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UPDATE 4:10 pm: Sedalia police also arrested Shawn Steele in connection to the incident. According to the probable cause statement, officers saw Steele walking out of a nearby Walmart with an employee running after him. The employee claimed Steele had walked out of the store without purchasing his items. Steele admitted to stealing two bandanas,

Columbia firefighters have ruled the Baseline Place fire suspicious. ABC 17 previously reported that emergency crews responded to the 5400 block of Baseline Place just after 7 a.m. on March 19 to find flames coming out of the second story window. Firefighters reported no injuries due to the fire. The Fire Marshall’s office conducted an

Cooper County deputies arrested Zachary Lampson on Thursday after officers were dispatched to the 16600 block of Guyers Ford Drive on Thursday. The victim told police that an argument broke out between a few people and Lampson. Hours later, the victim was parked in the roadway and was confronted by Lampson and another suspect. Lampson

UPDATE 3:10 pm: Moberly police confirmed they did respond to a couple of submerged vehicles on Monday. UPDATE 2:30 pm: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice/status/978339013391249408″,”author_name”:”Moberly Police”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Currently these roads are flooded:&#lt;br&#gt;Concannon, Rollins underpass, 300-400 block of Franklin, Coates, Morley, Logan @ Woodland and Union. Please avoid these areas.&#lt;/p&#gt;– Moberly Police (@MoberlyPolice) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice/status/978339013391249408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;March 26, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”

A woman suffered minor injuries after hydroplaning in Randolph County on Monday morning. Troopers said the crash happened when a Ford Escape began to hydroplane, ran off the south side of the roadway and overturned. The car came to a stop on its top in the ditch. The car was totaled.

UPDATE 3/26: The vote has been postponed, according to Rep. Ross. ORIGINAL STORY: A bill that would require school districts to post a notice if an employee is authorized to use deadly force is expected to be discussed for a second time in a House of Representatives committee meeting Monday afternoon. The General Law Committee

UPDATE: Steen has been charged with domestic assault, tampering or attempting to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution, tampering with a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and two counts of assault. According to the probable cause statement, the incident stemmed from Steen assaulting multiple people at his residence. A woman

Jefferson City police arrested Desirae Cook on Friday after officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East High Street for reports of a person trying to fraudulently get a controlled substance. According to the probable cause statement, Cook tried to get a prescription for Roxicodone with a fraudulent prescription. Police said the pharmacy employees

Four years after the passage of a Missouri law allowing school districts to let trained teachers carry firearms in the classroom, ABC 17 News goes in-depth to bring you a first-hand look at a training program for state certified school protection officers. There’s never been one in the state, but that will change when faculty

Gov. Eric Greitens’ request that a judge, not a jury, determine his fate in a criminal case has been rejected. Circuit Judge Rex Burlison denied the request for a bench trial after a hearing on Monday. ABC 17 previously reported that Greitens was indicted in February on felony fourth-degree invasion of privacy for allegedly taking

UPDATE 3/26: Shelton has been charged with robbery in the first degree. According to the probable cause statement, A Pizza Hut delivery driver arrived at an abandoned trailer and was robbed. The victim claimed one of the suspects put a gun in his face and was told to hand everything over. Shelton and the other

Callaway County deputies arrested Michael Fitch, 37, and Tiffany Cox, 28, on Saturday afternoon after officers conducted an investigative traffic stop on Interstate 70. Officers said when they stopped the car, Fitch refused to exit it. Fitch was a wanted fugitive for felony tampering with a motor vehicle, deputies said. Officers had to forcibly remove

The start of this week brings a very active weather pattern giving us the chance for heavy rain accumulation, the potential for flooding, and strong to even severe thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms will persist through Tuesday afternoon and will be efficient rain makers. On Monday the bulk of the heaviest rain will hang north of

Columbia police arrested Nathan Fine on Saturday afternoon after officers were dispatched to the intersection of Broadway and College Avenue for a traffic stop. Police said Fine, the driver, had a loaded syringe that officers found underneath the driver’s seat. Fine admitted to police that he used Fentanyl earlier in the day and had put

Columbia police arrested Antonio Perry on Sunday morning after officers were dispatched to the Hong Kong Market on I-70 Drive Southeast in reference to an alarm. Police said a suspect made entry into the store after cutting a window screen. While officers were still investigating the burglary, police were dispatched to Motel 6 on I-70

**FLOOD WATCH** MONDAY 7PM – TUESDAY 7PM COUNTIES: CAMDEN, MILLER, COLE, OSAGE, MARIES, PULASKI, PHELPS, GASCONADE THREATS INCLUDE: FLOODING ALONG STREAMS, CREEKS & LOW-LYING AREAS. FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. TODAY: Get the umbrella and rain coats ready because it will be a soggy start to your Monday as we will

Officers with the University of Missouri Police Department arrested 42-year-old Crystal Meyer just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police performed a traffic stop due to expired Missouri license plates on the car Meyer was driving, and later found the Columbia woman had a suspended driver’s license. As police investigated, they spotted marijuana and drug items in

UPDATE (8:10 a.m.): The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the driver of the van as Stacey Hawkins, 44, from Columbia. Hawkins was transported to the hospital with minor injuries according to a crash report. ABC 17 News is working to clarify if any one else was injured in the crash. Original story: Two people were

**FLOOD WATCH** MONDAY 7PM – TUESDAY 7PM COUNTIES: CAMDEN, MILLER, COLE, OSAGE, MARIES, PULASKI, PHELPS, GASCONADE THREATS INCLUDE: FLOODING ALONG STREAMS, CREEKS & LOW-LYING AREAS. FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. TONIGHT: Clouds will be back on the increase overnight tonight ahead of our next approaching weather system. We’ll see temperatures drop