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In less than a week, thousands of people are leaving mid-Missouri, whether it’s for the holidays or when the university goes on break. So the Columbia Police Department is warning residents of the threat of holiday burglaries. With burglary numbers on the increase and plenty of students and families heading home for a winter holiday

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force confirmed a man was arrested for having child pornography after a search warrant was carried out Thursday in a home in 1500 block of Hinkson Avenue in Columbia. It comes after the mid-Missouri agency got a cyber tip in October from the National Center for Missing

A strong low pressure system is developing to our southwest that will pull in quite a bit of moisture for the weekend. This low pressure system will start to approach the area Friday night, bringing a few spot showers, but the bulk of the rain and thunderstorms is expected by Saturday evening. A strong cold

Cell phone service providers explain the purchase of prepaid cell phones in bulk from retailers like Walmart is a common scam for dishonest employees and customers. Cell phone stores tell ABC 17 News cell phone service provider employees will often buy the inexpensive prepaid phones in bulk to create fake qualified customers for promotional discounts

Columbia Water and Light says water service has now been restored after a water main break Thursday morning. The repairs were completed by 1:30 Thursday afternoon. The 42 commercial customers affected are now under a precautionary boil order until mid-afternoon Friday. Water and Light tells ABC 17 customers not affected, but nearby the break, may

ABC 17 is learning a worker was life-flighted at a mid-Missouri manufacturing plant Thursday just north of Holts Summit. Emergency crews responded before noon on Thursday at the Doolittle Trailer facility along the outer road near Highway 54. Officials tell ABC 17 News they believe an outbuilding was under construction when the employee was pinned

ABC 17 News has a reporter in St. Louis, where the University of Missouri system board of curators are expected to approve contract details for MU’s new head football coach, Barry Odom, after the team’s defensive coordinator was promoted last week. It is the first official curator’s meeting for the new interim system president, Mike

Police confirmed on Thursday morning they are looking for two armed suspects who robbed a home overnight in south Columbia. ABC 17 News has video of the scene at the student housing complex, The Den, around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Officers say two men with guns forced their way into a home off Grindstone Plaza Drive,

A man was in jail Thursday afternoon after police arrested him for allegedly distributing drugs near a Columbia school. Columbia police say its Vice Narcotics Organized Crime Unit arrested 46-year-old Reginald Howard Tuesday while serving a search warrant in the 400 block of Park Avenue. Around 2:00 Tuesday afternoon, detectives saw Howard park in front

Authorities arrested a Fulton man Wednesday for allegedly having child pornography. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force started its investigation back in July after receiving multiple CyberTip reports from the National Center from Missing and Exploited Children. The task force, along with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department searched a home on Cedar

An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction for a Columbia man. Domionte Cheatum was found guilty of second degree murder in 2014, after the 2013 death of Anthony Unger. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the crime. Cheatum appealed his conviction, but earlier this week the Western District Court of Appeals

ABC 17 News has confirmed Wednesday that the Child Learning and Development Center in Columbia is scheduled to close this week, displacing dozens of children. The center on Corporate Place off Vandiver is licensed to hold 99 children. A note was left on the door for employees and parents, reading: “Due to the extensive repairs

On Wednesday the Columbia Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit gave a presentation to the Citizens Police Review Board about the goals it hopes to accomplish. The presentation comes just weeks after CPD said it was dissolving its Traffic Unit to help staff the Community Outreach Unit. Since April, there have been two officers working in

A small group of Columbia residents will vote on a new sales-tax levy Thursday. The half-cent levy would affect businesses on a portion of Business Loop 70. Originally, there was thought to be only one voter in the district. But it was later found out about 15 people live within the voting boundaries to vote.

A Jefferson City woman reached out to ABC 17 News Wednesday after Ameren sent her a bill for $600 out of the blue. Ameren admitted the bill is their mistake, but they said she still has to pay up. Things are not as merry as they are bright at Denise McCorkle’s house. Amen said they

Officials are still working to bring more power to South Columbia, even though many people aren’t pleased with the plans. The city’s water and light board talked about the future transmission lines on Wednesday, which could cut through multiple neighborhoods. The transmission line project has been in the planning stages since 2007. So far, the

A storm system developing over the Southern Plains Friday will track to the northeast and move across Missouri Saturday night and Sunday, bringing up to 3 inches of rain to Mid-Missouri. Most areas will see 1.5″ to 2″ rain with pockets of 3 inches possible. Ahead of this system, southerly winds will send warm air

ABC 17 News confirmed two suspects have been arrested and charged for a shooting in central Columbia Tuesday night. Officers took Alex Perez Tunstall, 27, and Donnette Patterson, 53, into custody in connection to the shots fired near Fourth Avenue and Providence Road. Officers were first called around 6:52 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was in

The Columbia Police Officers Association announced its decision Wednesday to endorse Brian Treece as a mayoral candidate. Treece has already declared his bid for the position, but the deadline to file a bid is January. Despite the early decision, the CPOA believes its made the right choice in Treece. “I don’t know if we would

Crews were preparing to make more lane switches on U.S. Route 50/63 in Jefferson City Wednesday. On Friday, December 11th crews will divert both eastbound lanes on Route 50/63onto the newly constructed westbound lanes and across the recently built westbound Route 50/63 bridge over Lafayette Street. As part of the change, crews will close the