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The Boone County Commission announced Wednesday that Chad Martin, a captain with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department will take over as the new 911 director and Terry Cassil has been selected as the new Boone County Emergency Management Director. Cassil is currently the chief of operations for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. He also

The Food and Drug Administration is asking several supplement companies to review their powdered caffeine products. The agency says these products that are available to consumers online “present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury.” Warning letters have been sent to five different companies including Bridge City Bulk, Hard Eight Nutrition, Kreativ Health,

Randolph County Prosecutor Mike Fusselman filed a warrant Monday to arrest 45-year-old Alonzo Thorpe for numerous child sex crimes. Police confirmed Thorpe turned himself in Tuesday night. Fusselman charged Thorpe with 20 crimes, including several counts of statutory sodomy, child molestation and enticement of a child. Online court records list addresses for Thorpe in the

A Boone County man is sitting in jail after he was charged with his ninth DWI. He’s also charged with kidnapping in the same incident. Court documents say Richard Wilhite, 53, of Sturgeon crashed his truck into a ditch along Route V just south of Sturgeon last week. When two people stopped to make sure

UPDATE: ABC 17 News has confirmed First Student is making “personnel changes” after airing a story about a 4-year-old boy who was left on a Jefferson City school bus. Mika Clardy says her son Makoto is a non-verbal special needs student who goes to Southwest Early Childhood Center. He fell asleep Thursday morning, but his

Local scores for September 1, 2015 Softball North Callaway 11 Wright City 3South Callaway 4 Fulton 1Russellville 3 Vienna 10Rock Bridge 2 Battle 7 Volleyball Blair Oaks 25 25Fulton 13 12 Southern Boone 25 25Eugene 23 19 Fatima 25 25Linn 10 10 Hallsville 20 25 23Kirksville 25 22 25 Battle 25 13 9Lebanon 19 25

In light of recent shooting deaths of police officers, ABC 17 News checked in with local law enforcement agencies to see if they are making any changes or taking any extra precautions. “We’re pretty vigilant to begin with, but I think we’ve definitely ratcheted up a couple notches,” said Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone

Right now we are in a summer weather pattern as high pressure aloft is building over the Central States sending the main storm track north of Missouri. This pattern will persist through Sunday, giving us above average temperatures and mainly dry weather. As we head into the middle of September, forecast models show the high

More than 640 bridges in the state need some major repairs or even need to be replaced. The Missouri Department of Transportation recently finished the latest bridge inspections. MoDOT added another 50 bridges to the list this week that need critical condition. “A lot of it is just age and deterioration,” MoDOT State Bridge Engineer

September is National Hunger Action Month and The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri is participating in a big way. Tuesday, The Food Bank along with Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors unveiled a 16 foot, 212 pound orange spoon that will sit near the entrance of the building for the entire month. Hulett Heating

More than a dozen new jobs are coming to Moberly after officials announced the expansion of Lakeview Energy. The company plans to expand its bio fuels operations to Moberly, bringing 19 new full time jobs with hiring to begin immediately. The company bought the assets of the former Producer’s Choice Soy Energy facility and about

A 20-year-old Emergency Medical Technician is charged with stealing prescription pills from Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville. According to court documents, Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers investigated a report of 11 hydrocodone pills stolen from a lost medication locker at Isle of Capri. Documents said the locker is accessible only to security supervisors

A Randolph County fast food restaurant is now closed due to a fire. The Sonic off North Morley in Moberly caught fire early Tuesday morning at around 2:30. Investigators traced the cause back to a possible short in an electrical cord. Insurance adjusters were on scene Tuesday, and the restaurant needs to be inspected before

A Missouri man sentenced to serve life in prison without parole for marijuana is now released from prison. In May, Gov. Jay Nixon granted Mizanskey a commutation of his sentence. A Missouri Board of Probation and Parole at the Jefferson City Corrections Center held his first hearing on Aug. 6. Four days later, Mizanskey and

Cole County is asking some property owners to address some health concerns after neighbors complained about a house on Scruggs Station Rd. in Jefferson City. Untrimmed grass, weeds, garbage, and loose tires were among the complaints. The health department considered the property a hazard. A spokesman for the health department briefed the Cole County Commission

An Osage County woman pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday for having meth and an illegal gun. 39-year-old Sangria Mueller told investigators she had meth and intended to sell it in Osage County in February 2014. Mueller also said she had a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Mueller has three prior felony convictions for drugs, and a

ABC 17 News has learned Tuesday the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the state geologist are investigating the source of a water leak in Iberia. A viewer told ABC 17 News there has been a water leak in her front yard at 315 Walnut St. in Iberia for 8 years and it is coming

The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who apparently vandalized and stole from Robinson’s Cleaners. The suspect went into the location at 3601 Buttonwood Drive last Friday and was captured on surveillance cameras prying open the coin collectors on washing machines. The suspect took the money from each

Lawyers for both sides of a man’s murder trial argued several different aspects of the upcoming case in Boone County. Circuit Judge Jodie Asel considered 35 motions in limine during 32-year-old Cody Baker’s pre-trial hearing. Authorities believe Baker killed Finley Steele, Baker’s girlfriend’s 8-month-old daughter, in February 2014. The girl’s mother, 25-year-old Anna Steele, called

A motorcyclist has been taken to a Columbia hospital after a crash Monday evening on Highway 63, near Grindstone Parkway. Joint Communications says part of the highway, which was closed, has since reopened. The crash happened just after 8:30 Monday night. It happened in the northbound lanes of Highway 63, just south of the Grindstone