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***UPDATE SUNDAY 3:40 P.M.***Fulton police have arrested 57-year-old Pamela Carter of Fulton for the abduction and assault of Sara Spencer Friday night. She is now charged with assault, kidnapping, robbery and drug possession and being held on $1.1 million bond.Fulton police told ABC 17 News Sunday detectives had been working on the case since it

It will be a cold start to the day Sunday with early morning lows near freezing with areas of frost. A cool, Canadian air mass will settle over the region keeping temperatures below average. Afternoon highs under sunny skies will only reach the middle to upper 50s. Normally on October 7th high temperatures reach 70

An active weather pattern will bring changeable weather to Mid-Missouri this week as temperatures warm up. It will stay dry Monday and most of the day Tuesday with high temperatures warming to the lower 60s Monday and near 70 Tuesday. A cold front moving through Tuesday evening will bring a chance of showers but they

(AP) – A botched Missouri extra-point snap and a bobbled punt attempt that led to a safety helped Vanderbilt beat Missouri 19-15 Saturday night, depriving the former Big 12 school of its first Southeastern Conference win.Missouri (3-3, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) took an early 6-0 lead and kept Vanderbilt from gaining a first down until nearly

A Frost Advisory is in effect for parts of Mid-Missouri from 4 to 9 a.m. as widespread frost is expected tonight under clear skies and light winds with lows in the low to mid 30s. A Freeze Warning is in effect from 4 to 9 a.m. Monday for areas along Interstate 44 where temperatures overnight

Sophomore Abi Raymer and senior Taiwo Adeshigbin each notched a goal as the 16th-ranked Mizzou soccer team shutout Mississippi State Sunday afternoon, 2-0. The win improved Mizzou??s record to 12-2 overall and 7-1 in the SEC.??We thought Mississippi State really challenged us today from a physical standpoint,?� Mizzou Head Coach Bryan Blitz said. ??We felt

Three people were arrested Sunday in Jefferson City for driving a stolen car.Officers stopped the Oldsmobile in the 500 block of West McCarty around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Police later found the vehicle was stolen near Springfield.The driver is 32-year-old Shawn Moore from Jefferson City. Two people were inside, Macie Jenkins, 19, and Brantley Carroll, 21,

Columbia Public Schools will hear feedback from parents Monday night on plans to tackle a growing overcrowding problem at Mill Creek Elementary.District leaders tell ABC 17 News the school was built to hold 600 students, but is currently home to more than 850.Options on the table for the short-term include re-drawing elementary school boundaries or

A Mid-Missouri nursing home resident is safely back home after he walked away from his facility this afternoon. It happened just before 3 p.m. at the Riverview Nursing Center in Mokane.Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers searched for the man they described as middle-aged with a medical conditions for a little more than two

A man convicted of killing a 16-year-old in Columbia has been paroled after serving 17 percent of his prison sentence. Now, a year later, the teen’s family is just finding out the killer is free. The victim’s family members were never notified about the release or invited to attend the parole hearing. James Gant now

***UPDATE MONDAY 11 P.M.***Two restaurants in the Columbia mall were closed Monday for numerous health violations, including roaches and improper disposal.Columbia Health Department officials got a complaint Monday morning and later inspected Famous Cajun Grill and Stir Fry 88, which share the same staff and management.They found 19 food code violations, ranging from open containers

Springfield police have arrested 47-year-old Anthony Balbirnie in connection to the death of Khighla Parks, the teenager whose body was found in Truman Lake last week.ABC sister station KSPR in Springfield is reporting Balbirnie led officers on a car chase before he was apprehended. The connection between Parks and Balbirnie is not known as of

Health officials blame the growing meningitis outbreak on tainted steroid shots used for pain relief. They say the shots are now responsible for 105 meningitis cases. The death toll has now reached eight, after another person died in Tennessee. The contaminated shipments from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts have gone to 23 states. So far,

Gary Pinkel and his reeling Missouri Tigers spoke with the media Monday about Mizzou’s upcoming SEC matchup with the nation’s #1-ranked team, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Among the topics of conversation: Redshirt freshman Corbin Berkstresser making his second career start, the anemic play of the Mizzou offense the past few weeks, and Gary Pinkel’s admiration

Jefferson City leaders are finalizing plans surrounding the city’s new conference center. They say they will only be able to sink about 8 million dollars into the project, and that money will come from the lodging tax approved by voters last year. City leaders say they will try to finalize plans Monday on whether they

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – Republican challenger Todd Akin says he has topped $1 million in online donations for his campaign against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri.Akin mounted an aggressive online fundraising drive in mid-August after losing the financial backing of some Republican groups because of his remarks about women’s bodies having ways of avoiding

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno’s downfall.The sentence means the 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach will be in prison at least until he’s nearly 100 years

A cold front will move through the area Tuesday afternoon with scattered showers trailing behind it. Showers will be possible, mainly for areas along and north of I-70, from the late afternoon into the evening. Rainfall amounts will be 0.1″ or less. Clouds will clear the area overnight with clear sky conditions by Wednesday morning.Highs

Starting Tuesday, Columbia Water and Light will be repairing a water main line on 9th Street near Cherry Street.This will cause the north and east bound lanes of the street to be partially blocked. While the street will remain open, motorists are encouraged to avoid the area. The project should be completed by the end

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – Republican Dave Spence has received a $950,000 contribution to help with his Missouri governor race.Spence’s campaign last week reported receiving the money from the state affiliate of the Republican Governors Association. The national organization reported shifting a total of $3 million to its Missouri committee.Campaigns and political committees must report contributions