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A multi-state search for a four-year-old missing from Pulaski County ended in Ohio early Sunday morning. According to a sheriffs news release, Lance Webb, Jr. was found in Galion, Ohio by his biological father. The suspect, Christopher Wetherall, was arrested by Ohio authorities around 6 a.m. Sunday. Webb, Jr.’s mother is active duty Army member.

Boys Basketball Tolton 66Canton 72 Iberia 51Crane 50 Macks Creek 74Pilot Grove 54 Sacred Heart 64West Platte 61 Girls Basketball Hickman 25Rock Bridge 60 New Franklin 60Knox County 58(overtime) Hermann 53Palmyra 39 Fatima 47Ash Grove 58 AMC Tournament (men’s) Park 65Columbia College 66

A Columbia man was killed and two others seriously hurt in a crash on Interstate 70 Saturday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. 23-year-old Jordan Elam was thrown from a 2002 Infiniti after it hit the trailer part of a semi truck and rolled multiple times before stopping in the median at mile

SoftballThe Tigers fell to Texas A&M in game two of the three game set. Missouri lost 11-2 in five innings. Kirsten Mack hit her first collegiate home run. The Aggies scored six runs in the bottom of the third to pull away from Missouri. The rubber match is tomorrow afternoon in College Station. BaseballMizzou baseball

United States Marshals arrested Jimiah Lambert, 20, on Thursday morning in New Orleans, according to a Columbia police news release. Lambert had a warrant out for his arrest in the murder of Dontay Tolston in early January. Martrell Smith, 20, and Derrick Copelin, 17, were also charged in the murder. Court documents show that Smith

These up and down temperatures are causing more and more potholes to pop up. A pothole is formed when rain (or melted snow) weakens the soil supporting the road. Traffic then wears down on the poorly supported road, causing cracks and holes. Jefferson City residents say they are fed up with the bumpy drive that

The Camden County Sheriff’s office was looking into the death of 40-year-old Robert William Burns and two year old Sadie Marie Burns on Saturday. Beginning stages of the investigation showed no signs of foul play. Police found the two at around 10:30 Friday morning at a home in the 7300 block of State Highway D.

Baseball – Junior Brett Graves was dominant for Mizzou with an 8.0 IP leading the way for Mizzou (5-6) to claim a series-opening 4-1 victory over Southern Mississippi (6-8) Friday night at Taylor Stadium. Softball – Mizzou softball beats Texas A&M, 7-0. Tori Finucane throws the shutout as McKenzie Sykes does 2-4 with 2 RBI.

Boys basketball: Helias 74, Moberly 56Jefferson City 51, Hickman 65 Girls basketball: Helias 41, Kirksville 31Battle 55., Notre Dame 51 (*first district title ever)

Buildings 602, 604, and 709 are just three of the buildings in University Village found to have “very questionable” walkways by TH&H engineers. Not only that, the report stated “unless remedial action is taken, a catastrophic collapse could be imminent”. This report comes just over two weeks after a walkway collapse in building 707 at

A recent inspection report is angering parents at the Student Parent Center daycare at University Village. That’s because in a meeting with university officials just last week, officials reassured parents the building and walkway was structurally safe. Fast forward to Wednesday, and the engineers’ report who inspected the building showed a different story. The engineers

Friday evening Gerald Luntsford with the Randolph County Coroner’s office told ABC 17 News drowning was not the cause of death for a John or Caeden Clardy. Luntsford told ABC 17 News, John Clardy, the father, was not wearing his seat belt and suffered from severe trauma. The exact cause of death or cause of

Springfield Police found 3-year-old Jaden Hanson safe and well at a home on south Nettleton St. in Springfield after 4:00 on Friday afternoon. An Amber Alert was issued for Jaden Hanson at around noon on Friday. Other children were taken from the home and were all safe. Police are still working to make contact with

A Rolla man has been arrested for first degree murder after fatally shooting another man. Around 5:20 p.m. Thursday authorities got word about a shooting in the 13000 block of Private Drive 7136 in Rolla. Police did a well-being check at the home and found 57-year-old Richard Finnell dead of an apparent gunshot wound. Witnesses

The University of Missouri announced a seven-year extension for head football coach Gary Pinkel on Thursday. His new guaranteed salary will be $3.1 million annually, with a $100,000 increase each year. Pinkel can also earn up to $1.825 million in incentives. “It is important for us to be able to recognize what Gary and his

Two Columbia men were arrested Wednesday afternoon in response to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The Columbia Police Department of Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime detectives had a search warrant at a home at 4600 Fenimore Drive. Police found about 6 pounds of marijuana at the home, where they arrested 22-year-old Joshua Dillick and 23-year-old

A Jefferson City man is behind bars after stabbing two women early Thursday morning. 32-year-old Michael Lutz accused his ex-fiance, 27-year-old Amanda Shelton, of stealing a washer and dryer from his storage unit to pay his bail when he was in jail on prior domestic abuse. The couple began fighting in the 900 block of

Columbia police have identified a suspect in a standoff near Eugene as Scott Peoples, 39, who was charged Wednesday with multiple counts, including kidnapping, sodomy and domestic assault. The original kidnapping happened in Columbia around 9:45 Wednesday morning. Columbia Public Safety Joint Communications received a call from a woman who said she had escaped after

Boys basketball (sectionals) Tolton 69Linn 49 Eugene 71Palmyra 68(Overtime) Skyline 48Sacred Heart 83 Girls basketball (sectionals) New Franklin 46New Bloomfield 39 Fatima 52Licking 33 Palmyra 49Boonville 45 AMC Tournament (women’s basketball) Hannibal-Lagrange 43Columbia College 90

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Earnest Ross converted two free throws with 7.3 seconds remaining to give Missouri its first lead of the night and help the Tigers survive a scare from Texas A&M with a 57-56 win on Wednesday night. Ross, honored before the game for Senior Night, only scored five points before hitting his