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The suspect in a Columbia shooting last year is now facing more charges for allegedly assaulting an officer on Sunday.Police say Lamont Boone, 19, of Columbia was a patient at a local hospital. Cops say Boone began throwing things and threatening to spit or throw urine on hospital staff.When Boone refused to cooperate with staff

Showers and t-storms developed in southwest Missouri late Monday night and pushed through Mid-Missouri Tuesday morning. Sedalia received nearly three inches of rain, while areas farther east picked up between .25″ to 1″ of rain.The rain was caused by a combination of an upper-air disturbance and warm, moist air pushing into the region. For these

Click on the link to see video from Monday’s Media Day. Mizzou plays Kentucky at Faurot Field on Saturday at 11:00 am in its annual Homecoming game. Hear from head coach Gary Pinkel, wide receiver T.J. Moe, left tackle Elvis Fisher, and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson.

Some Jefferson City parents are angry after an elementary student brought a pellet gun to school.According to Jefferson City Public Schools, the incident happened Friday at Pioneer Trail Elementary, just one day after the same fifth grade student made threats to other students.However, parents did not hear about it from administration officials until a letter

Police in Jefferson City are investigating an armed robbery, looking for two suspects.Monday afternoon Officers were called out to the Budget Inn at 1309 Jefferson Street regarding a robbery.The victim was a 23-year-old man from Tennessee. He told police the suspects displayed a handgun and took money from him.The suspects are only described at a

Jefferson City police are investigating a shots fired incident Monday night.Police were called to the intersection of Washington Street and West Ashley Street around 11:30 p.m. after numerous 911 calls were made regarding shots fired in the area.Cops say they had responded to the same area earlier for a large group of people making loud

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 7 P.M.***Jefferson City police arrested 35-year-old Ryan Blackburn for trying to steal catalytic converters from cars at Corwin Honda.***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 8:12 A.M.***Jefferson City police say they’ve arrested the second suspect overnight. They have yet to release the suspect’s name.***ORIGINAL STORY TUESDAY***Jefferson City police arrested a Holts Summit man after he was found allegedly

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Apple revealed a smaller, $329 version of its hit iPad tablet computer, with a screen that’s about two-thirds the size of the full-size model.Apple starts taking orders for the new model on Friday Oct. 26 and will ship Nov. 2, said marketing chief Phil Schiller at an event in San

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Hunter Pence hit a bizarre, two-run double, Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October and the San Francisco Giants won their record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, beating the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the NL championship series Monday night.Marco Scutaro matched

***UPDATE 8:50 P.M.***Despite the boil advisory, Jefferson City Public Schools will be back in session and state office buildings will reopen.When asked about possible upgrades to the nearly century-old water system, Missouri American Water says the company has spent nearly $12 million on upgrades in 2011 and has plans for steady upgrades over the next

COLUMBIA (AP) – The Missouri athletics department is tightening employee use of school-issued credit cards after an audit found a series of improper purchases, including bills for more than $7,600 from a Las Vegas strip club.Department spokesman Chad Moller said Tuesday that director of video operations Michael Schumacher had repaid $7,605.50 for two credit charges

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 5 P.M.***Officers arrested 18-year-old Ladane Smith and 17-year-old Martinez Jackson for the incident that locked down Jefferson Junior High School on Tuesday.Smith was arrested for first degree trespass and unlawful use of a weapon with a bond of $5,000. Jackson was arrested for first degree trespass and third degree assault with a $5,000

Parts of the key leadership at the Columbia Police Department are changing after Chief Ken Burton promoted Captain Dianne Bernhard to deputy chief and Sergeant Jill Schlude to captain.A report released earlier this year showed that the police department had a “toxic” environment and was plagued by distrust among officers.Both Columbia’s city manager and police

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 4:45 P.M.***Columbia police have confirmed the victim is a 5-year-old child.The investigation is still ongoing.***ORIGINAL STORY***Columbia police are investigating a sexual assault at an elementary school.According to police, a mother told cops her son was inappropriately touched while attending summer school at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary.A spokesperson for Columbia Public Schools tells ABC

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District will soon hear an argument about why a convicted murderer’s sentence should be revoked.Travis Midgyett, 33, was convicted of second degree murder and attempted robbery in November 2007 in Boone County. Prosecutors say Midgyett and three other men went to a Columbia home in March 2006 to rob

Central Missouri’s Red Cross chapter is trying to find $90,000 after it lost United Way funding for next year. The United Way recently announced which community charities it would support in its upcoming budget and the Red Cross, along with six other community organizations, was not one of them.The Heart of Missouri Red Cross chapter

Rep. Todd Akin made a campaign stop in Moberly to talk with supporters about why he will win the election.Akin told ABC 17 News he will be able to win if voters focus on the candidates’ different voting records. He says he and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill are complete opposites in the fact he voted

The fire marshal is now investigating a house fire in Callaway County as a possible arson.The fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, near the 140 mile marker on I-70.Several fire departments were called to the scene, including units from Callaway and Millersburg. When crews arrived, they saw flames showing from the home, but

After a warm morning start, temperatures will reach the mid 80s for afternoon highs Wednesday. The record high for Columbia is 86 degrees, which dates back to 1940. The average high for Wednesday is 64 degrees and the average low is 43 degrees. Much cooler air will move in for Friday and the weekend with

***UPDATE 1 P.M.***(AP) An auction of assets left from a failed artificial sweetener factory in Moberly is drawing curious onlookers but few big buyers.The auction of Mamtek U.S. property drew more than 20 prospective bidders Wednesday morning to a Moberly hotel ballroom, joined by online participants.Buyers sought deals on individual pieces of equipment owned by