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The Owensville Police Department confirmed it was investigating allegations against a priest Tuesday. According to Bishop John Gaydos of the Jefferson City Diocese, Fr. Bob Duesdieker was put on administrative leave December 28 while the Diocese and law enforcement investigate a report of alleged inappropriate conduct with minors that occurred 25 years ago. At the

On Tuesday, Governor-elect Eric Greitens announced State Representative Caleb Jones will serve as Deputy Chief of Staff when the Governor-elect takes office next Monday. “While we will miss Caleb’s leadership as a member of the Missouri House, his deep understanding of policy, strategy and the legislative process will be of great service to the governor-elect

A Mexico man has been charged with second-degree attempted murder for a weekend shooting. ABC 17 News reported Daryl Richardson was arrested Sunday after the Mexico Public Safety Department said he got into an argument with a man and shot him twice when the man was walking away. The wounded man was taken to University

Every 98 seconds someone is sexually assaulted in the United States and the number of reported rapes is steadly increasing. November, Columbia recorded one of the highest numbers of reported rape cases and in any month of 2016. Sexual assault organizations say the statistics might not always be accurate however. According to multiple organizations that

UPDATE: Keller has been charged with murder in the 2nd degree, vehicular intoxicated as well as assault in the 2nd degree, operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in injury. According to a probable cause statement, Keller’s speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and he could not perform a field sobriety test at the time

TONIGHT: Skies will be partly cloudy overnight as winds will be breezy from the northwest at 15 mph. Temperatures will drop overnight to the teens, bringing the wind chill in the single digits by Wednesday morning. WEDNESDAY: Skies will start off mostly sunny with increasing clouds. The morning will be very cold with temperatures in

New details are emerging after a Jefferson City man was charged for a deadly New Year’s Day shooting. Jeffery Millens was charged with second degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for the shooting death of Quonterio Davis. ABC 17 News first reported Sunday Jefferson City Police responded to the 900

Senate Bill 98 did not move very far during last year’s legislative session, but sponsor Senator Ed Emery is hoping this time around will be different. “I think people have acknowledged that maybe there is a concern about the safety of students and that needs to be addressed,” he said. Emery’s bill aims to “accommodate

A former mid-Missouri school bus driver had another court date Tuesday for underage sex charges. A case review was scheduled for Joel Stoner, 38, at 9 a.m. He is charged with second-degree statutory rape, second-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree sodomy. Stoner was first arrested in mid-December. At that point, his cash-only bond

Boone County prosecutors filed two cases against a Columbia man after police raided his apartment. James F. Webb, 23, was charged with four counts of forgery along with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. Columbia police served a search warrant at Webb’s apartment at Cooper Beech Townhomes, on Grindstone Parkway. A probable cause

There may be one thing you got this holiday season worse than that ugly sweater from aunt Sue… germs! Local doctors say mid-Missourians were sharing more than just holiday cheer this year. The doctors at Broadway Urgent Care and Mizzou Quick Cares and Urgent Care say they are busy this week. They are seeing more

UPDATE 7:44am: Callaway County fire officials are calling an overnight fire “somewhat suspicious” after discovering items missing from the home. Firefighters tell ABC 17 News six people were living in the home, including two adults and four children between the ages of 12 and 18. All six people were apparently staying at a hotel Monday

UPDATE 1/3: Columbia police confirm they’re investigating last month’s apartment complex fire as an arson. They say officers were dispatched to help the fire department on December 8th in the 2300 block of S. Providence Road. They say the fire was determined to have been intentionally set and say an arson investigation is ongoing. Police

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that there were two fatalities during the New Year’s holiday counting period from Dec. 30, 2016 to Jan. 2, 2017. Troopers investigated a total of 220 traffic crashes. Out of those crashes, there were 84 injuries and the two fatalities. Troopers made 103 DWI arrests and 67 drug arrests

TODAY: Dense fog will erode through 9AM this morning. Light showers are possible in the morning through 12PM as a cold front moves through. Temperatures this morning will start off in the low 40s with falling temperatures in the afternoon. Winds will pick up during the day gusting at times to 25 mph. Clouds will

UPDATE 6:09am: The National Weather Service has cancelled the Dense Fog Advisory for the mid-Missouri area. ORIGINAL: Foggy conditions and drizzle could impact some mid-Missouri drivers as they head back to work after the holiday weekend Tuesday. A Dense Fog Advisory was extended overnight until 8:00am for Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, and Pulaski Counties.

Callaway County authorities say two people accused in a burglary have already bonded out of jail. Callaway County sheriff’s deputies say they responded to the area near County Roads 269 and 276 in Stephens around 8 Monday morning. When they got there, they say they found 35-year-old Justin Archuleta, of Columbia, and 36-year-old Alicia Kaufmann,

A Cooper County house was a total loss after a fire Monday night. The Cooper County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 9700 block of Chestnut Road after a person on I-70 called and said they saw smoke coming from the home. Fire Chief David Gehm said crews arrived on scene to

Columbia students could have some protection from ending up with felony convictions for fights at school. Districts across the state are grappling with a rewritten criminal law that makes third-degree assault a felony. The crime, once a misdemeanor, now occurs when someone “knowingly causes physical injury to another person.” The Hazelwood School District notified parents

2016 was one of the deadliest in the last five years for police killed in the line of duty. We all remember the horror in July when five officers were shot in Dallas. They were among the 135 officers killed this year in the line of duty. Nearly half of the 135 were shot to