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Tuesday, lawmakers are working on a bill that would protect human trafficking survivors. Secretary of State Jason Kander along with a group of legislators announced plans to extend access to the Missouri Safe at Home program. St. Louis is one of the to 20 human trafficking areas in the country, Kander said. The Safe at

Leaders said they’re making progress but they still have a lot of work to go on the new 911 center north of Columbia. On Tuesday, the Boone County Sheriff, Dwayne Carey, sat down with ABC 17 News to talk about the future of the facility. The future facility is moving from downtown Columbia into a

A former Columbia Police officer has won his lawsuit against the city that fired him more than three years ago. Last Friday, Judge Pat Joyce ruled in favor of Rob Sanders’ suit against the City of Columbia. The police department fired Sanders after he pushed a suspect in the department’s holding cell, causing spinal injuries.

Columbia Catholic school officials Tuesday announced an executive committee to make some major changes. The Bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City, John Gaydos, said the committee will take on several projects, including establishing a Catholic preschool in Columbia and relocating some students at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School. Gaydos hopes to have these

City officials may ask the police chief of a small Boone County town to step down. Chief Greg Halderman told ABC 17 News he was aware the mayor and city council may discuss his job in a closed session of their scheduled Monday meeting. A flyer posted in the Casey’s General Store in Sturgeon calls

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning fire near the Lake of the Ozarks. The fire was reported reported around 8:00 a.m. off Chihuahua Lane near Spring Cove Road in Sunrise Beach. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District had everything under control less than 10 minutes later, so extra help wasn’t

Columbia officials said the lack of snow has a big impact on what road crews can do. Monday marks the 15th day in a row we’ve had temperatures that were above average. Last year, it was bitterly cold and Mid-Missouri dipped below zero degrees during the month of January. It’s been a warm start to

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Monday a settlement with CoMO Entertainment owner Ben Bradley. ABC 17 News has reported extensively on Bradley, and spoke with people he owes or owed money. Most recently, Bradley missed a court appearance in Boone County, and threatened an ABC 17 News reporter. Koster said Bradley took money upfront

A Mountain Grove man was found guilty in Phelps County Court last week of charges stemming from the sexual assault of a child. 55-year-old David Hufstedler is charged with 2 counts of first degree statutory sodomy. Hufstedler waived his right to a jury. Prosecutors said Hufstedler sexually abused a six-year-old child two times in 2010

A 22-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty Friday in Callaway County Court to first degree assault after apparently beating a fellow fraternity brother in 2013. Ethan Muffett admitted to hitting the man in the face and head at the Sigma Chi fraternity house at Westminster College in September 2013. The victim suffered facial fractures and injuries

Columbia Police are still searching for suspects in an early Monday morning home invasion. It happened in the 1100 block of Kennesaw Ridge Road just after 4:00 a.m. Police said two or three suspects broke into a home and started taking electronics. Three people were in the home at the time. When one of the

Mizzou defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski withdrew his name from the co-defensive coordinator opening at Illinois and will remain at Mizzou, the program confirmed Monday afternoon. Kuligowski was considering joining Tim Beckman’s staff at Illinois but ultimately decided to stay with Gary Pinkel. “As a coach, you’re always looking to advance yourself professionally in hopes

After getting passed up for the defensive coordinator position at Missouri, Craig Kuligowski could be leaving Columbia according to a report. Footballscoop.com reports the Mizzou defensive line coach has been offered a co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach position at Illinois. Neither Missouri or Illinois responded to messages regarding Kuligowski’s offer. It is also unclear if Kuligowski

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlights the Mizzou softball senior class as they are in the hunt to return to the College World Series.

A man sits in the Howard County jail, accused of multiple sex crimes against a child. 43-year-old Darrell Hamilton was arrested by Glasgow police earlier this month and was taken to the Howard County jail where he is currently in custody. The alleged crimes happened in 2013. ABC 17 tried to get more information regarding

A warm front will bring a round of warmer air for our Monday. Skies will be partly sunny through the day with highs reaching back into the low 50s. It will still be breezy with a southwesterly wind up to 15 mph in the afternoon. Temperatures will cool slightly for Tuesday, but will still be

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Jennifer O’Neill scored 19 points to pace a balanced attack and No. 14 Kentucky outlasted Missouri 83-69 on Sunday. Kentucky led 43-40 at the break but Missouri responded and went up 50-48 with 14:07 left. The Wildcats scored the next 11 points, including a 3-pointer by Bria Goss, and Missouri never

Columbia police are looking for the suspect in an armed robbery that happened at Eagle Liquor on I-70 Drive Southwest Saturday night. Officers said a man came in with a knife and demanded money from the clerk. He then took off on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured. On Sunday,

One of three suspects was detained following a car chase in central Columbia Saturday. Police said a second suspect was still on the run Sunday. On Saturday evening, a search was underway for three suspects following a car chase in central Columbia. Police said two men and a woman led them on a pursuit before

Saturday, the British Ambassador, Gov. Nixon and more than 100 people gathered in Fulton to honor the legacy of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. “America’s Service of Remembrance” was held at Westminster College to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Churchill’s death. Churchill, famous for his leadership in World War II, visited Westminster College in