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Court documents show Megan Keller threatened to shoot her ex-husband and children Saturday night around 8 at Bob Evan’s on Clark Lane. As Keller’s ex tried to call 911, Keller put an automatic pistol to his head and said she was going to kill him. Documents also said she attempted to kidnap their kids by

Two people were released from the hospital after suffering a heroin overdose at a large motocross event in Osage County over the weekend. Taylor Cundiff, 23, and Quentin Tinsley, 22 are charged with class B felony distribution of a controlled substance. Nakia Lewis, 28, and Christopher Mitchell, 23, have been charged with possession of a

Two Freeburg residents are in jail for possession of suspected methamphetamine and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Osage County deputies were investigating a stolen vehicle at a home on Chestnut Street Freeburg last Thursday. When they made contact with the two residents of the home, deputies said 39-year-old Janet Duke attempted to hide suspected methamphetamine

Columbia police are investigating after an unknown suspect fired multiple shots in the parking lot of The Cottages townhomes off East Nifong Boulevard just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said a resident was having a party with about 50 guests. According to a news release, a large disturbance happened before multiple shots were fired. Police

Just two days away from the November election, a Boone County group is trying to build opposition for a property tax hike in Columbia. William Samuels with Keep Boone County Free said there wasn’t much conversation about Proposition 1, because there was no organized opposition to it. Samuels said many people with the group, which

The Helias volleyball team wins the 2014 State Championship becoming the winning-est volleyball team in Missouri while dedicating victories to a former teammate who passed away.

Columbia Police said they responded to a shots fired call on the 2400 block of Nifong Boulevard Saturday night around 1:30, also known as The Cottages. Police said one window of an apartment was hit, four cars were damaged from bullets and no one was reported injured. People who live in the area said they

Former Lincoln defensive end Darryl Blackmon died in a car accident early Saturday morning, as confirmed by Lincoln University football coach Mike Jones. Details are not known at this time. But Blackmon was a senior on the 2013 Blue Tigers squad. He is a native of Vallejo, Calif. Blackmon is the second Lincoln player killed

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A masked man robbed a Columbia restaurant at gun point, and fired the gun. Around 8:00 p.m. Friday the man, reportedly wearing a white Halloween mask, hit Curries Indian cuisine, which is connected to the Eastwood Motel on Business Loop 70. The man then fled. The motel clerk said the man two or three shots

A high speed pursuit across Mid-Missouri finally came to an end Saturday near Willamsburg. It started just before 1:00 in the afternoon south of Columbia and ended on County Road 182 just west of Willamsburg. A witness said it stared in Ashland. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said it began when the driver in a

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Two people were injured after a car rolled over on U.S. 50 and Highway 63 in Jefferson City Friday afternoon. The accident happened between Clark Ave. and Eastland Drive. A Jeep driven by 58-year-old Johnny Quehl was traveling west on Hwy. 50 when he lost control and went off the right side of the road.

A Columbia man is charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife Friday afternoon. 88-year-old Donald Rowland is charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after allegedly stabbing his wife, Betty at 3426 Woodrail Terrace in Columbia. Rowland is being held on a $1 million cash bond. Investigators were initially called

A person wearing a Halloween mask robbed a Columbia gas station early Friday morning. The robbery happened at the Petro Mart at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive. The suspect had a gun at the time of the robbery. No one was hurt, and the mask is the only piece of information police

A Mid-Missouri task force could get shut down for a lack of state funding. About 12 agencies across the state make up the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. And since its creation in 2007, it has received a grant each year from the state worth about $1.5 million. But so far this year,

Every year the MUSTANG Drug Task for is awarded grant money by the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The money is used to help employ the members. The money was awarded to them again this year, but after the task force agreed upon the terms, the state changed them, holding the counties and cities who

As Mid-Missouri Children prepare to go knocking on doors for candy tonight the Cole County Sheriff’s Department will be knocking on doors, too…Sex offenders doors. They will be making sure they are following the law called, ‘The Halloween Check.’ Tonight at 5 Cole County Deputies will be meeting to discuss which sex offenders home’s they

Part of I-70 was blocked Friday evening after multiple car crashes in the eastbound lanes near the connector. Several pile-ups were reported at 5:15 p.m. starting around I-70 and the Business Loop near Highway 63. According to emergency scanner traffic, as many as five people were taken to the hospital. ABC 17 News will provide

A special prosecutor has been assigned after the Moniteau Co. prosecutor allegedly backed his truck into a downtown Columbia restaurant last weekend, injuring 4 people. 36-year-old Shayne Healea was arrested Saturday after crashing into Addison’s Grill on Cherry Street. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight filed a motion to appoint a special prosecutor earlier this week.