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UPDATE: The manhunt has been canceled. ORIGINAL STORY: A manhunt is in progress for a Camdenton man who assaulted a woman on Thursday. The man fled into the woods near Munro and Third Street. The suspect is described as a man with a medium to dark complexion with his face partially covered. He was last

A retaining wall on Gray Oak Drive in Columbia went down between Apr. 27 and May 10. The wall was built 12 years ago. ABC 17 News reached out to the city of Columbia, who confirmed that ESS Engineering is working on a traffic plan and a plan to repair the wall. The city also

A Kansas City man was charged with three counts of unlawful use of a weapon in Cooper County after threatening people with a knife and a gun. On May 10 at the 400 block of Fourth Street in Boonville, George Khalil allegedly woke up the victim and started an argument with hi,. During the argument,

UPDATE 5/18 1:08 p.m.: Deaunte Shaw has been charged in Warren County with two counts of stealing, two counts of felony in possession of a firearm and two counts of assault. UPDATE 5/18 10 a.m.: The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed they have an inmate in their jail with the name Deaunte Shaw. They

A few storms are expected to develop by late Thursday afternoon in western Missouri and spread east mainly north of I-70 close to a warm front. These storms will be spotty but could be strong or severe with a possible tornado, strong damaging winds to 65 mph or large hail up to 3 inches in

A Saline County man has been charged with child molestation after allegedly molesting two girls. On April 11, the Saline County Children’s Division emailed the Saline County Police Department about a 14-year-old girl who reported being touched inappropriately by Simon Parada-Flores. The Child Safe House in Sedalia interviewed the girl on April 17, revealing that

A Columbia man was arrested on Monday after going to the Columbia Police Department and threatening a law enforcement officer. John Benton went to the Columbia Police Department and threatening the station master on duty, using profanities and death threats. More officers came to assist the station master, and Benton walked out of the station.

Columbia police officers were called to the 1600 block of Highridge Circle on Wednesday because of an assault . Allegedly, David Bligh kicked out the tail late of a man’s vehicle. When Bligh tried to kick out the other tail light, the man told Bligh to stop. Bligh proceeded to shove the man and hit

TODAY: Temperatures this afternoon are still feeling like summer, but with an added bonus, as winds aren’t as breezy as yesterday. A plume of moisture is creeping into Mid-Missouri this afternoon which is causing the overcast skies most of us are seeing. Temperatures will warm to the low 80s under a partly cloudy sky. There

Majikwown Morales, the man who was sentenced to five years of supervised probation after shooting into a vehicle on Newton Drive in September of 2016 just last week, has been charged with fourth degree assault. On May 11, Morales was in the 2000 block of Newton Drive, sitting in a vehicle. Morales started punching the

Two rounds of organized storms will move in over the next 48 hours. This first round will increase from midnight tonight through 6AM Friday morning. Storms will initially move into HWY 65 and track NE to Columbia and Jefferson City between 1AM and 3AM eventually weakening in time moving to Vandalia by 3AM-5AM. By daybreak

People in mid-Missouri got a chance to see which groups might operate Boone Hospital Center for the next several years. The hospital’s Board of Trustees hosted a public input meeting on Wednesday for people to discuss the five options the board will consider when renewing the lease for Boone Hospital Center. Boone County owns the

TODAY: It looks to be a mainly dry today. There is a small storm chance this evening while much of the rain looks to hold off until overnight. Winds are much lighter under 10 mph, with a partly cloudy sky and a high of 83. TONIGHT: Storm chance by 1AM increasing through 6AM Friday morning.

On Thursday, the Boone County Commissioners will meet to discuss Callaway County’s new K9 unit. On the agenda is the final hearing to decide whether or not Boone County deputies will train Callaway County’s new K9 division. The decision will mean Callaway County would pay a fee for Boone County to train their dogs. Also

TODAY: It will be a nicer morning with a mostly clear sky with lighter winds. It will also feel less muggy this morning. The afternoon looks warm with clouds increasing by evening. Temperatures will warm to the low 80s under a partly cloudy sky. There is a SMALL chance for storms to develop near HWY

A vehicle was a total loss and a home suffered minor damage after a fire in Boone County Wednesday night. The Boone County Fire Department responded to the fire in the 7100 block of Wagon Trail Road around 9:35 p.m. Firefighters on the scene said it started as a vehicle fire that eventually spread to

A Columbia man accused of trying to help a terror group is scheduled to appear in Federal Court Thursday morning. Robert Hester Jr., 25, is set to appear in front of a federal judges in Kansas City for pretrial hearing at 10 a.m. He was arrested at a home in the 1700 block of Hanover

ABC 17 News obtained video of the electric bus in Columbia that caught fire earlier this week. In the video, you can see a passenger who is visibly shocked once she hears the bus’ make a loud sound. Drew Brooks, the transit and parking manager for Columbia public works, told ABC 17 News that the

Most of the day Thursday will be dry but a few spot storms are possible by late afternoon through the evening, mainly along or just north of I-70. These will become more numerous through Thursday night, moving east Friday morning. There is the potential of a few storms with large hail and strong, damaging wind.

TONIGHT: It will be dry overnight with winds becoming lighter under 15 mph by midnight. It will be mild in the mid to upper 60s under a partly cloudy sky. THURSDAY: Thursday looks mainly dry and very warm with highs in the upper 80s and increasing storm chances in the evening. Southwest winds winds will