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UPDATE – 3/13 – 8:00 A.M.: Audrain County deputies announced in a social media post that Benjamin Hancock was arrested Monday night. The post said the 24-year-old turned himself in to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office. Hancock was wanted on the outstanding warrants related to a burglary investigation along Highway C in rural Centralia. {“author_name”:”Audrain

TUESDAY: A few morning clouds and cold tempratures will be around for the first part of the day, before all sunshine returns into the afternoon, however, don’t let that fool you. There is going to be a stiff breeze out of the northwest at 10-15 mph which will make our air temperatures only rising into

John White, the security director for Columbia Public Schools, presented the annual safety and security update to members of the Board of Education Monday evening. The presentation outlined both past and planned measures to ensure the safety of the nearly 19,000 students enrolled in CPS, as well as staff. This comes after President Donald Trump

The Mizzou women’s basketball team has made the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. The Tigers are the No. 5 seed in the Lexington Region. Mizzou will play No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast in Stanford, Calif. at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/973349179446702085″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Here’s a look at &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Mizzou&#lt;/a&#gt;’s region. &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/cgjRB9X8bC”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/cgjRB9X8bC&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;–

Lawyers for Gov. Eric Greitens want a judge to halt requests for documents in a lawsuit over the office’s use of a secretive texting app. The request was made Monday in Cole County for a stay in discovery in the ongoing lawsuit over Greitens and his team’s use of Confide, an messaging app that destroys

A man was taken into custody at Lincoln University after reports that he had a firearm. He was found by a ditch near the university and arrested. Police had evidence bags in their possession. This is a developing story. Stay with us for the latest information.

Capital City High School in Jefferson City is opening up voting for the new school’s mascots and colors. The options are: Mascots: Cavaliers, Panthers, Ravens Colors: Carolina Blue/Gray, Royal Blue/Silver, Royal Purple/Silver. Voting closes on March 21, and the winning mascot and colors will be announced on March 23. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JCPSTWEETS/status/973341250660249600″,”author_name”:”JCPS”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JCPSTWEETS”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Slate of voting

The seven members of the special legislative committee investigating allegations of blackmail against Gov. Eric Greitens had its third closed meeting at the Jefferson City Police Department Friday. ABC 17 News has reported that it is legal and within Sunshine Law regulations to close the meetings to the public but political experts said it’s tough

Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce President Matt McCormick sat down with ABC 17 News to discuss Columbia’s economy and how the chamber’s 2018 legislative priorities are going so far this year. For the 2018 legislative session, the Chamber said they will be focusing on education and better infrastructure as well as funding for roads, economic development,

UPDATE 11:40 am: According to the probable cause statement, witnesses saw McAlister get into a fight with Gibson and then heard gunshots. Witnesses said they also saw McAlister stand over a body. Officers interviewed McAlister and he admitted to having the fight. He took law enforcement officers to the area of the incident and provided

Local lawmakers are reacting to the passing of former Boone County Clerk, Wendy Noren. ABC 17 previously reported that Noren died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was 63. Noren was first elected to office in 1982 and was reelected eight times. Sen. Roy Blunt tweeted on Monday, “Saddened to hear of

Pettis County deputies arrested Thomas Pitts on Sunday after officers were informed that he was selling methamphetamine and had a large quantity of the drug. According to the probable cause statement, deputies had received recent information of heavy drug traffic coming from Pitts’ residence and saw multiple cameras attached to his house. Pitts also has

UPDATE 4:45 pm: Another outage is expected on Tuesday morning between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. UPDATE 1:30 pm: ABC 17 is currently off the air due to maintenance. It is expected to be properly running within two hours. UPDATE 10:05 am: The channel is expected to go off air after the

Jefferson City police arrested Joshua Lehman on Saturday after officers were dispatched to the Corwin Honda lot on Missouri Boulevard for reports of a vehicle fire. Police said when they arrived on scene, they saw a burned 2017 Honda Civic. The estimated amount of damages was $30,000. Lehman turned himself in to the police department

Moniteau County deputies arrested Alex Gilbert on Sunday after officers were dispatched to the 37300 block of Highway T in reference to a burglary. The victim told officers he had several dozen items stolen from his residence with a total value in excess of $10,000. The victim described one of the stolen items as a

A woman with a long history of stealing has been accused of stealing a woman’s purse from a Days Inn in Osage Beach. According to the probable cause statement, a woman noticed her purse was missing from her room. After searching the hotel and not finding it, she reviewed the surveillance footage and saw a

TONIGHT: Despite the afternoon sunshine, clouds will return through the overnight hours. It’ll be a chilly night, with lows bottoming out in the mid to upper 20s. Areas that don’t see as much cloud cover, will likely see even colder conditions. Winds will remain light out of the north up to 10 mph, with wind

Troopers arrested Kevin Richardson on Saturday after officers observed a car speeding on U.S. 54. Troopers said as the speeding car was passing officers, the driver had a surprised and worried look on her face. When officers stopped the vehicle, they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the Ford. Troopers said they

Lake Ozark police arrested Jill Chevalier on Saturday after officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision with injuries on State Road 242 at Bagnell Dam Blvd. When officers arrived on scene, Chevalier had slurred speech, blood shot and glassy eyes and was unable to walk properly. She admitted that she had consumed alcohol prior

UPDATE 2:30 pm: Jones was charged with domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to the probable cause statement, Jones has been convicted of assault in the past. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police arrested Jakob Hewett-Jones on Friday night after officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Ann Street in reference to a disturbance. Police