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The ABB plant in Jefferson City confirmed to ABC 17 News that it is actively working to resolve payroll issues after a viewer contacted our newsroom. ABB spokeswoman Melissa Zingle told ABC 17 News said a new payroll system was recently implemented company-wide at ABB. Zingle said some employees were overpaid and some were underpaid.

A Columbia sexual assault suspect pleaded guilty Monday to felonious restraint and 2nd degree sodomy. 32-year-old Rudi Perez-Ramirez was sentenced to 7 years for apparently sexually assaulting a woman in March at La Siesta Mexican restaurant on Rangeline Street. According to court documents, the victim told police she was vomiting inside a bathroom stall when

Columbia Police arrested a man accused of beating a woman for several hours in central Columbia. Jamie Chick, 31, was taken into custody around 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Red Roof Inn on Texas Avenue. The assault apparently started around 7:00 Friday evening on Sanford Avenue and lasted until about 1:00 Saturday morning. Police

Around 2:30 Saturday morning, Columbia Police responded to the 1500 block of Native Dancer Drive for reports of a fight involving a knife. Marli Wilson, 28, of Columbia, was arrested in connection to the incident. Police say one victim was taken to the hospital. That victim apparently went into surgery, however police say that person’s

A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was involved in a car crash in Callaway County Saturday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Michael Miller, 29, drove off the side of the road on County Road 202 just before 7 p.m. and hit a tree. The passenger, Ellen Singleton, 43, was

As the clouds associated with the patchy showers northern Mid-Missouri received this morning continue to exit the region, they will be replaced by another weather feature: fog. Tonight, winds are expected to become light and high pressure is expected to move in, preventing much atmospheric mixing from occurring. This will make for the optimal conditions

Vernon Head, 81, of Moberly, has been charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after his wife was found dead in their home Saturday morning. Sheriff Mark Nichols said Head went into a Huntsville bank and told an employee his wife had been shot around 10:20 Saturday morning. The clerk told investigators Mr.

Clouds will noticeably increase this evening ahead of an approaching shortwave trough that will be moving through Missouri from west to east during the day on Sunday. Although there is not much moisture in place to produce heavy rainfall, there is an adequate amount of isentropic lift associated with this system to make for mentionable

Columbia police are looking for a suspect after an attempted armed robbery Saturday. Officers responded to Douglass Park on North Providence Road around 7:15 p.m., according to Columbia police. Police said a man with a handgun approached another man in the park. He demanded money, fought with the victim and ran away, according to police.

One man is behind bars after running from the scene of a car crash in Fulton Saturday. Fulton police arrested Roger O’Rourke, 51, on suspicion of felony drinking and driving. Officers responded to the crash around 2:30 p.m. on St. Louis and Bluff Street, according to police. O’Rourke is also facing possible charges of assault

An Audrain County man is found guilty of killing his wife last May. Ricky Harding was convicted of second degree murder and found guilty of other charges. 12 jurors decided Harding’s fate. The trial continued Friday in Warrenton with the defense calling witnesses followed by closing arguments from both sides. Harding had a short outburst

Crews are responding to a crash in central Columbia. This was the scene around 9:10 Friday night, on Business Loop near Parkade Boulevard. ABC 17 News is working to find out what caused the crash, and if anyone was injured.

Lincoln University in Jefferson City confirmed to ABC 17 News it plans to eliminate more than 40 maintenance and lawn care jobs by Monday. Workers told ABC 17 they used to get 6 to 8 weeks per year of time off, and now they will just have one week of paid vacation. Former Lincoln employees

Barry Odom lands his dream job. Former Mizzou linebacker and defensive coordinator Barry Odom was named the head football coach at the University of Missouri Thursday. A news conference is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. on KMIZ, but you can also watch that here. Watch the team’s reaction here to the announcement that broke

A man died Friday morning after a deadly single-car crash in Columbia. Columbia police tell us it happened at 12:13 a.m. on Rollins Road near Westridge Drive. Christopher E. Masters, 26, was driving a 1997 Chevy Suburban west on Rollins when his car left the road and dove toward a sidewalk. He then drove the

The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms Stacey McCrary of Columbia died in a car crash Thursday night on I-70, just west of the Stadium exit. Troopers said the crash happened around 7:35 p.m. Thursday. The patrol says McCrary was trying to pass a semi in the left lane, when his SUV clipped the front of the

The suspect in a Monday shooting on Grand Avenue in Fulton has been taken into custody. ABC 17 News confirmed Ladeigh Cowans, 23, was taken into custody Thursday night at 9:20 p.m. in Fulton after officers served a search warrant in the 4700 block of Ebersole Loop. Cowens is charged with four felonies including assault,

The MSA Senate is calling on the University of Missouri to reevaluate the actions of Melissa Click. Click is the assistant professor who was caught on camera trying to stop a student journalist from covering the recent MU protests. The assistant professor can also be heard calling for “muscle” to apparently remove the journalist. That

Fatma El-Walid rushed into an office-hours study session with her cellular biology class on March 13, 2015. Several students left shortly after her arrival before 5 p.m., leaving El-Walid and eight other students there. The professor, Dr. Michael Garcia, turned the conversation from cellular biology to conspiracy theories, such as the assassination of former U.S.

On November 27, the the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 185,345 background checks for gun ownership across the country. That’s the highest number of firearm checks since the system was created by the FBI on November 30, 1998. “They’re going to ask you things that pertain to your history,” said Mike O’Dell,