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A mid-Missouri man has been charged after he drove a moving truck into a Columbia home Sunday. Samuel Haley, 42, of Columbia, was charged Thursday in Boone County court with felony endangerment of a child, felony tampering of a vehicle and felony property damage. Columbia police said Haley drove away from the home in the

After the mass shooting Thursday night that killed five police officers, CPD is mourning with the rest of the nation. However, CPD officers can’t stop doing their job. Columbia Police Union Representative, Dale Roberts says that more police officers were killed Thursday in one day then there has been since 9-11. Roberts stays in contact

For officers with the Columbia Police Department and deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, danger comes with the job. “They come here because they care about the public,” said Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton. “It’s the only reason to do this job. It’s not going to make you a millionaire.” Burton has ties to

Sheriff Greg White said he was up most of Thursday night monitoring developments in the deadly ambush of police officers in Dallas. White said he does not believe that the shootings will have much local impact but that the sorrow for those killed is being felt by law enforcement across the country. In an email

A Jefferson City woman is recovering after her scooter was hit by a car at the intersection of Missouri Boulevard and Michigan Street. According to police, the driver of the car was turning onto Missouri from Michigan when the scooter, driven by Paige Dow, rode in front of the car. The two vehicles collided, and

UPDATE: 11:20 a.m.: According to MSHP, 29-year-old Jamie Dever is the victim of an early morning crash near Camdenton. MSHP says Dever was driving south on Hwy 5 when she crossed the center of the roadway. She hit a another car head-on. Highway Patrol crash reports say Dever was not wearing a seatbelt. This is

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will speak about the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas, Texas at 10:30 a.m. 40419022

Both U.S. senators from Missouri have released statements in response to the deadly shootings of five police officers in Dallas. The officers were among 12 officers and two civilians shot by what authorities call a sniper. The shootings happened toward the end of a protest over this week’s deadly shootings of Aldon Sterling and Philando

Some residents in north Boone County may be without power until Sunday. Centralia City Administrator Matt Harline said electric workers have restored somewhere between one-third to one-half of people’s electricity Thursday night. However, individual homes may be without it until Sunday, as crews try to identify what parts of the circuit need fixing. Line crews

Holts Summit residents reached out to ABC 17 News Thursday after several car burglaries in their neighborhood. One resident said the burglaries have been happening on Halifax Road and that someone stole cash from his wallet. Another resident, Brent Newton, said a thief made a mess of his car. Newton said, “I just got out

A man was charged in Boone CountyThursday with making a terrorist threat. Court documents claim on July 1 Erik Harris called 911 stating he saw a man carrying six large duffel bags with wires hanging out of them. He told the operator he saw the man place the bags throughout University Hospital. Investigators reviewed security

Violent crime is on the rise for some parts of mid-Missouri. Both Columbia and Jefferson City saw an increase in violent crime numbers from 2014 to 2015. Columbia’s numbers increased by 46 percent, whereas Jefferson City numbers jumped by 21 percent. “It’s just really difficult to target exactly what contributed to that,” said Bryana Larimer,

A group of people held a protest Thursday afternoon in connection with recent deadly police-involved shootings in Louisiana and We are hearing reports that there is a march happening in downtown Columbia on Ninth Street. Cafe Berlin, a popular restaurant in downtown Columbia, closed its doors in protest of the shootings of Alton Sterling and

UPDATE (7/11):Authorities have identified the older of two people arrested in Henley over the weekend on suspicion of stealing from cars throughout the county. Prosecutors have charged Christopher Edwards, 21, with ten counts of receiving stolen property after deputies reported finding him with a number of stolen guns. On July 3, a state trooper stopped

As the temperature gets hotter and the days get longer, Columbia’s Animal Control officers are responding to more calls then usual. “People see more violations with longer daylight hours than they do when the daylight hours are shorter,” said Brandon Anderson, an Animal Control officer. Anderson has worked for the department for almost a decade,

Severe storms hit Mid-Missouri Thursday morning, knocking down trees and knocking out power in Audrain and Callaway counties. In New Bloomfield, ABC 17 News crews saw a downed tree on Route J. The property owner said with every storm, the tree leaned a little further. The owner said he was chopping it up for firewood

Another round of storms are expected to develop Thursday evening along and north of I-70 and gradually spread to the east then southeast overnight. These storms could develop as early as 8 PM, increasing through late evening and moving out by 4 AM in our southeast counties near I-44. The main threat with the storms

Four people, including two teenagers, have been arrested following a drug bust in Vandalia. Late Wednesday, authorities with the East Central Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a home on West Haig Street, where they found methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, sixteen guns, and ammunition. The four people arrested include John Couch, 42;

Deputies in Camden County have arrested two Columbia women following a burglary near the Lake of the Ozarks. The burglary happened near midnight on July 5; deputies responded to Scarsdale Circle for reports of two women with flashlights breaking into an apartment. At the scene, deputies found Kimberly Hoffman, 45, and Christine Nowlin, 20, inside.

A line of storms impacted Mid-Missouri through the morning hours on Thursday. It’s these storms that caused a plethora of damage across Mid-Missouri. The vast majority of the damage was caused by thunderstorm wind damage, but there was at least one report of a tornado that touched down in Boone County. Here’s a list of