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Cole County Emergency Medical Services officials will purchase two new ambulances after getting approval from the Cole County Commission on Tuesday. EMS director Matt Lindewirth said some of the agency’s ambulances have too many miles and constantly need maintenance. Cole County EMS has 12 ambulances in its fleet and the two new ones will replace

A man is charged in Callaway County after deputies recovered a stolen camper trailer this week. Samuel Smiley, 54, of Columbia was arrested around 2:40 p.m. Monday following a search of a home in the 1700 block of County Road 340 near Millersburg. Smiley was also wanted in Boone County on a felony count of

A judge heard arguments Tuesday in the city of Columbia’s efforts to condemn land for a fitness trail extension near the southeast edge of the University of Missouri campus. However, a ruling is not expected for several weeks. The city council in February approved a $2.8 million trail connecting east Columbia to central Columbia, called

UPDATE 6:30 P.M.: Power was restored to all customers in the Jefferson City area, according to the Ameren outage map. UPDATE 6 P.M.: About 800 customers remained without power in the Jefferson City area. ORIGINAL: More than 1,500 customers were without power in north Jefferson City on Tuesday afternoon. According to Ameren Missouri, the outage

The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory Tuesday morning warning parents about the dangers of young people using e-cigarettes. One in five high school students, and one in 20 middle school students use e-cigarettes, according to the advisory. Although traditional tobacco cigarette use remains low, the surgeon general said the use of JUUL e-cigarettes is

TONIGHT: It will be noticeably warmer tonight, as increasing clouds will keep temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s. It’ll feel colder though, as winds out of the south up to 11 mph will keep wind chill values near the freezing mark. WEDNESDAY: A jacket will be needed for the first part of the

A Fortuna man pleaded guilty to murder Friday in the killing of a baby. Matthew Hamm pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse in Moniteau County. In his plea Hamm admitted to seriously injuring the baby called “O.H.” in court documents, causing his death on May 5, 2017 by hitting him in

The Jefferson City Police Department is reassigning officers from patrol and shifting their focus strictly to solving recent homicides in Jefferson City. “It’s not that they have been taken off patrol, because they are still patrolling, they are just patrolling specific areas based on possible information from investigators,” JCPD Lt. David Williams said The department

A former employee of an Eldon drug company admitted in federal court Tuesday to embezzling nearly $150,000. Katherine E. Cebuhar, 41, of Olean, waived her right to a grand jury before pleading guilty to four counts of wire fraud in federal court. Cebuhar was an office manager for Eldon Drug Company, a pharmacy, from April

A former Lincoln University student pleaded guilty to her role in a meth conspiracy in federal court on Tuesday. Bria Royale Lanier-Richie, 24, of St. Louis, took part in a 2017 drug conspiracy that would have been used to distribute methamphetamine that was sent through the mail by a co-conspirator in California, the U.S. Western

A Columbia man found guilty of three counts of domestic assault in November asked a Boone County judge for an acquittal of those charges on Friday. Brian Kelley was convicted of two counts of fourth-degree domestic assault and one count of first-degree domestic assault in November after he attacked his grandparents. Authorities said Kelley had

Pat Jones, who along with her husband provided the initial donation that led to development of Missouri’s popular Katy Trail State Park hiking and biking path, has died. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says Jones died Monday. A cause of death was not disclosed. She was 93. Jones and her late husband, Ted, were

Negotiations are underway for the Holts Summit Police Department to continue servicing New Bloomfield in 2019. Holts Summit Assistant Police Chief Shannon Jeffries said a new contract has been approved by Holts Summit City Council and now it’s “in the hands of the city of New Bloomfield.” Jeffries said the contract must be renewed by

A Sedalia homeless man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly tried to kidnap a 10-year-old girl from the front yard of a home she was staying in. According to court documents, multiple witnesses told police Corey T. Owens was a homeless man staying at the same home as the victim in the 300 block of

THIS AFTERNOON: One last mostly sunny afternoon Tuesday will lead to increasing clouds through the evening hours. Enjoy the nice southerly breeze and warm temperatures because we will be seeing temperatures diving back to seasonal values through the rest of the week. Bring a light jacket for any evening plans, we’ll be in the 40s

Officer Chris Papineau received an award from the mayor at Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting regarding his actions on May 13, 2017, when he shot and killed Clarence Coats. Investigators said Papineau shot in order to protect others, since Coats was pointing a gun at someone from atop a building on Garth Ave. He also

The Warren County coroner confirmed Tuesday morning a mid-Missouri circuit judge passed away over the weekend. ABC 17 News is told Judge Wes C. Dalton, 60, died Sunday afternoon, reportedly from a heart-related condition. An official cause of death hasn’t been released. Dalton represented the 12th Circuit, which covers Audrain, Montgomery and Warren counties. The

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – A 26-year-old Missouri woman who intentionally drove her vehicle into the Kansas River in Kansas has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Scharron Dingledine, of Columbia, Missouri, entered the plea Monday. As part of the plea, she won’t be eligible for parole for 25

A 19-year-old Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened undercover police officers and had a half-pound of marijuana under the hood of his car Friday. According to court documents, undercover Jefferson City officers encountered Yashim M. Smith and others during an investigation of a recent homicide. Smith and the others were suspected