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A Columbia woman is in the Boone County Jail after police said she tried to use a fake prescription to get drugs. Kayla Zwarych was arrested at the Hyvee on Conley Road Wednesday night. Investigators said she used a fraudulent prescription to get two different prescription drugs two nights in a row. When officers arrived,

Two people were arrested following a drug search warrant in Boone County Thursday morning. Deputies reported they received several calls and complaints from the community about the mobile home at 7601 Highway VV in the Green Hills Trailer Park. Deputies found meth inside the mobile home. 24-year-old Emanuel Burks was arrested for a probation violation,

Authorities say it’s a fast growing crime and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Identity theft strikes millions each year and many times the suspect is never caught. Experts say identity theft can come in many different forms. It could be someone compromising your debit and credit card to a thief actually taking loans out

Periods of showers and t-storms are expected through early Monday as a storm system winds up over the Central Plains and slowly moves east. Some of these storms will be capable of producing heavy rain. There is the potential of 1″ to 2.5″ total rainfall Thursday through Sunday with highest amounts west of HWY 63.

The date for the groundbreaking of the GAF shingle factory in Moberly is still unknown. The site in north Moberly has remained untouched for more than a year. GAF Materials has been holding off construction of its shingle factory because the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has yet to issue the necessary permits. Lawmakers,

Governor Nixon released nearly $70 million from this year’s budget Wednesday afternoon. The finance committee for Columbia Public Schools met Wednesday and learned $1.8 million of that will go to CPS. Officials with the committee said the money will not be used for anything new, but go toward things the district already had in the

Wednesday, a senate committee heard a proposed bill that would make body camera and dashboard camera video footage closed records. And in order to access the footage, a person would have to go through the courts. Opponents that spoke at the hearing said the bill would reduce transparency to the public and that it’s too

City leaders in Columbia are working to upgrade the terminal at the Columbia Regional Airport. The airport advisory board met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the $30 million in federal money needed to build a brand new terminal. They’re competing against the Kansas City International Airport which is requesting more than $1 billion. “The engineering group

Some University of Missouri students told ABC 17 News on Tuesday and Wednesday that they are concerned for their safety on campus. They said they are getting more MU alerts which to them feels like more crime around them. ABC 17 News took that question to the MU police department. “There is not a big

A Columbia man arrested for drunk driving is back on the streets Wednesday. Police said they saw a car driving westbound in the eastbound lanes on Walnut near Providence just before 1:00 a.m. Wednesday. The driver did not pull over until entering a driveway on east Ash Street. The driver, Joseph Stuckenschneider, ran off on

University of Missouri Police are still investigating a Tuesday night robbery on the MU campus. Police released two images of the suspect Wednesday afternoon. According to the MU Alert page, a strong armed robbery took place by the sand volleyball courts near Hawthorne Hall. Police say the suspect got into a damaged, navy minivan on

A Centralia man is in jail Wednesday after a crash involving alcohol. Anthony Underwood was arrested Tuesday night after his truck crossed the centerline on State Highway 22 and drove into a semi. Centralia Police Chief Larry Dudgeon said Underwood tried to drive away from the scene, but his truck was too damaged. No one

The man accused in a Harrisburg murder appeared in Howard County court Wednesday. Zach Jefferson is charged in the 2011 killing of Jon Spurling in rural Harrisburg. Jefferson was married to Spurling’s ex-wife, and investigators said he was jealous of Spurling. The Missouri Attorney General’s office is assisting in the case, and it’s not clear

Newly elected Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin told ABC 17 News Wednesday she has failed to file what is called a “30 Day After-Election Report.” Although she would technically be within 30 days of taking office, the report is actually due before successful candidates take office. Tergin said, “I believed I was filing my reports

Jefferson City police say three people were injured in a two car crash. The accident happened Tuesday, at Dunklin and Jefferson at about nine o’clock. Investigators say Pamela Ussery, 65, ran a red light. Another vehicle driven by Jasmine Young, 20, crashed into Ussery. The passenger in Young’s car sustained a head injury after being

At about 6 p.m. Tuesday , Anthony Underwood, 23, from Centralia was arrested after causing an accident on state highway 22. Centralia police chief Larry Dudgeon tells ABC 17 News Underwood failed to stay in his lane in his pickup truck and hit a tractor-trailer. Underwood tried to drive away but his truck was too

A Missouri man and woman were found guilty in federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking ring busted in Columbia. Gustavo Ruvalcaba and Jennifer Foust were indicted last summer for selling multiple drugs in the area. They were arrested when Ruvalcaba was found overdosed on heroin at the Super 8 Motel off Clark

More than a year after plans for a multi-million dollar shingle factory in Moberly were announced, no ground has been broken. Mayor Bob Riley told ABC 17 News he hopes construction will begin on the land soon. The plot of land just north of Moberly has been the proposed future home of GAF Shingle Factory

Officials with FEMA, Callaway, Gasconade, Osage, and Montgomery counties participated in a training exercise dealing with the Callaway Energy Center Monday. The exercise was planned to test the abilities of the state, the nuclear plant, and those counties to protect the health and safety of the people living and working near the facility. The training

Some people are wondering why another Columbia development has been rejected. Monday night, a city council vote denied the building of a large student housing complex in east Columbia. This comes only a few weeks after some council members tried to stop development a development downtown. City council members considered passing a ban that would