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UPDATE 11/6: Jasmine Postak was found safe at 11:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Theodore Postak has been taken into custody, New Franklin police confirm. ORIGINAL: An endangered person’s advisory has been issued for a teenage girl out of New Franklin. According to the New Franklin Police Department, the advisory is for 13-year-old Jasmine Postak. Police

Columbia police arrested David Maupins on Sunday night after officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Hanover Boulevard in reference to a disturbance. Police said Maupins slapped and punched a female victim in the face and hit her with a tripod on the side of her head. Officers said Maupins fled from the residence

MONDAY: Bundle up as you head out the door, as wind chill values will be near freezing through midmorning. Skies will once again remain overcast through the afternoon hours. This will limit highs only climbing into the upper 40s. Winds will remain out of the northeast under 9 mph creating wind chill values in the

Columbia police arrested Robert Wallace early Sunday morning after a man approached an officer on Hitt and Broadway saying he had just been assaulted by Wallace. Wallace refused to follow officers’ orders to stop as they were approaching him, police said. Police said they ordered Wallace to face a wall and he responded by punching

Columbia police arrested Kurt Pavitt on Saturday night after officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Gordon Street in reference to a theft. Police said a woman observed Pavitt going through her purse and taking money from it. Officers said they found Pavitt at the residence near a bag of individually packaged bags of

Columbia police arrested Andrew Birmingham early Saturday morning after officers were dispatched to Tiger Cleaners in the 100 block of Eighth Street in reference to a burglary. Police said officers made contact with an employee who said Birmingham came into the store when he was not supposed to be there. The employee told Birmingham he

UPDATE: Monday, Nov. 6, 9:30 a.m.: Columbia police have confirmed Frank Benedetti was arrested for the stabbing Saturday night. Police say Benedetti and the two men were in a physical altercation. Benedetti allegedly used a “cutting instrument”. The two men suffered serious injuries; one to his arm and lower back, the other to his stomach.

No one is hurt after a crash Monday morning involving a school bus in the Lake of the Woods area just outside of of Columbia. It happened just after 7 a.m. near the intersection of St. Charles Road and Demaret Drive. Boone County deputies on scene told ABC 17 News the bus side-swiped a parked

The Columbia City Council has a full agenda for its meeting Monday night. On the list, an ordinance that would create more severe penalties for excessive false alarms. Currently, the ordinance fines alarm users $100 for three or more false alarms in 30 days, or 12 or more in 365 days. The ordinance amendments would

Security is on the minds of churches across mid-Missouri after a deadly mass shooting took the lives of 26 people Sunday inside a church in Texas. Devin Kelley has been identified by law enforcement officials as the shooter who killed 26 people and injured 20 inside First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Several churches

TONIGHT: Northwesterly winds of 10-15 mph will decrease slowly through the night as cooler air moves in under mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will drop into the mid 30s north of HWY 24, to the upper 30s near I-70 and lower 40s south to I-44. The wind will bring wind chills down as low as the

Troopers said two men were killed in a two-truck crash on Highway 68 in Phelps County Sunday morning. The crash happened just south of Highway 8 around 8:25 a.m. According the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Richard Brown, 78, of Cook Station, crossed the center of the road and hit another truck driven by

TODAY: Skies will remain mostly cloudy with an increasing chance of showers through the day as temperatures reach the low 50s north of I-70 to the lower 70s south near I-44. A cold front will move south through the day with winds shifting to the north and increasing up to 15 mph as cooler air

UPDATE: 8:45 a.m.: A man is recovering after being shot during an attempted home invasion early Saturday morning, Columbia police said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Hickman Avenue at 5:55 a.m. for an armed home invasion, police said. The investigation showed at least one person tried to break in, didn’t get into

The Mizzou football team won its third straight game on Saturday, defeating Florida 45-16. The Tigers are now 4-5 overall and 1-4 in the SEC. ABC 17’s Tyler Murry caught up with the Tigers immediately following their win. Junior quarterback Drew Lock went 15-20 for 228 yards. He threw three touchdowns and one interception. The

For more than 230 years, the idea of Daylight Saving Time has been rolling around in the minds of great innovators. It was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin as a joke in the year 1784, as a way to save money because natural light was cheaper than artificial light. The idea didn’t catch on across

UPDATE: Police said officers found a 14-year-old dead from a gunshot wound inside the home. Police said the investigation is ongoing, but there are no suspects at this time and do not suspect foul play. ORIGINAL: Sgt. Mark Arnsperger with the Moberly Police Department said officers are investigating a death in the 900 block of

TONIGHT: It will stay mild with lows in the upper 50s to near 60 under overcast skies with patchy drizzle expected after midnight. Thanks to a warm front lifting through Mid-Missouri and a very saturated atmosphere, we could see some patchy fog by morning. SUNDAY: It will be a mild and potentially foggy start to

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office confirmed shots were fired in St. Elizabeth Friday night. After the weapons offense, Sgt. Mike Ottolini with the Jefferson City Police Department confirmed the Miller County Sheriff’s Office put out a call in an attempt to locate the suspect’s vehicle. Roughly 45 minutes from the scene, officers in the capital

One woman is recovering with minor injuries after rolling her truck into a ditch, a Boone County sheriff’s deputy said. The crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday on Mount Zion Church Road. According to a deputy at the scene, the woman was driving westbound when it appears she drove off the road into a