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On Tuesday afternoon Cody Baker appeared in the court for the first time. He pleaded not guilty. Anna Steele waived her right to appear. Steele’s lawyer did talk to ABC 17 News stating that Steele is innocent. “The prosecuting attorney is saying that she knew or should have known that abuse was occurring; therefore, that

Jefferson City police are investigating yet another heroin overdose. This is the third heroin overdose in just two days. The latest one happened Friday evening in the 2100 block of Louis Circle. This comes just one day after a couple was found dead inside a Jefferson City hotel room, also from an apparent heroin overdose.

Gary Pinkel will receive a new contract extension that will raise his base salary to at least $3 million, according to a report from PowerMizzou.com. The report says the length of the deal is unknown at this time. The contract will be pending approval from the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Missouri went 12-2

One day after the first deadly heroin overdoses reported in Jefferson City in months, a former heroin user issued a plea for sobriety in his hometown. “Just stay clear away from it,” the man said Monday. “You don’t have to go put poison in your body to stay happy, there are plenty of other things

The Wright County sheriff says a weekend drug raid in southern Missouri led to the discovery of 95 portable meth labs on a single property. Sheriff Glenn Adler tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the Mountain Grove seizure may be the largest ever in Missouri. Photos of the site show dozens of liquid fuel canisters, kerosene

Drake Houdashelt looks wiped out. As he runs laps around the gym after a grueling workout, he finds a place up against a rolled-up, black mat. “I just have to find a way to suck it up and don’t show any emotion so the freshmen don’t see anything and can learn from example,” the junior

It’s something smartphone users do often; uploading pictures and posting on social media sites, like Twitter and Facebook. But a simple software or application update could completely change a person’s custom set privacy preferences and pose a safety risk. “It really depends on the size of the update,” said Marcus Files, a computer technician with

Two Jefferson City residents were found dead of an apparent heroin overdose inside a motel Sunday morning. A housekeeper found Michael A. Rogers, 55, and Sandra S. Rogers, 46, inside a room at America’s Best Value Inn on Jefferson Street around 11:30 a.m. According to a news release, officers who made contact with the housekeeper

Heroin overdose numbers have remained steady in Cole County since public outcry forced law enforcement and local leaders to launch a full scale campaign against the drug. In the last year and a half, Jefferson City police have reported 38 heroin overdoses, five of which were fatal. The Cole County Sheriffs Department had five non-fatal

Columbia Public Works began work on a section of Scott Boulevard Monday, closing the road between Bellview Drive and Vawter School Road. The intersection of Vawter School Road and Scott Boulevard will stay open for traffic heading north on Scott Boulevard then east on Vawter School Road. It will also remain open for traffic going

A Callaway County woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of her husband. In January Sandra Plunkett was found guilty of the 2011 murder of her husband in Holts Summit. Prosecutors say she planned the murder to get life insurance money to feed her heroin addiction. Plunkett says she

A couple from St. Louis received a standing ovation from the University of Missouri this afternoon. Gary Savill and Barbara Stampfli-Savill made an estate commitment of $2.5 million to MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The couple says the gift will fund scholarships for vet students in underrepresented ethnic groups that will cover 50 percent of

A Boone County man will avoid jail. Cody Crane, 27, pleaded guilty to drug charges in January. He was arrested last year during a raid involving multiple agencies. ABC 17 News went to his sentencing hearing on Monday where the judge gave him five years probation with special conditions that he not possess or own

Missouri basketball has been on the NCAA tournament bubble for several weeks. But the Tigers have several opportunities to get on the right side of the bubble with two more SEC games left in the regular season and the SEC tournament. This week, Jerry Palm from CBS Sports predicts the Tigers will head to Dayton

Sunny skies with little cloud cover helped melt ice and sleet that accumulated on roads Sunday afternoon and evening. Columbia Public Works reported on their Facebook page that a salt and cinder mix was dropped on roads Sunday to improvetraction on slippery spots. CPW cautioned that roads in shaded areas may have slick spots that

Crews will begin work Wednesday on Business 50 West in Jefferson City, a project approved by the Cole County Commission in January. The Don Schnieders Excavating Company was awarded the $3.5 million dollar project, which is the largest road project Cole County has ever done on their own according to Cole County presiding commissioner Marc

Sunday Sit-Down for March 2nd, 2014: Columbia College men’s basketball coach Bob Burchard. Burchard led his team to its fourth straight regular season AMC title. The hall of famer previews the 2014 AMC tournament at Southwell Complex with ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim.

Columbia police were investigating a shots fired incident early Sunday morning in central city. Investigators got to Lincoln Drive, just west of Providence Road through downtown, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. They told ABC 17 News they found evidence of a shooting, but no victims or property damage in the area. Anyone with information on the

He served three years as the director of basketball operations for the Missouri women’s basketball team. Now Michael Porter is in his first year as a Mizzou assistant coach.ABC 17’s Sherree Burruss tells us how he’s using that persistence to guide his athletes and his family.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Jabari Brown scored 21 points and Missouri set season bests with 62 percent shooting and 19 assists to whip Mississippi State 85-66 on Saturday. Jordan Clarkson had 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds and reserve Keanu Post added career bests of 14 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (20-9,