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Police arrested Damitries L. Denny, 21, Wednesday night in connection to a Columbia shooting. Police responded to a shots fired incident in a north Columbia neighborhood around 8 p.m. Monday. ABC 17 was at the scene in the 2900 block of Leeway Drive. Police officers taped off a duplex on the street. Gunfire from multiple

Police released the names Thursday of the three people arrested in connection with a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City. 27-year-oldLoretta Lewis, 29-year-oldLeroy Spinks, and 21-year-oldElijah Sullivan were arrested in connection to a Wednesday shooting on Monore street in Jefferson City. Police believe Sullivan was also involved in a September 30 shooting on Pine Street.

A Jefferson City man is charged with two counts of child molestation after alleged abuse to a girl under the age of 14. Court documents said 44-year-old Rimolli Wease touched a girl’s genitals over her clothes, and made her touch his private parts. Documents said the abuse happened in late July of this year. Wease

A Jefferson City man will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of 2nd degree domestic assault, one count of 2nd degree assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. 29-year-old Joe Stevens was set to be tried in Cole County on November 2 and November 16 in separate cases. Stevens allegedly

A Jefferson City man was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and 3 counts of assault for a June 30 crash that killed one and injured 3. Court documents said 19-year-old Gabriel Urbina was driving the car on Highway 179 near Route T in Cole County when he began to swerve and crossed the center line.

Columbia Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two burglary suspects that were caught on camera at the Best Western hotel on Clark Lane. The burglary happened on August 24 just after 5:00 p.m, If you have any information relating to this incident or the suspects, contact Detective Wilmoth at 573-874-7652, or call

Federal regulators have proposed a $14,700 penalty against a Missouri contractor over the death of a worker at a Nebraska job site. Authorities say the 41-year-old man from Sedalia, Missouri, died June 24 when a piece of metal fell 130 feet from a crane and hit him in the head, shattering his hard hat. The

Since September 1st, Mid-Missouri as had 1.20″ of rainfall at Columbia Regional. Less than. 07″ in the past month, and only .03″ since October 1st, resulting in expanded Moderate Drought in spots. While light rain is in the forecast for areas south of HWY 50, rainfall will not amount to much today. Our next measurable

A man who was arrested is now claiming he was injured by officers in the Boone County Jail. Derrick Houston filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to keep the jail from destroying or getting rid of any video taken during the time he was there. We obtained court documents today that show Houston

The Columbia Police Department is warning some residents of a phone scam. Police say scammers are posing as employees with the City of Columbia and are informing people they are behind in utility payments. The caller reportedly tells potential victims their utilities will be shut off in two hours if they do not pay. They

After a recent rash of violent crime in Columbia, ABC 17 News looked at the crime statistics for 2015 so far. The Uniform Crime Report is broken down by category of violent crime. From January up to August for 2015, there were 226 aggravated assaults. There were 226 total aggravated assaults for the entire 2014

A driver is not pressing charges after a road rage incident in south Columbia. Columbia police say it started Wednesday Night just before 9:30 near Nifong and Providence Road. Police say a person called and reported being chased by four male subjects on motorcycles to a residence in the 2900 block of Old 63 South.

Missouri Republican lawmakers are brainstorming potential changes to abortion laws, including additional oversight and an idea that there should be memorials for aborted fetuses. Members of a House committee Tuesday floated ways to revamp state policy after reviewing abortion practices in Missouri for months. Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster and two legislative committees launched investigations

Officers were called to Steamboat Lane Wednesday night, after getting reports of a man who threatened a person with a gun, before he said he was going to shoot police if they arrived at the home. The scene was near Rock Quarry and Grindstone in south Columbia. Officials told ABC 17 News the suspect was

A 22 year-old mid-Missouri man could face charges, after he is accused of breaking into a frat house this summer and damaging the home. Police were called to the Delta Tau Delta house Tuesday afternoon at Westminster College in Fulton. The break-in apparently happened August 6. ABC 17 News checked, and Ryne Fletcher has already

A former Columbia police officer trying to get his job back is waiting on an appellate court decision. Rob Sanders was fired for pushing a man inside a holding cell in 2011, but a Cole County Circuit Court judge ruled that Sanders should be reinstated to the police force. The City of Columbia appealed the

A 25 year-old woman is dead after a one-vehicle crash reported early Wednesday in Morgan County near the Lake of the Ozarks. The Highway Patrol confirms the agency was called around 1 a.m. on Old Highway 5 near Versailles, about an hour southwest of Jefferson City. Troopers believe Kristen Rhoads lost control going around a

ABC 17 News obtained copies of a grand jury charges filed against two city officials in Dixon, Mo., about an hour south of Jefferson City. The documents accuse the couple of covering up evidence in the police department and stealing from taxpayers. Michael Plummer is the Marshal, and his wife, Shelia, was the city’s collector.

A job fair will be held in downtown Moberly Wednesday morning. It will be at the Municipal Auditorium from 10 a.m until 1 p.m. Nearly two-dozen major employers in the region will be available to meet interested candidates. Residents can submit applications and resumes for a variety of positions in manufacturing, customer service, sales and

After a warm Thursday, we’ll watch a cold front approach from the north, shifting winds from south to northwest through the day. A cooler air mass approaches from Canada and settles in for the weekend, keeping temperatures very chilly each morning. Friday will be much cooler, with temperatures in the low 40s in the morning,