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A former volunteer coach at the Jefferson City Wrestling Club is charged with two counts of harassment in Cole County. Matthew Frye, 47, is accused of harassing two 14-year-old girls online over the course of a year. Court documents said Frye met the two girls at a wrestling event they were competing in at a

State auditor Nicole Galloway has launched a new cyber security audit of Missouri schools. The cyber-aware school audits are designed to find ways to improve the security of students’ personal information. Galloway said the kind of student and family information on file includes things like health records and bank account information. She said it’s a

A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of second degree murder Wednesday in a 2014 stabbing death. Anthony Shegog is accused of stabbing Walter Lige to death on October 6, 2014 in central Columbia. He was charged with second degree murder in Boone County. Opening statements got underway Tuesday afternoon. The state argued

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a bank robbery in central Columbia. Police Chief Ken Burton confirms the Columbia Credit Union was robbed near Walnut and Providence just before 11 Wednesday morning. Our crews on the scene saw crime scene investigators dusting for fingerprints on the door to the Columbia Credit Union. Public Information Officer

Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel confirmed Wednesday freshman QB Drew Lock will make his first career start for Mizzou on Saturday against South Carolina. “Well first of all, I think he’s very excited about it. He’s a very talented player, and I’m very thankful we got him some of the work he has,” Pinkel said

ABC 17 News has confirmed a man was shot several times Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. It happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Pine Street. Officers said they were able to speak to the victim, who was then transported by EMS to an area hospital. Jefferson City Police Detectives responded to the

An electronic waste collection event is scheduled for this weekend in Columbia. The City of Columbia, Mid-Missouri Recycling, and Home Depot will host the event on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the parking lot of the Home Depot on Clark Lane. Most electronics, including computers, printers, keyboards, laptops, cell phones, speakers, telephones, car

Columbia city officials are considering bringing back red light cameras. The cameras have not been enforced since 2013 following a decision by the Supreme Court against red light camera ordinances. In August, the Supreme Court ruled against some of those ordinances, clearing the way for Mid-Missouri cities to resume red light camera programs. Columbia city

A Columbia man charged with giving heroin to a minor was in court Wednesday. Jon Patrick “Doom” Washington filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. That motion was discussed in court Wednesday. Washington’s trial is set to start next month. He’s accused of giving heroin to a 16-year-old girl back in 2014. She later died

Several residents of Ed’s and Sunset Mobile Home Park called ABC 17 News this week about trash in the area. ABC 17 News learned the mobile home park will close Thursday. Announcement of the closure came six months ago, when the trailer park started abating rent fees on April 1. A letter was sent to

A Mid-Missouri woman was arrested late Monday night, and accused of helping stage a fake robbery. Police reports show 27-year-old Tiffany Southern met up with another woman, Brenda Cecil, in a parking lot on McCarty Street Monday night. Cecil met others in the parking lot to exchange money for a car payment and was confronted

Police confirmed there was a shooting in northeast Columbia Tuesday night. Officers were called to the 3100 block of Alpine Drive, near Paris and Brown Station roads just after 10 p.m. They found several shell casings in the streets, but did not find any victims or anything damaged. The case remains on-going. If you have

Each of these lines represents a ‘member’ or projected path of the center of the storm from different models. Per the initial conditions this morning, the 10 best members projected paths of Joaquin. The image is called a spaghetti plot. The closer the lines or members are to each other, the greater confidence there is

Fulton firefighters will not be getting a pay increase, according to the city council. This comes after some firefighters and community members went before the council at Tuesday night’s meeting to ask members to re-consider a pay increase. Last month, the council approved to raise the starting wage from $8.65 an hour to $9.50 an

Mizzou junior quarterback Maty Mauk is suspended for a violation of team policies, the team announced Tuesday night. Offensive lineman Malik Cuellar is also suspended for disciplinary reasons. In a statement, Mizzou Athletics says the status for each player will be evaluated after Saturday’s game against South Carolina. The team declined to state any specifics

The upper level winds have shifted, coming in from the northwest and sending cooler, drier air into Missouri. This pattern will persist through early next week giving us chilly nights and mild days. This is also a dry weather pattern with no rain in the forecast through October 5th. The 30 year average low and

A Holts Summit man arrested in August for having drugs in his apartment is now facing charges for bringing them into jail. 26-year-old Patrick Murphy was arrested on August 27 after members of the MUSTANG Drug Task Force searched his home on North Star Drive. Murphy was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, and

A Mid-Missouri man is looking at 4 years in prison after getting his 4th DWI. Travis Nolting from Fulton was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in Callaway County. Nolting admitted to driving an ATV in August while he was drunk. The judge recommended a substance abuse program before he’s released.

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Students and residents filled part of the MU campus Tuesday afternoon to support Planned Parenthood. The rally comes after University Hospital voted to end “refer and follow” privileges for all doctors. Dozens of supporters lined the Speaker’s Circle wearing pink and carrying signs. Supporters said they’re upset that MU is severing ties with Planned Parenthood.