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The family of a student at Jefferson City High School is suing the school district for negligence after the student’s abuser apparently signed the student out of school early by posing as a guardian and subsequently sexually abused the victim. The lawsuit claims that on four different occasions the abuser called Jefferson City High School

UPDATE: The University of Missouri Police Department sent out a picture of the suspect in a tweet Tuesday evening. Police say Miles Hillegas is the suspect connected to the shooting at Black and Gold Bar last week. Anyone who sees Hillegas is advised to call 911. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MUPDpolice/status/991506527172296704″,”author_name”:”MU Police”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MUPDpolice”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MUPDpolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@MUPDpolice&#lt;/a&#gt; assisting &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@ColumbiaPD&#lt;/a&#gt;

UPDATE: Tuesday’s meeting has been canceled. Legislators were behind closed doors for less than 15 minutes. They’ll meet again Wednesday morning at 8. ORIGINAL STORY: The special committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens will meet at 2:45 Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City. This is its second meeting this week. Monday night, the committee released an addendum

ABC 17 spoke to resident and retiree, John Donelon, who lives on Grace Lane and fears his home will be taken away from him to reduce congestion in the area and provide direct access to Interstate 70. A study conducted by Columbia Public Works suggests getting rid of the fifteen houses on Grace Lane would

Boone County deputies confirmed 18-year-old Collin Knight as the suspect in an April 24 stabbing incident. Two victims were injured with a knife, one of whom, deputies say, is Knight’s grandfather. The Hartsburg teen was in the hospital for medical treatment/evaluation until he was deemed well enough to be taken to the Boone County Jail.

Attorneys for Albert Watkins, the man representing the ex-husband of Gov. Eric Greitens’ mistress, declined to comment on their client’s two-day deposition on Tuesday afternoon. Watkins, though, did have something to say. “It’s time for all of us in this fair land to learn how to do a proper pull-up,” Watkins said. “There’s more importance

The Missouri House voted 112-44 to legalize smokeless medical marijuana Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Representative Jim Neely, would allow anyone over 18 to use smokeless medical marijuana to treat terminal and other serious diseases. If it becomes law, it would allow a patient suffering from conditions like cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s multiple sclerosis and PTSD

Now that spring has sprung, so has the increase in brush fires across the state. Brush fire season in Missouri is in the spring and fall, thanks to a combination of dead vegetation, low humidity, and high winds. Although the spring-growth is taking hold across the state the risk for brush fires still remains in

A person from Ashland has been charged with four counts of domestic assault after allegedly tying up a victim and cutting into the victim’s thighs. The incident lasted from March 25 to March 27 at a home in Ashland. Joshua Welch tied up the victim and cut the victim’s right thigh 27 times and left

UPDATE 5/1: Alexandra “Lexi” McClain, 15, was found safe on May 1 in Hendersonville, North Carolina by the Hendersonville Police Department. ORIGINAL STORY: The Columbia Police Department and family are asking for the community’s help in locating a runaway juvenile, according to an official release. Alexandra “Lexi” McClain, 15, of Columbia was last seen by

The Marshall Police Department said on Facebook that they’ve been made aware of a person who identified himself on Facebook as Lewis Jefferson. According to the Marshall Police Department’s post, Jefferson engages in conversation with victims on Facebook and tells them he is a police officer with the Marshall Police Department to gain victims; trust.

TONIGHT: Another dry night is expected with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with lows only dropping into the mid 60s and southerly winds from 12-17 mph,gusting to 25 mph at times. WEDNESDAY: Storms are possible in northern Missouri in the morning but will likely stay north of HWY 36 and it looks likely Mid-Missouri

Jerome Buschman has been arrested for statutory sodomy after engaging in sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old female victim. The victim went to the police department with her parents and said she had at least four different sexual interactions with Buschman since Aug. 2016. Buschman would pose as the victim’s father by calling the school to

On Friday at 1:46 a.m., officers were called to the 300 block of Park Avenue in reference to a burglary. When officers got to the scene, they made contact with Lee Barney, who was on the second story roof trying to get into the home through a window. Barney was uncooperative with officers and refused

TODAY: Spot showers are possible through early afternoon, thanks to a decaying line of storms that tracked out of Nebraska through the night. Outside of that, most locations will stay on the dry side under partly cloudy skies. Despite the clouds in place, temperatures will climb into the lower 80s today as we continue to

Columbia police said they arrested a man Monday in relation to the robbery of Central Bank of Boone County. Police were called to the Central Bank of Boone County Friday morning for reports of a robbery, officers said. Police said that through the investigation, detectives identified Basil Kyles, 63, of Rocheport, as a suspect. Kyles

UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: The Columbia Water and Light spokesperson said that a squirrel got on the utility pole at Chapel Hill Road and Keystone Drive and caused a fuse to go out. UPDATE 8 a.m.: Power has been restored to all Columbia Water and Light customers after they experienced a power outage Tuesday morning. UPDATE

UPDATE 8:00 A.M.: Fire officials told ABC 17 News a woman was in an SUV traveling northbound on Hwy 63 Tuesday morning when she noticed an odor emitting from the vehicle. When she pulled over to the side of the road, the driver told fire crews the vehicle went up in flames. No one was

TUESDAY: There is an slight storm chance mainly north of I-70, but most areas will stay dry throughout the entire day. It looks warm and windy again as temperatures reach into the 80s in the afternoon and southerly winds at 15 mph gust as high as 30 mph at times. Clouds increase into the afternoon

UPDATE: Court documents obtained by ABC 17 News describe the investigation into the shooting death of David Grant, which has resulted in the Callaway County prosecutor filing first-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance charges against Amy Steward of Holts Summit. Steward, according to the documents, called 911 to report Grant’s death around 1:30