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The discovery of human remains near Tebbetts Friday sparked a death investigation by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to a house on County Road 486 around 4:50 p.m. after people called about finding a body. Upon arrival, deputies found human remains that were in “an advanced stage of decomposition,” according to a

National “Stop the Bleed” day is today, March 31st. The White House launched this national campaign in 2015. It is a program that is designed to turn regular people into life-savers. After a traumatic injury or event, the fate of the patient is determined in a matter of minutes, oftentimes before medical help arrives. It

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers are looking for a suspect(s) after a pursuit early Saturday morning. Troopers tell ABC 17 News they were doing a routine traffic stop, the driver did not stop. Troopers then went on a pursuit, which ended just before 1 a.m. near St. Charles Road; the troopers vehicle ended up sliding

ABC 17 News is checking in with economic leaders with Boone and Columbia to see what incentives they are pushing to get large corporations to the area through Chapter 100 bonds. Dave Griggs, Chair of REDI incentives subcommittee, sat down with ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick. Griggs said through the use of chapter 100 bonds since

Last night, March 30th, at around 9:45 p.m., a two passenger vehicle was pulled over on Business Loop 70 near Old Highway 63 for an equipment violation by a Deputy with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. The deputy searched the car and found several grams of methamphetamine, heroin, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and marijuana. Numerous

TODAY: A low pressure system in the Northern Great Plains is driving our weather today. As that system strengthens, our winds will be picking up. Winds will be out of the southwest at 12-18 mph with some gusts over 30 mph. Those winds will help keep us mild into the afternoon under mostly cloudy skies.

A motion to dismiss was filed on Friday in the Carl DeBrodie wrongful death lawsuit. ABC 17 previously reported that a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in January. The lawsuit was filed against 23 defendants, including Second Chance Homes, its operator Rachael Rowden and the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The lawsuit claims those involved

There have been at least three opioid overdose deaths in Boone County this year, according to data ABC 17 News obtained from the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office. The medical examiner says 13 people died from an opioid overdose in 2015; 17 people died in 2016 and 14 people died in 2017. This comes as

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office requested another stealing charge for Scott Treffert, owner of Signature Roofing, Thursday claiming he stole money from more people. Treffert was first charged on Mar. 15 with one count of stealing. According to a probable cause statement, Treffert took more than $12,000 from the victim without doing any roofing work

A 19-year-old man was charged Friday with one count of possessing child pornography and one count of furnishing porn to a minor. Steven Greer was arrested Thursday at his home on Academy Road after an investigation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. Investigators with

We’ll go from spring to winter in just 24 hours this weekend as a strong cold front moves through. Showers are possible Saturday morning as gusty southwesterly winds usher in mild air. A tenth of an inch or less is expected and the showers will be hit and miss so some areas could end up

Repairs to pavement and stormwater systems are causing part of a Columbia road to be closed. Both lanes of Garth Avenue between Sexton Road and the circle driveway to Oak Tower were closed Friday at 8:30 a.m. for the repairs. The pavement failed around a stormwater culvert near the intersection. It was sinking a few

The Fulton Police Department responded to 11 West 2nd Street for a stolen vehicle on Friday. Officers were told the stolen vehicle was a blue Chevy Impala. According to the press release, while officers were responding, they saw a vehicle matching the description. The vehicle was stopped and the driver was identified as 47-year-old Jeremy

Police in California, Missouri are still looking for a potential kidnapping suspect. A teenage boy told police a man tried to lure him inside a van at a shopping center Wednesday evening. According to California police Captain Dale Embry, the teenager gave them a description of the van and even a photo that reminded him

Firefighters responded to Kelly’s Ridge Apartments on Broadway for reports of smoke on Friday afternoon. ABC 17 was on scene and saw smoke coming from the deck of one apartment. Firefighters said they were able to get the smoke under control and said they have requested a fire investigator. ABC 17 is reaching out to

A driver told ABC 17 he was stopped Friday by troopers for a license checkpoint at Westview and Bagnall Drive in Jefferson City. He heard it’s something they do routinely every year. ABC 17 contacted Troop F, who says it’s an “enforcement checkpoint.” They tell us it’s legal because it’s based on a neutral plan

A second motion to dismiss was filed in Gov. Greitens’ Confide app lawsuit on Friday. ABC 17 previously reported that two St. Louis attorneys filed a lawsuit against the governor’s office claiming he was skirting open record laws. The app, which is on the personal phones of the Republican governor and multiple staffers, automatically deletes

UPDATE 3/30: Smith was charged with resisting arrest and unlawful possession of a gun. ORIGINAL STORY: Callaway County deputies arrested Harold Smith, 53, on Thursday afternoon after officers noticed him make a traffic violation on County Road 262. Smith was accused of attempting to elude the officers on a private driveway and fled the area

TONIGHT: Like clockwork, clouds build back into the area ahead of our next cold front. Winds stay out of the south from 8-13 mph for most of the night with gusts as high as 20, as lows bottom out in the low 40s by morning. Through the early morning we could see a line of

Columbia police arrested Elijah Fox-Brown on Thursday after officers were alerted that he was selling marijuana. According to the probable cause statement, Brown posted on social media that he was selling marijuana. Officers contacted Brown about buying the marijuana and they arranged a meeting. Police said they were aware that Brown had a felony parole