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A Columbia man was booked into Boone County Jail on Wednesday after he was arrested in connection with multiple stealing and burglary charges dating back to September. Kaeleb A. Smith, 28, allegedly took more than $900 worth of blood glucose test strips from the Hy-Vee on Nifong on Sunday and Monday. Smith ordered the items,

A crash near South Rangeline Road and Highway WW sent three people to the hospital Wednesday night. Thomas Miller, 59, was driving a car and didn’t stop for a stop sign, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A pickup truck then ran into Miller’s vehicle, officials on scene said. Miller is in

THURSDAY: Another unseasonably warm afternoon will be in store for Mid-Missouri for your Valentine’s Day. With continued southerly winds becoming breezy at times ahead of another approaching cold front, temperatures will push towards 60 by the afternoon, with the best chance of getting there in the southeast. That cold front will work through the area

A deadly chase that ended in Illinois late Tuesday began after a shooting in Jefferson City, police said Wednesday, and the man who died has a history of domestic violence. Jefferson City police said in a news release that officers were sent Tuesday night to calls of a shooting in the 500 block of East

Four people were arrested in separate two incidents Wednesday that brought a large police response to a residential area of northeast Columbia. Police were in the Rice Road area Wednesday afternoon looking for a man who ran from a traffic stop, which prompted a foot chase involving eight to 10 officers, Columbia Police Department Lt.

An investigation is underway after a St. Louis man died of carbon monoxide poisoning from exposure at an airport in Moberly. Three men were hospitalized Feb. 5 after being exposed to carbon monoxide at Omar Bradley Airport, according to police. They were all taken to the hospital along with a Moberly firefighter who also suffered

More people at the University of Missouri filed reports alleging discrimination last academic school year than in years past, according to the school’s 2017-18 Title IX Report. The report said 750 discrimination reports were filed last school year, up from 693 in the 2016-17 school year and 715 reports in the year before that. The

The Fulton Police Department investigated a bomb threat Tuesday night, according to a news release. Police said the department responded to a report of a bomb threat and person with a gun at City Hall in Fulton around 9:16 p.m. Police said officers arrived and secured the area. Officers did not find an explosive device

A romantic pair were arrested in Miler County after they admitted selling methamphetamine to support the man’s business, according to investigators. Gary D. Gruebel and Kelly S. Erickson were arrested after authorities searched 350 Kaiser Industrial Drive in Kaiser on Jan. 22. The location is both a business and a residence. During the search, Gruebel

The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered a Boone County judge to issue a final judgment in a case challenging theformation of a special taxing district along part of Business Loop 70. The court on Tuesday issued a writ directing the circuit court to issue a final judgment that can be appealed in Jen Henderson’s case

A few different groups are set to meet Wednesday night to discuss some Columbia Police Department policies and give their input. According to city spokesman Steve Sapp, this was interim Police Chief Geoff Jones’s idea to find way to involve Columbia residents in the department’s policy process. “They needed some involvement in policy review,” said

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies and winds out of the south will keep temperatures from falling below freezing overnight. Lows will stay in the upper 30s to low 40s around the viewing area. THURSDAY: Another unseasonably warm afternoon will be in store for Mid-Missouri for your Valentine’s Day. With continued southerly winds becoming breezy at times

Medical marijuana is set to create hundreds of jobs across the Show Me State. But the industry is sure to be tightly regulated. “Some people, when they think about the cannabis industry, they kind of glamorize it,” said Scott Abbott, CEO of HCI Alternatives. “When you’re here, it’s very strict. All of your movements are

The Randolph County Coroner confirmed Wednesday morning that a man who was exposed to carbon monoxide at the airport in Moberly has died. Coroner Don Barrett said his office was informed that Arron J. Herring, 29, of St. Louis, died at a hospital in Columbia on Saturday. According to Barrett, the cause of death has

The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating after officers found evidence of a gunshot. Officers responded to Capital City Apartments in the 500 block of E. Dunklin Street around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday night. ABC 17 News crews saw crime scene tape in the area and at least five patrol vehicles. Police said they found

A Miller County woman accused of poisoning her husband, then setting their house on fire has more charges after the investigation was completed. Amy L. Murray allegedly used antifreeze to poison her husband, Joshua Murray, on Dec. 11, 2018. Amy then set fire to the bed Joshua’s body was lying on and left the home

No one was hurt after a home caught fire Tuesday morning in Versailles. According to the Versailles Fire Department, the fire started around 5:10 a.m. at a home on W. Jasper Street. Fire officials said a woman and two children got out of the home and no one was injured. The fire started in or

WEDNESDAY: Winds will shift to the south early giving us a nice break from the winter weather as we climb into the lower 50s during the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. South winds will stay under 12 mph. TONIGHT: With partly cloudy skies and winds out of the south 10-13 mph temperatures will remain above

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri locked down on the final defensive possession and squeaked by Arkansas 79-78 Tuesday night. The Tigers were up three points with 17 seconds remaining when Arkansas’ Daniel Gafford threw down an alley-oop dunk from Jalen Harris. On the ensuing inbound play, Missouri’s Xavier Pinson committed a push-off foul to give

A Columbia nursing home quickly fired an employee who assaulted a resident. A state health department review in October found that Parkside Manor did not ensure that the resident “remained free from physical abuse.” Several staff members and residents spoke about a certified nursing assistant hitting a resident. The CNA denied ever hitting the person,