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Stover’s police chief pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge.Trampus Jackson pleaded guilty in Morgan County Circuit Court. The judge sentenced Jackson to 90 days in jail, but suspended the sentence and placed Jackson on supervised probation for two years.Morgan County dispatchers confirm that Jackson will be back at his job on

***UPDATE FRIDAY, 10:45 A.M.***Boonville’s mayor is confirming the Hostess plant will close at noon today. Julie Thacher said she received a call at about 6:00 this morning that the facility would shut its doors putting about 100 people out of work. Thacher said a Hostess outlet store located near the plant will close on Monday.***UPDATE

Right now in Mid-Missouri, there are 12 nursing homes receiving the lowest possible ranking given by the federal government. Even some of the higher-rater homes are guilty of major federal violations.Just last month, ABC 17 News cameras caught a search for a man who authorities say had gone missing from Riverview Nursing Care in Mokane.

If money is the source of the problem, ABC 17 News asked if it could also be the solution.”I don’t want to build another building on MU’s campus until our seniors are taken care of,” said Dolan.However, advocates are talking about a different kind of money and a different kind of solution.”If there is abuse

Highs will be near 60 Friday through Sunday with morning lows in the mid 30s. Clouds will be hard to find Friday, Saturday and most of the day Sunday. Winds will be relatively light from the southeast. Our next weather system will move in Sunday night and Monday. Clouds will increase and showers will be

University of Missouri defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson will not play in Saturday’s final home game.According to a report from Rivals.com, Richardson has been suspended for the game against Syracuse.The report states he was suspended for disciplinary issues.ABC 17 Sports has reached out to the MU Athletic Department for comment or confirmation but have yet to

Columbia Police are on the scene of another reported shooting. Dispatchers called cops to the area of Sylvan Lane and Whitegate Drive on the city’s northeast side just after 6 p.m. and officers on the scene have confirmed that five to eight shots were fired. Authorities say they do not yet know if anyone was

***UPDATE 7:54 P.M.***Officers are not sure if a later shooting after 6 p.m. Friday is related.Five to eight were fired in northeast Columbia near Sylvan Lane and Whitegate Drive, but nothing was hit.***ORIGINAL STORY***Police are looking for the suspect who shot a teen just east of Columbia Friday morning.The call came out to 4323 Santa

Columbia police are investigating an early morning robbery at the Subway and Baskin Robbins restaurant in the 1400 block of Forum Boulevard.Police told ABC 17 News Saturday night a suspect broke into the business just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday and took money from a cash register. One employee was inside the building at the time

The streak of above average temperatures will continue through the end of the weekend. Highs will reach the low 60s during the afternoon with mostly sunny skies. Clouds will be increasing by the evening through the overnight as our next chance of rain approaches for early Monday.

***UPDATE 8:40 P.M.***KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Police say a southwest Missouri man who confessed to plotting to shoot up a screening of ‘Twilight’ and a Walmart store had been detained after threatening a store clerk three years ago.Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton said Saturday that in 2009, 20-year-old Blaec Lammers followed a worker around

A Pettis County man is dead after an early Saturday morning car crash.Missouri State Highway Patrol says Curtis Harper, 55, of La Monte failed to negotiate a curve on MO Highway 127 near Easter Road around 12:30 a.m. Troopers say the car went off the left side of the road and overturned, partially ejecting Harper.Harper

(AP) – Alex Oriakhi had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Earnest Ross added 16 points and No. 14 Missouri beat Nicholls State 74-54 on Friday night.The Tigers (3-0) put to rest their tendency to start slowly – at least for one game – after senior forward Laurence Bowers promised to fix the team’s energy problems

A wave of low pressure will be moving into Mid-Missouri overnight Sunday into Monday. This will increase our clouds by Sunday night and bring a slight chance for light rain showers early Monday. Widespread rain is not likely. Spotty light showers or sprinkles will be possible through the day with rainfall amounts of only up

(AP) – Ryan Nassib threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Alec Lemon with 20 seconds to go, capping a 21-point fourth quarter as Syracuse spoiled Missouri’s home finale with a 31-27 victory on Saturday night.Lemon had 12 receptions for 244 yards and two scores, including a 13-yard catch that tied it at 17

A Richland man was charged with child molestation and child abuse and neglect Friday in Pulaski County.Thomas Brigance is accused of hitting an 8 and 10-year-old girl with an open fist and then sexually assaulting them. A teacher first reported the abuse on the state’s hotline in October.Brigance was released from jail Friday after posting

It’s been 13 years since Robin Dwiggins’ son was killed by a driver high on methamphetamine. Sunday she offered a reminder about the dangers of the drug.”I decided today to hold a balloon release in honor of, not only his life, but also to raise the awareness that’s much needed for methamphetamine and the dangers

A Columbia man has died after the car he was driving crashed Saturday night on U.S. 63 northbound, near Turkey Creek and Route H.Troopers said Sunday, the crash happened at 6:35 p.m. when Anthony Peccoux, 32, drove off the right side of the road and hit a concrete culvert.Peccoux was pronounced dead at University Hospital

***UPDATE TUESDAY 4:50 P.M.***Hostess company representatives tell ABC 17 News that they are in the same position as the rest of the country, waiting to see what happens during mediation between the company and the workers’ unions.The company claims they did everything they could to get employees back to work.”I couldn’t tell you the company’s

After a rainy and gloomy start, sunshine will move in Monday afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. Tuesday and Wednesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Showers will be possible in the evening on Thanksgiving Day with highs in the mid 60s. Slightly cooler air will move in for the