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Boone County prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a parolee for this weekend’s shooting near the Business Loop in Columbia. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Jessica Caldera charged 28-year-old Steven Lee Shelton with unlawful use of a weapon for shooting from a motor vehicle. Shelton is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of Mid-Missouri until 7:00 p.m. Monday. That means current weather conditions have the potential to make outdoor fires spread much faster. Columbia firefighters responded to at least three reports of outside fires Monday. One happened behind Lange Middle School around 12:30 p.m. Some dry mulch in

The second person accused of lying to deputies and hiding evidence in a 2011 homicide pleaded guilty to those crimes Monday afternoon. Jennifer Freeman, 35, admitted to concealing evidence from Boone County investigators by lying to them about the disappearance of Charlie Bell, the Harrisburg man whose homicide remains unsolved. Judge Kevin Crane sentenced Freeman

A Callaway County man pleaded guilty Monday to drugs and weapons charges after several Mid-Missouri raids. ABC 17 News was in Fulton following a raid earlier this month off of Anthony Street. Police and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force found meth, marijuana, and a gun. The Callaway County prosecutor confirmed the man arrested, Randall Haymart,

The debate continues about who won the first Democratic primary debate of the 2016 race. Dr. Mitchell McKinney joined us after the September Republican primary debate. Now, the professor and chair of political communications at Mizzou is back again as our guest for “This Week.” I started our conversation by asking the same question I

The mother of murder victim Elizabeth Olten has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman convicted of killing the child. Patricia Preiss is suing Alyssa Bustamante in the 2009 murder that gained national notoriety. Bustamante was 15-years old when she brutally stabbed, strangled and slashed the throat of the 9-year old Olten. Olten was

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for parts of Mid-Missouri, mainly north of I-70 and west of Highway 63 until 7 p.m. Monday. Any outdoor or open burning should be avoided this afternoon due to the high risk of fire spreading very quickly and getting out of control. With temperatures in the 70s and

Fulton police arrested 25-year-old Charles Pearl Friday after he apparently led them on a high-speed chase. Police and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force were preparing to execute a narcotics search warrant on Nichols Street. Authorities were informed Pearl was driving on Ravine Street. Officers tried to pull him over, but Pearl refused to stop. Police

The University of Missouri School of Medicine is expanding its Bryant Scholars Program, a program designed to train more physicians to practice in rural areas, to all four-year universities and colleges in Missouri. Through this expansion, students from 24 additional universities will be eligible to apply to the MU School of Medicine’s Bryant Scholars Pre-admissions

A man is facing possible charges after being arrested on suspicion of second degree robbery Saturday. Sedalia police arrested Jeremiah Coleman, 37, around 4:30 p.m. at 701 E Broadway, according to an arrest report. That address matches the Woods Supermarket location. ABC 17 News reached out to Sedalia police for more details, but has not

The Columbia City Council will have the first reading of two ordinances on Monday regarding the use of roll cart trash bins in the city. On September 18, Mary Sapp, Spokesperson for the Solid Waste Advocacy Group, presented thousands of signatures on a petition from those who say they’re against the proposed roll cart system.

The Boone County Protection District responded to a home in the 1400 Block of Purdy Lane around 5:00 p.m. Sunday for a structure fire. At least 15 units responded to the address. Firefighters said they saw large clouds of black smoke when they arrived. Around 8:00 p.m., firefighters were still on scene working to put

One person is in custody after entering a home in Cole County with a knife Sunday. A man, whose name is unknown at this time, entered a house in the 200 Block of Arden Drive with a knife, around 3:30 according to Capt. John Wheeler with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. A person living in

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch that will go into effect tomorrow at 11AM and last until 7PM. This watch encompasses our far northern counties; namely Saline, Randolph, Chariton, Macon, Monroe, and Audrain Fire Weather Watches are issued when south to southwest winds are expect to reach 20 to 30mph, humidity

Ugly is the only way to describe Mizzou’s 9-6 loss on the road against Georgia. Mizzou falls to 4-3 on the season. The Tigers are 1-3 in SEC play. Drew Lock finished 11-26 for 143 yards. Missouri finished with just 164 yards of offense. The Tigers had 21 yards rushing. On the flipside, linebacker Kentrell

Just before 2 o’clock Saturday morning, Columbia Police responded to the area of Rangeline Street and Business Loop 70 East for reports of shots heard. Authorities found shell casings in the area. “I didn’t hear it last night, which I’m surprised by because usually when I do hear it I wake up, check on my

Around 5:30 Friday afternoon, Columbia Police arrested Louis Green Junior, who was wanted in connection to a shooting at the VFW post in Columbia that injured four people in early September. The arrest report said Green was arrested in the 700 block of Demaret Drive. According to court documents, Louis Green, Jr., 21, is charged

As the days become cooler and we head deeper into the fall season, frosty mornings will become an increasingly common occurrence. Tonight will mark the second widespread frost of the season. Frost forms when the air temperature cools past the dew-point temperature, which, after this occurs, is renamed the frost point. As temperatures cool and

Dozens of women attended the Changing the Odds seminar Saturday in Columbia to learn more about the dos and don’ts when applying for a job. The Women’s Network Committee, which is a division of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, puts on the workshop twice a year. “It’s a free event to women in the community

Columbia Police arrested a man after responding to a call of a physical domestic with a gun in the 800 block of Fairview Avenue Friday night. Authorities arrested Aaron Barfield, 33, of Columbia. Police said Barfield prevented a male victim from leaving the home by tying the victim’s door shut with a power cord. Barfield