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Emily Usnick has taken the stand in her defense in the trial where she is accused of murdering her child. The baby’s body was found in the trunk of her car during a 2009 drug bust in St. Elizabeth. The third day of the trial began with the state’s final witness, Dr. Christopher Long. He

A Boone County man was arrested on Thursday after threatening Columbia police officers, driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child. Jeremy Whyte was driving the wrong way down Vandiver and entered traffic on Providence Road. One passenger in the car that was driving when police approached the car jumped into the back

MoberlyNaturalCrush ( MNC ) has confirmed that they have started the process of raising equity to re-tool an existing “crush” facility in Moberly . The infra-structure of a soybean processing plant, set up in 2010 to feed oil to an adjacent biodiesel facility, will be the structure being re-tooled. MNC has received a $1.5 million

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop to near 50 by morning under mostly clear skies and light winds. SATURDAY: Patchy morning fog is possible with temperatures starting off cool but quickly rising into the 70s in the afternoon under sunny skies. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s with very light winds at 6 mph or less

A Fulton woman was arrested after threatening people with a large knife. Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 6000 block of Laurlake Drive for a disturbance involving weapons. Stephanie Hope, 31, of Fulton, was threatening others on the property with a large knife.Deputies found Hope in the yard and was taken into

The Columbia Fire Department says they’ve administered Narcan four times since they started carrying the drug in January. Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a medication that can rapidly revive people who have overdosed. “We can think of at least three instances in just basically less than four months, where this drug has made an

A Cooper County man has been accused of attacking a 17-year-old girl and hitting her in the face. Donald Lee Marriott, of Cooper County, allegedly attacked the girl when an altercation broke out over some dogs not wanting to drink water out of a bowl. Cooper County deputies were called to the scene of the

On Thursday, Columbia College received approval from the historic preservation commission to present its master plan to city council. The plan includes updating and expanding part of the school’s campus by building a new four-story academic and residential hall by Brown Hall among other projects. “Getting through the city process is just really the first

TODAY: Clouds are clearing this afternoon, with a gorgeous end to the work week planned across Mid-Missouri. Temperatures this afternoon are in the upper 60s and lower 70s and will top out near 73 degrees today. Winds will be out of the north today under 10 mph making for a gorgeous day. TONIGHT: Broken clouds

On Friday, lawmakers will head into the Capitol for the final day of the legislative session. One item for debate is if lawmakers should avoid cuts to personal care for seniors. If there is a cut, more than 8,000 seniors and disabled people would be affected. Other items on the agenda include some of Governor

TODAY: Light rain tapers off through 8AM near the Lake of the Ozarks. We are left with a dry and less humid day as temperatures reach the low 70s this afternoon. TONIGHT: It looks clear with lows dropping to 50 overnight with a north wind under 5 mph.

Those in Columbia can expect some crowded streets this weekend as friends and family make their way into town for graduation. Mizzou graduation celebrations get underway starting Friday afternoon. ABC 17 News asked university police about how they’re preparing for the extra traffic in town. Police say those attending graduation should allow for plenty of

TODAY: Light rain is possible through 6AM near the Lake of the Ozarks and I-44 this morning. Sunshine returns mid morning with clouds again passing this afternoon making it a partly sunny sky today with temperatures in the low 70s. It will feel less humid starting today, with winds from the northeast up to 12

On Thursday, state lawmakers gave final approval to a measure that would thousands of Missouri residents being turned away at airports for lack of valid identification. The legislation allows Missouri residents the option of getting a driver’s license or state identification card that complies with the federal Real ID Act. The federal government has said

The Board of Health for the city of Columbia is recommending to the city council a program to require tobacco retailers to be licensed. In December of 2014, Columbia became the first city in Missouri to pass Tobacco 21. As of right now, Columbia has no system in place to identify retailers that sell tobacco

Miller County Sheriff Louie Gregorie confirmed the department has received three complaints this week involving an asphalt company scamming victims. Sheriff Gregorie said two incidents have occurred in Eldon and another near Etterville. Troy Williams, a commander for the VFW Post 2442 in Eldon, said they got a call from the company, AL Asphalt Pavement,

TONIGHT: Most areas will be dry with mostly cloudy skies and low temperatures in the low to mid 50s. A few showers will move across areas near I-44. FRIDAY: Clouds will gradually break up to a partly sunny sky in the afternoon with high temperatures in the low 70s and a northeast breeze up to

The Jefferson City Council is set to vote Monday on putting a stormwater utility fee on the August ballot. Public works says the city has had five flood events over the past eight months, most recently last week. Residents on Green Meadows Drive experienced the worst flooding last week when water covered the road, stranding

Legislators in Jefferson City unanimously passed Senate Bill 34, which creates the crime of illegal reentry but also includes an amendment to create the Blue Alert system. Gov. Eric Greitens has been pushing for the creation of the system since taking office in January, and many speculated he would call a special session if it

The search for a missing man continued on the Missouri River this week. Christopher Preuitt was reported missing in late March after his empty car was discovered southwest of Columbia near the river in Huntsdale. On Thursday, Sgt. Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said seven boats went upstream during Troop F’s training