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A Columbia man is behind bars after police said he broke into several cars and homes. Police arrested Barry Lawson Thursday night near Vandiver and Rangeline for driving a stolen car. Authorities found items missing from burglaries including a stolen gun. Lawson also took the police to three other places he reportedly said he burglarized.

A Mid-Missouri child abuse trial was put on hold Friday. 25-year-old Quinton Allen is accused of assaulting a 2-year-old back in 2011. Court documents said the child went to the hospital for excessive vomiting and had to have part of his skull removed. Allen apparently did not appear as ordered for his pre-trial conference. The

A Jefferson City is facing charges in a child sex crimes case. Court documents accuse Maurice Hogan of raping a 7-year-old girl while her mother was at work. Hogan was apparently living with the victim and her family at the time of the incident. Hogan is also accused of molesting two other girls who are

A Jefferson City man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday for producing child porn and enticing a minor into illicit sex. 37-year-old Andrew Clayton allegedly created child pornography involving a 14-year-old in Boone County. Deputies began investigating Clayton in Cole County in March after investigators learned he was contacting underage boys on the

It’s a big business that’s popular in the summer months allowing you to rent out your house to strangers to make extra cash. With websites like Airbnb and Homeaway, listing your house can be easy. The concept started in big cities and has now made its way to Mid-Missouri with dozens of homes for rent.

In Missouri, more than 10,000 children are placed into foster care every year. A new organization in Mid-Missouri is working to make the transition easier on parents who take these children into their homes. Angel Wings Clothing Closet in downtown Mexico is a non-profit store that provides free clothing and supplies to foster children. Foster

Boone County Animal Control is still investigating after five puppies were crammed into a crate and dumped at Albert-Oakland Park on Monday, the hottest day of the year so far. As of Thursday night, no arrests had been made. “The puppies are very, very thin,” said Dr. Russ Ehlmann, a veterinarian at the Central Missouri

ABC 17 News has confirmed federal investigators have been searching at least three separate stores in Mid-Missouri, looking for synthetic pot. Callaway Co. deputies also served three search warrants Thursday. Law enforcement officials were looking through items inside the Lucky Seven’s store in Moberly Thursday morning and arrived at around 9:30 a.m. Our crews saw

The Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri will soon offer abortions again. The announcement comes amid a national scandal after a recent leaked video shows a senior executive at Planned Parenthood discussing the harvest and cost of organ tissues from aborted fetuses. Now, a Missouri senator is asking Attorney General Chris Koster to investigate whether

ABC 17 News confirmed emergency responders are on the scene of a fire at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Police blocked the road from 1110 Chestnut Street near Lincoln U.’s stadium, all the way to Stadium Boulevard. The fire reportedly broke out at the Dickinson Research Center at 1219 Chestnut. University Relations Director Misty Young

Boone County Commissioners met Thursday morning to discuss a property tax break on a nearly $115 million expansion project for the Kraft Heinz plant in Columbia. Commissioners reviewed and did a first-read of the application request. The project would eliminate about 150 jobs. The company hinted if the proposal is not approved, it might move

Pavement repairs could cause some traffic delays starting at the end of this weekend. Crews will begin work on Highway 63 and the Highway 63/I-70 Connector between Rangeline and Broadway in Columbia. This work will continue through mid-August and close one lane of traffic. The work on Highway 63 will go from 7 p.m. until

The heat and humidity returns the next few days as a ridge of high pressure aloft builds over the central states. This will not only cause temperature to climb but will steer the storm track north through the weekend with only slight storm chances north of I-70 while areas south will stay dry. Temperatures will

A new study shows your chances of getting Lyme Disease have increased. The study shows 260 counties are at an increased risk for the tick-borne illness. That is double the risk found 10 years ago. June and July are the peak months for getting tick-borne illnesses in the U.S., according to the Center for Disease

ABC 17 News is following up on three men accused of ripping off their customers across mid-Missouri. In Special Reports, ABC 17 News has told viewers about alleged problems with CoMo Entertainment, a Cole County builder and most recently a Columbia gun shop. “We’re taking care of these people,” CoMo Entertainment owner Ben Bradley told

A Pulaski County detective is recovering after he was attacked by a dog during the arrest of a former police officer. David Milcendeau, 56, was arrested without incident for sexual assault charges. He was a former police officer. During the apprehension a German shepherd broke his chain and attacked a County detective. The dog caused

A Mid-Missouri judge has pushed back a court appearance for a Hermann woman charged with killing her roommate. 54-year-old Karen Brinkley is charged with second degree murder in the death of 64-year-old Marion Gerloff. She was scheduled to be arraigned in Gasconade County Wednesday, but the appearance was pushed back a week at the request

A fourth person was charged in a federal drug ring in Jefferson City Wednesday. ABC 17 News was the first to report on a Cole County manhunt back in February that netted three people for distributing meth. 40-year-old David Rodebaugh, 31-year-old Michael Pearson, and 23-year-old Hernan Hurtado were all charged in separate complaints on February

An additional charge has been filed against a Columbia man indicted for giving heroin to a 16-year-old girl who died of a suspected overdose. Jon Patrick Washington, also known as “Doom” was charged by a federal grand jury for allegedly supplying heroin to Morgan Myers in April 2014. Wednesday’s indictment alleges Washington rented a room

Two people face child endangerment charges after a two-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a private pool in Keytesville on Monday night. The girl was taken to a hospital in Columbia and is still in critical condition. The girl’s mother, 19-year-old Kynzie Patino and her step father, 21-year-old Jesse Patino were both arrested for endangering