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A Lake Ozark man is accused of posting fake Craigslist ads of a sexual nature in a woman’s name last fall. Court documents said Dustin McCullough created nine fake ads in the victim’s name to solicit “sex with any man.” The ads were placed on Craigslist between October 12 and November 17, 2014. The victim

Jefferson City leaders Tuesday are moving forward on building “livable streets.” A public meeting was held on ways to increase biking and walking around the capital city. Officials have been working with the public to develop new plans. Tuesday’s meeting let people give their input on the project. The city’s senior transportation planner said it

ABC 17 News has confirmed the election date for a sales tax hike covering parts of central Columbia. The CID board said a handful of people will now mail in ballots by next Thursday, December 10. It’s expected to raise about $200,000 per year to pay for improvements in the area. The plans hit a

Missouri lawmakers are giving us a first look Tuesday at the state issues that could come to a vote in the next year. Tuesday was the first day state lawmakers were able to pre-file bills in the legislature.More than 150 bills had already been pre-filed by noon Tuesday. A lot of the bills touch on

As we head toward the Winter Solstice which occurs at 11:48 PM CST December 21st, average temperatures continue to drop. By the end of the month our 30 year average high is only 38 with an average low of 21. We will lose an additional 10 minutes of daylight this month. The warmest temperature recorded

A Barnett man was arrested Sunday after leading police on a short pursuit through Eldon. Officers tried to stop 34-year-old Matthew Lankford after determining he had a no bond warrant out for his arrest. When they finally stopped Lankford, who had a male passenger, they searched the car and found several items that tested positive

ABC 17 News has confirmed more than 800 people lost power Tuesday morning in parts of east and central Columbia. The issue was first reported around 11 a.m. By 11:50 a.m. three different outages were reported in Columbia. One outage impacted traffic signals at the intersection of Highway 63 and Interstate 70. Boone County Joint

Crews responded to a vehicle fire in central Columbia Tuesday morning. A woman was driving west on Texas Avenue when the car started smoking around 7:15 a.m. She was able to get out of her vehicle safely before the flames increased. Her car was pulled over by the corner of Texas Avenue and Jackson Street,

Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia woman for drunk driving, among other charges, Monday night. Deputies tell us a Columbia woman Deborah Barr, 51, hit a car with an adult and a minor. It happened on I-70 Drive Southeast near Wester Lane. The two people were transported to the hospital for

Boone County deputies arrested a woman Monday night east of Columbia who is accused of hitting several mailboxes and another car after drinking and driving. Deputies were called to a leaving the scene accident just after 7 p.m. in the 700 block of Easter Lane, off I-70 Drive Southeast, past St. Charles Road. Deputies say

A large storm system winding up across the Midwest is slowly moving east. The back side of the upper level low pressure area will dip into Missouri Tuesday night and Wednesday, bringing low clouds and cooler air. Clouds will increase Tuesday evening with cloud bases lowering Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Moisture will be limited

Monday marked one year since Rickie Dunn was shot and killed on Illinois Avenue in Columbia and one year with no arrests or answers as to what happened that night. “Others have gone on with their lives but yet we are still struggling,” said James Dunn Sr., father of Rickie Dunn. “Today it was hard,”

ABC 17 News confirmed an elderly man is hurt after a rollover crash just west of Columbia Monday afternoon. Emergency crews told us it appears the driver suffered a seizure. The Highway Patrol reports James Niceley, 70, from St. Charles, was taken in an ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. His vehicle

Jury selection started Monday in Warren County in the trial for an Audrain Co. man accused of killing his wife. Ricky Harding, of Mexico, is charged with second degree murder, armed criminal action, domestic assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the death of Summer Hickman in May 2014. Harding is accused of shooting

An Ashland man convicted of second degree murder for the 2014 death of a Columbia infant was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison. Boone County Circuit Judge Jodie Asel sentenced Baker, 33. Baker must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before he’ll be eligible for parole. A jury convicted Baker of second

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri’s health department from revoking the abortion license held by the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia. The temporary restraining order was issued is set to expire Wednesday night. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri filed a federal lawsuit Monday to keep the Columbia clinic’s abortion facility license from the

ABC 17 News has confirmed Monday two people were arrested following an early morning chase through Boone and Callaway counties. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department released the identities of two suspects Monday morning. 24-year-old Stephan Reed of Boone Co. was wanted on several warrants, including robbery, and deputies said he was caught with a stolen

ABC 17 News confirmed Monday’s plea hearing was canceled for a mid-Missouri sex trafficking suspect. Kenyata Miles was indicted on charges involving two victims. Miles was arrested in May 2013 by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force for suspicion of promoting prosecution and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, among other

The last time Mid-Missouri had over 8″ of rainfall, was in 1992, making it 23 years since we’ve had this much rainfall. From Thursday the 26th to this Monday, the 30th, we picked up an additional 2.42″ of rain, bringing our total up to 8.29″ of rainfall as of 8AM this morning. An additional .10″

Authorities have arrested the suspect who led a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy on a high speed chase Saturday afternoon. Clifford Helmka, 27, was taken into custody in Audrain County after a second high speed chase and is currently being held at the Callaway County Jail. The first pursuit was called out in Boone County Saturday