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Former state representative Ted Farnen announced his plans to run for the Boone County commission. Farnen tells ABC 17 News he will seek the democratic nomination for the Boone county Southern District seat. He served as a state representative for eight years. This comes after current commissioner Karen Miller announced she would not seek re-election.

A trial date is now set for a Howard County man claiming to be a Catholic monk. The jury trial for Ryan Gevelinger is scheduled to start January 4 in Moberly. Gevelinger is accused of financially exploiting an 86-year-old woman. Investigators said he tried to get the woman to sell her Iowa farm and give

Missouri Representative Rocky Miller, who serves Miller and Camden counties said Monday night he’s reviewing the Aaron Fisher case to see if Judge Pat Joyce should face articles of impeachment. The accused child rapist who confessed on a video to sodomizing a five month old child was released last Friday. Joyce cited there were to

A Mid-Missouri man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his role in a 2013 Boone Co. shooting Monday. Ronald Bryant pleaded guilty back in July to a shooting that happened at Apple Grover’s Trailer Park on North Creasy Springs outside Columbia. The bullet gazed the victim’s ear and Bryant admitted to shooting the

Tropical moisture from what was Hurricane Patricia has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is heading north into the Mississippi Valley. This moisture will meet up with a trough of low pressure aloft, producing rain across Mid-Missouri Tuesday. Rain will start off light and showery as it moves into areas south of I-70 through

Seven journalists and media organizations receive the University of Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Faculty select the medalists on the basis of lifetime or superior achievement in journalism. The School of Journalism has awarded journalists, business people and media organizations every year since 1930. One of this year’s medalist is veteran CBS

Just about three months ago, in July, Cathy Propst began her battle with breast cancer. “They detected that I had a tumor,” she said. Propst was a patient at St. Mary’s hospital in Jefferson City. She worked with physician Dr. Anne Petersen. Petersen told her she would need a lumpectomy. During a lumpectomy, surgeons attempt

ABC 17 News confirmed a thief is on the loose, after using a brick to smash a door at a central Columbia gas station. A person was delivering papers before seeing the broken glass at the Break Time near the Business Loop and Garth Avenue. The break-in happened around 3:40 Sunday morning. The thief took

Family members wanting to see a relative in Randolph County jail would sit down, pick up a phone and their loved ones would pop up on the screen in front of them, but now that can’t happen — the system broke last May. “I’m angry, I’m confused why this wasn’t projected to be fixed a

The Columbia branch of an industrial supply company will soon close its doors permanently. ABC 17 News has confirmed the Columbia branch for Grainger Industrial Supply will close on November 25. The Columbia Grainger branch is currently located in the 1400 block of Vandiver Drive. Grainger’s website says the company sells “abroad range of industrial

Two men are in jail Monday, accused of statutory rape of a minor. Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 42-year-old Brent Gibson and 26-year-old Lucas Pickering Sunday. Authorities said the investigation started Saturday, October 24, after a 14 year old female reported to the Fulton Police Department that she was taken to a hotel in

Woodhaven is an organization that helps people with disabilities live as independently as possible, and it’s on the grow. Woodhaven workers, residents and community members celebrated the groundbreaking of two new buildings on Friday. Thanks to community support, the group is building a health services and training center at its current headquarters in Columbia. It’s

Firefighters went to the scene of a house fire in Fulton. The fire on Plaza Drive was reported shortly before 2:30 Monday morning. Crews arrived to find flames coming from the home. A gas meter at the back of the home was on fire and blowing gas when firefighters got there. They also reported a

The Maries County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for vandalism at a church Monday. Vandals apparently spray painted the sides of the Beulah Baptist Church off Maries Co. Road 406, causing property damage. If you have any information, you’re asked to contact the Maries Co. Sheriff’s Office at

Traffic was slowed to nearly a stand still on westbound I-70 in Boone County Monday morning. The Boone County Emergency Management Agency said several boxes of nails spilled at mile marker 122, stopping traffic just before 9:00 a.m. You can view road conditions and MoDOT cameras here.

The World Series is starting in Kansas City Tuesday with the Royals going for their second straight title. The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about counterfeit tickets that may be going around the market. “The ticket reselling business is a 10 million dollar industry, so there are an awful lot of people out there

A teen is recovering after a car crash in Montgomery County Saturday. The crash happened just before 4:00 p.m. on Highway 19 by Loutre Shore Estates in Hermann. Casey Gleeson, 16, fell asleep while driving, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Gleeson drove off the side of the road and the car rolled several

A Mid-Missouri prosecutor is speaking out against a judge’s decision in an alleged child sodomy case Sunday. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce dismissed two counts of forcible sodomy against Aaron Fisher Friday. Fisher was accused of sodomizing and beating a 5 month old child in Miller County in 2009. ABC 17 News was in the

A Columbia man is facing possible charges after a road rage incident Saturday. Columbia police arrested DeAngelo Butler, 23, near Hanover Boulevard and Riney Lane just before 5:00 p.m. Butler reportedly got into a fight with a woman so she left the home and Butler followed her in his car, Columbia police said Sunday. Butler

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Jefferson City man Saturday after a car crash in Cole County. It happened around 12:20 a.m. on Route C near Chapel Valley Drive. Stephen McGhghy, 27, drove off the right side of the road, over-corrected, skidded off the left side of the road and hit several trees, according