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Danuser Machine Company broke ground Wednesday on a $3.7 million expansion project. This expansion will include a 32,000-square-foot manufacturing addition at the company’s Fulton location. It is the first of two or three expansions the 103-year-old company has planned for the next decade. “To continue to see a company that’s this old survive in this

New court documents released Tuesday detail the gruesome murder of a Callaway County man and the assault of his father. Zachery O’Connor, 30, of Auxvasses was found dead on Saturday and his father, 57-year-old Michael O’Connor, remained in serious condition at last report. University Hospital in Columbia says it can no longer provide updates on

One month after a major Jefferson City employer announced it will close its doors, the state is assisting employees in the search for new jobs. RR Donnelley said in August it would shut down operations and lay off about 500 employees. The plant is scheduled to close Oct. 1. The state’s career center staff met

Authorities have finished their investigation into the death of a former Jefferson City youth pastor. Affiliate KMBC-TV reports the Liberty Police Department has determined that there was no foul play involved in the death of Chad Rogers. The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office said Rogers died of natural causes and there were no signs of

The Jefferson City Council passed the mayor’s proposed 2014 budget at a meeting Tuesday night. However, disagreement over one budget item heated up the council. The council did not approve a resolution that would have given city employees two personal days in lieu of a pay raise. Council members Carrie Carroll, Carlos Graham, Ken Hussey

Boone County officials believe the City of Rolla’s emergency s irens caused the county’s sirens to active two hours early. The county normally tests its outdoor emergency sirens on the first Wednesday of the month at noon. Sirens sounded around 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Office of Emergency Management said the activation was “not intentional.” Officials

The North Callaway County R-1 School District School Board has pushed up a meeting to Tuesday night after receiving complaints from parents about its superintendent. Board members spent three and a half hours behind closed doors. They declined to comment on what was discussed, but told an ABC 17 news crew a formal statement will

A Higbee man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a car and foot chase in Moberly. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a trooper attempted to pull over David W. Asher, 32, of Higbee for a traffic violation around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. Asher failed to stop on Highway 24 and led authorities on

The family of the man who donated land for one of Columbia’s oldest parks wants the city to address upkeep and changes ahead of a golden anniversary. Kurt Albert’s father, Paul, donated more than 100 acres of land for what is now Albert-Oakland Park, C.M. Albert Memorial Park and the Albert-Oakland Pool. But visitors to

Two companies, Ruhl and Son Construction and Roach Construction Services, are filing liens worth nearly $22,000 against Aspen Heights and Aurora Company, for work that was completed, but they are still owed the money. Both companies tell ABC 17 the subcontractor, Texas-based Aurora Company, only paid a portion of what is owed. “Our pay was

A Centralia woman pleaded guilty to assault and resisting arrest charges Tuesday. Angel Marie Anderson, 41, was arrested on May 7 after she threatened to shoot police and kill her neighbor. Centralia police said Anderson threw a large object at her neighbor “in the manner as a person would throw a spear with the intent

Ohio authorities say their officers were engaged in a car chase Tuesday morning involving Missouri fugitive Brian Adkison. Adkison, 23, escaped from the Caldwell County Jail on Aug. 10 and has been on the run ever since. He is wanted on charges in several Missouri counties and for the rape and kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend,

One Mid-Missouri mother is concerned for her child’s walk to school, because she says the path is too dangerous. The current Jefferson City School District policy is that high school students who live within 3.5 miles of the school must walk or get dropped off by a parent. Tina Kittle and her 14-year-old daughter live

A man in the middle of several shootings in Columbia over the past few years was in court Tuesday asking for a new judge. Malcolm Redmon, 30, was arrested in November for violating his home detention sentence. He admits to being involved in at least one 2012 fight at Boone Tavern that led to a

The Muscular Dystrophy Association’s nationally broadcast 48th annual telethon and related fundraising efforts have raised about a million dollars more than last year with $59.6 million in contributions over the Labor Day weekend. The two-hour “MDA Show of Strength” aired Sunday on the ABC Network and locally on ABC 17/KMIZ-TV. MDA President and CEO Steven

Mid-Missouri authorities arrested a Jefferson City man after he crashed his car and fled from law enforcement. According to Cole County Sheriff Greg White, deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a car crash near Highway 179 and Hilsenbeck Road around 3:20 p.m. Monday. Emergency responders at the scene told authorities that the

Law enforcement arrested eight people in Columbia for intoxicated driving at two checkpoints over the holiday weekend. Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies set up checkpoints on Friday at State Farm Parkway and Nifong Boulevard, then again Saturday at College Avenue and Rollins Road. More than 600 drivers were stopped at the checkpoints. Out

Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Fulton man for an armed robbery on Monday. Columbia police say officers were called to Club Court around 4:20 p.m. for a robbery in progress. Officers say the homeowner, a 63-year-old man, saw 32-year-old Dustin James Maupin in his backyard. When the victim opened the door,

Columbia police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at America’s Best Value Inn on Providence Road near I-70. Police responded to a robbery in progress call around 9:40 p.m. Monday. Investigators say the suspect walked into the hotel and demanded money from an employee. Officers say he was armed with a handgun.

The Missouri Department of Corrections says an inmate died at the Jefferson City Correction Center over the weekend. Paul Honeycutt, 51, was found dead around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. Corrections officials say his death is attributed to apparent natural causes. Honeycutt had been incarcerated since Oct. 1996 on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal