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Hickman girls basketball team falls to Rock Bridge in the Class 5, District 10 finals. Cunningham, Porter thoughts after the game.

Calls made to 911 in Boone County have jumped again, for the seventh year in a row. This last year, 911 calls were up 7 percent, averaging out to roughly 226 calls per day. But calls to the administrative, or non-emergency, line were down about 8 percent, which is almost equal to the amount 911

Web Extra: Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson talks about final regular season game against Mississippi St.

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles is taking several steps to repair trust between the Ferguson community and police department. This comes after the Department of Justice released a 100-page report earlier this week which included findings of systematic racial discrimination by the Ferguson police against African Americans. One of those steps is the creation of a

Web Extra: Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson talks about final regular season game against Mississippi St.

A Russellville man was found guilty Wednesday of domestic assault. 34-year-old Brent Lecure was found guilty of two counts of domestic assault by a Cole County jury. Prosecutors said Lecure and his ex-wife got into a disagreement about custody in August 2014. Lecure shoved the woman to the ground and pinned her against a car

Senator John Danforth released a statement Thursday from his assistant, Martha Fitz, who was on the phone with the late Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich’s wife at the time of Schweich’s apparent suicide. According to the statement, Fitz said she got a phone call from Schweich’s chief of staff, Trish Vincent, in the auditor at around

An American flag can be seen almost anywhere you go; in front of schools, churches, and the Capitol, to name a few. On Thursday, House Bill 499 passed by a vote of 9-0 in committee and will be heard on the House floor in about a week. It would allow public school students to say

A Rocheport woman was arrested for child porn Wednesday. 47-year-old Marjorie Newell was investigated by the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force after authorities learned she was talking with a St. Louis mother who arranged for her 14-year-old daughter to meet with Newell and a man for sex. Newell admitted to investigators she had photos

Scammers have been targeting some of the 80 million people who may have had patient information hacked during the Anthem data breach in an attempt to gather personal information. There are several things that consumers can do after any data breach to help protect themselves. Here are some tips from the Better Business Bureau: Visit

Columbia Police are investigating after a suspect threatened a cab driver with a gun Wednesday. The Nick’s Taxi Cab Company driver said he picked up the suspect at Splasher’s Laundry on Paris Road around 2:00 p.m. The suspect said he had a gun and told the driver to take him where he wanted to go.

Three people were arrested in Boonville Wednesday after authorities found them with drugs. Boonville Police, the MUSTANG Drug Task Force, Cooper County deputies, and the state Highway Patrol searched a home at 804 Lori Drive. Investigators took drug paraphernalia, marijuana, meth, and prescriptiondrugs from the home. 31-year-old Benjamin Meyers of Boonville, 46-year-old Eddie Pitts of

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday after a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper found drugs and a gun in his car. 26-year-old Duncan Fortner was pulled over for a registration violation on State Route F in Callaway County. The trooper asked to search Fortner’s car, and found one gram of meth, 3 oxycodone pills, drug

A Fulton man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house. 26-year-old Kevin Benson was arrested at 625 Westview after the woman called police, saying he entered the home without permission. Benson was arrested for 1st degree burglary and was taken to the Callaway Co. Jail. He’s being held on $20,000

Boone County Joint Communications announced Thursday that the number of 911 calls increased in 2014. Dispatchers managed 82,685 emergency 911 calls in 2014, 7% more calls than in 2013. That’s an average of 226 emergency calls per day in 2014. 2014 marked the 7th year in a row of a consecutive yearly increase in calls.

Just hours after the Department of Justice announced it will not charge Officer Darren Wilson Wednesday, one Missouri senator took action trying to change the system. State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, presented a bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee that details when law enforcement officers can use deadly force. “We are in the process

Police officials are warning shoppers because a group of criminals is hitting the aisles of Columbia’s stores. “Pickpockets that are coming by, distracting the women and then actually grabbing their wallets out of the purses while they’re distracting the women with questions,” said Bryana Maupin with CPD. Police said multiple pickpocket incidents in different stores

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim recaps Wednesday high school basketball.

The month of February came in 8.8 degrees below average and so far March is 10 degrees below average. That is about to change as warmer air moves in starting Friday. After a very cold day Thursday, temperatures will rebound into the 40s Friday and 50s this upcoming weekend. The temperature outlook through March 14th

One of Columbia’s most wanted criminals has been arrested. Antwine Jackson has been on CPD’s “Most Wanted” list since November. Jackson has felony and misdemeanor warrants totaling a $135,000 cash only bond. Police said it was a contact they had who called in to let them know Jackson was on Redwood Road. Police could not