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The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charged Terrance Wynn, 19, with murder, robbery, assault and armed criminal action related to the Oct. 31 homicide of Terrance Davis. Wynn is one of the two subjects wanted in connection with the shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Michigan Street. Court documents said Wynn was one of

Brock Graham, 41, of Osawatomie, KS and Jesse Pilkenton, 23, of Kansas City, MO were arrested by Boonville Police after an investigation conducted by the MUSTANG Drug Task Force and Boonville Police Department. Both subjects were arrested during a vehicle stop in Boonville when methamphetamine was discovered inside of their vehicle. Graham was charged with

A Miller County judge has granted a change of venue request for a man accused of assaulting a 5-month-old girl. Aaron Fisher’s trial will move from Miller County to Laclede County. Fisher was charged in November with one county of felony first-degree assault in Miller County. The judge denied a request to lower Fisher’s bond

TODAY: After a very chilly start to the day, temperatures have begun warming up fairly nice. High temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 40s with high clouds moving through and a north to northwest breeze under 6 mph. TONIGHT: It stays mostly clear through this evening with light winds, with not much as

TODAY: Look for a few mid level clouds south of I-70 this morning through 8AM. Most will see plenty of sun. Winds are light and frost is developing. There could also be a few spots seeing patchy fog near Chariton this morning. High temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 40s with high clouds

UPDATE 9:45 P.M.: Police have cleared the scene on Range Line. Officers tell ABC 17 News it doesn’t appear that drugs, alcohol or speed played a factor in the crash. The woman who was hit was taken to the hospital with moderate, but non-life threatening injuries. ORIGINAL: Columbia police responded to a crash involving a

The University of Missouri’s School of Medicine has a new action plan its dean feels will help put them in the good graces of national accreditation. Dr. Patrick Delafontaine met with the University of Missouri Board of Curators Thursday afternoon at University Hospital. Among presentations regarding MU Health’s finances and future plans, Delafontaine updated the

Jessica Aschoff pleaded guilty to one count of first degree burglary in connection to an armed robbery and shooting that lead to a manhunt throughout mid-Missouri in August. A Pike County judge sentenced Aschoff to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. She will spend the first 120 days behind bars and then the

After a number of recent reports of domestic violence in mid-Missouri, we are talking with county prosecutors about state laws concerning this type of violence. ABC 17 News spoke with the Audrain County prosecuting attorney, who says Missouri’s current laws are headed in the right direction. Jacob Shellabarger told ABC 17 News he has filed

Cole County authorities are asking for help finding a man who is missing after a fire destroyed a home near Eugene. It happened just before 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 14 in the 16,000 block of Berry Street. Authorities have determined that no one was in the house at the time of the fire, but have

25-year-old Brayan Arteaga is being charged for statutory rape in the second degree for allegedly raping a 14-year old girl. According to the probable cause statement, the alleged victim had been talking to Arteaga online for several months before Arteaga picked the girl up on Sept. 10 and took her to a hotel on the

A jury trial has been scheduled for the man who was shot by a Sturgeon police officer during an incident in July. The trial for Charles Simcoe is set for Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. in Boone County Court. Simcoe was charged in September with third-degree domestic assault, felonious restraint and assault of a law

For his third stop on his UM System visits, UM System President-designate Dr. Mun Choi visited Mizzou’s campus to talk to students, faculty and members of the Columbia community. Dr. Choi follows former System President Tim Wolfe, who stepped down in November 2015 after the campus protests. He spoke to about 100 people in Memorial

TONIGHT: Mid and high level clouds will move in overnight with low temperatures dropping into the upper 20s to near 30. Winds will be light and from the west. FRIDAY: High temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 40s with high clouds moving through and a north to northwest breeze under 6 mph. EXTENDED:

At 50.7F, November came in as the sixth warmest November on record for Columbia. It was 2.1F cooler than our warmest November ever, but the going trend this year has been above average temperatures. Here’s a list of the Top 10 warmest Novembers on record in Columbia: – 1931 ——- 52.8F – 1909 ——- 52.6F

Through November 18 to November 29, there were burglaries in 14 residences, four commercial buildings and one other building. Here are prior years’ thanksgiving break burglary numbers: November 20, 2015 through December 1, 2015: 17 residential, 5 commercial and 1 other. November 21, 2014 through December 2, 2014: 28 residential, 6 commercial and 0 other.

A controversial labor reform bill will be considered again by the Missouri Legislature in 2017. Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston and Rep. Bill White, R-Joplin prefiled similar “right to work” bills Wednesday. The proposed law states, “A person cannot be required to become or refrain from becoming a member of or paying dues to a labor

ABC 17 News has confirmed that Keyon Dilosa has been dismissed from the Mizzou football team after allegedly punching his girlfriend in the face outside of Harpo’s early Wednesday morning. The witness that saw the incident apparently reported seeing Dilosa strike the his girlfriend one time in the face with a closed fist. Police say

A wanted man charged with rape is now in the Boone County jail after deputies say they picked him up on a warrant Wednesday. Public jail records show deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 25-year-old Brayan Arteaga Wednesday and booked him in jail around 4:30pm. Arteaga was arrested on suspicion of statutory rape

ABC 17 news is looking into a report that human skeletal remains have been located in Miller County. Initial reports suggest the remains are to be examined by the Boone County Medical Examiner’s office for identification. We are waiting to hear back from Miller County Sheriff Bill Abbot for more details, and we will continue