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Two people arrested for a home invasion and burglary in Boone County are being connected to other crimes. Earlier this week, Abc 17 News reported deputies arrested Torry Hudlow and Tonya Wilhite. Deputies said they believed Hudlow stole seven guns from a home on Wade School Road. And deputies later found the guns in a

A cold front will move through Mid-Missouri Saturday morning. Showers and t-storms will be ongoing Friday night through early Saturday, gradually shifting to the southeast and ending. Most areas will be dry by early afternoon although clouds will linger. Northerly winds blowing near 10 mph will keep our temperatures mild with afternoon highs near 70.

An Illinois woman could be facing charges after allegedly threatening a Columbia motel worker. Police were called out Thursday morning to the Red Roof Inn for a report of a an assault with a firearm. Investigators say Brigitte Banks-Sims demanded a staff member move her to a different room. When they told her no, Banks-Sims

You might notice a change in the taste and smell of your drinking water if you live in Columbia. The water treatment plant is switching the disinfectant it uses to clean the water. It’s a switch from chloramine, which is a chlorine and ammonia combination, to chlorine. Columbia Water and Light said it helps maintain

The active weather pattern continues and more storms are expected Friday. The chance of t-storms increases in the afternoon with periods of storms through Saturday morning. A few t-storms will start to develop as early as mid-morning Friday west of HWY 63 and increase in coverage through the afternoon. These will be ongoing into the

A Fulton man suspected of leading a large drug and prostitution ring in mid-Missouri pleaded guilty to federal drug and weapon charges. District Judge Stephen Bough accepted Kenneth Scott, Sr.’s guilty plea Wednesday for drug trafficking and for possessing firearms as a felon. Additionally, he pleaded guilty to money laundering. According to the guilty plea,

Police have released photos of the crate where they say a Missouri man held a woman captive before she escaped and was later shot to death. James Barton Horn, of Sedalia, was accused of holding Sandra Sutton captive off-and-on for months before she escaped last month. Sutton and her 17-year-old son, Zachary Wade Sutton, were

Fulton city leaders welcomed a new company to the area Thursday. Iowa-based Henderson Products Inc. is expanding its operations to Fulton this summer. The president of Henderson said it will bring up to 30 jobs to Fulton initially, and possibly more than that over time. “Based upon their location, and their expectations of additional business,

Two people are safe after their canoe capsized Thursday night just before 5 p.m. It happened on the Osage River near St. Thomas. Cole County Sheriff Greg White confirms the two people were not seriously injured.

A man is in the Cole County Jail Thursday after apparently robbing a Jefferson City restaurant. Jefferson City Police and Cole County deputies responded to a robbery at the Subway at 114 East High Street Thursday. Authorities set up a perimeter around the restaurant and learned 26-year-old David Humes was still inside. Humes went to

The Wal-Mart on West Broadway in Columbia was re-opened Wednesday night after being evacuated due to a bomb threat. Customers and employees were told to exit the store and leave the parking lot. Police tell us they found no evidence of a bomb inside the store. Wal-Mart tells us the threat initially came over the

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a Mizzou fraternity early Thursday. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. at the Alpha Sigma Gamma house on Burnam Avenue. There are reports a chair was on fire – it’s unclear if there were any injuries or how much damage, if any, was done to the building.

Highway Patrol troopers say a 75-year-old man is dead after drowning on the Osage River. The incident happened Wednesday evening in Miller County near Chaney Drive. Investigators say Larry Pennington of Kansas City was in a boat moving gear around when he lost his balance and fell over board. Another boater recovered him, but Pennington

A few t-storms are expected to pop up Thursday afternoon through evening as a wave of low pressure moves through. Most of these storms are not expected to become severe but isolated severe storms with damaging wind and large hail can’t be ruled out. For this reason, areas along and west of HWY 63 are

Two suspects were arrested Wednesday following an afternoon burglary and subsequent evening manhunt in Boone County Tuesday. 38-year-old Torry Hudlow and 29-year-old Tonya Wilhite were arrested Wednesday at their home at 6001 Creasy Springs Road. On Wednesday, a 24-year-old victim told deputies he walked into his home on Wade School Road to find Hudlow had

Investigators took a second look at a cold case in Pulaski County Wednesday. The sheriff’s department is exhuming the body of an unknown woman. Officials say she was murdered in Dixon over 34 years ago. Her body was found in Dixon by a passerby who saw it partially submerged in a creek. The Pulaski Co.

Wednesday, Gov. Nixon and hospital administrators broke ground on the new multi-million dollar Fulton State Hospital. Gov. Nixon said the work is extremely important because it is Missouri’s only maximum security psychiatric facility. The current building is over 150 years old. Last year, lawmakers in Jefferson City agreed to move forward with construction. The groundbreaking

An autopsy has been completed on a body that was found at the Noren River Access in North Jefferson City Tuesday. The body has been identified as a black man who may have lived in Kansas City area. Missouri State Highway Patrol is working to notify the man’s next of kin. Kevin Hunter with the

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was in Jefferson City Wednesday to talk with Capital City officials. Castro met with Jefferson City Public Housing Authority officials and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer about housing issues in the Capital City. “I’m glad to be here in Jefferson City to get a chance to speak with

As the school year wraps up for many districts in Mid-Missouri, some law enforcement agencies are going into schools for training. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department held active shooter emergency response training Wednesday. The training is part of a two day training course happening at the Morgan Co. R-1 School.