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Multiple alleged meth lab operators have been captured in Osage County. Deputies tell ABC 17 News they made a meth lab bust near Highway 50 in Linn Tuesday afternoon. As authorities arrived on the scene for a domestic disturbance tied to an eviction notice, three people fled from the scene. Deputies pursued the suspects on

Thieves are targeting rural homes and businesses in Cole, Callaway, Boone, and Miller counties. “The majority of the thefts have been out of sheds around some of the rural areas and farms and things like that,” Cole County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Gary Hill said. “We actually had one shed that was broken into that was

One Columbia program is still on hold tonight after government budget cuts. More than 100 staff members are without work at the University of Missouri extension’s nutrition education program. Employees of the program work every day of the year helping low-income families in Columbia improve their lives. The program director said staff is standing by

A special board of aldermen met in Ashland Tuesday to discuss the controversial suspension of an alderman. Now the board wants to kick him off for good. Second Ward Alderman Jeff Anderson was suspended in September. The board sent him a letter saying the suspension happened because of his attempts to circumvent the board and

The city of Moberly is seeking financial guidance to help restore its credit rating. Currently, the city’s credit rating is at a B. Two years ago, an artificial sweetener plant was supposed to open in Moberly. It cost the city nearly $40 million in bonds. The Mamtek plant never opened, and the city is still

Police are investigating a suspicious incident at a Columbia fast food restaurant Monday night. Officers were called to the Taco Bell off Stadium Boulevard around 8:40 p.m. for a report of a bomb threat. An employee told ABC 17 News the threat prompted the restaurant to evacuate. Columbia police would only confirm it was a

Boone County authorities have arrested a man for a Tuesday afternoon shooting that injured a woman. Around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, authorities received a call of a victim with a gunshot wound to the head near 6001 N. Creasy Spring Road, in the Apple Grove Trailer Park. Authorities say a 42-year-old woman’s ear was “grazed” by

A man convicted of attacking and raping a woman on the Katy Trail near Sedalia was sentenced for those crimes Tuesday. Ronald Greer, 45, was sentenced to four life in prison terms plus seven years by Pettis County Circuit Judge Robert Koffman. Two of the sentences do not allow for parole. Greer was on parole

The capital city was officially named the “Most Beautiful Small Town” in the United States. The survey, part of Rand McNally’s 2013 Best of the Road contest, highlighted the city’s views of the Missouri River, the Missouri Capitol Building, and Main Street. Rand McNally also said Jefferson City received the third most votes overall in

Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia man Monday on suspicion of breaking into cars and stealing property from the vehicles. People living near Timothy Court north of Columbia called deputies to report someone burglarizing cars and taking stuff from them. While searching for the suspect, a deputy says he saw Gary Gonzales, 35, trying

Columbia city leaders have agreed upon a plan to guide their decisions concerning the next 20 years. The hundred-plus page document “Columbia Imagined” was approved unanimously at Monday night’s City Council meeting. “Columbia Imagined” is a comprehensive plan on how residents will live and grow as the city expands. The plan includes several topics: land

Click the video player to watch highlights of Gary Pinkel’s weekly media address. Coach Pinkel talks about his players performing under intense SEC pressure, Andrew Baggett’s rising confidence and his defensive line’s overachieving play.

A house in Callaway County is considered a total loss following a Monday afternoon fire. Firefighters responded to the house fire on Route J, east of Kingdom City, around 3 p.m. New Bloomfield fire officials say the fire most likely started due to a problem with the home’s aging electrical system. All that remains of

Jefferson City residents will see a jump in the price of their trash pickup service next month. Allied Waste Services says they are charging residents with a 64-gallon cart six dollars more starting in November. The costs of other carts will also increase by 3 percent. The increase is in connection to the consumer price

With almost 500 RR Donnelley workers out of work in Jefferson City, the city’s Chamber of Commerce says it has been working hard to bring in new jobs to the city. Chamber officials say it hopes that one new business moving into town will help alleviate some of the unemployment. The Chamber of Commerce sold

Jefferson City police believe they have a breakthrough in one weekend crime, but are stumped in another one. There were three crimes in three days in the capital city since Friday. The first was a double shooting on Ohio Street early Friday. Police said they have arrested three people responsible for it. Two separate incidents

A woman has been arrested for a June 21 assault with a tire tool. Columbia police say Shameko Spivey, 26, of Fulton, assaulted a female victim with her hands and feet at Lakewood Apartments near Stephens Lake Park. Police say the victim pulled into a parking lot at the apartment complex because Spivey was following

Part of a busy intersection in west Columbia is closed as construction crews work on the new diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 70 and Stadium Boulevard. Worley Street east of Stadium Blvd. is closed through Thursday morning as crews work to widen Stadium. The Missouri Department of Transportation says more than 24,000 cars go through

Columbia police released surveillance photos of a suspect wanted in the armed robbery of Kaldi’s Coffee downtown. Friday morning, police say a man entered the business through the back door after an employee opened the door for a coworker. The man then pointed a gun at an employee and demanded money. The suspect fled the

The community is left grieving after 20-year-old Heather Cole was killed Friday morning after her car collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70. Her passenger, 20-year-old Sara Buxton, is still in critical condition. Those who knew Cole best remember her as a sweet, dedicated girl who would do anything for someone else. Her coworkers at