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A Columbia man pleaded guilty to a lesser charge for punching someone on their way to the Islamic Center. Randall Heath admitted to Judge Kevin Crane Monday afternoon to hitting a man on June 17 in downtown Columbia. Boone County Prosecutor Brouck Jacobs originally charged Heath with assault motivated by discrimination – a hate crime

Jefferson City police are investigating after a car crashed into a utility pole Monday night. It happened just after 5 p.m. in the 800 block of Jefferson Street. Police say a car driven by Nicholas Schafer ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. Schafer was taken to the hospital

The Jefferson City council chose to not vote on controversial issue Monday night Members were scheduled to decide whether or not to close Chestnut Street, a one way road that goes through Lincoln University’s campus. After three hours of discussion, council members voted to put the issue on the informal calendar. Jefferson City Administrator Steve

Employees at bars in downtown Columbia said Monday night they’re on board with a new CPD program that promotes safe drinking and aims to prevent drug-related sexual assaults. ABC 17 News reported Friday about the drink test strips the Columbia Police Department is handing out by request that allows people to test their drinks for

The first half of the work week will continue to be warm and mainly dry as the storm track stays well to our north. There is a slight rain chance Tuesday but a better rain chance comes Friday. An upper level disturbance carried in with the upper level winds will move through northern Missouri Tuesday,

Boone County court documents show a Mid-Missouri crime spree involves hundreds of cars across the state. LaDarion Hunt, 18, Michael Glasgow, 18, both from Columbia, and Sarah Gibb, 18, from Moberly, were arrested in connection with the break-ins Friday in Centralia. On Monday, Chief Russ Tarr of the Moberly Police Department said his agency has

Drivers in Columbia need to be aware of some traffic changes this week for one street in central Columbia. Starting Tuesday, southbound lanes of Rangeline are closing between the exit and entrance ramps from I-70. Crews will close the road overnight from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. through Friday morning. One northbound lane will also

Boone County prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a parolee for this weekend’s shooting near the Business Loop in Columbia. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Jessica Caldera charged 28-year-old Steven Lee Shelton with unlawful use of a weapon for shooting from a motor vehicle. Shelton is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of Mid-Missouri until 7:00 p.m. Monday. That means current weather conditions have the potential to make outdoor fires spread much faster. Columbia firefighters responded to at least three reports of outside fires Monday. One happened behind Lange Middle School around 12:30 p.m. Some dry mulch in

The second person accused of lying to deputies and hiding evidence in a 2011 homicide pleaded guilty to those crimes Monday afternoon. Jennifer Freeman, 35, admitted to concealing evidence from Boone County investigators by lying to them about the disappearance of Charlie Bell, the Harrisburg man whose homicide remains unsolved. Judge Kevin Crane sentenced Freeman

A Callaway County man pleaded guilty Monday to drugs and weapons charges after several Mid-Missouri raids. ABC 17 News was in Fulton following a raid earlier this month off of Anthony Street. Police and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force found meth, marijuana, and a gun. The Callaway County prosecutor confirmed the man arrested, Randall Haymart,

The debate continues about who won the first Democratic primary debate of the 2016 race. Dr. Mitchell McKinney joined us after the September Republican primary debate. Now, the professor and chair of political communications at Mizzou is back again as our guest for “This Week.” I started our conversation by asking the same question I

The mother of murder victim Elizabeth Olten has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman convicted of killing the child. Patricia Preiss is suing Alyssa Bustamante in the 2009 murder that gained national notoriety. Bustamante was 15-years old when she brutally stabbed, strangled and slashed the throat of the 9-year old Olten. Olten was

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for parts of Mid-Missouri, mainly north of I-70 and west of Highway 63 until 7 p.m. Monday. Any outdoor or open burning should be avoided this afternoon due to the high risk of fire spreading very quickly and getting out of control. With temperatures in the 70s and

Fulton police arrested 25-year-old Charles Pearl Friday after he apparently led them on a high-speed chase. Police and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force were preparing to execute a narcotics search warrant on Nichols Street. Authorities were informed Pearl was driving on Ravine Street. Officers tried to pull him over, but Pearl refused to stop. Police

The University of Missouri School of Medicine is expanding its Bryant Scholars Program, a program designed to train more physicians to practice in rural areas, to all four-year universities and colleges in Missouri. Through this expansion, students from 24 additional universities will be eligible to apply to the MU School of Medicine’s Bryant Scholars Pre-admissions

A man is facing possible charges after being arrested on suspicion of second degree robbery Saturday. Sedalia police arrested Jeremiah Coleman, 37, around 4:30 p.m. at 701 E Broadway, according to an arrest report. That address matches the Woods Supermarket location. ABC 17 News reached out to Sedalia police for more details, but has not

The Columbia City Council will have the first reading of two ordinances on Monday regarding the use of roll cart trash bins in the city. On September 18, Mary Sapp, Spokesperson for the Solid Waste Advocacy Group, presented thousands of signatures on a petition from those who say they’re against the proposed roll cart system.

The Boone County Protection District responded to a home in the 1400 Block of Purdy Lane around 5:00 p.m. Sunday for a structure fire. At least 15 units responded to the address. Firefighters said they saw large clouds of black smoke when they arrived. Around 8:00 p.m., firefighters were still on scene working to put

One person is in custody after entering a home in Cole County with a knife Sunday. A man, whose name is unknown at this time, entered a house in the 200 Block of Arden Drive with a knife, around 3:30 according to Capt. John Wheeler with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. A person living in