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A man police used a stun gun on Thursday night at a convenience store has been booked into jail. Eddie Crawley, 64, of Columbia, was booked into the Boone County Jail late Monday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website. His bond had not been set and information about his case was not available

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese has identified three priests accused for sexually abusing children four decades ago. The diocese said in a news release Monday that two of the priests – the Rev. John Brath and Monsignor John Rynish – have died. Brath died in 2014 and Rynish died in 2001.

UPDATE: The Jefferson City Police Department confirmed one person was shot on Monday night. According to police, the victim is now in the hospital. Officers said they saw a large crowd scatter after responding to the call just after 5:40 p.m. in the 900 block of East Miller Street. Right now, investigators are working to

Columbia police arrested a man Monday night after he allegedly brandished a knife. According to a news release, the police department received several calls around 5 p.m. regarding a man acting in a threatening manner while holding a knife. Officers arrived in the area and arrested Travion Ivy, 22, in the backyard of a home

The Missouri Sheriffs’ Association released a statement this week in response to Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway’s audit of the Missouri sex offender registry program. The report released last Monday claimed local law enforcement could not locate more than 1,200 registered sex offenders. “Due to inadequate enforcement of the registration requirements at the local level, 1,259

UPDATE: Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Brad Fraizer confirmed emergency crews used Narcan on one of the victims. Narcan is a drug that Columbia police and firefighters carried and can be used to try to revive those who have overdosed on something opioid-related. But Fraizer said that doesn’t necessarily mean the victim had overdosed on

A water line replacement project in the Rustic Meadows trailer park has created some problems for drivers. One resident, Anthony Smith, said nearly 15 vehicles have been towed out of the trenches dug for the project. Several residents of the north Columbia trailer park said they got their vehicles stuck because either they could not

Firefighters said a part failed in a transformer box Monday, knocking out power to nearly 1,400 Columbia Water and Light customers for almost two hours. Some businesses were forced to close down for the afternoon. Property owner Tom Smith said he received several calls from residents this morning. “They were concerned something was wrong with

TONIGHT: It will stay warm overnight with low temperatures dropping into the upper 60s. Most areas will stay dry, but we can’t rule out a spot storm late, mainly north of I-70. Winds will be out of the southeast up to 11 mph. TUESDAY: It looks warm and breezy with partly sunny skies and high

Two Moberly police officers had minor injuries after a vehicle dragged them about 10 feet late Saturday. Police stopped an Oldsmobile Alero at about 9:40 p.m. Saturday for a stop sign violation and found the driver was a 46-year-old man wanted for an ex parte violation, the Moberly Police Department said in a news release.

A break in a water main has caused service to be shut off to part of Centralia. The city of Centralia said on Facebook that crews were working on a water main break on the south side of the city affecting the areas of Briarwood, Eastmont, Westwind and areas east of South Central and south

MONDAY: It’s a warm and breezy afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures will continue to climb into the low to mid 80s. Areas west of Hwy 63 will likely be a few degrees warmer where clouds are expected to increase through the day. This could bring a few spots showers and storms to extreme western parts

UPDATE 10:40 A.M.: Two people suffered serious injuries in a crash that temporarily shut down Route WW near Columbia on Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Angela McHenry, 24, and Logan Wood, 19, both of Columbia, were hurt when McHenry lost control of her vehicle going over a small hill crest, crossed the

A Mexico, Missouri, teen was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a Jeep on Saturday. Logan Jaeger, 19, was driving his 2003 Kawasaki eastbound on Breckenridge at Grove Street at about 2:30 p.m. when a 2013 Jeep driven by Ronald Biery, 73, pulled into the intersection into Jaeger’s path, according a Mexico Department of

Missouri lawmakers and political groups reacted quickly after the senate voted 50-48 to confirm now Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. The vote happened around 3 p.m. Saturday. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt voted to confirm Kavanaugh, while Sen. Claire McCaskill voted no. ABC 17 News has reached out to Blunt but have

Missouri State Highway Patrol officials warned drivers that the majority of deer-involved crashes occur in the months of October and November, as it is deer mating season. Troopers said that in 2017, there were 4,070 crashes statewide involving deer, resulting in seven deaths and 400 injuries. According to online crash reports, there were about 700

MONDAY: Another dosage of heat and humidity takes hold on Columbus Day. Areas to the northwest may see a few early day scattered showers, but most areas stay dry as temperature rise through the mid 80s by the early afternoon. Accompanying that heat will be a stiff south breeze at 10-15 mph, gusting to 25

The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office warned residents Friday morning about some recent burglaries that had taken place in the rural Mexico area. There have been two along Audrain Road 355, and 1 along Missouri FF. According to a Facebook post by the department, an ATV and a John Deere Gator were among the items reported

  According to Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark, tomorrow night, the Columbia Board of Education will hear from their consultant that they’ve hired to go over attendance area changes. The changes will go into effect in August 2020, when a new middle school will open on Sinclair Road in the districts efforts to

A North Callaway volunteer fireman is on the road to recovery Sunday evening after he got seriously hurt on a call Friday. According to the department, Tim Hays received a significant head injury and will be out of work for an undetermined amount of time. The North Callaway Fire Protection District has been posting regular