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Boone County officials believe the City of Rolla’s emergency s irens caused the county’s sirens to active two hours early. The county normally tests its outdoor emergency sirens on the first Wednesday of the month at noon. Sirens sounded around 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Office of Emergency Management said the activation was “not intentional.” Officials

The North Callaway County R-1 School District School Board has pushed up a meeting to Tuesday night after receiving complaints from parents about its superintendent. Board members spent three and a half hours behind closed doors. They declined to comment on what was discussed, but told an ABC 17 news crew a formal statement will

A Higbee man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a car and foot chase in Moberly. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a trooper attempted to pull over David W. Asher, 32, of Higbee for a traffic violation around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. Asher failed to stop on Highway 24 and led authorities on

The family of the man who donated land for one of Columbia’s oldest parks wants the city to address upkeep and changes ahead of a golden anniversary. Kurt Albert’s father, Paul, donated more than 100 acres of land for what is now Albert-Oakland Park, C.M. Albert Memorial Park and the Albert-Oakland Pool. But visitors to

Two companies, Ruhl and Son Construction and Roach Construction Services, are filing liens worth nearly $22,000 against Aspen Heights and Aurora Company, for work that was completed, but they are still owed the money. Both companies tell ABC 17 the subcontractor, Texas-based Aurora Company, only paid a portion of what is owed. “Our pay was

A Centralia woman pleaded guilty to assault and resisting arrest charges Tuesday. Angel Marie Anderson, 41, was arrested on May 7 after she threatened to shoot police and kill her neighbor. Centralia police said Anderson threw a large object at her neighbor “in the manner as a person would throw a spear with the intent

Ohio authorities say their officers were engaged in a car chase Tuesday morning involving Missouri fugitive Brian Adkison. Adkison, 23, escaped from the Caldwell County Jail on Aug. 10 and has been on the run ever since. He is wanted on charges in several Missouri counties and for the rape and kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend,

One Mid-Missouri mother is concerned for her child’s walk to school, because she says the path is too dangerous. The current Jefferson City School District policy is that high school students who live within 3.5 miles of the school must walk or get dropped off by a parent. Tina Kittle and her 14-year-old daughter live

A man in the middle of several shootings in Columbia over the past few years was in court Tuesday asking for a new judge. Malcolm Redmon, 30, was arrested in November for violating his home detention sentence. He admits to being involved in at least one 2012 fight at Boone Tavern that led to a

The Muscular Dystrophy Association’s nationally broadcast 48th annual telethon and related fundraising efforts have raised about a million dollars more than last year with $59.6 million in contributions over the Labor Day weekend. The two-hour “MDA Show of Strength” aired Sunday on the ABC Network and locally on ABC 17/KMIZ-TV. MDA President and CEO Steven

Mid-Missouri authorities arrested a Jefferson City man after he crashed his car and fled from law enforcement. According to Cole County Sheriff Greg White, deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a car crash near Highway 179 and Hilsenbeck Road around 3:20 p.m. Monday. Emergency responders at the scene told authorities that the

Law enforcement arrested eight people in Columbia for intoxicated driving at two checkpoints over the holiday weekend. Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies set up checkpoints on Friday at State Farm Parkway and Nifong Boulevard, then again Saturday at College Avenue and Rollins Road. More than 600 drivers were stopped at the checkpoints. Out

Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Fulton man for an armed robbery on Monday. Columbia police say officers were called to Club Court around 4:20 p.m. for a robbery in progress. Officers say the homeowner, a 63-year-old man, saw 32-year-old Dustin James Maupin in his backyard. When the victim opened the door,

Columbia police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at America’s Best Value Inn on Providence Road near I-70. Police responded to a robbery in progress call around 9:40 p.m. Monday. Investigators say the suspect walked into the hotel and demanded money from an employee. Officers say he was armed with a handgun.

The Missouri Department of Corrections says an inmate died at the Jefferson City Correction Center over the weekend. Paul Honeycutt, 51, was found dead around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. Corrections officials say his death is attributed to apparent natural causes. Honeycutt had been incarcerated since Oct. 1996 on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal

A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a car crash Monday in Camden County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Joshua L. Shelton, 25, of Crocker was driving on Route A near Seven Springs Road around 6:15 p.m. Troopers day he failed to handle a curve, causing the car to travel

One downtown Columbia bar wants the city to suspend its open container law for four home University of Missouri football games this fall. Harpo’s Bar & Grill wants to close Cherry Street between Ninth and 10th streets for what it’s calling the “SEC Hospitality Center.” The bar wants to close the street on Oct. 18-19

Columbia police have a plan to crack down on drivers disobeying the law. Police say suspended, revoked, unlicensed and uninsured drivers continue to be a problem out on the roads. In an effort to crack down on those drivers, police will conduct a safety checkpoint in the city limits sometime between Sept. 8-14. The checkpoint

Missouri Department of Transportation officials are warning drivers about a road closure in Columbia. Starting Tuesday, MoDOT will close part of I-70 Drive Southwest near the mall. It will be closed between Stadium Boulevard and Knipp Street. Work on the road will last between 30 and 60 days. Crews will be widening Stadium Blvd. and

A transformer fire caused a power outage for around 500 Boone Electric Cooperative members Monday. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning in the Brown Station, Route B area. Boone Electric Cooperative officials say it was because of a transformer fire in a substation. It took about four hours to repair because they had to