure

A Moniteau County man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly tried to run over his girlfriend and son with his vehicle, According to the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office, Timothy H. Hancock, 35, was pursuing the victims on Old Highway 5, just outside of Fortuna. Deputies saw “a UTV being pursued by a vehicle on the

THIS AFTERNOON: It’s a brisk & cool Monday across Mid-MO with clouds slowly trending out of the area. We can expect a slow climb through the 40s but with a steady breeze out of the northwest it will be chilly for much of the rest of this afternoon. Keep the jacket handy for evening plans.

A Mexico, Missouri, man is charged with 27 counts of various sex crimes for rapes and assaults he allegedly committed between September 2016 and May 2018. The Mexico Public Safety Department was first made aware of multiple children being assaulted by Chandler Douse and another suspect, identified as C.M., in June. According to court documents,

MONDAY: After a cold and cloudy start to the day, we make another run for 50 degrees, except this time, we’re actually going to get some sunshine in the mix! Clouds will clear through the day allowing for a sunny afternoon with winds out of the north up to 11 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures will plummet

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – With nearly $30 million in renovations underway on the outside of the Missouri Capitol, attention is turning toward an expensive and lengthy project to upgrade the interior of the building. The St. Louis Post-Dispatcher reports a consultant hired to oversee the renovation project told state officials this week that the

Callaway County deputies have arrested two people for having methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia related to the sale of drugs after a traffic stop on State Road KK. Authorities pulled over a car driven by Fabrina Amburn, 35, during proactive patrol Sunday morning around 2:00. Amburn is from Fulton and her passenger, 46-year-old Herbert Hoehne, is