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Columbia police are asking people to come forward after several storage units were broken into over the last several months. The people police are looking for are the victims. Shawn Reams was arrested last week, but his wife still lives in their home on Wagon Trail Heights, just north of Columbia. “We knew something was

A Mid-Missouri man is behind bars accused of molesting a child. Tuesday, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department arrested Clinton Woods, Sr., of Higbee shortly before noon. According to court documents, Woods molested a 7-year-old girl between June and August of 2014 at his home in Higbee. Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols said the child was

Striping is set to begin later this week on some Boone County roads. The hand work will begin at around 7:00 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and end at 7:00 p.m. each day. Striping will be completed on Benson Road, Old Highway 124, Mount Zion Church Road, Spiva Crossing Road, Hinton Road, O’rear Road, Alfalfa

A Mid-Missouri road is closed for railroad work Tuesday. Construction just started off Highway 41 outside Boonville by the Lamine River. The work was originally delayed by rain. Detours are in place, and the route is expected to re-open for traffic by Wednesday morning. Crews are rebuilding some pavement around the railroad. A similar project

Law enforcement across the country is weighing in after the White House announced a nationwide ban on federally issued military-style equipment in local police forces. The announcement comes in the wake of the controversy over a militarized police response to unrest last summer in Ferguson. Captain Doug Shoemaker with the Jefferson City Police said it’s

A wanted fugitive has been caught in South Carolina after an assault involving a baseball bat near the Lake of the Ozarks in 2009. James Lee Miller Jr. is accused of attacking his niece’s boyfriend with a bat in August of 2009, in the 5800 block of Old Route Five in Camdenton. Miller failed to

A 23 year-old man was hurt in Jefferson City following a motorcycle crash Monday night. Police say a car pulled in front of the bike around 9:30 p.m. near the corner of Ten Mile Drive and Missouri Boulevard. The man tried to stop, but his motorcycle slid underneath the car. He was taken to St.

Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser was underwhelmed by the numbers the Columbia Police Department provided the council Monday night. “When we start putting cameras up on streets, monitoring everyday citizens activities who are not committing crimes, and then that data goes somewhere, I get concerned,” Nauser told ABC 17 News. The city council discussed a

We are tracking another round of rain for Mid-Missouri which will start up 6-8 AM Wednesday morning near HWY 65 in western Missouri and spread east through the day, ending Wednesday evening. Occasional showers are likely Wednesday and it will be cool with afternoon temperatures only in the 50s. Most areas will receive .30″ to

A 1-year-old baby girl died in what investigators said is a tragic accident at a Columbia daycare. Emergency responders were called to a home on Alamos Place Thursday afternoon for an unresponsive baby. Boone County Sheriff’s Detective Tom O’Sullivan said the infant became entangled in her blankets during nap time and suffocated. “The preliminary indications

Ronnie Phelps, the Aquatics Director at the Jefferson City YMCA’s said the biggest step parents can take in keeping their kids safe around water is enrolling them in swim lessons. She also said the younger parents start children in the lessons the safer they will be. With this weekend being the kickoff for water-related sports

The Columbia City Council is scheduled to make votes on three major issues Monday night. The council will vote on a bill on electric rates, a bill for a special August election to extend the capital improvement sales tax, and a bill to establish a pedestrian safety task force. In April, Columbia voters approved Proposition

A ballot petition fraud case has one behind bars and three others facing felony charges. It happened in Boone County last spring when there was an initiative to get early voting on the ballot. Keven Hayes is in the Boone County jail for forging hundreds of signatures and he is not the only one accused

Hundreds of bikers rode across Mid-Missouri Monday as part of this year’s Run for the Wall event over Memorial Day weekend. The 10-day trip starts in Ontario, California, ending in Washington D.C. Saturday. The group meets at the Lincoln Memorial just before noon, before walking over to the Vietnam Wall, where they place a plaque.

The Columbia man accused of stealing and hanging a rabbit was charged Monday with felony stealing an animal and felony animal abuse. Columbia Police said they arrested Nicholas Jones in late April and he was taken to a hospital. According to court documents, Jones took the rabbit from the Columbia Humane Society after filling out

On Monday deputies uncovered an active meth lab just north of Columbia, in the same home as two young children. David Greer, 36, and Ashley Greer, 30, were both taken into custody for making meth. Investigators carried out a search warrant at 5165 Creasy Springs Road around 7 a.m. Monday. They found the lab in

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is warning Mid-Missourians of a scam involving jury duty in Cole County. Scammers call people identifying themselves as Deputy James Marshall from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. The caller informs the victim they have missed jury duty in April, and Judge Joyce has issued two warrants for them; one for

The Jefferson City Council is set to meet Monday night to discuss trash services in the city limits. The council could vote to direct staff to finalize the RFP for trash services. Jefferson City Administrator Steve Crowell told ABC 17 a motion will likely be made, and he anticipates a long discussion. The council will

Road work in Columbia will slow traffic this week. Work begins on Forum Blvd. Monday and will last through Thursday. Crews will work on Forum between Stadium and Wilson’s Fitness between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. this week.

Drivers expecting to travel on I-70 this week should be aware of road work in Cooper County. Starting Monday night, one lane of I-70 between Route 87 and the Missouri River bridge in Cooper Co. will close. The work will start at 6:00 p.m. and last through 6:00 a.m., and will be completed each Monday