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Law enforcement in Mid-Missouri are searching for a man they say is financially exploiting the elderly. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says Farrel Gene Pride, 44, of Sturgeon exploited elderly relatives and collected $109,000 from the couple in April 2013. The Sheriff’s Department says one of those exploited is terminally ill. The relatives contacted law

A crime on the rise in mid-Missouri is called “pet flipping.” It is not a term most people have heard of, but it is a national trend that is now being reported in Missouri. “Pet flipping” is when someone steals an animal, and then turns around and sells it for a profit. The number of

A man who admitted to robbing a Columbia convenience store will spend the next two decades behind bars. Chadwick Simmons, 23, was sentenced Monday to 22 years in jail for robbing a Break Time in Columbia. Officials say he robbed the Nebraska Ave. store on Dec. 26. Simmons received 15 years for a second-degree robbery

Columbia Public Schools credit a new middle school model implemented for the 2013-2014 school year for higher attendance and a lower number of disciplinary incidents. CPS officials said combing grades six through eight and combining 9th grade with 10th-12th grades has opened the doors for more students to get involved. “One of the goals was

The Columbia Board of Education continues to discuss the proposal to address an overcrowding issue at Mill Creek Elementary. A new elementary school will open in 2016, but the board decided to change the boundaries temporarily and move some students to neighboring schools to alleviate the problem. The board voted unanimously Monday night to provide

Some south Columbia business owners are blaming a local pizza parlor for ongoing problems in that part of the city — including a shooting that happened on Sunday. Owners of the business that was hit with a bullet on Sunday, 44 Stone Public House, are pointing the finger at Southside Pizza and Pub. Other employees

A Mid-Missouri jury found a local business owner guilty of burning down his own store. Kurt Steidley was convicted of second-degree arson for the Jan. 2011 fire at Everhart’s Sporting Goods in Jefferson City. The store had already closed at 2436 Missouri Boulevard about a week before the blaze. Throughout the trial, several witnesses were

A Callaway County man is behind bars for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the Kingdom of Callaway Estates around 11:15 p.m. Saturday for a domestic disturbance call. Deputies believe Robert G. Bush, 51, of Steedman, assaulted his girlfriend. The woman was transported by helicopter to University Hospital for treatment.

A suspect in a Columbia murder returned to Boone County and made his first court appearance Monday. Derrick Copelin, 17, was arrested in New Orleans last week, but returned to the Boone County Jail over the weekend. Prosecutors formally charged Copelin with the Jan. 3 murder of Dontay Tolston. His bond was set at $1

Columbia police arrested Damerian C. Cheatum Saturday night in relation to a shooting in central Columbia earlier in the afternoon. The shooting happened around 2 p.m. at Grand Avenue and 3rd Avenue, across Providence Road from Hickman High School. 17-year-old Damerian Cheatum was identified Saturday as the gunman in the incident. In a news release,

A Jefferson City woman was stabbed and arrested after she allegedly tried to break into a home over the weekend. Police were called to a home in the 300 block of E. Dunklin Street Saturday afternoon for a reported stabbing. Officers say Sarah Cobb, 31, was attempting to enter a home in order to remove

A man considered armed and dangerous was caught after an hours-long manhunt in Maries County Sunday night. According to the sheriff’s department Facebook page, the manhunt ended between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Sunday. 45-year-old Jeffery Eaton, of Cuba, is accused of leading deputies on a chase in excess of 100 miles per hour Saturday night

Columbia police responded to a report of shots fired in the 3900 block of Peachtree Drive in south Columbia early Sunday morning. Officers on the scene found several shell casings and damage to a business from gunfire. Dave Faron, co-owner of 44 Stone said a bullet ricocheted through a window of his restaurant, sailed through

PowerMizzou’s Brian Austin joins ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim in the studio for Sunday Sit-Down this week. Brian fills Tiger fans in on new basketball transfer Cameron Biedscheid and how that may change the recruiting focus for Frank Haith. Brian also tells us which local players Missouri football has their eye on now that

“We feel that’s very important in regards to our success to who are are as a team and a basketball program,” said Hickman boy’s basketball coach David Johnson. The 2013-2014 Hickman varsity boy’s team is a family with ties deeper than just teammates. “For one, my son, Douglas, being a senior this year,” said Coach

Bria Goss scored 20 points to lead No. 9 Kentucky to an 80-69 win over Missouri on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum. Goss had a clutch three-point play with 3:34 left that helped the Wildcats (14-3, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) snap a two-game losing streak. It was the 700th victory for the program. Kentucky had five players

The Morgan County 911 and Emergency Management with some customers in the Stover 377 exchange. The problem with the 377 exchange means Windstream customers there are not able to dial 9-1-1. Windstream and the 911 center provider, AT&T, were working to fix the problem in the area Saturday afternoon, according to 911 Director Rick Bias.

A Sedalia man was awaiting charges Saturday night, after a traffic stop turns up drugs and guns. Rickey Everhart was arrested Friday afternoon on 7th Street and Engineer Avenue. His license was suspended, and when police searched him found two guns in his boot. They also found drugs in Everhart’s car upon searching it.

Earnest Ross hit four free throws down the stretch and Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points to lead No. 21 Missouri to a 70-68 victory over Auburn on Saturday. Ross, who spent two seasons at Auburn before transferring in 2011, scored 16 points for Missouri (13-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference). Unable to get off a tying 3-pointer,

Osage County deputies busted whatSheriff Michael Dixon calledone of the largestoperating anhydrous ammonia meth lab hehadever seen. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday night on County Road 739 in Belle. Baumgartner was been charged andwas being held without bond Saturday night. He was charged with meth manufacturing and two counts of felony possession of a