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A man at the center of a special report ABC 17 News did on Tuesday night has now been arrested. Ken Jinson was picked up by police on Tuesday, but has already bonded out of jail. ABC 17 News investigated claims Jinson was ripping people off for construction work in Cole County. Since the story

An early Wednesday morning fire displaced two people at a Jefferson City home on Dixon Drive. Jefferson City Fire Division Chief Jason Turner told ABC 17 News the fire started shortly before 2:30 a.m., and is not suspicious. Turner also said crews could not rule out an electrical issue as a cause. There were no

Results of two DWI checkpoints in Mid-Missouri were released Wednesday. Deputies in Cole and Boone counties held the checkpoints Saturday night. Of the 12 cars pulled over in Cole Co., no one was cited for a DWI. Deputies there gave out one speed violation, 2 seat belt violations, and one uninsured driver violation. Boone County

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has new information relating to a February shooting just east of Columbia. Three people were shot on February 28 on Santa Anna Drive. The suspect, Cornelius “C.J.” Parker, was killed after exchanging gunshots with a Boone Co. sheriff’s deputy. Deborah Koontz and her brother, Donald Wilson, were pronounced dead at

Rain will move into Mid-Missouri early in the morning Wednesday, giving us a soggy morning commute. Rain will start off light but become moderate and steady from 8-11 AM as it spreads east. Temperatures will start off near 50 in the morning and will stay chilly all day with high temperatures only in the mid

The already massive air bag recall has expanded, making history in one of the largest U.S. recalls ever. After 6 deaths, millions of recalled cars, and thousands of dollars in fines, Japanese air bag maker finally admitted their air bags were defective Tuesday. Anthony Foxx, U.S. Transportation Secretary, said Takata still has not identified the

A new report by the state auditor is raising questions about finances for one Mid-Missouri town. The state office released its findings for Bunceton, which is about 30 minutes south of Boonville. The audit revealed errors because the work by the city clerk was not being properly reviewed. All of Bunceton’s funds are grouped into

The Columbia Housing Authority is cracking down on its teenage population. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Board of Commissioners will be looking into a monthly safety report, which shows an increase in teen residents being involved in repeated incidents. Now, those teens are being issued trespassing warnings for all CHA properties except the building they

Even after gas started to rise overnight it’s still the lowest it’s been since 2005. According to AAA more than thirty-five million American’s will be traveling for the Memorial Day weekend and nearly thirty-one million of them will be driving. The average U.S. traveler can expect to see the gasoline cost around $2.35 per gallon.

Police confirmed a man was shot on Tuesday near Sexton Road and McBaine Avenue in central Columbia. Officers said there was a large disturbance in the area at around noon. Police told ABC 17 News the shooter saw a man, the victim, threatening a woman with a shovel. Neighbors said they heard a lot of

A south Columbia woman is still in jail in Boone County after allegedly shop lifting and hitting an officer with her car. Kohls employees claimed Alaina Nickens Hill walked out of a dressing room Monday carrying some of their items. The witness said she threw her young children in the car without car seats. The

Columbia police are asking people to come forward after several storage units were broken into over the last several months. The people police are looking for are the victims. Shawn Reams was arrested last week, but his wife still lives in their home on Wagon Trail Heights, just north of Columbia. “We knew something was

A Mid-Missouri man is behind bars accused of molesting a child. Tuesday, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department arrested Clinton Woods, Sr., of Higbee shortly before noon. According to court documents, Woods molested a 7-year-old girl between June and August of 2014 at his home in Higbee. Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols said the child was

Striping is set to begin later this week on some Boone County roads. The hand work will begin at around 7:00 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and end at 7:00 p.m. each day. Striping will be completed on Benson Road, Old Highway 124, Mount Zion Church Road, Spiva Crossing Road, Hinton Road, O’rear Road, Alfalfa

A Mid-Missouri road is closed for railroad work Tuesday. Construction just started off Highway 41 outside Boonville by the Lamine River. The work was originally delayed by rain. Detours are in place, and the route is expected to re-open for traffic by Wednesday morning. Crews are rebuilding some pavement around the railroad. A similar project

Law enforcement across the country is weighing in after the White House announced a nationwide ban on federally issued military-style equipment in local police forces. The announcement comes in the wake of the controversy over a militarized police response to unrest last summer in Ferguson. Captain Doug Shoemaker with the Jefferson City Police said it’s

A wanted fugitive has been caught in South Carolina after an assault involving a baseball bat near the Lake of the Ozarks in 2009. James Lee Miller Jr. is accused of attacking his niece’s boyfriend with a bat in August of 2009, in the 5800 block of Old Route Five in Camdenton. Miller failed to

A 23 year-old man was hurt in Jefferson City following a motorcycle crash Monday night. Police say a car pulled in front of the bike around 9:30 p.m. near the corner of Ten Mile Drive and Missouri Boulevard. The man tried to stop, but his motorcycle slid underneath the car. He was taken to St.

Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser was underwhelmed by the numbers the Columbia Police Department provided the council Monday night. “When we start putting cameras up on streets, monitoring everyday citizens activities who are not committing crimes, and then that data goes somewhere, I get concerned,” Nauser told ABC 17 News. The city council discussed a

We are tracking another round of rain for Mid-Missouri which will start up 6-8 AM Wednesday morning near HWY 65 in western Missouri and spread east through the day, ending Wednesday evening. Occasional showers are likely Wednesday and it will be cool with afternoon temperatures only in the 50s. Most areas will receive .30″ to