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UPDATE 5:05 pm: A spokesperson for Columbia Public Schools confirmed there were children on the bus at the time of the crash. However, there were no reported injuries. The bus was coming from Oakland Middle School off of Blue Ridge Road. After the crash, another bus was sent to pick up the students. The spokesperson

TONIGHT: Clouds will increase and it won’t be as cold with lows dropping to near 40. East winds will remain under 8 mph. SATURDAY: Moisture will return from the west bringing a slight shower chance to areas west of HWY 63 Saturday afternoon and to our southwestern counties Saturday night. Most areas will stay dry

A man has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, fraudulent use of a credit card and stealing. According to the probable cause statement, Kerry Hinsen messaged the victim and said that he had taken the victim’s car and stolen his wife’s debit card. Hinsen said in one message that he used the money

Columbia police arrested Kevin Buckner, 18, in relation to the shooting on Shamrock Drive and Irma Drive. ABC 17 previously reported that on March 26, a man and a juvenile were driving in the area of Shamrock Drive and Irma Drive when another car approached them and started shooting at the victim’s vehicle. Police said

Columbia police responded to the intersection of Providence and Business Loop on Friday afternoon for a multi-vehicle collision. ABC 17 crews were on scene and spoke with the drivers involved. Both drivers claimed they did not have any serious physical injuries. According to public dispatch records, the crash caused a fuel spill. While ABC 17

Columbia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of causing damage to a sign. Police said the incident happened in the 300 block of S. College Avenue at Campus Lutheran Church. The sign was likely damaged during the night of April 13. Officers said the damage will cost approximately $400

UPDATE 4/20 2:30 pm: Sexton has been charged with assault, armed criminal action and burglary. UPDATE 4/20: Columbia police arrested Korey Sexton for stabbing the man in the neck. Police said Sexton forced entry into a house and picked up a 10-month old baby on Thursday morning. A woman met Sexton in the hallway and

Osage Beach police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man. Police said the suspect is a white male, heavier set, full beard and is 30 to 40 years old. He is wearing a Kansas City Chiefs stocking hat in the picture. The man allegedly drives a white 2017 Ford F150 Platinum or

UPDATE 2 pm: Boone County deputies said the man they arrested was Jack Lee Smith. Officers said when they made contact with Smith, he had meth. Smith faces possible charges of possession of a controlled substance, resisting and interfering with arrest and DUR/DUS. Since being arrested, Smith has bonded out of jail. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone

A spokesperson for Columbia Public Schools announced on Friday that Sarah Sicht will be recommended to the Board of Education next month to become the principal at Benton STEM Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Sicht will replace current Principal Laura Lewis who will retire at the end of the school year. She is

UPDATE 4/20: A spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Public Safety said that the lab analysis showed that the powder in the envelope may have been a pesticide sold over the counter to consumers for use in garden insect control. UPDATE 5:15 pm: Chappelle-Nadal confirmed what the mysterious substance was: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MariaChappelleN/status/987087377796657153″,”author_name”:”MariaChappelleNadal”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MariaChappelleN”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A cancer

Columbia police arrested Joshua Welch and Carmen Whitehead on Thursday night after officers were dispatched to the Walmart Supercenter on Grindstone Parkway for reports of drug use. Police said they were given a vehicle description and noticed the car had been stolen out of Jefferson City. Officers made contact with the suspects’ car and a

THIS AFTERNOON: We’ll continue to see mostly sunny skies through the remainder of the afternoon and temperatures will remain mild, in the low to mid-60s through sunset. It’s an excellent evening to take the family out for dinner. We’ll begin to see increasing clouds after 6pm as our next storm system for the weekend approaches.

Osage County deputies arrested a man wanted for kidnapping and domestic assault. ABC 17 previously reported that law enforcement officials were looking for Shane Vandelicht after he was charged for a domestic assault offense on March 31. Deputies said they received information that Vandelicht was located at a residence on Highway 89 near Higwhay 50.

Moniteau County deputies arrested Daniel Contreras, 28, on Wednesday after officers responded to a residence in Clarksburg for reports of possible drug activity. When officers made contact with Contreras, they saw marijuana. Deputies asked Contreras if they could search through the house, but he refused. Officers were granted a search warrant and went inside of

UPDATE (9:10 a.m.): The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed three crashes on Highway 54 Friday morning. The first happened shortly after 3:40 a.m. when a semi overturned at the Mel Ray Curve. No one was hurt. The second happened just after 7:20 a.m. one mile west of Center Street. The highway patrol said it involved

UPDATE – 8:00 A.M.: Osage County deputies learned around 6 p.m. Thursday that 26-year-old Shane Vandelicht was at a home on Highway 89 North near Highway 50. “After a brief refusal to exit the residence, he was located in the residence and was arrested by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office without further incident,” said Sheriff

UPDATE 3:30 pm: Authorities have released the names of the four children killed in the fire. Firefighters said Tyler Otto, 14, Cason Otto, 8, Max Otto, 5, and Levi Otto, 4, were found dead inside of the house. Authorities confirm all four were brothers. {“author_name”:”Sasha Gómez ABC 17 News”,”author_url”:”https://www.facebook.com/SashaABC17/”,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”success”:true,”height”:889,”html”:”&#lt;div id=”fb-root”&#gt;&#lt;/div&#gt;n&#lt;script&#gt;(function(d, s, id) {n var js,

TODAY: The frost advisory that’s in place for areas along and south of I-70 will expire by 9 AM. Although it will be a chilly start to the day, temperatures will quickly climb into the lower 60s. Plenty of sunshine is expected today, with a gorgeous spring day for the entire region. Passing clouds will

Three discrimination lawsuits in the last two years have left Jefferson City Public Schools on the hook for more than a million dollars in settlements and legal costs. The most recent settlement was reached with former administrator Gretchen Guitard on April 6. In the agreement, The district agreed to pay a quarter million of the