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As more people speak up about potential crimes against children, Missouri state’s child abuse and neglect hotline is receiving more calls. The state’s child advocate, Kelly Schultz, believes that’s a positive sign. Calls have steadily increased from 2008 to 2011, according to data collected by the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) and other state

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) – An investigation into the drowning of an 18-year-old freshman on Northern Michigan University’s varsity women’s soccer team confirms that no one saw or heard her in distress in the water.The school released preliminary information Thursday from its investigation into the Nov. 30 death of Arianna Alioto at the school’s Physical Education

The suspects behind a violent home invasion and attempted robbery are on the run and it may not be their first. Police describe the suspects as three black men wearing masks. The same suspect description of a dozen other home invasions here in Columbia since August.Wednesday night’s happened downtown at the Brookside Apartments off of

The Voluntary Action Center has been struggling to receive donations this year for their annual Christmas Program.Ron Schmidt is the Project Director for the Voluntary Action Center. He says families had to wait to get help.”Our goal is to always get those families sponsored, but it took a little longer this year than usual.”The Adopt

***UPDATE 5:22 P.M.***NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) – A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation of the Connecticut school massacre says the brother of the gunman has been “extremely cooperative” and is not under arrest.The official tells The Associated Press that Ryan Lanza, of Hoboken, N.J., is still be being questioned but is not in custody

Boone County deputies arrest a woman on multiple warrants during a traffic stop.A member of the pro-active unit pulled over Maressa Price, 34, near Highway 63 and Golden Bear Drive just before midnight Friday.Prince had three arrest warrants from around Missouri.Investigators say Prince gave them a fake identify, so she was also taken into custody

***UPDATE 6:15 P.M.***From what investigators say, they say there was no indication of any foul play involved. But finding the exact cause may be a challenge.Fire crews were on the scene for hours trying to knock the flames down and prevent them from spreading to even more buildings. They say there was heavy smoke coming

***UPDATE 6:35 P.M***Jefferson City has now become part of Train Town U.S.A. Union Pacific doesn’t just honor everyone according to Ben Jones, the Union Pacific Public Affairs Director. Less than 100 train stations are part of the honorary program.Due to the celebration, Union Pacific officals donated $10,000 to the Central Missouri Food Bank. The Food

Mid-Missouri authorities say they made a huge arrest on Friday, putting a local heroin dealer behind bars.44-year-old Tracey Davis was arrested Friday in Jefferson City. Police think Davis is behind several recent overdoses, in both Jefferson City and Columbia.The drug bust comes at the end of a two-month investigation. Davis was booked into the Cole

Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for two men who ran from authorities during a traffic stop.Around 9:20 a.m. Friday, a deputy pulled over a vehicle in Calwood. When the vehicle stopped, 37-year-old Jeffrey D. Strickland left the car and attempted to flee on foot. The deputy tried to restrain him, but officials say Strickland

***UPDATE SATURDAY 7:06 P.M. *** Columbia police are trying to obtain the surveillance video to help their search in identifying the masked gunmen behind the separate robberies at the convenience stores. The same Break Time was robbed a week ago, but police caught the suspect after releasing surveillance photos to the media. That man has

Scattered showers and isolated t-storms will be moving through Mid-Missouri Friday night into early Saturday. The heaviest rainfall will be between midnight and 3 a.m. with showers quickly ending across the area by early Saturday morning. General rainfall amounts will be between 0.25″ and 0.5″, with locally heavier amounts possible.The clouds will begin to decrease

Scattered showers brought anywhere from a quarter of an inch to a half an inch of rain to most of Mid-Missouri late Friday night through early Saturday. Columbia Regional Airport officially picked up 0.43″ while Jefferson City recorded 0.35″. Despite the rain, the area is still about 11.29″ below our typical rainfall for the year.

Two teenagers were killed and one was seriously injured in an overnight crash in Phelps County.Missouri State Highway Patrol says a car driven by Nikki Stanley, 17, of St. James was traveling on I-44 near Rolla when she lost control of the vehicle. The car traveled off the side of the road, struck several trees

A Columbia man was arrested Saturday evening for assaulting and threatening a woman.Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported assault in the 1000 block of North Kathryn Drive around 6 p.m. The victim said 45-year-old Kenneth H. Isenberg came to her apartment and began assaulting and threatening to kill her.Isenberg allegedly held the victim

A bank near the Lake of the Ozarks was permanently shutdown, according to federal regulators late Friday afternoon.FDIC officials said the Community Bank of the Ozarks in Sunrise Beach will transfer owners. On Saturday, both branches will reopen under a new name, as Bank of Sullivan.The agency also reassured customers their accounts should operate normally.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) – Northern Michigan University’s president has lauded students and employees for trying to save a freshman on the school’s soccer team who drowned after a team workout.President David Haynes recognized their efforts Friday during a board meeting.Haynes cited the student who spotted 18-year-old Arianna Alioto’s body Nov. 30 in the pool at

While the weather through Wednesday will be fairly quiet, current forecast models indicate a possible storm that could bring Mid-Missouri its first chance of wintry weather. The models show the storm approaching by Wednesday evening, with temperatures ahead of the storm very mild and in the mid 50s. As colder air rushes in behind the

The number of robberies spiked fourfold since the start of December in Columbia. In the first two weeks of December, 17 robberies have been reported compared to four robberies reported in the last two weeks of November, according to police reports. ABC 17 News compiled the robbery numbers and the majority of them took place

NEW YORK (AP) – Fox has pulled new episodes of “Family Guy” and “American Dad” this Sunday to avoid airing any potentially sensitive content following the Connecticut school shooting.The originally scheduled episode of “Family Guy” had Peter telling his own version of the nativity story. The “American Dad” episode told the story of a demon