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Columbia Police and University of Missouri police are searching for an Audrain County man with a warrant. On Saturday Cpt. Brian Weimer with MUPD told ABC 17 News those warrants are traffic related. Police say a deputy recognized the suspect at University Hospital and that is when he began running. Authorities believed the suspect fled

The high temperature in Columbia on Friday afternoon was 57 degrees. This is almost 20 degrees warmer than the average high of 38 for this time of year. Temperatures will continue to soar above average through the holiday weekend. Saturday will start mostly sunny with a breezy southwesterly wind. High temperatures will reach the mid

A Columbia man was arrested Thursday night for apparently having sex with a 10-year-old girl. 35-year-old Ray Juniel was arrested after detectives discovered the sexual relationship has been going on since June 2011. Juniel is charged with first degree statutory rape and first degree statutory sodomy. According to court documents, the victim told investigators it

A Columbia man was found guilty of murder Friday for his role in the 2013 killing of Brian Daniels. James Thompson was accused of plotting Daniels’ murder in his home on Cimarron Drive in south Columbia. Closing arguments began Friday morning. The state’s attorney said Thompson was not Brian Daniels’ friend, caretaker, or lover, like

Friday, Nordyne laid off 50 workers from its manufacturing plant in Boonville. You may remember, the plant is set to close this summer. But, Nordyne is not the first big employer to take jobs out of the city. “Well it’s going to hurt us,” Boonville resident Leroy Vanderhoof said. “And actually, the only thing Boonville

A man accused of chasing a woman with bolt cutters in Moniteau County pleaded guilty to 2 counts of 2nd degree assault in court Friday. 35-year-old Matthew Hamilton was also charged with two counts of armed criminal action, but those were dropped. Hamilton was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the incident that happened

Two people were arrested Friday after the Jefferson City Police and MUSTANG Drug Task Force searched a home at 2305 Southridge Drive. Police found 10 ounces of cocaine, 2 ounces of crack cocaine, one ounce of heroin, drug money, and items related to drug distribution. Authorities had been investigating the two for a long time.

Boone County officials said the new emergency call center near Columbia is still moving forward. On Thursday, the special obligation bonds that will be used to pay for the state-of-the-art facility earned a high credit rating, which could save taxpayers some money. Last week, Boone County commissioners awarded an almost $10 million bid to a

Fifty employees at Nordyne’s Boonville facility are expected to be laid off Friday. The factory is expected to be completely shut down sometime this summer. The company based on O’Fallon announced in November its factories in Boonville and Poplar Bluff would close. Nordyne is a subsidiary of Nortek and makes residential heating and cooling equipment.

It took three years to develop and agree on the plan for a new transmission line project in south Columbia – deciding whether to bury lines or build poles, which streets it would run and which substations to connect to. In 2013, the city agreed on a plan for eight miles of power lines built

Homeowners adjacent to the Capital Mall told ABC 17 News their concerns were heard at Thursday night’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The Commission approved a rezoning of Capital Mall and some surrounding land, so it could now go from C1 to C2 commercial zone. City officials said there isn’t a lot of difference between

If you filled up your car today, you probably got a bit of sticker shock at the pump. Gas prices rose more than 20 cents per gallon just since Thursday morning. Gas prices were around $1.65 at most places in Columbia and $1.73 in Jefferson City earlier Thursday, and around 2 in the afternoon, they

Thursday, school and public safety officials across the state attended a training on upgrading school emergency plans. Missouri is one of 25 states to receive a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is to help all public and private schools state-wide evaluate and update their emergency plans. The training was one

Proposed Missouri legislation would ban the use of spanking or paddling by educators in public schools. Democratic state Sen. Joe Keaveny of St. Louis this week filed a bill to prohibit corporal punishment in those schools. Missouri is one of 19 states that still allow teachers to hit children as a form of discipline. Local

A Mid-Missouri man is back on the streets, after he is accused of drunk driving with a child in the car. Joseph Cardwell just was arrested around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon near the HyVee off East Nifong in south Columbia. Witness saw Cardwell stumbled around the store, and then sped away with a 4-year-old inside his

The speed limit on portions of Interstate I-70 in Columbia dropped to 60 mph Thursday. Last week the Missouri Department of Transportation announced the 70 mph speed limit will be reduced for safety on less than 3 miles of the interstate. The change will occur between I-70 east of the Route 63 connector to east

A Walmart employee in Columbia is now facing possible charges, after he is accused of taking cash from customers. Police claim Mario Lawson processed a person’s return, but instead of giving them a gift card with the money on it, he gave them back a blank one. Lawson works at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway,

Since this past fall state representatives have held hearings across the state about the merger. The 2011, merge of water patrol into highway patrol command. On Thursday afternoon ABC 17 News learned new details into what changes Missouri State Highway Patrol will need to make while patrolling the water. Last month in a special report,

A suspect in a Columbia shooting has turned himself in. Police say Devin Jackson was actually a victim in the January 4th shooting in the 5000 block of Silver Mill Drive. Jackson suffered a gunshot wound to the wrist. Another teen was killed. During the investigation officers observed a video showing Jackson had a weapon

A Columbia neighborhood ranked second-highest in the city for traffic safety concerns is on its way to getting some safety improvements. College Park Drive from Rollins Road to Stadium Boulevard has been flagged by the city as a neighborhood in need of a traffic intervention. Residents and city staff met Wednesday night to discuss ways