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A member of the national guard were injured Monday after someone shot through the windshield of a truck at the National Guard Training site in southwest Macon. When the Macon County Sheriff’s Office received notice of an active shooter, it was reported a member of the National Guard had been shot in the face and

UPDATE 10:25: Police arrested Tabitha L. Sallee, 27, on suspicion of child abuse or neglect and making a false police report after a 4-year-old was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries, police said in a news release. ORIGINAL: Columbia police were seen setting up a crime scene at an apartment complex on Old Hwy

UPDATE – 9/18: Columbia police confirmed a woman is in custody after a fight between two neighbors. Staci Smith, 39, is facing possible fourth-degree assault charges stemming from an altercation in the 2000 block of Whispering Oaks around 6:15 p.m. Monday. Witnesses told police a firearm was shown during the fight, but officers didn’t find

TUESDAY: The heat and humidity continue as temperatures rise into the lower 90s with heat indices reaching the upper 90s. Skies will be partly cloudy with an isolated afternoon storm chance, mainly north of HWY 50. Winds will stay under 8 mph from the south. TONIGHT: Temperatures through morning hold onto the low 70s with

Boone County firefighters responded to a report of a fire Monday north of Columbia. It happened on Tower Drive near Prathersville shortly before 11:30 p.m. Crews on scene told ABC 17 News residents saw the fire and were able to report it early. No one was injured in the blaze. The trailer suffered significant damage,

UPDATE: Sunrise Beach fire chief Dennis Reilly officially announced his resignation to a packed crowd at Monday night’s fire protection board meeting. “I feel that in light of certain situations and circumstances, it is best to resign and move on,” he told residents. Reilly attributed his resignation to “some of the things that have been

UPDATE: The city council approved its 2019 budget, featuring a new $15 per hour minimum wage for city workers. The city council voted just after 9 p.m. on the budget, which will go into effect on Oct. 1. The budget comes with several different pay raise plans. Trash rates will go up by 48 cents

TONIGHT: We’ll have another unseasonably warm night as temperatures only drop into the upper 60s by morning under clear skies. Winds will remain light, coming in from the south. TUESDAY: The heat and humidity continue as temperatures rise into the lower 90s with heat indices reaching the upper 90s. Skies will be partly cloudy with

Recent data obtained by ABC 17 News shows the number of inmate grievances statewide is on track to hit a decade-long high. It comes the same year Tipton Correctional Center and Crossroads Correctional Center experienced massive turmoil that the Department of Corrections defined as “disturbances.” At Tipton, authorized visitation was suspended this summer after offenders

UPDATE: The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved the fiscal year 2019 budget at its meeting on Monday night. ORIGINAL: City leaders are slated to purchase nine police cars for the Jefferson City Police Department before Monday’s council meeting, according to the proposed budget. Council members are scheduled to host a public hearing, and could vote

Steve Sapp, City of Columbia Director of Community relations said riders of bird scooters have to wear a helmet if they are 16 years and younger. Leaders said riders of bird scooters are to follow city laws as if the scooters are bicycles, but do have certain restrictions. “They are not allowed on sidewalks in

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A text message from an unfamiliar number has caught traction on social media as a sex trafficking scheme. The message states “Someone complimented you! See more on IRL,” followed by a link for IOS or Android devices. Posts on social media warned others to not click the link because it leads to a site related

A man was charged Sunday after he was accused of pulling his pants down and masturbating in front of a victim at Ellis Library on the University of Missouri campus. According to court documents, Daniel Hughes admitted to being in the library at the time and approaching the victim. The victim told police Hughes approached

A Columbia woman and a Moberly man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash near the Village of Four Seasons at the Lake of the Ozarks on Sunday morning. Brian Dunwoody, 50, of Moberly was passing an RV on a 2011 Harley Davidson on Horseshoe Bend Parkway at Palisades Condo Drive before noon when he

UPDATE 9/17 1:45 a.m.: One man is dead after a motorcycle crash Sunday in Cooper County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified Anthony Martin, 52, as the victim in the crash. It happened shortly before 8 p.m. when Martin started to brake, ran off the road and hit the guardrail, according to a highway patrol

TODAY: It’s a warm and humid afternoon across Mid-Missouri and temperatures are expected to continue to climb. Highs will top out in the low 90s, but it will feel more like the mid to upper 90s. Things remain quiet, with an upper level ridge in place keeping us dry and warm through the evening. TONIGHT:

A Columbia man is facing a litany of charges after he was arrested Sunday night. Deputies say they received a report of an assault at a home in the 4800 block of Meadowlark Lane around 10 p.m. The victim told authorities 35-year-old Kelvin Perkins assaulted her and then left in her car. Deputies later found

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The families of some of the 17 people who died after a duck boat sank in Missouri say federal prosecutors might delay their efforts to get answers about the July 19 crash. The Kansas City Star reports that federal prosecutors have asked a judge to halt the civil lawsuits related