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Columbia City Council agreed Monday night to vote to form a youth anti-violence task force to combat the rise of violent crime across the city. In a motion by Mayor Bob McDavid, council agreed to allow him to create the group, which could name members at the next City Council meeting on August 5. “Just

Outrage about crime in Columbia hits new levels as another family mourns the loss of a teenager. About 50 people gathered at McKee Street Park Monday night to support Treveon Marshall’s family. Someone gunned down Marshall in McKee Street Park late Monday night. He died in the hospital later that night. Family and community members

Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating a homicide in Pulaski County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a release that St. Robert police were called to the Alpine Haus Motel around 6:45 a.m. Monday. The motel is located on Old Route 66. When officers arrived, they found Laila D. Carpenter, 33, of St. Robert,

The Jefferson City Council approved a proposal to rezone nine acres for a new car dealership Monday night. Corwin Automotive Group is planning to build a 30,000 square foot facility in the 3600 block of Missouri Boulevard. The facility will include a service department and detail shop. The dealership told ABC 17 News it would

A Columbia teen pleaded guilty for his role in a deadly shooting last year. Lamarr Mayfield, 16, was in court Monday where he entered a guilty plea on charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Mayfield was set to begin a jury trial Tuesday, but instead he accepted a plea bargain. He was sentenced

One person was killed after a shooting near a park in northeast Columbia Sunday night. Police officers were called to the McKee Street Park shortly before midnight and found Treveon J. Marshall, 17, of Columbia, injured by gunfire. Police say Marshall was shot on a trail in the park but made his way to a

Hill Creek Road in south Columbia has reopened after emergency repairs Monday. The Boone County Public Works Department said the emergency repairs started Monday afternoon and could take up to two-to-three days to complete. However, the department reopened the road after 5 p.m.

An inmate is on the run Monday after escaping from the Howard County Jail. According to the Sheriff’s Department, 21-year-old Walter Estay escaped the jail around 1 a.m. Monday. The Howard County Sheriff says Estay was able to lock the only jailer in a room, while he took the jailer’s cellphone and jail keys. Jail

A Friday afternoon chase in Boone County is still under investigation and three suspects are still on the run. Both Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in the chase around 4:45 p.m. Friday. The pursuit started near Broadway and Garth Avennue in central Columbia, involving a gray Toyota Camry. The Boone County

Jefferson City public schools are increasing their security for the coming school year. Fifteen new high-definition security cameras have already been added to the area middle schools. The district says that it hopes to have a buzz-in system at all of the public schools within the next four years. Currently, Jefferson City Public Schools spends

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says traffic fatalities are down almost 16 percent compared with last year. The patrol said Monday that 364 people have died from traffic accidents so far in 2013. That’s down from 431 fatalities at the same point last year. Missouri’s annual traffic toll rose last year to 826 after having

Law enforcement in Macon are alerting residents of a phone scam. According to police, residents are receiving an automated phone call on their cellphones. The recording states the call is from a local bank and they are working to confirm bank card information. Police say the caller ID is similar to the local bank’s name

The suspect in a 1999 rape case on the University of Missouri campus was sentenced to two life sentences Monday. 47-year-old Marvin Jones had pleaded guilty in May to charges of forcible sodomy and forcible rape for a 1999 rape. On October 16, 1999, the University of Missouri Police Department investigated a rape at the

A major intersection in northeast Columbia will close for nearly three weeks due to construction. For the next 20 days, Lake of the Woods Road at the intersection with St. Charles Road will be closed to all traffic. Construction crews are working on a new roundabout at the intersection to alleviate traffic flow due to

The Benton County Sheriff’s Department is looking for 72-year-old Hellen Erlene Cook. Cook is a white female,5 feet tall, 97 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at her lake property she and her husband owned southwest of Warsaw close to Truman Lake. The Benton County Sheriff’s

A Centertown woman was thrown from her motorcycle Sunday afternoon on U.S. 54 in Callaway County. Heather Slusser, 34, was traveling eastbound when the motorcycle went off the road. She was in fair condition Sunday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a report that Slusser than overcorrected, went off the other side of

A Stover woman was in fair condition Sunday night after a car crash early that morning. Sheryl Taylor, 62, of Stover, was a passenger in a 1991 Toyota Previa when the car went off Missouri 52 near Route AA, the driver overcorrected and hit a ditch. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report then says the

Fulton police stopped a vehicle on Highway 54 for going 100 mph in a 70 mph zone Sunday morning. Police say the driver, identified as Larry Threlkeld, was intoxicated. Threlkeld’s driver’s license was revoked and he had a felony warrant out of Callaway County for DWI-chronic offender. Threlkeld was arrested and taken to the Callaway

A dishwasher was blamed for a Columbia house fire Sunday morning. Fire crews said the flames and smoke were spewing from the kitchen window of 1000 Bourn Avenue just after 9 a.m. The Assistant Fire Marshal said in a news release that a dishwasher had sparked the blaze, which did roughly $10,000 worth of damage

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