Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with eight felonies after a shooting Wednesday night in northeast Columbia. The Columbia Police Department arrested Terrell Marquise Lawrence, 21, after reports of shots fired near Rice Road and Boyd Lane. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of domestic
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An unlicensed Columbia massage therapist pleaded guilty Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges of sexual misconduct. Karl A. Swope was sentenced to pay a $4,000 fine and register as a sex offender for life. Swope was charged in September 2018 with second-degree sexual abuse after he allegedly touched a woman inappropriately. Police said the victim went
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A data breach Hy-Vee grocery stores reported this summer affected customers at two Columbia locations and in Jefferson City and Osage Beach. The company on Thursday released more information about the breach that it initially reported in mid-August. The release Thursday included a list of affected stores. Malware meant to access card data was used
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Harrisburg Middle School teacher Jeffrey Wardrip, 41, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Tuesday night. Harrisburg Schools superintendent Steve Combs said Wardrip told the school district why he was arrested and is cooperating with the district on the issue. “The District does not condone excessive drinking or driving in an impaired state
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Authorities investigated in the area of Rice Road and Boyd Lane Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 7 p.m. Police cleared the area within the hour at around 7:40 p.m. ABC 17 News crews saw several patrol cars in the area, including one that was blocking Rice Road. Officers were searching the
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A former Fulton Dairy Queen employee was arrested Tuesday after she was accused of stealing money from the business on two separate occassions. Mary P. Ostrander, 26, of New Bloomfield, allegedly worked at the business in November 2018 and took more than $750 from the business through false refunds, according to a news release from
Continue ReadingCivil rights group leaders, City Council members and Columbia residents are planning multiple events to help curb gun violence. Glenn Cobbins, a community activist, said he and others are set to host a block party near Rice Road and McKee Street. Police have investigated multiple shootings in the Northeast Columbia neighborhood in the past two
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The Cole County Sheriff’s Office is following several leads connected to two burglaries in which weapons and other items were stolen. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said he believes the burglaries on Friday and Monday are connected. The first happened on Friday in the 1100 block of West Lohman Road between 11 a.m. and 3:30
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An Illinois man is in custody after deputies allegedly found $53,470 worth of drugs during a traffic stop in Callaway County. According to a news release, a K-9 unit pulled over a vehicle on Highway 54 near County Road 210 around 2:23 a.m. Wednesday for a traffic violation. Authorities said Dossie Richmond, 59, of Chicago,
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Columbia experienced a string of shootings in the month of September, several of them deadly. That gun violence has continued into October, with police investigating another shooting Tuesday night. Police responded to the 1400 block of Raleigh Drive at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of shots fired. Police found several shell casings in the
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Columbia police officers were investigating a shooting in north Columbia on Tuesday night. Officers were dispatched after 7:30 p.m. to the 1400 block of Raleigh Drive. A sergeant on scene said officers found shell casings in the road and driveway of a home. ABC 17 News saw seven evidence markers outside of a duplex. The
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A woman accused of firing a gun at her romantic partner and prompting a lockdown of several Columbia schools was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday. Judge Jodie Asel sentenced Brandi Sorm after she withdrew a not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree domestic assault in connection with the Sept.
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Columbia police are searching for a suspect who stole a car and led authorities on a chase. Police responded to the area of Rangeline Street around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the driver of the stolen car led them on a foot chase near Eugene Field Elementary School. Authorities took a passenger of the car
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Update as of 7 p.m.: Russell Bucklew was pronounced dead in a prison in Missouri just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not interfere with the scheduled execution of a man convicted of murder. Parson’s office said he has declined to grant clemency to Russell Bucklew, who is scheduled to be executed
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Camdenton police say a scare about potential explosives at a motel happened when a man claimed he had “C4 explosive” in his room. Prosecutors have charged Anthony M. Harris, of Kansas City, with four counts of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful use of a weapon after police had to evacuate the Sleep Inn
Continue ReadingThe Central Missouri Humane Society is hoping to find homes for dozens of cats seized at a Boone County residence in August. The organization said in a news release Tuesday that it will hold an adoption event each day this week from noon to 6 p.m. starting Wednesday. The adoption event continues through Sunday, when
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Tensions were high at a press conference at Columbia City Hall Wednesday where city leaders gave an update on several shootings. Those tensions could also be felt in the community. Vernon Forbes lives in the neighborhood where 18-year-old Nadria Wright was shot and killed on Sept. 14. He said he heard the shots. Police released
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A third man was charged on Tuesday in connection with an alleged assault at a fraternity on the University of Missouri’s campus. Jaret F. Carlsen was the third person, along with Joseph Huber and Jared Huber, who allegedly attacked attacked a man in the parking lot of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house on Sept.
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Investigators say a witness told them a shooting Sunday in north Columbia could be in retaliation for a September killing, court documents show. Police arrested Daniel D. Ayers, 17, and Le’Andre J. Mitchell, 18, after the shooting on Silver Mill Drive that resulted in no injuries. It’s the latest in a string of shootings, several
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A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after he allegedly broke into a Salvation Army Thrift Store on Sunday. Police responded to the location on Michigan Street in Jefferson City at about 3:45 a.m. and found that the front door of the business had been shattered, according to court documents filed on Monday. Officers
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