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FULTON, Mo- Police responded to a call about an assault with a firearm in Fulton, Mo. Charles Mcneal was brought into custody and the gun was found a little later. Trying to find stolen firearms is always on the top of police lists. Lieutenant for the Fulton Police Department, Bill Ladwig says, “Stolen guns on

ABC 17 News has confirmed Pablo Serrano is under guard at a hospital following a suspected suicide attempt at the Montgomery County jail early Thursday. Serrano was just released from suicide watch Wednesday afternoon and put in general population. The sheriff’s office said it was later discovered Serrano had cut himself with a safety razor

ABC 17 News has confirmed state lawmakers in the House voted Thursday to approve $8.6 million in cuts to the University of Missouri system, including Mizzou. ABC 17 News has reporters at the capitol in Jefferson City, speaking with budget leaders. Approval is still needed in the Senate in order to finalize the state’s funding

The Boone County Office of Emergency Management said a malfunction is to blame fortornado sirens sounding in the western part of Columbia early Thursday morning. The sirens went off around 12:15 a.m. Thursday and blared for nearly a half hour before officials were able to turn the unit off around 12:40. EMA officials said a

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will visit the University of Missouri Thursday. Governor Nixon will visit the Bradford Research Center and will meet with plant science students and faculty. It is the only academic program in Missouri to study plant production, protection, and biology from lab to field. The governor may also talk about the latest

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino, the illegal immigrant accused of killing five people and leading law enforcement on a nearly 24-hour manhunt, has had his share of run-ins with the law. Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, filed a detainer against Serrano-Vitorino, which means he will be deported. This will happen whether he is acquitted of the

As the University of Missouri decides how to deal with a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, business leaders in Columbia will look at the “domino effect” it could have on the community. Gary Ward, the school’s Chief Operating Officer, told board of the Regional Economic Development, Inc. that the school expected to fall behind by 1,500

Kim Anderson will return for the 2016-2017 season, Mack Rhoades confirmed Wednesday morning . “I look forward to working with Coach Anderson to reestablish the proud and winning tradition of Mizzou Basketball,” Rhoades said in a statement, via the MU athletic department. Anderson is coming off a 10-21 season. Missouri ended the season with a

Columbia public work crews are working to repair a potentially serious problem. A failing storm water culvert was not sized properly causing the road to crack. Public works says that Sinclair road between Nifong Blvd and Southampton Drive is in danger of immediately collapsing. The road could take seven to ten days until it reopens,

Two men have been arrested for a shooting that injured three people at the Moser’s grocery store in Jefferson City. The suspects include Dana Day, 26, and Quonterio Davis, 23. Both are from Jefferson City. Prosecutors have charged Day with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and three counts of assault. Davis has

One man has died and another is hurt following a rollover crash east of Auxvasse.The crash happened on Highway B near the Callaway-Montgomery County line Wednesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says William Christian lost control of his truck and went off the side of the road. The vehicle flipped several times. One man was ejected

ABC 17 confirmed no one was hurt in Jefferson City Wednesday, after a school bus rolled through traffic and hit a light pole. The driver pulled over around 12:30 p.m. near Miller Street and Broadway. He stopped to reset an alarm at the back of the bus, but forgot to set the emergency brake. It

Fulton police say one man was arrested for assaulting someone with a stolen gun. Officers were called to Nichols and Fifth Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, where they saw Charles McNeal leaving the scene. The weapon was found a short time later. Investigators later learned it was stolen in 2009 from Boone County. McNeal is

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino has been formally charged in Montgomery County for the death of Randy Nordman. On Wednesday, prosecutors charged Serrano-Vitorino with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and burglary. If convicted for those crimes, he could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. At his first court appearance, Serrano-Vitorino used an interpreter to

The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would tighten the requirements for a teenager to get an abortion. The House voted 109-35 Wednesday to endorse legislation that would require a minor to submit to her abortion doctor the written consent of one parent as well as written proof that the other

ABC 17 News confirmed police are currently looking for a suspect who is accused of shooting another man in Sedalia earlier this week. Officers responded to Washington Avenue Monday night near Smith Cotton High School off Broadway. They believe Carlos Staten shot the victim twice in the arms and once in the stomach. Charges were

Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a requirement that high school students receive some first aid training. The House on Wednesday endorsed a bill that would make 30 minutes of instruction in CPR and choking first aid a prerequisite for high school graduation. The mandate would begin for health and physical education classes in

A predicted drop in Mizzou enrollment for the fall 2016 semester could lead to millions of dollars in lost revenue. In a memo Interim Chancellor Hank Foley sent Wednesday, Foley said the predicted drop in enrollment amounts to roughly 1,500 students. That would cause $30-32 million less revenue in the 2017 fiscal year. That number,

Moisture streaming in ahead of a nearly stationary front will spread rain north east Wednesday night, mainly affecting areas near I-44 and south. Showers could spread as far north as HWY 54 but would be light with under a quarter inch of rain. Rain moves completely out of Mid-Missouri by 8 AM Thursday and clouds

COLUMBIA, Mo-Since early January, there have been a string of burglaries happening in rural and semi-rural areas in Boone County. This comes after there were more than a thousand burglaries last year with more than two million dollars worth of items stolen. Broken down, that is about three houses broken into daily and about $4,500