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The courts have scheduled 2016 trial dates for Moberly murder suspects Jeffrey Nichols and Christopher Lewis. Nichols and Lewis are each charged with 19 felonies. The charges include first degree murder, four counts of first degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action. They’re accused of the Easter Sunday 2013 killing of 92-year-old Carmelita

An Osage County kidnapping victim is recovering Thursday night after spending the last several days in captivity. Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon told ABC 17 News the woman was held against her will. Dixon said the woman told deputies the three kidnappers were armed with AK-47s and were demanding money. The woman also claimed the

A cold, Canadian air mass is settling over Mid-Missouri Friday night giving us clear skies and light winds. As temperatures fall into the 30s, frost is expected to form, becoming widespread by morning. A Frost Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to 8 AM Saturday. Overnight lows will drop into the mid 30s with

Sirens went off in the Columbia area early Friday morning after they were inadvertently set off. The tornado sirens were heard around 6:30 a.m. in south Columbia, but Boone County 911 dispatchers told ABC 17 it was not because of an emergency. The sirens were accidentally activated during a daily radio system test. We were

The Missouri Department of Conversation is investigating what happened to a bull elk that was found dead in southern Cooper County Wednesday night. At this time, officials are not releasing a cause of death. A necropsy, or an animal autopsy, took place Thursday to determine an official cause of death. “At this point in time,

A van going southbound on Tom Bass Road went off the road just before 5:30 a.m. Tom Bass Road runs parallel to Highway 63. Authorities told ABC17 at the scene that the two passengers, a male and a female, were taken to University Hospital with moderate injuries. The car flipped over when it went off

Bridgeton, Missouri residents packed a church Thursday night to voice concerns about a potential nuclear disaster in their backyard. An underground fire is smoldering close to radioactive material buried in the Bridgeton landfill. It was standing room only at the Calvin Presbyterian church in Bridgeton. State lawmakers, fire officials and residents heard data about the

Two days before Lincoln University’s homecoming weekend in Jefferson City, wechecked in with university officials to see how the school is preparing. On Friday night, traffic is expected to pick up as thousands of people arrive for the weekend in the capital city. Lincoln officials said traffic in and around the university is expected to

Cooler air will settle over Mid-Missouri Friday and Saturday as high pressure builds over the region. Although we will have sunny skies Friday, temperatures will stay in the 50s much of the day, only topping out in the lower 60s during the afternoon. The weather looks cool and dry for high school football games Friday

A Mid-Missouri woman is charged with child abduction in Cole County after authorities issued an endangered person advisory for her son in May. Billie Jo Linhart allegedly took her son to Nebraska even though she does not have custody of him. Authorities were able to return him to his grandparents after a tip led them

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