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Columbia police are investigating an early Sunday morning motorcycle crash that killed a local man. Police say Brandon E. Bainter, 29, of Columbia was driving westbound on Broadway near Westwood Avenue around 1 a.m. Sunday. According to CPD, Bainter lost control of the motorcycle, causing it to leave the roadway and hit a utility pole.

Police have captured the second suspect involved in a shootout in north central Columbia on Wednesday while the case moves forward against the first suspect already in custody. Friday night, police announced they had arrested Moises Guillen at The Links apartment complex in east Columbia. Guillen was arrested on charges of armed criminal action, first-degree

A 2-year-old has died from his injuries after being hit by an SUV in Holts Summit Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Brennan Reynolds was hit off County Road 385 near Route OO around 6:30 p.m. Holts Summit fire and medics transported the boy to a landing zone for Staff for Life, just

An early Saturday morning structure fire is under investigation. A total of nine emergency units responded to a fire in the 800 block of West Boulevard around 5 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the home when they arrived. Crews say the fire had extended to parts of

A duplex fire in Columbia caused thousands of dollars in damage Friday afternoon. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the 3500 block of Berkshire Court for a structure fire and upon arrival, found smoke coming from a dryer vent. Firefighters say they found a laundry door on fire and were able to quickly put

A large fire inside Doolittle Trailer Manufacturing required crews from several agencies Friday evening. Holts Summit Fire Protection District spokesman Scott Pasley said the fire started before 5 p.m. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was pouring from one of the facility’s buildings. According to a news release, additional crews from North Callaway, South Callaway, Central

Holts Summit city leaders closed City Hall Friday to move services to a new location. The new location is next door at 213 South Summit Drive. City services were scheduled to resume Monday at 8 a.m. The new City Hall features expanded services, including a drive-up window for customers to pay court fees, sewer bills

A registered sex offender was arrested Thursday in Audrain County, accused of raping and sodomizing a 7-year-old Centralia area girl. Dennis Hatten, 59, is charged with child molestation, statutory rape and two counts of statutory sodomy for the attacks which happened over the course of six months. It happened just outside Centralia. His bond was

A mid-Missouri meat locker failed a follow up inspection after being closed for dirty conditions. The Missouri Department of Agriculture told ABC 17 News Friday the owners requested a new inspection on July 2, but the sanitation issues had not been addressed. The department originally cited Mexico Meat and Produce for a number of sanitation

A Columbia woman was arrested Thursday after a disturbance and possible stabbing at apartments on Whitegate Drive. Darlene Bradshaw, 47, was charged with armed criminal action and domestic assault for the incident Thursday afternoon. Columbia police told ABC 17 News Friday Bradshaw had stabbed her longtime boyfriend in the leg during an argument. They found

A Macon woman was killed Thursday in a car crash on Highway 36. Highway Patrol troopers say 72-year-old Kathlen Gentner was traveling northbound on Kellogg Avenue and attempting to cross Highway 36 when her car was struck on the driver’s side. Genter was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers do not know if she was

Police have identified a second suspect in Wednesday’s shooting at Texas and Garth avenues. The Columbia Police Department is searching for 22-year-old Moises Rodrigo Guillen, who will be arrested on charges of armed criminal action, first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Guillen is described as a Hispanic male, 5’11” tall and 175 pounds.

More drivers will be out on the roads this holiday weekend, meaning more people police presence on Missouri roads cracking down on drunk drivers. The Columbia Police Department will be out in full force this weekend making sure drivers haven’t been drinking. CPD officials say July Fourth is one of their busiest holidays, with the

Columbia police have one suspect in custody after Wednesday’s shooting in the northern section of the city. Officers say they are planning to make more arrests in the shooting that sent one man to the hospital. That victim, 23-year-old Coty Galbreath, is also charged in the shooting and has a lengthy criminal history. Galbreath is

One soldier is dead and another was taken to a hospital in serious condition following an ATV accident in Pulaski County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Timothy R. Panzar, 25, of St. Robert died in an accident on Hartford Road near Highway 28 around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Troopers say Panzar was driving the

Water Patrol troopers will be watching for drunk boaters over the 4th of July holiday. “We understand people are going to use alcohol out here; we just try to get them to have a designated driver,” says Water Patrolman Scott White. Officers will be watching for any swerving and dangerous driving of the boats. White

Police have made one arrest after a shooting in north Columbia Wednesday afternoon that injured at least one person. Coty Thomas Galbreath, 23, was arrested for armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and felon in possession of a weapon. Police also tell us Galbreath was wounded during the shooting. He was taken to

Police say they have been cracking down on illegal firework use this holiday week since fireworks are illegal within Columbia city limits. ABC 17 News rode along with police on a fireworks patrol. Officers Clint Sinclair and Chad Reynolds with the Columbia Police Department already had a list of addresses to check at the beginning

Two Columbia men were arrested Wednesday afternoon after they tried to run away from police officers. The officers in plain clothes said Rockus Roland, 23, and Denzell Smith, 22, were acting suspiciously in a parked vehicle near Garth Avenue and Benton Street. According to police, when Smith and Roland saw the officers, they tried to

Police have identified the suspect they believe was behind three convenience store armed robberies. Detectives are looking for Larry Blackwell Cole, 40. Anyone with information about where he could be is urged to call police. Police have made another arrest in the case. Boone County prosecutors charged 44-year-old John Meadows with two counts of robbery