Cole County Assessor Christopher Estes appeared in court Thursday afternoon to be arraigned on a fourth-degree assault charge. Estes pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case against the county official was filed after a neighbor accused Estes of punching him in the face over a property line dispute. Estes and his lawyer, Daniel Dodson,
Continue ReadingMissouri Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten announced Thursday the first prescription drug take back day for state employees. The event comes just two days before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Saturday’s event will, for the first time, accept vaping devices and cartridges at the drop-off sites, as long
Continue ReadingA Fulton woman turned herself in to police on Thursday morning after she was accused of stealing money and inventory from her employer. Police were alerted in August to an employee theft at Tractor Supply in Fulton. After investigating, police found that a manager at the business, Jennifer L. Begemann, 46, was allegedly stealing inventory
Continue ReadingThe Border War is back. Mizzou and Kansas will renew their rivalry on the hardwood starting in 2020-21, according to a release from MU on Monday night. Yes, you read that right. Live playback of a Thursday news conference with Cuonzo Martin is available in the player below. “This is a tremendous opportunity for both
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Circuit Court found a Fulton man guilty of felony sodomy with a child less than 12 years old on Wednesday after he waived his right to a jury trial. Christopher Feltner was charged in November after authorities conducted an “extensive criminal investigation” into child sex crimes against him. Feltner will be sentenced
Continue ReadingA meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday for legislators and industry leaders to discuss expanding broadband internet access across the state. University of Missouri Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s director and two Columbia commissioners are among those expected to attend the meeting. In April 2019, the City
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Natural Resources received three complaints about foam waste from a local business making its way onto other property. DNR spokeswoman Tayna Turner said authorities have already visited the site and the investigation is ongoing. Turner said DNR is investigating the incident as a potential water pollution and solid waste dumping case.
Continue ReadingFulton police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection with an assault investigation. Andrew Anyaeto of Fulton, was taken into custody at the 600 block of Old Jefferson City Road Wednesday around 2:40 p.m. The Fulton Police Department said officers were called to a residence for a suspected domestic assault. Officers reported Anyaeto was threatening
Continue ReadingWork to expand Route H near Columbia Regional Airport began this week. The work, which will cause road closures, is broken down into four phases. Residents from the Englewood area held several meetings in September with officials from the airport, engineers working on the project and fire officials to discuss concerns about the scheduled work,
Continue ReadingAn attorney for a government transparency group filed a lawsuit against Missouri lawmakers Wednesday over a public records rule that he claims violates state law. “A Constitutional crisis is being whipped up in the state of Missouri,” attorney Mark Pedroli, of the Sunshine and Government Accountability Project, wrote in the lawsuit against the state House
Continue ReadingAn Oregon man pleaded guilty in a Missouri federal court after prosecutors accused him of a racketeering scheme. Court documents filed in the Central Division of the U.S. Western District Court of Missouri on Wednesday show Byron Telford of Medford, Oregon pleaded guilty charged with racketeering involving narcotics. He’s accused in a scheme to distribute
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Sheriff’s Office announced it’s checking on registered sex offenders on Halloween. Deputies said they will be going around Jefferson City and the county on Halloween night to make sure sex offenders are complying with state law. The law requires offenders to avoid all Halloween-related contact with children and stay inside their homes
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KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri prosecutor and sheriff will give an update Wednesday into the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers missing since July and presumed dead. LIVE PLAYBACK of the update can be viewed in the player below. Court documents show Missouri farmer Garland Nelson is charged with murder in the deaths of two
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The Sedalia Police Department is asking the public for information on the whereabouts of a missing teen. Marie McDonald, 17, was last seen Thursday leaving Liberty Park with someone she knew, police said in a Facebook post. Anyone who has seen her is asked to call the Sedalia Police Department at 660-826-8100. Marie is described
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council will vote on rezoning and re-plating a section of the Columbia Mall property that is set to become a second Dillard’s location Monday night. City Councilman Mike Trapp said the city must rezone and re-plat the property on the corner of Stadium and Bernadette so the space can become a new
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Sheriff’s Department says scammers are using the department’s phone number in an effort to get money from people. A man called the department and said scammers are using the department’s main number — 875-1111 — making it look like it is really the Sheriff’s Department calling. “Then they’re identifying themselves as an
Continue ReadingA Cole County man was taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in northeastern Jefferson City Monday morning. Jefferson City police said Tracy Hubbard, 62, of Centertown, was involved in a crash at the 800 block of Highway 179 before 10 a.m. A police incident report showed Hubbard was heading southbound on Highway 179
Continue ReadingNo injuries were reported after firefighters were called to battle a blaze on a Columbia apartment balcony. Emergency crews were called to the Broadway Apartments complex at the 2300 block of West Broadway around 4 p.m. Firefighters said they received reports of fire and smoke on the third floor of one of the buildings. Columbia
Continue ReadingBoone County deputies took two people into custody, suspected of stealing a truck. Columbia police said Boone County deputies pulled over a truck on Hogan Drive in North Columbia after a check showed it had been stolen. Deputies were assisted by Columbia police officers at the scene Monday afternoon. Watch ABC 17 News at 6
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