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UPDATE 1/2 5:45 a.m: ABC17 crews talked with the Audrain County Jail. They tell us Richardson was booked at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Employees say Richardson is not being compliant and they haven’t been able to get an arresting photo yet. ORIGINAL: A 25-year-old Mexico man was shot by a 22-year-old man during an argument

With the holiday season winding down, most people are traveling home after the busiest traveling time of the year. ABC17 talked with Signal 88, a security company, who has studied previous burglaries. The captain of the company, Alex Dixon, has studied burglaries and says he typically sees a pattern. Dixon says, “Most burglaries are a

Fulton police say officers have arrested two people in connection with a recent burlary. It happened just before 3:00 Sunday morning on West 7th Street in Fulton. Officers say they arrived to find Henry Nichols carrying items from the home. Nichols then reportedly led police on a brief foot chase. Police also say they found

TODAY: Most areas will see drizzle this morning and fog for the morning commute. Light rain and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder are possible by 6AM-8AM near the eastern Ozarks and I-44. Areas along and east of HWY 54 have the better chance for light rain. This lifts out by 10AM-11AM, leaving a mainly

Columbia police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are currently on Ria Street with a K-9 unit searching for a man and his children. Police said that there was no danger at this time. Law enforcement officials said they don’t believe the father took the children but they’re still working to find them. A witness

TONIGHT: Happy New Year Mid-Missouri! A chance of rain begins in the evening hours around 9PM. However, it is only a 20% chance. Through the evening hours mostly cloudy skies will lead to warmer temperatures. Temperatures will be above the seasonal average, with lows in the upper 30s. Just a slight breeze out of the

Maries County deputies are looking for a man they suspect for distributing a controlled substance. Taylor Martinez, 25, of Belle, is also being sought in Maries County on charges of failure to appear and stealing. The sheriff’s office did not specify which type of controlled substance he was distributing. As of Sunday afternoon, Martinez has

Crews were called to a structure fire on Clarksburg Drive around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. The Cooper County Fire Protection District tells us that there were several sheds and vehicles on fire. Right now, they say they do not have any information on the cause of the fire. If anyone has any information about this fire

UPDATE 12/31: A man has been arrested after a fatal crash Friday night and the name of the driver who died has been released. A sergeant in the Columbia Police Department said Joshua M. Keller, 33, was arrested on charges of murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree, driving while revoked and

As of New Year’s day, most adults in Missouri can now carry concealed weapons without a permit. That’s according to one of many new Missouri laws taking effect January 1. Another noteworthy law expands the Castle Doctrine. Under the new regulations, all invited house guests–such as babysitters or grandparents–can now use deadly force against intruders.

TODAY: AM Partly Sunny/PM Mostly Cloudy, 46; TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy/Slight Rain Chance After 1AM, 39

TODAY: Happy New Year Mid-Missouri! To start off our first day in 2017, we will have AM partly sunny skies with increasing clouds by early afternoon. These clouds will inhibit our high from reaching above the mid 40s. Winds will be dry out of the E around 3-7 mph. The chance for rain will not

Mid-Missouri firefighters respond to at least three fires over the course of Friday afternoon. At least four units were dispatched to an outside fire shortly before 6 p.m. off Highway HH and Log Cabin Road, just outside of Fulton. ABC 17 News saw at least one building possibly threatened by the brush fire. Emergency crews

A Columbia man could be facing charges of murder and assault after police said he was involved in a crash that killed another man. According to police, Joshua Keller was driving when he and Sebastian Sneed collided head-on on Business Loop 70 East near Eastland Circle. Sneed died on the scene. A child in Sneed’s

A Columbia man is in the Boone County Jail Saturday night accused of possessing three concealed guns, one of which was stolen in a burglary last year. On Friday, 24-year-old Dante Taylor was walking along Clearview Drive in north Columbia when a resident called him in as a suspicious person because he had a gun

TONIGHT: A mild day in mid-Missouri, will lead to a cold, but dry night. Temperatures will be dropping below the freezing mark. Winds around 7-10 mph will transition from SW to N by this evening as a dry cold front passes through Mid-Missouri. Conditions by the stroke of midnight will be mostly clear and chilly

Mid-Missouri is in critical need of blood donations this time of year. According to the American Red Cross, 38% of the population is eligible to donate, but less than 8% actually do. The winter months serve as another hurdle. “It’s very critical because our patients don’t get a vacation, but we do,” said Jennifer Books,

A motorcyclist crashed on the 3700 block of Bethel Street just before midnight Friday. Columbia police said the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Emergency crews were at the scene for over an hour. A viewer said police blocked off part of Bethel Street this morning for the crash investigation. The motorcyclist

Columbia Police are searching for a stolen vehicle that was taken while left running to warm up. Police were called to the 2700 block of Quail Drive just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning. The victim told police he was heating up his car when someone hoped in and stole it. This isn’t the first time

Callaway County deputies responded to a call on the 6000 block of County Road 480 for a burglary offense, shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday. During the investigation, deputies found that a garage and several vehicles on the property were broken into and items were missing. Then, Thursday afternoon, deputies responded to another burglary call