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Three men have been arrested after two people were hurt in a drive-by shooting in Jefferson City Friday morning. Police were called to the scene in the 600 block of Ohio Street around 4 a.m. Witnesses told officers that two people had been hurt by gunfire coming from a passing car, and described both the

The man who escaped from a Missouri county jail and was on the run for more than three weeks appeared in court Friday. Brian Adkison entered not guilty pleas in a Cleveland courtroom to charges including burglary and failure to comply with a police officer. He was captured in September after escaping the Caldwell County

Former nursing home owner, Benchmark Healthcare is under attack in Moberly, accused of not paying its former employees. Benchmark Healthcare owned Loma Linda Nursing Home until Sept. 15. Fundamental is the new owner, and employees said they are happy. However, they said they need their last paychecks from Benchmark. Checks that have been issued have

For the first time in four years, the town of Pilot Grove will have a grocery store. A Mid-Missouri couple, Cody and Paula Tyler, will open a Tyler’s Market in the town of 762 residents later this month. The Tylers already operate two small town stores in Knob Noster and Waverly, each about 50 miles

Jefferson City Public School officials said Thursday they are going to start hosting more Internet Safety Nights after a 12-year-old Thomas Jefferson Middle School girl was bullied and told to kill herself. The bullying occurred on the Ask.fm mobile phone app. It allows users to ask friends about any topic. But for the 12-year-old girl,

Police in Fulton are investigating after they say a 5-year-old autistic boy wandered into a gas station alone. Around 5 a.m. Friday, police were called to the Fastlane on Amerihost Drive in reference to a child that came in without a parent. Officers were able to identify the child through previous contact and knew his

State officials are warning residents about a spike in scams during the first few days of the Affordable Care Act. The state says con artists are posing as insurance companies and trying to hack bank accounts. One scammer called one Eugene, Mo. resident James Seaton and claimed to be with the government’s Medicare office. The

Police are investigating an armed robbery at Kaldi’s Coffee in downtown Columbia. Officers say around 5:30 a.m., a black man entered the coffeehouse on the corner of Ninth and Cherry streets through the back door after an employee had opened the door for a coworker. Police say the suspect pointed a handgun at the employee

Burglary alarms in homes and businesses can help police catch the bad guy when they work properly, but Columbia police said the alarms create more problems than solutions because 98 percent of them are false. “Anytime a police alarm is dispatched, there’s two officers that are automatically dispatched,” said Lt. Barbara Buck with the Columbia

Traffic is expected to be heavy and hotels packed for Dr. Kevin Rome’s inauguration Friday at Lincoln University, a part of homecoming week. Rome said he plans on using his more than 20 years of experience to positively impact Lincoln University. He said it was the type of students and the rich history that drew

A popular painkiller may be killing more than pain. A new study by ProPublica found that acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is the most deadly over-the-counter painkiller. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that it only takes ingesting two more than the recommended dose of Tylenol Extra Strength for a few days in

An audit of Cooper County released Thursday showed serious issues with the county treasurer’s office. In the report, Missouri auditor Tom Schweich discovered the county’s treasurer did not understand the computerized accounting system. Therefore, Stanley Serck paid a software provided $2,163 to enter the backlog of receipts, perform the backlog of bank reconciliations, and provide

A state audit released on Missouri’s lieutenant governor said he may be doing things that he’s not legally allowed to do. The audit looked into everything Peter Kinder’s office has done over the past three years. Kinder received a “good” rating, which is the second highest rating a state audit can get. It also raises

Police are investigating a shooting near a gas station in central Columbia early Thursday. It happened near the Petro Mart at College Avenue and Paris Road at around 1:45 a.m. Officers tell ABC 17 News three people in a car started shooting at another car. The suspect car, described as a dark-colored, new model sedan,

Jefferson City police responded to an incident Thursday afternoon that turned out to be a false active shooter report. Around 3 p.m., officers received a call about a possible active shooter at Berlin-Wheeler, a receivables management business, on West McCarty Street. Police say the caller reported he had received a text indicating a shooting was

Day three of the government shutdown is causing concern for Head Start preschools across the state. Darin Preis, the executive director for Central Missouri Community Action, said the schools in mid-Missouri will stay open for another month. However, the problem they are facing is their food supply. “The C.A.C.F.P is a federal food nutrition program,”

Jefferson City Jays girl’s softball team won 17- 5 over the Southern Boone County eagles and celebrate head coach Lisa Dey’s 400th win earlier this week. Columbia Collage women’s volleyball faced off against Stephens college in volleyball tonight. Set 1: Stephens College 8, Columbia College – 25Set 2: Stephens College 11, Columbia College – 25Set

Despite the government shutdown, two planned Central Missouri Honor Flights will go on as scheduled. The first flight, scheduled for Oct. 15, will continue with 70 Mid-Missouri veterans traveling to Washington, D.C. A second flight, scheduled for Nov. 5, will take approximately 70 veterans to the nation’s capital. During the one-day trips, veterans are able

Tours at the former Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City have been canceled through the end of the year. Officials with the penitentiary say due to the presence of mold in the buildings, tours will be discontinued through 2013. The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau says the musty smell was getting unusually bad and

A generic drug that millions of people use to help them breathe is increasing significantly in price. Patients used to get albuterol tablets from pharmacies for a couple of dollars for a monthly prescription. Now it is costing them more than $900, and that is with insurance. Albuterol is also the generic form, so there