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The annual uniform crime report for 2017 is expected to be completed within the next few days or weeks, depending on how quickly local authorities send in their data. So far, data from the UCR, available on the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website, show a significant increase of reported violent crimes in the city of

Timothy Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced on Tuesday that Victoria Buol, 25, pleaded guilty to firing at law enforcement officers and other motorists during a high-speed pursuit. Garrison said Buol’s co-defendant Russell Moore, 27, pleaded guilty to the same charges on Dec. 18. According to the plea agreement, Boone

A man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon after officers responded to a peace disturbance in the 700 block of Benson Street. Police said when they arrived on scene, there was a large group of people surrounding the area. Multiple witnesses reported that Shawn Briscoe had displayed a gun and threatened to

The City of Columbia filed a motion to compel on Monday against former police officer, Rob Sanders, who is suing the city to be reinstated. Rob Sanders was fired after being accused of shoving inmate Kenneth Baker in a holding cell back in 2011. He was charged with assault before being acquitted in 2013 and

TUESDAY: Fog is slowly lifting this afternoon across Mid-Missouri, but with surface temperatures still near freezing, freezing fog is still likely. The patchy fog will last through the afternoon hours under a dense layer of clouds. Even with the clouds, southeasterly winds should warm us into the 40s through the day. Expect the winds to

Pettis County deputies arrested Rachael Baker on Saturday after officers were dispatched to a reported disturbance involving a female. According to the probable cause statement, officers made contact with Baker, who was sitting in a truck in the parking lot. Deputies said they kept asking Baker to step out of the vehicle because there were

Callaway County deputies arrested Laura Sanders on Monday after officers determined she was a wanted fugitive out of Lincoln County. Deputies said Sanders was wanted for felony possession of a controlled substance. Officers said when they were patrolling the Kingdom City area, they saw a car that was believed to be associated with Sanders. Deputies

Last night as well as this morning mid-Missouri saw dense fog settle into the area as temperatures dropped towards the dew point under calm conditions. Fog is a low lying cloud which is made up of visible cloud droplets suspended just above the surface. When temperatures drop below freezing while fog is present we get

Columbia police arrested Bryan Willard on Sunday after officers were dispatched to a leaving the scene accident at Business Loop 70 and Providence Road. Police said one witness saw a truck with a lot of junk in the back drive over a curb and knock over a signal pole. The witness said she saw Willard

UPDATE 11 a.m: First responders said icy road conditions caused a car to slide off Highway 163 Monday morning. Boone County firefighters said the car slid off in the 6700 block of Highway 163, near the Devil’s Icebox Trail, shortly before 7:45 a.m. They said four other cars crashed in the same area while trying

TUESDAY: You’ll want to be cautious as you head out the door this morning, as both fog and black ice will be impacts for your morning commute. Dense freezing fog has settled into mid-Missouri causing for a Dense Fog Advisory to go into effect until 10 AM. Give yourself plenty of time to get where

Columbia fire crews responded just after 2 a.m. Tuesday to a crashed SUV in the 3500 block of Creasy Springs Road. The vehicle had crashed into a utility pole and was abandoned when crews arrived at the scene. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ABC17News/status/950652915089330176″,”author_name”:”ABC 17 News”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ABC17News”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Car found abandoned after a collision with a pole this morning on

Court documents reveal that the security guard present during an altercation at Waffle House was the one who allegedly shot Anthony Warren, who later died of his injuries. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Jan. 1. Details of the event are described in the probable cause statement for Jaylon Freelon, who is charged with

UM System President Mun Choi said the University of Missouri would’ve benefited from “open dialogue” during the 2015 protests on campus. Choi said he would’ve held a number of open forums if he had been at the university during that time. The UM system president made his remarks during a special committee hearing at the

Columbia police are still investigating who drove away from the Tiger Stop convenience store on Clark Lane after injuring a pedestrian. On Jan. 5 Mike Vencl was walking out of the store to his car when he says he was struck by a silver vehicle. Vencl said driver did not stop before leaving the area.

Mizzou football coach Barry Odom has promoted A.J. Ofodile to the position of assistant coach. After two seasons as the director of recruiting, Ofodile will move to an on-field role as the Tigers’ 10th assistant. In a release, Ofodile said: “I’m very excited for the opportunity to continue to contribute to the success and growth

UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: People from across the state, many of them educators, testified Monday on what qualities they’d like to see in a new commissioner to replace Margie Vandeven. About 20 people went before the board to describe their ideal commissioner, and many of the same words and phrases came up. Those who testified said

With frozen ponds and lakes around Mid-Missouri, many people may feel tempted to walk on them and even bring their pets along as well, but Boone County Fire Protection District officials remind residents that you and your pets could face danger. According to Boone County Fire, one of the things about the ice here in

Around 6:30 p.m. Monday, police confirmed a man was found safe at a bus stop in Columbia after running away from a nursing facility in north Moberly. Daniel Beeding, who suffers from schizophrenia, was last seen running from North Village Park on Silva Lane in Moberly around 12:30 a.m. Monday, near Highways 63 and 24.

A Columbia man has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance after officers found drugs and drug paraphernalia inside a house. According to the probable cause statement, officers obtained a search warrant for a house in the 2300 block of Sears Court when they were looking for homicide suspect Ja’Vonne Dupree. Police said when