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A Columbia man was sentenced to 5 years in state prison for child pornography. 30-year-old Jonathan Hillyard was arrested on October 29, 2014 following an investigation that began in mid-September 2014. The Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Center reported someone in

A Mid-Missouri man pleaded guilty Monday to beating a man with a hammer. Davis is charged with assault, robbery, and armed criminal action. He plead guilty to assault and tampering with a motor vehicle. In exchange for his plea, four other counts including armed criminal action and robbery, were dismissed. Assistant prosecutor Brouck Jacobs said

Fulton Middle schoolers were welcomed back from spring break on Monday with an apology. After a week of reviewing what happened during the “Claim It” game, Fulton’s superintendent Jacque Cowherd said they did violate probably seven or eight points on the privacy law. The “Claim It” game was when teachers asked students a list of

A missing Henry County girl was found safe with a suspect in New Mexico Monday afternoon. 13-year-old Hannah Kennish went missing between 3:00 and 8:00 Sunday morning. The suspect is 55-year-old Raymond Vallia who is described as 5’9″, 230-250 pounds, with grayish brown hair and brown eyes. Vallia was to be driving a 2013 black

A Columbia man is charged after a domestic dispute turned into a possible hostage situation. Columbia police arrested Haohan Hu, 21, shortly after 7:00 Friday night for unlawful use of a weapon, felonious restraint and domestic assault. Hu was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and felonious restraint by Boone County prosecutors Monday. His

An Illinois woman was arrested early Monday morning in Callaway County after an investigation revealed she had given deputies a false identity following a pursuit in February. On Sunday, Callaway County deputies learned Illinois State Police had a warrant out for the arrest of 32-year-old Sara See who was wanted for unlawful use of a

A man accused of throwing a brick at someone’s head in a Columbia bar is also accused of attacking and injuring a correctional officer. 28-year-old Maxrile Barney is accused of throwing a brick at someone’s head at Ten Below in Columbia on January 17. Barney was arrested over the weekend, and appeared in Boone County

Temperatures will climb into the 70s early in the week, touching near 80 Wednesday. The weather looks great Tuesday with light winds, sunshine and mild temperatures. However, as a storm system winds up over the Plains Wednesday, winds will increase from the south with gusts as high as 30 mph. It would be best to

A Linn man was federally indicted Monday for having illegal guns. 58-year-old Charles Trimble was charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and appeared in court Monday. The indictment was returned under seal by a federal grand jury on February 25. The indictment said Trimble had 12 guns, including

Leaders in Osage County are broke ground on a new elementary school in Linn Monday. Last year, voters approved a bond to pay for the new school, which will be close to Linn High School. It will take around a year to build and is scheduled to be done by next spring. The current elementary

Jefferson City police have confirmed that Spence Jackson, the former media director for late state auditor Tom Schweich, has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. During a press conference Monday afternoon, Captain Doug Shoemaker said Jackson may have died Friday or Saturday. Right now police are not commenting on what part of the body

Mid-Missouri drivers in Jefferson City and Columbia will be impacted by road work Monday. In Jefferson City, crews are installing a water main on Case Avenue. Case between Monroe and Adams is expected to be closed until 5:00 Monday night. In Columbia, Water & Light crews are replacing a 6″ water line on Texas Avenue

Cole County Sheriff White has confirmed he is not seeking re-election next year. White has served as sheriff for the past three terms. In his announcement, White said he’s served 34 years in law enforcement and “suspects that is long enough.” White has endorsed Captain John Wheeler as Cole County’s next sheriff, saying Wheeler is

Fire crews at the Lake of the Ozarks battled an early Saturday morning fire in Sunrise Beach. Crews responded to 151 Cam Mo Drive just after 6:30 a.m. where a large fire engulfed a workshop and was threatening to spread into the house. The people who were home at the time were able to evacuate

The Boone County Republican Central Committee announced Sunday it has selected fallen Columbia firefighter Lieutenant Bruce Britt as the recipient of the 2015 Dr. Edward Robb award. The Robb award is given to an employee of any city or public entity in Boone County for outstanding service. Lieutenant Britt was killed last February in a

Columbia police are searching for a shooter who put a bullet through a north Columbia window Sunday evening. Around 7 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a call on Lawnridge Court. Officers, with a shield and guns drawn, went into an apartment looking for a man who fired a gun at his neighbor. Sergeant Michael Hestir

March started off wet, with rain and snow during the first few days. As the month continued though we quickly fell behind on rainfall totals. We’ve picked up 1.54 inches of rain since March 1st, which is 1.37 inches below our average for the month. The average rainfall total for the entire month of March

A 2-year-old Mexico boy was seriously injured after being accidentally run over by his mother around 2:30 Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the boy’s mother, 31-year-old Nicole Murphy, was backing out of a private driveway on Pinnacle Lakes Road in Montgomery County when she accidentally ran over 2-year-old Slane Holsman. Authorities said

Moberly police arrested three people Saturday afternoon at the Wal-Mart Supercenter for stealing baby formula. Florentina Lordache, 25, Elena Nistor, 35 and Florin Dumitru, 35 are charged with felony stealing. Moberly police officers were dispatched to the Wal-Mart around 3 p.m. Security at the store told officers these were the same people wanted for stealing

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Hickman baseball, local scores Saturday, March 28th