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Court documents filed on Friday revealed how authorities were able to find a mother accused of kidnapping her child. Jillanne Pagano, who is the mother of Lillianna Pagano, was charged in May 2018 in Boone County with felony child abduction. Jillanne was taken into custody last week after authorities had been searching for her for

Police confirm shots fired in central Columbia Friday evening. Officers found evidence of a shooting in the 700 block of Wilkes Blvd. Sgt. Clint Sinclair with the Columbia Police Department said police believe they found one of the vehicles involved in the 800 block of Washington Ave. One person reported that they were grazed by

A Brumley man died on Saturday afternoon after a single-vehicle crash in Miller County. Devon C. Frisbie, 21, was traveling on Route 42, east of Coker Road, in Miller County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report. Frisbie traveled off of the right side of the road, overcorrected the vehicle and traveled

State parking lots in the Jefferson City Capitol Complex are now available to employees and state workers as flood waters started to recede. Many parking lots in the area were closed because of high flood waters. The Office of Administration said on Friday, bus shuttle service and free rides have ended to state workers. However,

MONDAY: We’ll be tracking some light showers lifting out of southwestern portions of the state this morning. It looks like these will hold together just enough to be a nuisance out the door this morning, so grab the umbrella this morning. Our better chance at seeing storms today will be closer toward midday once again.

The Missouri River in Jefferson City has reached the moderate flood stage. Water has started to recede from areas like downtown near the Capitol. As a result, several roads have reopened. Residents have dealt with the headache of closed roads for several weeks. Melvin Jenkins lives in Jefferson City and works at Capitol Plaza. He

TONIGHT: Spotty storms looks to slow down as we head into the overnight hours leading to partly cloudy skies into early Monday morning. It will continue to stay warm & muggy overnight with temperatures bottoming out in the mid-to-upper 60s . MONDAY: We should start sunrise out dry and humid across the region, but it

A St. Charles woman is dead after a golf cart crash in Eldon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Tisha Vanbarneveld, 47, was ejected from the golf cart after it crashed and overturned on Unicorn Road around 5:45 p.m. Saturday. Vanbarneveld was flown to University Hospital for treatment. She was pronounced at

Christopher Buxton, 30, of Jametown is set to plea tomorrow for the murder of his two-and-a-half-month-old son. ABC17 previously reported on the alleged murder of Kyler Buxton in 2016. Kyler Buxton, the accused’s son, was being treated at Women’s and Children’s hospital in Columbia for injuries from multiple occasions. The patrol identified the injuries as

One person is dead and another is in serious condition after a crash in Morgan County. Penny Houston and Billy Scrivner were driving on Highway 52 when an issue with their car caused it to cross the center line. The car rolled several times, killing Scrivner. Houston was taken to Capital Regional Hospital with serious

Two women involved in the kidnapping of Lilliana Pagano have been arrested. Troopers tweeted Saturday that Julianna Pagano and Valerie Pagano were arrested Saturday in connection with a three-year missing persons case. This comes after troopers arrested Jillanne Pagano on Wednesday. 1 of 3Following a three year missing child investigation by @MSHPtrooperDDCC, Jillanne Pagano was

SUNDAY: We’ll see some lingering showers south of HWY 50 this morning, but many of us will stay dry this morning. Temperatures will get off to a warm start once again, and top out in the low to mid 80s . Remember where you put the umbrella though, as more storms look to fire once

The Solid Waste Department continues to experience a trash collector staffing shortage. City spokesperson Brian Adkisson said the department has 10 vacant collector positions and three additional people currently on leave. He said the city is continually working to fill the vacancies. The department wasn’t able to complete all of its recycling pickups on Wednesday

First-degree murder charges were filed Thursday against Ryan Blair, 27, the Mexico man accused of killing fellow Audrain County jail inmate Michael Eisenhauer, 42, of Centralia. A probable cause statement said Blair struck Eisenhauer on the head and beat him to death with his hands and feet. During an interview with investigators, the statement said

Tuition and costs for Lincoln University students will increase in the fall after changes were approved by the school’s Board of Curators. On Friday, the university announced tuition will be increased by 4%, and costs for room and board will go up 3%. Base tuition will be just $7,309 with the changes. Room and board

Five people from Kansas City were injured after a boat explosion at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The boat had just refueled around 2 p.m. Saturday at the Millstone Marina in Morgan County, according to an incident report. The driver started the boat immediately after filling up with

TONIGHT: We’re continuing to track a slow moving cold front this evening. This will interact with warm, humid air in place across the region allowing for thunderstorms to start to fire off in our northern counties after 9pm this evening. These storms will slowly slide south overnight bringing with them a chance for strong, gusty

SATURDAY: Morning showers and storms have developed and will linger into the lunch hour, and clouds likely hold on for a good part of the day. Temperatures rise into the lower 80s . TONIGHT: An approaching cold front will trigger a line of strong thunderstorms late tonight that will push in from the north likely

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says a Moberly man led deputies on a chase Thursday night. A deputy tried to pull Jon Wagner, 49, of Moberly, over for a traffic violation on Route M near Route E, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Wagner kept driving and deputies later captured and arrested him

A man is dead after a crash Friday afternoon in rural Cooper County. Richard E. Casanova, 75, of Boonville, was hurt in the collision on Old Concord Road near Route B around 4 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Jeep driven by Casanova was hit by another car after both vehicles crossed the