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A Columbia man was charged with assault after officers were dispatched to Leeway Drive Apartments in reference to an assault. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told police that Kevin Aaron cut her with a piece of glass from a broken window. The victim told police she was attempting to leave the residence

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has filed a motion to revoke the probation of Ken Jinson after he said Jinson has not been paying restitution. Jinson pleaded no contest in April to theft and deceptive business practices. He was given five years probation and ordered to pay $26,951.02 in restitution by April 2021. According to

A Camdenton man who molested a 10-year-old child pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to receiving child pornography over the internet. Duffy Dean Woodman, 52, pleaded guilty to the charge contained in a April indictment. The investigation began in 2015 when the Laclede County deputies received a report that a 10-year-old child had been

A Miller County man is charged with assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and armed criminal action after he failed to yield to multiple police officers. According to the probable cause statement, Miller County deputies were advised of a pursuit from Pulaski County entering into Miller County. Crocker police had been previously been

A Jefferson City man was charged with burglary after he was accused of being a part of several burglaries in the city. According a probable cause statement, in June police responded to a residence in 3300 Country Club Drive for reports of a burglary to the residence. Police said entry was forced through an exterior

A Cole County woman was charged with stealing $750 or more after officers responded to a Walmart for reports of theft. According to the probable cause statement, Elizabeth Pigford was observed by Walmart asset protection getting items and concealing them inside a bag. Walmart employees said they saw Pigford push a shopping cart full of

State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of Maries County that included multiple concerns that have been identified before. “Audits are a tool to help improve processes and ensure that government is serving taxpayers with efficiency and transparency,” Galloway said. “It is frustrating when concerns are repeatedly disregarded. I urge Maries County officials to implement

A Sedalia woman is being charged with stealing more than $750 after police received three theft reports from Boost Mobile. According to the probable cause statement, the store manager reported missing a deposit in the amount of $761, $95 missing from a change bag and $105 missing from a spare register drawer. Police filed a

A man was charged with possession of a controlled substance after Sedalia police performed a traffic stop on a car with an expired license. According to the probable cause statement, when police approached the vehicle the driver was cooperative with police but George Johnson, the passenger, was hiding his right hand. Police said during the

Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Thursday that Jamie McPherson, 71, was committed to a secure mental health facility. Hawley said McPherson has a decades-long history of molesting prepubescent boys and girls and admitted to having more than 100 child victims. McPherson often met his victims through his job as a postman in Lexington, Missouri.

UPDATE 1:18 pm: Jefferson City Public School officials said the incident in question involved a student banging on a locked door. Officials said the loud banging sounds resembled the sound of gunshots which initiated the lockdown. Officials said the staff and students all handled the situation very well. ORIGINAL: Jefferson City Public Schools officials said

Melissa Schaefer was charged with burglary and stealing after officers responded to a Sedalia Kohls for reports of theft. Officers said when they arrived on scene they talked with a witness who saw a man and a woman come into the store and go to electronics. The witness saw the woman take several Fitbits and

Columbia Police Department K-9s Kane, Raf, Gorrit and Duncan will receive bullet and stab protective vests. The vests will come from a non-profit organization called Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. “We are honored to have been selected for these vests,” says K-9 Unit Supervisor Sgt. Scott Hedrick. Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. has provided more

TODAY: Mostly cloudy skies will gradually clear throughout the afternoon into this evening, finally giving us a peak of sunshine. Afternoon highs today will top out near 70, which is near average for this time of year. Winds will shift around out of the south up to 8 mph and begin a slow warming trend.

For the start of the weekend we will see increased heat and humidity as temperatures rise into the 80s. This unseasonal, summer like weather will come to an end by Sunday as a strong cold front tracks through mid-Missouri. This cold front will give way for some rainfall starting as early as Saturday morning, mainly

Columbia police arrested a man accused of breaking into a home and stealing electronics and MU athletic department clothing. According to police, a burglary happened in the 200 block of Dorothy Dean Drive in mid-September. Police say the two homeowners were in the home asleep during the burglary. There were 18 items stolen, including a

A Boone County duplex suffered minor damage after an apparent stove fire early Thursday morning. Boone County and Columbia firefighters responded to the scene on Mesa Drive around 3:30 a.m. Fire crews say the flames started on a stove in the kitchen and were already out by the time they arrived.

The Cole R-1 School District is mourning the loss of one of its high school students. 16-year-old Elizabeth Eidson was killed in a crash Wednesday morning while driving to school. “It’s been an extremely long, tough day,” said Russellville High School Principal Chris Mitchell. “Toughest day we’ve had.” According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol

Residents and property owners still say lighting on East Campus needs to be fixed. ABC 17 News has been following the lighting issues since 2014 when a student started a petition asking the city to install more lights in the area. Students, residents say they don’t feel safe walking around at night due to the

UPDATE: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver of the bus was distracted by children when he rear-ended a car on State Route 42 at Countryside Lane in Miller County around 3:51 p.m. The driver of the car, Robert P. Switzer, 23, of Richland, was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. A