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A $25,000 grant will help Boone County organizations prioritize early childhood development. Boone is one of only eight counties nationwide to receive the grant from the Pritzker’s Child Initiative. Boone was awarded the grant in partnership with Cradle to Career. “As I was going through putting the proposal together, the questions they were asking I

ABC 17 confirmed homeowners caught and held a suspect during an attempted robbery Thursday, but two other men remain on the loose. Police claim Jamon Deniro Roberts, 23, went into a home with a gun and demanded money before the victims struggled with him, eventually going through the front door onto the porch. Five people

Cooper County Emergency Management Agency, also known as EMA are one’s to notify residents within the area of any major disasters using Nixle but Wednesday around 5:30 pm, EMA issued an apology for an error that did not notify people who signed up for alerts. “… I’ll take full responsibility, that I clicked on the

The Fulton Police Department received an investigation about a sexual assault of a juvenile. The investigation determined that Judy Dickens had knowledge of the reported incident, according to the official press release. It was also determined that Dickens knew the victim and suspect were not allowed to have unsupervised contact with each other. Dickens was

The suspect in the Black and Gold Bar parking lot shooting on April 26 was arrested in Ward County, Texas. Miles Leighton Hillegas, 21, of Columbia was arrested on May 2. Police officers identified Hillegas through the investigation and a warrant request was submitted to the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Hillegas was arrested for

UPDATED 2:45 PM THURSDAY: The Weather Alert Day has been allowed to expire for Mid-Missouri, as the threat for severe weather has greatly diminished here in the region. Thanks to ongoing rain, clouds, and cooler temperatures the atmosphere hasn’t had time to recover from the overnight rain and storms we did see in the area.

A School Resource Officer was made aware of an assault at 401 Clinkscales Road, otherwise known as West Middle School. A juvenile was taken into custody after the incident. ABC 17 reached out to Columbia Public Schools, who confirmed the assault.

The judge in Gov. Eric Greitens’ pending invasion of privacy trial will not allow video cameras into the courtroom. Judge Rex Burlison cited security concerns and the objections of Greitens’ former mistress to her likeness being shown in the courtroom when making his decision on Thursday. The trial begins on May 14. Burlison said he

TODAY: Lingering showers and t-storms are continuing this afternoon and mainly confined to eastern parts of Mid-Missouri. With clouds still holding steady across the region and temperatures on the cool side, it won’t be as muggy and warm as it was the past few days. This is also decreasing our threat for strong storms as

The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office was invited to the capital house floor on Wednesday to receive a Resolution. State Representative Sara Walsh and David Wood presented the Resolution on the house floor to Lt. Kevin Morse, Deputy James Wiecken and K-9 Apollo for their work during an arrest made on March 16, 2018, according to

Fulton police arrested two men with active warrants Wednesday after finding them with a stolen car. While on security patrol in the area of Singer Lane, officers said they spotted a stolen vehicle parked in the driveway of a home. The registration on the vehicle revealed that is had been reported stolen out of Jefferson

THURSDAY: Lingering showers and t-storms will continue Thursday morning through 11 AM and a few of these still could be on the strong to severe side for the AM commute. We’ll watch for strong wind gusts with these and possibly some large hail. Heading into the afternoon, if clouds clear, storms could re-develop and become

Columbia police responded near the 3000 block of Northland Drive Thursday morning. The call was in reference to the robbery of a Jimmy John’s delivery driver. Four people were taken into custody on Northland Drive. ABC 17 News is working to learn more about the incident and will update this article when additional information is

TONIGHT: A line of storms will move through overnight and will continue to bring a severe threat. Damaging winds are the primary threat along with large hail and an isolated tornado. A Severe Storm Watch continues until 6 AM. THURSDAY: Lingering showers and t-storms will continue Thursday morning through 11 AM and a few of

Top members of the state House of Representatives agree there is not enough time left in the regular session to both finish the budget and impeach Gov. Eric Greitens, according to Rep. Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City). McCann Beatty, the House minority floor leader, said Tuesday that articles of impeachment should be filed by representatives

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agreed that Wednesday afternoon’s report on Gov. Eric Greitens use of a charity donor list is concerning. “The governor basically stole from the veteran’s group,” said House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty. In a statement, McCann Beatty said Greitens lacked the moral authority necessary to govern. “Quite frankly,

The victim of a July 2017 robbery in south Columbia sued three of the four people accused of attacking him. The suit filed Tuesday targets Taffny Gordon, Ian Rich and Mackenzie Scott, three co-defendants in a robbery case. The lawsuit claims the three caused the victim mental anguish and emotional damages “in excess of $25,000,”

City of Columbia and Boone County leaders met today to discuss the findings of the Grace Lane Traffic study. They reached an agreement that demolishing fifteen homes to widen the road is the best choice and they plan to send a proposal to the council. ABC 17 looked in crash reports on Grace Lane in

Cole County leaders said Wednesday they are reviewing applications and have new hires in the training process for 11 open positions at the emergency medical services department. “We’ve had more applicants for open positions probably than in the last five or six months,” said presiding commissioner Sam Bushman. “There’s people that want to come to

The second report by the House Special Investigative Committee was released Wednesday afternoon. The report found that by cross-referencing the names on the TMC list with Greitens campaign donors, the campaign raised nearly $2 million from people or organizations on the TMC list. Around November 2016, an ethics complaint was filed against Greitens and Greitens