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A Moberly man has been charged with possession of child pornography after authorities received a tip from the social networking and blog site, Tumblr. Michael W. Steel, 39, was arrested Sunday after a months-long investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In

Members of the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District completed a stair climb Sunday to honor firefighters who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Eight firefighters with the SBFPD climbed 110 stories at Kansas City’s Crown Center while wearing their protective equipment. The crew also carried a card bearing the name of

Two teenagers are dead and one was seriously injured following an overnight car crash in Saline County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Scott W. Mullins, 19, of Marshall, was driving on Route YY just north of I-70. Mullins lost control of the car, causing it to leave the road and

A Detroit, Michigan man was killed after going off I-44 westbound, near Rolla, just after 4:30 a.m. Highway Patrol reports show Lawrence Woods went off the right side of the highway, hit a sign, a guardrail and then trees. Woods was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Miller County teenager is dead and another seriously injured after a Sunday morning car crash. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers say 19-year-old Shawn Moore of Eldon was killed when his car flipped several times and hit a parked car on Highway 52 in Miller County around 8 a.m. Moore was partially thrown from his

One man is behind bars for an alleged assault with a gun Saturday afternoon. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says Matthew Akins, 24, of Columbia, went to the victim’s home in the 7600 block of North Highway VV and started a verbal argument. The victim and witnesses say the argument escalated and Akins pointed a

More than 120 people suffered medical emergencies at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon, for a hot Tiger home game against Toledo. None of the incidents were considered serious. Last game, MUPD told ABC 17 news there were 46 medical emergencies reported during the game, many due to the heat. Captain Brian Weimer said Saturday night medics

A Columbia was arrested early Sunday morning for leading officers on a chase and ditching a gun. Daniel Cohen, 26, could now face charges of unlawful use of a weapon, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest, Police said in a news release he also had an outstanding warrant for a traffic violation. A witness approached

James Franklin made crucial big plays on consecutive scoring drives in the second half and Missouri pulled away from Toledo for a 38-23 victory on Saturday. Missouri (2-0) led 24-23 after Toledo (0-2) scored its first two touchdowns of the year but Franklin’s 21-yard keeper set up Henry Josey’s second 1-yard touchdown run of the

A new bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks was dedicated Saturday morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation says construction of the new Hurricane Deck Bridge is ahead of schedule and officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge Saturday at 10 a.m. The $32.3 million span, which carries Route 5 over the lake, will

A boil advisory has been canceled for some residents near the Lake of the Ozarks. Lake Region Water & Sewer Co. issued the voluntary boil advisory Thursday after a contractor damaged a water main. The advisory was in effect for customers living in Heritage Isle east of Muirfield Drive, as well as customers east of

A Tacoma, Washington man suffered a medical emergency while driving and died on interstate 70 Friday afternoon. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 66-year-old Douglas Perryman died before his Econoline van went off the highway and into an embankment. Perryman was traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 at mile marker 152.3 around 3:05 p.m. Troopers

President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for 18 Missouri counties hit hard by last month’s floods. The floods that resulted from nearly two weeks of heavy rain caused widespread damage across the southern tier of the state and left at least three people dead. Democratic Governor Jay Nixon announced the approval Friday,

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are crediting an armed home owner with scaring away intruders. Around 10:40 p.m. Friday, deputies were called to the 5300 block of S. Ponderosa Street for a report of a home invasion burglary. Deputies say the resident of the home was in a bedroom when he heard loud noises coming from

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A registered sex offender is now behind bars after walking into a Columbia elementary school. Mark Salisbury was on parole for statutory sodomy when he walked a young girl into her classroom at Shepard Elementary School. The principal of the school, Jacquie Ward, says the teamwork of school officials and local law enforcement officers as

New details are emerging about a proposed Sam’s Club in Jefferson City, which ABC 17 News first reported on in May. According to an agenda released by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, a request has been filed by Land Development Company and Frank Twehous on behalf of Sam’s Club. The request is asking for

When most people think of fresh seafood, the state of Missouri doesn’t usually come to mind. However, that soon could change with the research done by a University of Missouri professor who built his own salt water shrimp farm in mid-Missouri. The greenhouse is just north of Columbia at the MU Bradford Research Center. Researchers

Nine people were injured after two tractor-trailers crashed near Moberly Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11 p.m. on Highway 24. Troopers say one truck, driven by Oscar Osorio, 51, of Harlingen, Texas, rear-ended another truck. Osorio’s truck was able to come to a stop, but the second truck

Continuing construction on the diverging diamond interchange at Stadium Boulevard and I-70 will close some lanes next week. On Monday and Tuesday, the I-70 westbound on-ramp from Stadium Blvd. to the interstate will be closed. The closure will happen from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday nights. Also, construction crews will close lanes