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A Benton County woman faces nearly a dozen animal abuse charges. Deputies arrested Tiffany L. Woodington, 49, of Cole Camp, Missouri on Sept. 12. The Sheriff’s Office said Woodington operated the nonprofit group “All Accounted For” with her husband, Steven C. Woodington, 55, of South Padre Island, Texas. Both are accused of bringing the animals

Autopsies show a man and boy whose bodies were found last week in Gasconade County died in an apparent murder-suicide. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a news release Monday that Monty Jason Barton, 37, died of a self-inflected gunshot wound to the head and 4-year-old Bentlee Turner died of a gunshot wound to

A special Missouri legislative session on vehicle tax breaks cost roughly $70,000 to hold. State House and Senate cost estimates put the price tag of the short September session at a little more than $71,000. Republican Gov. Mike Parson called the special session to overlap with lawmakers’ annual meeting to review vetoed bills. That cut

Prosecutors with the Missouri State Attorney General’s Office have upgraded murder charges filed in a deadly Camden County shooting. Christine Jolene Zahn, of Camdenton, is accused of killing 34-year-old Derek Ray Harrelson in 2018 sometime between the night of November 18 or early on November 19. Investigators said Zahn told deputies she shot Harrelson after

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost will be retiring at the end of the season, a year in which his team lost 100 games. His decision was announced by the team Monday, a day after a 12-8 loss in which the Royals fell for the eighth time in 10 games.

THIS AFTERNOON: Beautiful first-day-of-Fall weather across mid-MO. We’re set to warm near 77 in the next few hours. TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Low in the upper 50s as winds turn out of the south overnight. EXTENDED: Southerly winds will continue Tuesday helping temperatures warm in to the afternoon. Thankfully dew points will stay backed off for

UPDATE, 10:35 p.m.: A news release from the Columbia Police Department said officers arrested Anderson in connection to E’quan Spain’s death. The 19-year-old was shot near Park Avenue and Fifth Street on Sept. 14. ORIGINAL: Officers have made an arrest in relation to a recent Columbia homicide, according to Police Chief Geoff Jones. Jones confirmed

TONIGHT: Skies clear behind the cold front. Low temperatures fall into the mid 50s. MONDAY: It will be a beautiful start to fall across mid-Missouri with low humidity and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s with lots of sunshine. EXTENDED: We’ll be tracking a couple of disturbances throughout the week, but no appreciable rain is forecast

A road rage incident on I-70 lead to an arrest on Sunday night when authorities were notified that a driver flashed a gun, Columbia Police officials said. Officials said the call came in around 8:30 p.m. near the Stadium Blvd. exit. The caller stated another vehicle was following them, brandished a firearm and continued to

UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: Two people have died after a shooting on McKee Street and Rice Road, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department. “The two victims were identified as Antonio Lasha Houston, 36, of Columbia and Danielle Beverly-Mae Marine, 33, of Columbia. Next of kin have been notified,” the release said. When

A Fulton woman previously charged with second-degree murder was indicted by a grand jury in Callaway County on Friday on new charges after she allegedly shot and killed a man in March. Kalesha M. Peterson was indicted for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. She was previously charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of

MONDAY: Some of us could be waking up to some patchy fog, but beautiful weather will continue moving in later this morning as temperatures will only top out in the mid to upper 70s this afternoon with sunshine returning TONIGHT: We stay mostly clear overnight with lows dipping down into the upper 50s . EXTENDED:

There have been three shootings in Columbia in the span of nine days. Four people, ranging from the age of 18 to 36 years old, have died as a result of the violence. Frank Butler is a Columbia native. He said he knew Antonio Lasha Houston, 36, of Columbia who died in a shooting early

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs won a showdown between two of the NFL’s top offenses. The Ravens made them work for it until the very end. Mahomes threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns in another dazzling performance, Kansas City held quarterback Lamar Jackson in check most of the rain-soaked afternoon, and the Chiefs held

UPDATE: An Ameren spokesperson told ABC 17 News that power has been restored to the customers in Callaway County that were impacted by Sunday’s outage. An “equipment malfunction” caused the outage, the spokesperson said. Click here to view the Ameren Outage Map. ORIGINAL: More than 100 customers in Callaway County lost power Sunday afternoon, according

A Jefferson City man was flown to a hospital in a helicopter Saturday night after being hit by a car, according to the city police department. A spokesperson for MU Health told ABC 17 News around 3:30 p.m. Sunday that the man who was hit, Jordan Phenenger of Jefferson City, was in critical condition. Jefferson

UPDATE 9/20: The Columbia Police Department confirmed late Friday night that officers arrested Michael Anderson, 28, in connection with a recent homicide. Anderson was arrested in connection to E’quan Spain’s death. The 19-year-old was shot near Park Avenue and Fifth Street on Sept. 14. ORIGINAL: More than two months have passed since Columbia Police Chief

There was a large police presence in north Columbia on Friday night. Nearly a dozen patrol vehicles were in the area of Edenton Boulevard and Bodie Drive around 9 p.m. Lt. Lance Bolinger said officers were conducting a weapons investigation. Online dispatch records show the Columbia Police Department has been dispatched to Edenton Boulevard 10

A Missouri ex-convict was arrested in New York in August on suspicion of threatening to harm a former Callaway County assistant prosecuting attorney. According to a complaint filed by the Eastern District of New York, Scott Allan Smith, 38, threatened to kill the prosecutor who led the prosecution against him in October 2015. Smith was

SUNDAY: Widespread rain is shifting into the area this morning and into the afternoon hours. Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected from this system but precipitation totals are decreasing so it looks like we will stay under an inch of rain for most of us. Into the evening hours, we could see some trailing storms