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A Camden County woman charged with first degree attempted murder for wounding her infant daughter pleaded not guiltyby reason of mental disease or defect in court Thursday. 40-year-old Bradie Simpson entered an Alford Plea in January for the charge. In an Alford Plea, the defendant does not admit the act, but admits the prosecution could

Columbia police arrested 18-year-old Deazjon Ramon Brown Thursday in connection with a Monday night shooting at the Ultramart convenience store at 2102 Paris Road. One person was shot in the stomach at the north Columbia store. Officers outside the store and Shell gas station told ABC 17 News several shots were fired around 11:40 p.m.

An Excello man, charged in the August 2011 murder of Jon Spurling, made hisfirst court appearance Thursday in Howard County. 34-year-old Zack Jefferson is charged with first degree murder and armedcriminal action. Three years ago, Spurling was found dead inside his home in Harrisburg. At the time, investigators told ABC 17 News it appeared Spurling

On Friday, Pascale’s Pals will hold its annual fundraising auction, dinner and dance. Pascale’s Pals is a non-profit organization that helps children and families staying at the Women and Children’s Hospital in Columbia. The group said their aim is to provide happiness for the children during their stay. Pascale’s Pals does this by providing catered

ABC 17 News has been following AT&T wireless in problems in Maries County since September, as well as customers who said the company was ignoring their pleas for help. Common complaints were the dropped calls and no 4G service in the area. Missouri congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer saw reports about the poor service on ABC 17

Two men were arrested on separate charges Thursday morning in Howard County. The Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force and the Howard County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search at a home on County Road 302, west of Fayette. Investigators determined a nearby resident was accessing the wireless network at the home to reportedly distribute the

Police have confirmed a gunman escaped an early morning shooting Thursday just east of Columbia. Investigators believe it happened somewhere between Jake’s Bar on Clark Lane and Hendrix Drive. Police were called around 1:15 a.m., after a vehicle in the area was reported driving the wrong way along I-70. The car drove away after crossing

Charges were filed on Thursday for an Excello, Mo. man who was arrested Wednesday in the 2011 death of Jon Spurling near Harrisburg. ABC 17 News confirmed with Howard County Sheriff Mike Neal that Zack Jefferson, 34, was arrested around 11 a.m. Wednesday. Prosecutors handed down two counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action

MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced Wednesday that the University Village Apartment complex will close June 30th and be demolished shortly after. The decision comes after more than 600 people signed a petition concerning the Student Parent Center at University Village, and MU addressed parents at a closed meeting Wednesday evening. One parent told ABC

State lawmakers were one step closer to putting limits on controversial red light cameras Wednesday. House Bill 1557 would ensure that drivers caught running one of the monitored red lights would not get points on their license with the ticket. There have been no state guidelines for the cameras to come out of Jefferson City

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It took two minutes for mayor Bob McDavid to open and close the city council’s special session Wednesday afternoon. He called it an “administrative action,” necessary to put three apartment complex proposals up for public discussion. “We can’t, by the rules that we live by, vote on something until it’s been in the public domain

A petition circulating for just days has more than 500 signatures – all trying to get the University of Missouri to move what some parents call a dangerous daycare. The Student Parent Center at University Village has been a cause for concern since the walkway collapse at an apartment there killed Lt. Bruce Britt. Parents

A Howard County volunteer firefighter was sent to University Hospital Tuesday night following a house fire at 922 County Road 448 near New Franklin. Volunteer firefighter Ryan Benedict was taken by ambulance for possible lung collapse and smoke inhalation. He was later released. The Howard County Fire Protection District said crews from New Franklin and

Parents of children at the Student Parent Center daycare at University Village aren’t waiting for the university to find solutions to the endangered daycare. Instead, they’ve formed a petition to get the daycare moved to a new, safer location and ensure it stays open. Several parents told ABC 17 News they keep sending emails and

The future of the Westminster College student newspaper is in doubt after the Student Government Association’s preliminary budget recommended cutting the paper’s funding. The government association’s recommendation to cut the paper’s $8,000 budget was part of move to reduce budgets across the campus in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports it is unlikely the newspaper

A fire left moderate damage to a commercial building north of Columbia Wednesday morning. Crews went around 7:30 a.m. to the 1400 block of County Road 1570 in Randolph County near Highway 24, about 15 minutes east of Moberly. Investigators think the blaze started in the stovepipe of a wood heater. The flames were contained

A man convicted of burning down a Jefferson City sporting goods store may get a new trial. Kurt Steidley was found guilty by a jury in January of setting Everharts Outdoor on fire in 2011. He was set to be sentenced Wednesday, but instead his attorney Shane Farrow asked for a retrial stating there as

In 2012, there were 29,560 DWI offenses statewide. In 2013, the numbers dropped to 25,594. And so far in 2014, there have been 2,428 DWI arrests. While the numbers are down, some say the consequences for repeat DWI offenders need to be harsher. “There have been instances where there have been two or three time