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A new lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections claims a new policy puts female corrections officers at risk of harm. The suit, filed by Savana Atkisson, claims a DOC policy introduced in February requires female guards to announce their gender when they enter a housing unit in the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The prison

A former inmate accused of setting her cell on fire at the Cole County Jail was charged Thursday. Gretchen M. Triplett, 35, of Rolla, reportedly set her cell on fire on April 6. She’s accused of hiding a lighter and matches inside her bra after deputies at the jail searched her. Triplett is charged in

The popular smartphone app Snapchat released a new update last week that now allows users to share their exact locations with friends. “At first I thought it was kind of cool, because you could see where everybody is at, but that’s also kind of creepy,” said Sandon Scott, a Snapchat user and junior at Mizzou.

The Jefferson City Fire Department recently closed on a 15-acre land purchase on which it plans to build a new station to replace one of its aging buildings. The department plans to rebuild Station 2 on Robinson Drive. The property is about a mile east of the current station, which is located on East McCarty

Columbia Public Schools is a step closer in building a new middle school. The proposed land for the school is on Sinclair Road near Southampton Drive and is currently owned by the University of Missouri. Last Thursday, the Board of Curators approved the sale of the land which is selling for $2,898,000. Before finalizing the

Moniteau County deputies charged a man with domestic assault and two counts of child abuse Thursday. Deputies say Chris Salzman is responsible for injuries caused to a young child. He allegedly assaulted the child Feb. 28. Law enforcement says the injuries were consistent with being shaken, and left the child with multiple brain bleeds and

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department is reminding people how to prevent mosquito bites during the rainy weather. One way to avoid the blood-thirsty creatures is to simply remove standing water. Health officials recommend removing the water at least once a week or after every rain. “It’s also important, not only when you dump the standing

EDITOR’S NOTE: Charlene Allison was not criminally charged. Search warrants executed in Fulton resulted in four arrests Thursday morning. The Fulton Police Department said it assisted the Mustang Drug Task Force and the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office with a narcotics search warrant in the 1400 block of Colonial Drive in Fulton around 11:46 a.m. Police

UPDATE: A judge has ruled a teenager will be tried as an adult . The hearing took about hour and a half. The prosecutors were arguing 16 year-old Zaccheus Silva could only stay in the juvenile court system until he was 21, not leaving much time for him to be punished for his crime. Silva

Over the past 10 years, the city of Boonville has suffered setbacks in the form of several national companies closing their doors, leaving hundreds out of work. The most recent company to take its business out of the city was the heating and cooling manufacturer Nordyne. But economic developer Jim Gann, a University of Missouri

The Boone County Commission issued orders of abatement for three Boone County nuisance properties at their meeting Thursday. Two of the properties are located on O’Rear Road and the other is located on Limoges Drive. The order gives the Boone County Health Department the authority to correct the property violations. The cost of the repairs

The Boone County and Columbia library districts will merge on Jan. 1, 2018, which will affect the property tax rate for potentially both parties. Currently the rate is 30.91 cents for every $100 of assessed valuation in the Boone County district and 31.14 cents in Columbia. In August the board members from both districts will

The Jefferson City Liquor Control Board voted to table a discussion Thursday on an incident with a gun at a popular bar. ABC 17 News reported that police arrested Allen Tatman after reportedly firing a gun while drunk at Paddy Malone’s Irish Pub in April. Tatman is the husband of the bar’s official owner and

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm with smoke in a hallway at 3700 Lenoir St (Lenoir Senior Services) on Thursday. The fire started on the stove of an unoccupied apartment had been extinguished by the automatic sprinkler system when crews got to the apartment. There were no reported injuries

According to the Jefferson City Fire Department, an operator suffered minor injuries after an incident with Twehous Excavating. The incident happened Wednesday morning with Twehous Excavating. The operator was using equipment when it flipped over on uneven ground, trapping him in the cabin. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded in six minutes, broke glass and

A California man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to mail large quantities of methamphetamine to Columbia for distribution. Kameron Terrell Howard, 26, of Compton, Calif., was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 19, 2017, Howard pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to

Columbia Police Department Street Crimes Detectives arrested April Rae Brashier, age 42, from Columbia, at the Boone County Jail for making a terroristic threat on Thursday. Brashier was arrested for falsely calling in a hostage situation with a gun in the 200 block of Apple Tree Court on June 22. According to a release, Columbia

According to official documents obtained by ABC 17 News, there have been requests filed for the Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether or not the attorney general’s office can be involved in the Shayne Healea case. There has also been a motion filed for a rehearing within the court of appeals. Earlier this month, ABC

A Jefferson City man who posted photos of stolen property, illegal drugs, guns and cash on his Facebook page was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for illegally possessing two firearms. Tremaine Cordell Smith, also known as “Sak Boy Fatt Maine,” 28, of Jefferson City, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. On Feb.

Heading into Thursday Evening we have seen a decreased threat for severe weather as storms are expected to move through mid-Missouri this evening. Heavy precipitation from this morning has eaten some of the atmosphere’s energy and the air mass may not be able to recover quickly for tonight’s round of storms. All of mid-Missouri has