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Columbia police searched the area in and around the Columbia Mall Saturday afternoon after a vague bomb threat. Officers told an ABC 17 News crew at the scene a man in a trench coat was overheard telling a woman he was with that he was “going to blow this whole place up.” By the time

An Auxvasse man faces numerous charges after police found a gun and drugs in his car when he crashed his car. Davon Anthion Bryant, 21, was driving a 2006 Ford Focus traveling north on Westminster Street when he struck a parked car. Fulton police arrived and found Bryant’s car upside down. Upon further investigation, police

A natural disaster isn’t an “if” situation, it’s a “when.” Saturday emergency responders from around the state gathered in Columbia to be trained in everything from extrication to evacuation. The training was set up as a simulated large-scale earthquake. Crews learned how to search and rescue, remove hazardous materials and control scenarios with challenges in

There was no ambulance present at the football game where a Tipton teen suffered a severe brain injury. Chad Stover was playing football at Sacred Heart High School in Sedalia when he collapsed with six minutes left in the game. Coaches and players had to wait several minutes for an ambulance to arrive. No one

Local scores for November 1st Rock Bridge 48 vs. Jefferson City 18 Hickman 17 vs. Francis Howell Central 24 Washington 7 vs Smith-Cotton 36 St. Dominic 7 vs. Moberly 55 Princeton 0 vs. Salisbury 56 Paris 32 vs. Louisiana 27 Putnam County 42 vs. Fayette 26 Cole Camp 40 vs. Santa Fe 14 Brookfield 42

Charges have been filed after the state auditor discovered missing funds at the 13th Judicial Circuit in Callaway County. Late Friday afternoon, special prosecutor Mike Fusselman filed three counts of forgery against Lanet Bittle, 48, of Fulton. Bittle voluntarily surrendered at the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and was arrested. Bittle posted a $10,000 bond and

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has decided not to run for a southeast Missouri congressional seat next year. Kinder announced his decision in a written statement Friday, about a month after he publicly said he was considering a congressional bid. A campaign would have meant a primary challenge against Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, who won

Charges have been filed against a man whose threats caused several Fulton schools to go on lockdown earlier this week. Callaway County prosecutors charged Ryan Scott Bazer, 38, with felony making a terrorist threat. On Wednesday, authorities said Bazer called a woman with whom he had had a relationship, and said he would bomb the

A Fayette man sustained serious injuries after he was hit by a car Thursday night. Edward Long, 33, was struck by a car as he was walking on Route FF around 10:20 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He was taken by helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. Troopers say

A woman was killed in a car crash on Highway 54 Friday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Sarah Wroba, 22, of Camdenton, was traveling eastbound on Highway 54 near Laker Pride Road just after 4 a.m. Troopers say Wroba traveled off the right side of the road and hit a utility pole. She

Thursday night, Cole County deputies Lyle Rosburg and Bruce Weyenberg spent Halloween checking on registered sex offenders. ABC 17 News rode along with deputies in west Jefferson City as they were making sure offenders were compliant with state law. On Halloween, offenders are required to avoid all contact with children, remain inside their residence between

A high-profile killing earlier this year is now is now being reviewed by the Department of Justice and the FBI will conduct their own investigation. On May 19, Dustin Deacon shot and killed Brandon Coleman after an argument on Ann Street, police said. Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight decided not to file charges, citing evidence

A Columbia man is now suspected in nearly two dozen burglaries throughout the city and Boone County. On Friday, Columbia police confirmed Ty’Ihonn Riley, 20, was possibly tied to 13 break-ins. Boone County deputies previously said they are investigating Riley’s involvement in almost a dozen burglaries. Last week Riley was arrested on Bethany Drive after

District football scores Oct. 31 – Helias 69, Marshall 14 Blair Oaks 60, Tolton 7 S. Callaway 54, Lutheran 0 Macon 35, Boonville 6 Westran 49, Shelby 0 California 69, MMA 0 Kirksville 12, Mexico 6 Hermann 34, Hallsville 27 Eldon 55, Versailles 26 Fulton 34, Chillicothe 30 Mont. Co. 24, N. Callaway 14

A Washington state man is accused of stealing a car and food from two Columbia businesses. Police say surveillance video captured Radion Khomyak, 23, of Everett, Wash., stealing a car from the HyVee on West Broadway Wednesday night. Officers say the victim left her keys in an unlocked car. Just about 45 minutes later, officers

Four percent of the candy eaten by Americans in an entire year is eaten in one night — on Halloween. And the average trick-or-treater’s bag contains about 60 pieces of candy, breaking down to three cups of sugar and one-and-a-half cups of fat. All of that sugar can have some scary side effects. Doctors warn

Safety officials are asking parents and children outside trick-or-treating should be extra careful because Halloween is considered the deadliest day for a child pedestrian. Government numbers show there are more than double the average number of child fatalities on Halloween than any other day.. Safety officials urge parents to do things like travel in groups

Halloween is a busy day for the Jefferson City Police Department with extra officers on duty and working long into the night. Because the streets will be full of children, police are asking anyone driving during trick-or-treating times to keep an extra eye out. “We caution drivers to be very cautious when driving through those

Missouri Task Force 1 is planning a full-scale emergency exercise this weekend in Boone County. On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and 3, the group and several state agencies will participate in a disaster scenario that depicts a “large scale seismic event.” The earthquake will strike the small Boone County town of Prathersville with widespread

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to felony animal abuse charges stemming from a March 2013 incident. William Dean Smith, 38, pleaded guilty to felony animal abuse during his jury trial on Thursday. Boone County prosecutors say Smith purposely caused suffering by torturing a dog while it was alive at the Colonial Village Trailer Park on