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The mother of murder victim Elizabeth Olten has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman convicted of killing the child. Patricia Preiss is suing Alyssa Bustamante in the 2009 murder that gained national notoriety. Bustamante was 15-years old when she brutally stabbed, strangled and slashed the throat of the 9-year old Olten. Olten was

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for parts of Mid-Missouri, mainly north of I-70 and west of Highway 63 until 7 p.m. Monday. Any outdoor or open burning should be avoided this afternoon due to the high risk of fire spreading very quickly and getting out of control. With temperatures in the 70s and

Fulton police arrested 25-year-old Charles Pearl Friday after he apparently led them on a high-speed chase. Police and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force were preparing to execute a narcotics search warrant on Nichols Street. Authorities were informed Pearl was driving on Ravine Street. Officers tried to pull him over, but Pearl refused to stop. Police

The University of Missouri School of Medicine is expanding its Bryant Scholars Program, a program designed to train more physicians to practice in rural areas, to all four-year universities and colleges in Missouri. Through this expansion, students from 24 additional universities will be eligible to apply to the MU School of Medicine’s Bryant Scholars Pre-admissions

A man is facing possible charges after being arrested on suspicion of second degree robbery Saturday. Sedalia police arrested Jeremiah Coleman, 37, around 4:30 p.m. at 701 E Broadway, according to an arrest report. That address matches the Woods Supermarket location. ABC 17 News reached out to Sedalia police for more details, but has not

The Columbia City Council will have the first reading of two ordinances on Monday regarding the use of roll cart trash bins in the city. On September 18, Mary Sapp, Spokesperson for the Solid Waste Advocacy Group, presented thousands of signatures on a petition from those who say they’re against the proposed roll cart system.

The Boone County Protection District responded to a home in the 1400 Block of Purdy Lane around 5:00 p.m. Sunday for a structure fire. At least 15 units responded to the address. Firefighters said they saw large clouds of black smoke when they arrived. Around 8:00 p.m., firefighters were still on scene working to put

One person is in custody after entering a home in Cole County with a knife Sunday. A man, whose name is unknown at this time, entered a house in the 200 Block of Arden Drive with a knife, around 3:30 according to Capt. John Wheeler with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. A person living in

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch that will go into effect tomorrow at 11AM and last until 7PM. This watch encompasses our far northern counties; namely Saline, Randolph, Chariton, Macon, Monroe, and Audrain Fire Weather Watches are issued when south to southwest winds are expect to reach 20 to 30mph, humidity

Ugly is the only way to describe Mizzou’s 9-6 loss on the road against Georgia. Mizzou falls to 4-3 on the season. The Tigers are 1-3 in SEC play. Drew Lock finished 11-26 for 143 yards. Missouri finished with just 164 yards of offense. The Tigers had 21 yards rushing. On the flipside, linebacker Kentrell

Just before 2 o’clock Saturday morning, Columbia Police responded to the area of Rangeline Street and Business Loop 70 East for reports of shots heard. Authorities found shell casings in the area. “I didn’t hear it last night, which I’m surprised by because usually when I do hear it I wake up, check on my

Around 5:30 Friday afternoon, Columbia Police arrested Louis Green Junior, who was wanted in connection to a shooting at the VFW post in Columbia that injured four people in early September. The arrest report said Green was arrested in the 700 block of Demaret Drive. According to court documents, Louis Green, Jr., 21, is charged

As the days become cooler and we head deeper into the fall season, frosty mornings will become an increasingly common occurrence. Tonight will mark the second widespread frost of the season. Frost forms when the air temperature cools past the dew-point temperature, which, after this occurs, is renamed the frost point. As temperatures cool and

Dozens of women attended the Changing the Odds seminar Saturday in Columbia to learn more about the dos and don’ts when applying for a job. The Women’s Network Committee, which is a division of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, puts on the workshop twice a year. “It’s a free event to women in the community

Columbia Police arrested a man after responding to a call of a physical domestic with a gun in the 800 block of Fairview Avenue Friday night. Authorities arrested Aaron Barfield, 33, of Columbia. Police said Barfield prevented a male victim from leaving the home by tying the victim’s door shut with a power cord. Barfield

Moberly police said Friday they’ve taken over 50 reports for vehicle and home break- ins in the last week and a half. Chief Russell Tarr said numerous items have been reported stolen in multiple subdivisions, including Homestead and Parkwood, two tucked away neighborhoods in south Moberly. But he said the break-ins are happening all over

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Rock Bridge 6 at CBC 52 Hazelwood Central 40 at Hickman 0 Hannibal 42 at Battle 35 Rockhurst 20 at Jefferson City 55 Helias 14 at Sullivan 7 Blair Oaks 70 at Versailles 0 Tolton 32 at Diamond 14 Macon 0 at Centralia 28 Mexico 34

The Columbia Police Department is rolling out a program to promote safe drinking and to help prevent date rape. It’s a project the department has been working on for the last year. “It was something that in his capacity he was aware on a national level and a local level of the genuine concern of

A man involved in a police shooting in California, Missouri, pleaded guilty to assault on a law enforcement officer Friday, in Moniteau County Circuit Court. Moniteau County prosecuting attorney Shayne Healea tells ABC 17 Nicholas Rodriguez pleaded guilty to attempted burglary, as well as, the assault charge. A California police officer shot Rodriguez on September

Columbia Public Schools is back online after a district-wide cyber attack. Someone shut down the CPS network twice this week. “This was a bad, an especially bad week for it to happen because we had the online testing for the Star test and the Aspire test. It would never be good because we rely on