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Tax season begins in one week. That means the risk of identity fraud is its peak. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax identity theft is the most common type of fraud in the United States. Elsie Hardt believes she may be one of those statistics. The Moberly woman received a text message from a

Girls high school basketball final scores- Hickman 68, Rolla 19Edwardsville 34, Rock Bridge 60South Callaway 68, Wellsville 41Battle 51, Smith-Cotton 30 Boys high school basketball final scores- Waynesville 46, Jefferson City 44Rock Bridge 47, Lee’s Summit West 70Helias 70, Fulton 38Kirksville 80, Harrisburg 64Brunswick 26, Sturgeon 94

On Friday night, the Missouri gymnastics team hosted No. 22 Kentucky coming up short to the Wildcast 195.150 – 193.775. Missouri began the evening on vault where Junior Rachel Updike scored a team high of 9.925 and also took home the event title. After the first rotation, Missouri trailed Kentucky 48.875 – 47.825. Next on

A meth dealer from Eldon will spend the next 20 years in prison with no chance for parole. Mitchell Atterberry was sentenced in federal court on Friday for a series of crimes dating back to 2010, when officers first raided his home near the Lake of the Ozarks. Police stopped Atterberry three times over the

A Columbia man was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy and child pornography charges. Investigators say Charles DeCarr III, 40, sent child porn to suspects in Ohio in Nov. 2012. They also believe he personally took the photographs himself. Two children, ages 2 and 5, were in the photos

On Friday, ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” released its investigation of how the University of Missouri failed to pursue the alleged assault of a former swimmer. According to the investigation, Sasha Menu Courey was allegedly assaulted by a member of the football team. Following the alleged incident, Menu Courey underwent psychiatric treatment at university facilities after

University of Missouri police arrested a member of the MU football team Thursday night. Levi Copelin, a wide receiver, was booked into the Boone County Jail on suspicion of disturbing the peace. MU police say around 4 p.m. Thursday, Copelin went to get a new ID car in the student ID office in the Student

Police arrested a Columbia man early Friday for an assault with a knife. Officers say 20-year-old Keenan T. Moore stabbed the victim in the back during a fight. Police believe Moore and the victim had been drinking in a home in the 100 block of Leslie Lane Thursday night when the pair got into a

A Cessna plane made an emergency landing just west of Ashland Thursday afternoon. Boone County emergency crews were first called around 2:30 p.m., near Route M and Highway DD. Early reports blame double engine failure. Four people were on board, but nobody was hurt. The plane is registered to Alelco, Inc., a company based in

Boone County fire crews were called to the scene of a transformer fire off Broadview Court in east Columbia just before 10:00 p.m. Thursday night. BEC reported an outage affecting roughly 150 people in the Sunrise Estates just before 8:00 p.m. Sunrise Estates is just south of I-70 and west of Rt. Z. Crews were

Girls high school basketball scores Hickman 77, Southwest 1ST. James 68, Blair Oaks 57Battle 39, Nixa 50North Callaway 58, Elsberry 56Linn 10, South Callaway 45Helias 54, Fulton 49Southern Boone 60, Eldon 60

Courtney Walker scored 21 points as No. 17 Texas A&M won its ninth straight game and remained undefeated in conference play with a 62-57 win over Missouri on Thursday night. After trailing for much of the first half and 33-31 at halftime, Texas A&M (16-4, 6-0 SEC)took the lead early in the second and never

Police searched for two armed robbers Thursday afternoon after a home invasion in south Columbia. Two residents at The Hill apartments off S. Providence Road heard a knock on their door around 10 a.m. According to police, two men forced their way in with a gun, assaulted the male victim and demanded money. They then

A missing 4-year-old Mid-Missouri girl has been found safe, hundreds of miles away from her home. Cassandra Robertson of Rolla was found in New Mexico Thursday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol which issued an endangered persons advisory for the girl. She was last seen in the 11800 block of State Road V in

The investigation is considered closed in the shooting of a Mid-Missouri police chief, according to authorities Thursday. Randolph County Coroner Gerald Luntsford has ruled William Stuck’s death as “undetermined” and does not suspect foul play. Stuck, 64, was discovered in his home in the early morning of November 27. He served as the Huntsville police

The autopsy of the man whose body was found Tuesday night on the west side of Jefferson City is complete. The results showed the man died of natural causes. Police say so far there is no sign of suspicious activity. Police do believe the body was that of a missing Mid-Missouri man. The remains were

New boundary changes have been drawn up Thursday for a Columbia elementary school. Overcrowding at Mill Creek Elementary has been a problem for a couple of years now. Last month the new boundary changes were finalized and the school district was planning to move more than 100 students to others schools. Thursday those boundary lines

A man convicted of setting fires in two buildings on Columbia college campuses is getting the maximum sentence for his crime, despite requests for more time. On Tuesday, Christopher Kelley was sentenced to six and a half years, even though prosecutors wanted a minimum of 10 years. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Lynn filed a motion

Troopers say two people were killed in crash in Cole County early Thursday. The accident happened just after midnight at Tanner Bridge Road just south of Vida Lane. Investigators say Rebecca Wolken, 44, and Mark Wolken, 46, both of Jefferson City, were killed in the crash. Troopers say Rebecca was driving over the posted speed

Columbia police have arrested two men in connection with the armed robbery of the U.S. Cellular store on Grindstone Parkway. Jamarr Curtis, 31, from Hazelwood, and Antonio Banks, 22, from Jefferson City, were picked up Wednesday. Police say Curits pointed a gun at a victim during the robbery and that both stole cell phones and