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James Weed Jr. was charged with two counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree, two counts of child molestation in the first degree and one count of class B felony of sexual misconduct. Captain John Wheeler with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department said, “Weed has been in custody since June 19th. He was already

Five people were arrested early last Friday morning for prostitution in Columbia at the Holiday Inn near the I-70 Lake of the Woods exit. Last Thursday, Columbia Police assisted the FBI in an investigation into nationwide commercial child sex trafficking. The arrests were made after contact and arrangements were made in response to an online

Every Monday, ABC 17 News partners with Shelby’s Watch to highlight some of Mid-Missouri’s most wanted. Columbia Police are looking for 34-year-old Timothy Lowrey for felony probation violation. Lowrey is also wanted on a warrant for 2 counts of second degree assault with a $10,000 cash only bond. Camden County authorities are searching for 35-year-old

The Osage County Sheriff appeared in St. Louis County Court Monday afternoon for a pre-trial conference. Sheriff Michael Dixon is charged with tampering, harassment, stalking, and sexual misconduct in Osage County. Last summer, a Belle police officer claimed Dixon touched her inappropriately with a flashlight and allegedly went to her house, called her repeatedly, and

University of Missouri Men’s Basketball Coach Kim Anderson finalized his coaching staff Monday with the hiring of former Huntington Prep basketball coach Rob Fulford. Fulford joins the MU staff after five seasons in Huntington, West Virginia where he helped build the high school team, going 138-17 over his time there. Last season, Huntington Prep finished

A Columbia man accused of kidnapping and raping his former girlfriend thenleading police on a multi-day manhunt through the Lake of the Ozarks appeared in Boone County court for his scheduled arraignment. It was Brian Adkison’s first appearance in Boone County since his original arrest last summer. Adkison appeared representing himself, but said he is

The Columbia Police Department continues to search for the man wanted in robbing the Missouri Credit Union off of Providence in south Columbia. Police describe the man as white, approximately 5’5″ to 5’7″, between 20-30 years old, 130 to 150 lbs., and wearing a bandana covering his face. A sergeant told ABC 17 the call

Moberly police have arrested a man in connection to two weekend robberies. According to a news release, 42-year-old Douglas Milton was arrested Sunday in the 400 block of Patton Street. Milton is being held on $100,000 bond, on two counts of robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Officers investigated an armed robbery at

A Corinth, Texas man drowned Sunday afternoon while trying to get something out of the water at the Lake of the Ozarks. David Wilson, 60, jumped into the water just before 1 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Wilson swam some distance, went under water and resurfaced before going under again. This

In this week’s Sunday Sit Down, ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim talks with Matt Michael from the Big Show on KTGR about the US vs. Portugal game.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss joined soccer fans in Columbia as they watched the US men’s soccer team try to eliminate Portugal in the 2014 World Cup.

Jefferson City will be holding a Ward 2 candidate public forum Monday afternoon at the Christy building. There are two nominees for the vacant seat: former Jefferson City councilwoman Carolyn McDowell and Laura Ward. Allen Tatman has withdrawn his name as a candidate. The public will be able to ask any questions they may have.

Fulton police said a man is in jail after crashing his car into a guardrail while he was under the influence of alcohol. Officers said they were called to investigate the crash on Westbound Highway 54 early Sunday morning. They said the car Travis Lee was driving left the roadway and collided with the guardrail,

A Chamois teenager is dead after a car crash in Gasconade County early Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Zachary Honey crossed over the middle line on Missouri 100 and went off the left side of the roadway. His car then struck a tree. This is the seventh deadly car crash

Three people are in jail after multiple law enforcement agencies in Randolph County found methamphetamine inside a Moberly home. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, the North Missouri Drug Task Force and Moberly police searched a home in the 200 block of Collins Avenue. According to a news release, three people were taken into custody for

A Columbia man was found guilty in Boone County Court Friday night in the summer 2013 shooting death of Tre’veon Marshall. A jury decided 20-year-old Nicholas Thomas fatally shot 17-year-old Tre’veon Marshall in Columbia’s McKee Street Park on July 14, 2013. Prosecutor Tracy Gonzalez told ABC 17 News it was a verdict she wasn’t surprised

There is a Microsoft tech support phone scam that is circulating inmid-Missouri. How does it work? – Scammers are using publicly available phone directories and calling individuals, telling them they are a security expert from Microsoft and they have a virus on their computer. – They then give you a few directions to try and

The state of Missouri ranks in the top ten states for most lightning strikes. The list comes two days after lightning struck a moving car in Indiana and also injured two airport workers in Florida. The increased number of thunderstorms during the spring and summer months, especially in July, is the time when most strikes

On Friday, the UM Board of Curators finished a two day meeting. UM System President Tim Wolfe referred several times to the task force put in place after the Sasha Menu Courey case made national news. Wolfe has been given a temporary executive authority with regard to sexual assaults. Wolfe said, “The curators came together

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department will run a sobriety checkpoint within the county limits at anytime this weekend until June 22. To determine if a driver is under the influence, Sgt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Friday deputies use physical observations alongside field sobriety tests. If deputies smells alcohol or drugs