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Callaway County authorities arrested three mid-Missouri men after an investigation into sex crimes against children. Tommy Smith Jr., a 34-year-old resident of Jefferson City, was indicted May 2 on three felony counts of first degree statutory rape and three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. Smith was arrested in Jefferson City and is being held in

One person was arrested on Monday after he allegedly led Jefferson City police on a short chase that ended in a crash. Police tried to pull over Kenneth Manion, 41 of Independence, at about 12:30 Monday afternoon near Stadium and Missouri Boulevard. Manion allegedly led police on a chase and hit another vehicle in the

THIS AFTERNOON: Patchy fog this morning has burned off across the region and beautiful conditions have taken over across Mid-Missouri. Expect temperatures in the mid 60s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine! TONIGHT: With clear skies overnight temperatures drop into the upper 40s again by morning. Winds transition out of the southeast through the night.

Police have arrested four men in connection with a shooting in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning. The shooting happened in the area of East Broadway and Fifth Street. One person was hurt in that shooting with non-life-threatening injuries. Damion Hunt, 26, of Columbia was arrested and charged with assault in first degree, armed criminal action

Several Jefferson City schools, restaurants and shops were found to have no health code violations in the latest round of monthly inspections. The Environmental Health Services Division inspected 52 food establishments in Jefferson City in March, 25 of which were found to have no violations after an initial review, or a follow-up inspection. There were

Soil residue, rodent droppings and a live roach were included in the food inspection report of the West Gate Lanes in Jefferson City. The bowling alley, also known as Capital Bowl, was cited for a total of eight violations in the February health inspection. Five of the violations were listed as having “core” status. According

We eat at restaurants, grab a quick snack or get a pick-me-up at local coffee shops, but many of us rarely think about the cleanliness and safety of those establishments. ABC 17 News combed through inspection records and talked with officials to find out how the process works and how places that serve food and

A bar in downtown Columbia will get a new roof after inspectors found mold and leaks above the bar where drinks are served. At least one complaint about Nash Vegas tipped off investigators from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department. Click here to go to the health department’s inspections database Inspectors visited Nash Vegas after the

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected more than 80 restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores since Feb. 1. During some of the routine visits, health department inspectors found expired milk, meat and vegetables along with unlabeled spray bottles, soiled tongs and employees not washing their hands after sweeping floors. However, some establishments in

Health inspectors visited a Chinese restaurant in east Columbia this week after a man’s body was found inside. Police called inspectors from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services after the discovery Monday of a body in the kitchen at ABC Chinese on I-70 Drive S.E. The owner told ABC 17 News

According to records from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, health inspectors did 13 inspections in the last week. During some, department inspectors found food past the expiration date, mold in ice machines, drinking water not from an approved source and employees not washing their hands after using their cellphones at

Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspectors this week filed more reports about food-serving establishments without violations than with violations. However some of the inspections were follow-ups from inspections with violations last week. The insepctors visited at least 29 places since Feb. 27, and behind the kitchen door they found 12 establishments without any violations during

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department handed down 43 violations in the past week to Boone County establishments after food-service inspections. Across the county, 20 facilities received at least one violation, while 16 facilities didn’t receive any violations. Cheerleader Pub & Grill, Okii Mama and Wise Guys Pizza tied for the most violations given to

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected more than 670 restaurants, taverns, grocery stores and convenience stores in the past year. Of the 676 inspections ABC 17 News crews dug through, less than half of those eateries — 258 — came away without a single critical violation from the health department. That means two

Two Columbia restaurants inspected in the past two weeks were cited nine times apiece for health code violations. Tellers on Broadway and McLanks on Paris Road both were cited for nine violations. However, Tellers had the most critical violations, with four, while McLanks had three. Both restaraunts were given non-critical violations for soiled areas of

Prosecutors in Cooper County have filed charges against a man accused of running from the Missouri State Highway Patrol last week. On Friday morning, troopers arrested Christopher E. Bartlett, 43, of Kansas City, off State Highway 135 near Boonville. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, Bartlett was traveling eastbound on Interstate 70

Inspectors handed Formosa nine violations after they found mouse droppings next to food that would be served to customers. The inspection report from the Boone County/Columbia Public Health Department shows Formosa received five critical violations for mouse droppings, a soiled pot inside a bin full of a cabbage and raw food stored above ready-to-eat foods,

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department handed out 30 critical and 56 non-critical violations to Boone County eateries in the past week. Assistant Director Scott Clardy said a critical violation has a, “direct impact on the safety of food.” He said when inspectors write up an establishment for a critical violation, it’s because it might

Panchero’s on Grindstone is back open after an electrical fire in the restaurant’s kitchen. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department’s inspection records show the fire started Thursday near a hot-hold food preparation table, but was put out with a fire extinguisher. Because the fire extinguisher was used to put out the fire, all food items

More Boone County eateries finished the last week with clean inspections than with health code violations. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected 23 eateries since April 24. Twelve of those did not receive any violations, but 11 did. Of the eateries inspected, Hy-Vee’s bakery and deli on Conley Road had the most critical