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Former Lincoln defensive end Darryl Blackmon died in a car accident early Saturday morning, as confirmed by Lincoln University football coach Mike Jones. Details are not known at this time. But Blackmon was a senior on the 2013 Blue Tigers squad. He is a native of Vallejo, Calif. Blackmon is the second Lincoln player killed

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A masked man robbed a Columbia restaurant at gun point, and fired the gun. Around 8:00 p.m. Friday the man, reportedly wearing a white Halloween mask, hit Curries Indian cuisine, which is connected to the Eastwood Motel on Business Loop 70. The man then fled. The motel clerk said the man two or three shots

A high speed pursuit across Mid-Missouri finally came to an end Saturday near Willamsburg. It started just before 1:00 in the afternoon south of Columbia and ended on County Road 182 just west of Willamsburg. A witness said it stared in Ashland. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said it began when the driver in a

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Two people were injured after a car rolled over on U.S. 50 and Highway 63 in Jefferson City Friday afternoon. The accident happened between Clark Ave. and Eastland Drive. A Jeep driven by 58-year-old Johnny Quehl was traveling west on Hwy. 50 when he lost control and went off the right side of the road.

A Columbia man is charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife Friday afternoon. 88-year-old Donald Rowland is charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after allegedly stabbing his wife, Betty at 3426 Woodrail Terrace in Columbia. Rowland is being held on a $1 million cash bond. Investigators were initially called

A person wearing a Halloween mask robbed a Columbia gas station early Friday morning. The robbery happened at the Petro Mart at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive. The suspect had a gun at the time of the robbery. No one was hurt, and the mask is the only piece of information police

A Mid-Missouri task force could get shut down for a lack of state funding. About 12 agencies across the state make up the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. And since its creation in 2007, it has received a grant each year from the state worth about $1.5 million. But so far this year,

Every year the MUSTANG Drug Task for is awarded grant money by the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The money is used to help employ the members. The money was awarded to them again this year, but after the task force agreed upon the terms, the state changed them, holding the counties and cities who

As Mid-Missouri Children prepare to go knocking on doors for candy tonight the Cole County Sheriff’s Department will be knocking on doors, too…Sex offenders doors. They will be making sure they are following the law called, ‘The Halloween Check.’ Tonight at 5 Cole County Deputies will be meeting to discuss which sex offenders home’s they

Part of I-70 was blocked Friday evening after multiple car crashes in the eastbound lanes near the connector. Several pile-ups were reported at 5:15 p.m. starting around I-70 and the Business Loop near Highway 63. According to emergency scanner traffic, as many as five people were taken to the hospital. ABC 17 News will provide

A special prosecutor has been assigned after the Moniteau Co. prosecutor allegedly backed his truck into a downtown Columbia restaurant last weekend, injuring 4 people. 36-year-old Shayne Healea was arrested Saturday after crashing into Addison’s Grill on Cherry Street. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight filed a motion to appoint a special prosecutor earlier this week.

While Mid-Missouri children go door-to-door Friday night looking for candy, the Cole County Sheriff’s Department will be knocking on doors, too, those of sex offenders. The 27 registered sex offenders in the county are required to stay home and deputies put the Halloween check in place about 5 years ago to make sure that was

A Mexico man accused of killing his wife in Audrain County pleaded not guilty in court Friday. Rick Harding Jr. told ABC 17 News his wife died after the gun accidentally went off while she was carrying it. Harding asked the judge to be transferred to a different jail, but the judge denied that request.

Highway 54 eastbound in Jefferson City shutdown in both directions near Missouri Boulevard Friday morning after a logging truck was involved in a crash. MoDot confirms the wreck was reported around 11:15 a.m. just west of the Missouri River bridge. Officials expected the road to stay closed for about three hours. A westbound lane was

Sedalia police arrested three people during a drug bust on Thursday. Officers reported finding methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription pills and paraphernalia at Liquid Designs on 16th Street. They say they found evidence meth had been sold from the business. Officers arrested the owner of the business, Keith Hayden, as well as employee Samantha Martin. Anothe man,

The City of Columbia had the highest number of rapes and sexual assaults in its history in 2013. In 2014, that number is on a similar track. Officers received 156 calls around the city for rape and sexual assault in 2013. 67 of those calls turned out to be confirmed cases. So far in 2014,

It’s known as the spookiest day of the year. But Halloween is also one of the most deadly for pedestrians. According to Safe Kids Coalition, children are more than twice as likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween than any other night of the year. Combine those statistics with the fact

Several suspects are on the loose after two attacks in downtown Columbia. Police said one reason no one has been arrested at this point is because very little information is known about the attackers. The victims could not give police much of a physical description for any of the suspects. Shortly before 3:00 Saturday morning,