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Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced on Tuesday that her office has begun an audit of the Callaway County Collector’s Office. ABC 17 previously reported that Callaway County Collector Pam Oestreich resigned on March 15 because of her involvement in suspicious activity on a Callaway County checking account she maintained. “I appreciate the quick action

Maries County deputies were involved in a high speed chase on Monday night. Deputies said the chase went through Maries County, Gasconade County and ended in Osage County when the suspect crashed. Officers said the suspect put innocent lives at risk because he was driving at speeds over 120 mph. The suspect was taken to

**FLOOD WATCH** MONDAY 7PM – TUESDAY 7PM COUNTIES: CAMDEN, MILLER, COLE, OSAGE, MARIES, PULASKI, PHELPS, GASCONADE THREATS INCLUDE: FLOODING ALONG STREAMS, CREEKS & LOW-LYING AREAS. FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. TUESDAY : The heaviest band of rain will set up early this morning and is expected to be near and just

Rainfall overnight Monday and early Tuesday may cause water to cover some roads throughout mid-Missouri. Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the agency did not have to rescue any drivers from flood waters on Monday morning, but expected rainfall will only increase the likelihood of flooded roads. This could mean drivers encounter flooded roads in the

UPDATE 4:15 pm: Columbia police said the shooting happened when a man and a juvenile were driving in the area of Shamrock Drive and Irma Drive when another car approached them and started shooting at the victim’s vehicle. ABC 17 spoke with a resident in the area and said she saw the shooting happen and

Camden County deputies are searching for a missing and endangered man. Deputies said Jacob “Jake” Thompson was reported missing on Sunday. He is described as a 26-year-old man, 5’7″, 130 pounds, short brown hair, slight beard and light mustache, with a blue panther tattoo on his left wrist and scar on his left eyebrow. Officers

Fulton police responded to a pedestrian getting hit by a vehicle on Monday. The pedestrian, identified as a 50-year-old man from Fulton, was walking east on E. 2nd St. and then onto Bluff St. while using the crosswalk. A white, 4-door vehicle was driving east on E. 2nd St. and turned north on Bluff St.,

Michael Porter Jr. declared for the 2018 NBA Draft on Instagram Monday. In the video, he thanks his family, coaches, teammates and “Mizzou Nation” before making the announcement. Watch the full video below: {“version”:”1.0″,”title”:””,”author_name”:”mpj”,”author_url”:”https://www.instagram.com/mpj”,”author_id”:5650880959,”media_id”:”1743825719232783298_5650880959″,”provider_name”:”Instagram”,”provider_url”:”https://www.instagram.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:658,”height”:null,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”instagram-media” data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=”https://www.instagram.com/p/BgzUEChD2PC/” data-instgrm-version=”8″ style=” background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0;

UPDATE 3 p.m.: Gary Jungermann told ABC 17 News they plan to have more answers in the upcoming weeks. “In the next few weeks we’re going to have all the answers, so that we know if something happened, how bad it was. Right now we’re just running a lot of stress and most of us

Crews are cleaning up after roads were flooded here in Moberly on Monday. ABC 17 spoke to the Moberly Fire Chief, who said they responded to five or six calls of people stranded in their vehicles, but there were no injuries. ABC 17 also spoke with MoDOT, who said, “So as the rain continues, we’re

UPDATE 4:40 pm: Troopers said a 27-year-old man was killed as a result of the crash. According to the traffic crash report, the crash happened when a Chevrolet stopped in the roadway due to a previous crash. The driver got out of his car and the Freightliner struck the driver and the car. The Freightliner

A person with minor injuries was sent to the hospital after a motor vehicle collision on Keene Street on Monday afternoon. Police said two cars were involved in the crash and there was only one person with injuries. Boone County Joint Communications alerted drivers of the crash and asked residents to avoid the area, if

Montgomery City police arrested Becky Crave, 39, on Friday morning after officers served a narcotics search warrant in the 500 block of West Sixth Street. During the search, officers found methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Craven faces possible charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

**FLOOD WATCH** MONDAY 7PM – TUESDAY 7PM COUNTIES: CAMDEN, MILLER, COLE, OSAGE, MARIES, PULASKI, PHELPS, GASCONADE THREATS INCLUDE: FLOODING ALONG STREAMS, CREEKS & LOW-LYING AREAS. FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will increase, moving southwest to northeast. The heaviest band of rain moves in after midnight and is

UPDATE: Kremer has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Deputies said they found Xanax, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Dextroamphetamine, marijuana and a clear glass smoking device that tested positive for methamphetamine inside of the vehicle. ORIGINAL STORY: Osage County deputies arrested two after officers responded to

UPDATE 4:10 pm: Sedalia police also arrested Shawn Steele in connection to the incident. According to the probable cause statement, officers saw Steele walking out of a nearby Walmart with an employee running after him. The employee claimed Steele had walked out of the store without purchasing his items. Steele admitted to stealing two bandanas,

Columbia firefighters have ruled the Baseline Place fire suspicious. ABC 17 previously reported that emergency crews responded to the 5400 block of Baseline Place just after 7 a.m. on March 19 to find flames coming out of the second story window. Firefighters reported no injuries due to the fire. The Fire Marshall’s office conducted an

Cooper County deputies arrested Zachary Lampson on Thursday after officers were dispatched to the 16600 block of Guyers Ford Drive on Thursday. The victim told police that an argument broke out between a few people and Lampson. Hours later, the victim was parked in the roadway and was confronted by Lampson and another suspect. Lampson

UPDATE 3:10 pm: Moberly police confirmed they did respond to a couple of submerged vehicles on Monday. UPDATE 2:30 pm: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice/status/978339013391249408″,”author_name”:”Moberly Police”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Currently these roads are flooded:&#lt;br&#gt;Concannon, Rollins underpass, 300-400 block of Franklin, Coates, Morley, Logan @ Woodland and Union. Please avoid these areas.&#lt;/p&#gt;– Moberly Police (@MoberlyPolice) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice/status/978339013391249408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;March 26, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”