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The Salvation Army is sending an alert for Mid-Missourians to be on the lookout for scammers wanting to steal your holiday donations. The Salvation Army said its annual red bucket campaign brings in a large percentage of its money for the entire year. So, they hope everyone drops in some cash or change when they

A Mid-Missouri man is accused of taking nearly $200,000 from people he tricked into investing in a fake biodiesel plant near Fulton. Secretary of State Jason Kander on Friday ordered Boyd Ware to stop his activities in Central Missouri Energy, LLC. Ware launched the company in 2006 with the idea of building a biodiesel plant

A Mid-Missouri fire might be suspicious, after flames break out next to a vacant home Friday afternoon. A police officer spotted smoke coming from a shed off Wall Street in Sturgeon, about 30 minutes north of Columbia. Firefighters responded around 3:20 p.m. and quickly put out the fire. But investigators told ABC 17 News there

An accountant who has been doing business in Columbia for decades is one of the two men facing charges for raping a Mid-Missouri teen. Thursday, we told you Jerry Colster and Don Landers were charged for statutory sodomy. Landers founded Landers, Weiss and Company, now Landers and Company, in 1976. It is now one of

Police have limited information after a college student is jumped by three people in Jefferson City. The victim goes to school at Lincoln University. He was walking back to campus Thursday morning near the Break Time on Clark when a man grabbed him from behind and hit him in the head with a gun. Two

Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing Thursday night on a proposed confined animal feeding operation in Callaway County. The operation, submitted by Eichelberger Farms from Wayland, Iowa, would house more than 10,000 pigs. Manure produced would go to landowners in Callaway County to fertilize crops. Many people at the meeting raised concerns

A man has been booked into jail nearly a week after police say he stabbed and killed his wife. Donald Rowland has been in the hospital since October 31. According to court documents, that’s when Rowland killed his wife and tried to kill himself. Documents claim Rowland wanted to end his and his wife’s lives

After a man was shot to death nine months ago, two mid-Missourians have finally been charged with murder just this week. Monroe County Deputies found Zachary Dawson dead from a gunshot wound to the head on February 19 in Madison, Missouri. Two people, Jason Lage and Jessica Munoz, were taken into custody shortly after and

The Columbia Police Department held an open house Thursday night to find new officers to join their force. Lt. Geoff Jones said they were hoping to fill nine open spots, and may have found several potential recruits. The jobs that are currently open have nothing to do with the 40 positions that would have been

In Missouri more school districts are looking to arm some staff members. School districts are spending countless hours and a lot of taxpayer dollars on security plans. Next week Columbia’s School Board will be revisiting the issue of whether to allow the district’s director of safety and security and his assistant to carry guns inside

A Higbee woman was arrested after police said she fell asleep while driving, causing a Columbia crash that injured 5 people. The crash happened at the intersection of Providence and Stadium. Witnesses said 27-year-old Reisa Branstetter was speeding in the wrong lane before crashing into two other vehicles. She apparently admitted to smoking synthetic marijuana

Now is the time for job seekers to polish up their resumes while looking for ways to earn a little extra cash for the upcoming holiday season. Analysts predict there could be 700,000 to 800,000 seasonal workers hired that are related to holiday shopping. Some of those companies include UPS, Macy’s, Amazon, Kohl’s, Target and

A Jefferson City man was arrested Wednesday after police got a call from the Cole County Children’s Division claiming a child was physically abused. A 5-year-old girl said her father kicked her in the face while she was lying on the kitchen floor, then sent her to her room with an ice pack. The girl’s

Two Columbia men are back at home after being charged with raping a teen. Thursday, Boone County Prosecutors charged 73-year-old Jerry Colster and 76-year-old Don Landers for statutory sodomy. The two men have already been bonded out of Boone County Jail as of early Thursday morning. Court documents say the first meeting between Colster and

The Business Highway 50 road construction project continues in Cole County. The west of the project was paved in asphalt base Thursday, allowing the road to be opened back up late Thursday or early Friday. The contractor will start milling the old asphalt on the last section of road next to the baseball fields. Traffic

MU Police are investigating a strong-armed robbery that happened Thursday morning. Police got a call between 9 and 9:30 a.m. for a robbery near University Heights, at 701 South Providence. A male victim was attacked from behind and struck with an object, and cash was taken. The suspect is described as a heavy set white

According to the court documents ABC 17 got today, not only did the did the Jefferson City Police Department go in undercover to find several tuxedos that belonged to Anderson’s Formal Wear, JCPD got a search warrant for Victoria’s Bridal and found a combined total of 200 tuxedo’s and coats that belonged to Anderson’s. On

After some environmental concerns, Columbia Water and Light continues to test the safety of a city pond. An EPA assessment still has the city monitoring the coal ash pond near its Business Loop power plant. Columbia Water and Light said the power plant uses the pond as a settling pond for coal ash. The pond

Some school districts across the country are turning to guns in the classroom to protect kids. With the upcoming two year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting in which 26 people died, school shootings continue to scare parents and prompt changes in school security. According to the Justice Center, last year alone, 33 states introduced

A hole in an earthen dam near Miller’s Creek caused water and manure to flow 600 yards down a tributary of the creek in Callaway County. A report from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources said water escaped from a “catch basin” near a field which used hog manure as fertilizer. A catch basin is