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Crystal Gates was found by a Jefferson City police officer after Callaway County asked for help in finding her. She had made several terroristic threats during several phone calls to the Callaway County 9-1-1 center. When the officer got to her location at 607 Ohio St., he smelled a strong odor of smoke and saw

A Boone County judge felt statements a truck driver made about his role in a deadly crash did not agree with the crime that came from it. Anthony West of Jonesboro, Georgia reinstated his not guilty plea to one count of involuntary manslaughter Monday, after Judge Jodie Asel brought up what she felt were inconsistencies

According to the official Moberly School District website, a threat was written on a piece of furniture in the high school, stating that it was going to “blow up.” The school’s administrators are not sure of the “credibility of the threat,” but are continuing to monitor the situation. ABC 17 New’s reached out to the

Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack initiated the process to release recent signee Rashaun Woods from his National Letter of Intent signed last Wednesday. ABC 17 News reported Friday that 18-year-old Woods was charged with rape and sodomy after two alleged sexual assaults. Woods was a former Jefferson City football player. “We have begun

The chance of thunderstorms increases Monday evening as moisture increases ahead of a developing surface low pressure area to our west. Gulf moisture will stream northward ahead of this system with increasing instability Monday evening and overnight. Instability will be fairly low but moderate wind shear will help sustain stronger storms. There is still some

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday criminal charges have been filed after several theft related investigations in the southern part of Callaway County, particularly around Holts Summit , Tebbetts, and Mokane. On Jan. 17, the Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Joseph Green with first degree burglary regarding a commercial burglary of a Holts

TODAY: Temperatures will be on the upswing for two more days, making it feel more like late March and early April. Clouds will remain mostly cloudy to overcast through the remainder of the day. Temperatures will warm to 60 this afternoon with spotty afternoon showers. TONIGHT: Storms will be possible this evening starting after 7PM

A fireball was sighted early this morning across 9 states with over 190 sightings in of Iowa, Kansas, Illionis, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York, and Missouri. Some reported a boom, and others reported a flash of light, and some reported both. In northwest Missouri in Kingston, Missouri in Caldwell county a light was

On Sunday, officers were dispatched to Mosers Grocery Store on 705 W. Business Loop 70 in reference to an aggravated larceny. Officers contacted the female victim, who told officers that a black male wearing a grey baseball hat and black coat stole her purse from her hand in the Moser’s parking lot. The victim said

Cloudy with drizzle and fog this morning warming to 60 in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Strong to severe storms tonight from 7PM-4AM; 50. TUESDAY: Rain before 7AM then mostly sunny and mild; 60. WEDNESDAY: Turning colder with a dusting of snow from HWY 24 and north by evening; 36.

Early Monday morning, ABC17 heard reports of police looking for a man near Providence and Vandiver. When our crews arrived, there was police activity at both the Machen’s Dealership and the Rodeway Inn. Police said an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle because a taillight was out. The car eventually stopped in the Machen’s

TODAY: Temperatures will be on the upswing for two more days, making it feel more like late March and early April. Clouds will increase this morning with possible light drizzle. Temperatures will warm to 60 this afternoon with spotty afternoon showers. TONIGHT: Storms will be possible this evening starting after 7PM through 3AM early Tuesday

Two suspected purse snatchers were taken into custody following a brief foot pursuit in North Columbia. A Columbia police sergeant at the scene told ABC 17 news that officers were originally dispatched to Moser’s for a purse snatching around 3 p.m. Sunday. Shortly after, a Columbia police officer spotted the suspects and followed them in

A sergeant with the Jefferson City Police Department tells ABC 17 News that a “significant” theft occurred at Victoria’s Secret overnight in the Jefferson City Mall around 2 a.m. Sunday. The attached photos were taken by a viewer in the mall Sunday morning. Police could only release very few details. They say they don’t have

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30s with partly cloudy skies and light east-southeast winds. Areas of fog will develop by morning with a few light, spotty showers possible by daybreak south of I-70. MONDAY: It will feel like spring as temperatures climb into the mid to upper 50s in the afternoon,

Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the 4700 block of Eastview Drive for reports of gunshots around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Deputies said that 21-year-old Joel Sandhu went to the address above to talk to a person he believed stole from him. When the person refused to open the door, Sandhu shot

Emergency crews responded to an overnight fire in California Mo at around 3:40 a.m. Reports indicate that upon their arrival, officers were fully involved in the scene. No injuries have been reported. ABC 17 News is working to get more information from authorities as soon as it becomes available.

A Boone County deputy arrested 33-year-old Derek J. Long around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. The deputy was driving a patrol vehicle equipped with an Automatic License Plate Reader when the car Long was driving showed up as stolen, according to a sergeant in the Sheriff’s department. The deputy conducted a traffic stop with Long near Highway

TODAY: We are looking at a beautiful day to spend outside! Sunday will be dry and sunny with temperatures reaching into the lower 50s. Winds will be tamer out of the west around 6 mph. Clouds will increase by the afternoon leading to a partly cloudy night with temperatures in the upper 30s. Conditions will

TODAY: Chilly AM Temps in Lower 30s, Sunny Skies with Increasing Clouds by PM; 52 TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy with Bearable Conditions; 37 MONDAY: Scattered Showers Expected, Expected Accumulation Less than 1/10″; 60