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As a cold front dives into mid-Missouri overnight, there is a potential for thunderstorms to develop late Saturday night into Sunday morning. For Sunday, the Storm Prediction Center has placed the entirety of mid-Missouri under a “Marginal Risk” for severe thunderstorms through 7pm. However, by Sunday night and Monday, the risk for severe thunderstorms transitions

Jefferson City police arrested Charles Roark after a short vehicle and foot pursuit early Saturday morning. Just after midnight, two officers tried to stop Roark for a vehicle registration violation in the 100 block of W. McCarty Street. Roark failed to stop for officers and a vehicle pursuit began. Roark crashed his car two blocks

Camden County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man Friday in connection to an armed robbery at a home. Osage Beach Police were looking for Joshua Doyle and received a tip that Doyle was seen walking along Highway 54 outsidethecitylimitsofOsageBeach. Joshua Doyle is also a fugitive from justice after an assault on an inmate while he was

CoMo Entertainment owner Ben Bradley is set to be in court Monday for sentencing for a felony passing bad checks conviction. But it won’t be the last time he’s in court. On Friday, ABC 17 News learned Bradley has been charged with two more felonies for endangering the welfare of a child. ABC 17 News

ABC 17 News has confirmed several crews were called to the scene of an active house fire Friday afternoon in Higbee, about 40 minutes north of Columbia. Firefighters were called to Grand Avenue in Higbee, about 15 minutes south of Moberly. It appears Randolph County emergency services first got the call around 4:30 p.m. Friday.

A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Cole County Sheriff Greg White, Captain John Wheeler, and the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. Of all the lawsuits that have been filed over the years, this is the first one that has included Captain John Wheeler’s name. Wheeler is running for Cole Co. Sheriff in 2016.

Brian Adkison was found guilty of forcible rape on Friday, but not guilty of deviate sexual assault following his third mistrial in January. The jury deliberated for more than ten hours starting Thursday night and lasting until Friday morning. The trial initially got underway at 9:00 Wednesday morning at the Boone County courthouse in downtown

A Columbia woman pleaded not guilty to charges of child abuse or neglect in court Friday. This comes two days after Anna Steele’s charges were reduced from murder. Steele allegedly allowed her then-boyfriend Cody Baker to take care of her child despite beliefs Baker abused her. The baby died in February 2014 after apparently being

A Callaway County man faces animal abuse charges after allegedly causing a dog to suffer after not taking him to the vet for medical attention. According to court documents, on July 8, an animal control officer went to check on animals at 615 Vine Street in Fulton after getting a call to check on their

A Columbia man is behind bars after police said he broke into several cars and homes. Police arrested Barry Lawson Thursday night near Vandiver and Rangeline for driving a stolen car. Authorities found items missing from burglaries including a stolen gun. Lawson also took the police to three other places he reportedly said he burglarized.

A Mid-Missouri child abuse trial was put on hold Friday. 25-year-old Quinton Allen is accused of assaulting a 2-year-old back in 2011. Court documents said the child went to the hospital for excessive vomiting and had to have part of his skull removed. Allen apparently did not appear as ordered for his pre-trial conference. The

A Jefferson City is facing charges in a child sex crimes case. Court documents accuse Maurice Hogan of raping a 7-year-old girl while her mother was at work. Hogan was apparently living with the victim and her family at the time of the incident. Hogan is also accused of molesting two other girls who are

A Jefferson City man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday for producing child porn and enticing a minor into illicit sex. 37-year-old Andrew Clayton allegedly created child pornography involving a 14-year-old in Boone County. Deputies began investigating Clayton in Cole County in March after investigators learned he was contacting underage boys on the

It’s a big business that’s popular in the summer months allowing you to rent out your house to strangers to make extra cash. With websites like Airbnb and Homeaway, listing your house can be easy. The concept started in big cities and has now made its way to Mid-Missouri with dozens of homes for rent.

In Missouri, more than 10,000 children are placed into foster care every year. A new organization in Mid-Missouri is working to make the transition easier on parents who take these children into their homes. Angel Wings Clothing Closet in downtown Mexico is a non-profit store that provides free clothing and supplies to foster children. Foster

Boone County Animal Control is still investigating after five puppies were crammed into a crate and dumped at Albert-Oakland Park on Monday, the hottest day of the year so far. As of Thursday night, no arrests had been made. “The puppies are very, very thin,” said Dr. Russ Ehlmann, a veterinarian at the Central Missouri

ABC 17 News has confirmed federal investigators have been searching at least three separate stores in Mid-Missouri, looking for synthetic pot. Callaway Co. deputies also served three search warrants Thursday. Law enforcement officials were looking through items inside the Lucky Seven’s store in Moberly Thursday morning and arrived at around 9:30 a.m. Our crews saw

The Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri will soon offer abortions again. The announcement comes amid a national scandal after a recent leaked video shows a senior executive at Planned Parenthood discussing the harvest and cost of organ tissues from aborted fetuses. Now, a Missouri senator is asking Attorney General Chris Koster to investigate whether

ABC 17 News confirmed emergency responders are on the scene of a fire at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Police blocked the road from 1110 Chestnut Street near Lincoln U.’s stadium, all the way to Stadium Boulevard. The fire reportedly broke out at the Dickinson Research Center at 1219 Chestnut. University Relations Director Misty Young

Boone County Commissioners met Thursday morning to discuss a property tax break on a nearly $115 million expansion project for the Kraft Heinz plant in Columbia. Commissioners reviewed and did a first-read of the application request. The project would eliminate about 150 jobs. The company hinted if the proposal is not approved, it might move