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Columbia police arrested a man Wednesday night for a gun disturbance.Officers responded to the 2900 block of Argyle Drive around 8;20 p.m. for a disturbance with a handgun. Victims told police that 39-year-old Quincy Avant was driving recklessly in the street and trying to pick up his girlfriend and child.The victims say Avant became angry

A Montgomery City man has been charged for his role in a kidnapping case earlier this week.Robert D. Bethel, 18, is charged with felony kidnapping and armed criminal action. He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of violating a protection order.Bethel is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond.

The Columbia Police Department announced Thursday it will offer two training sessions to instruct citizens how to handle an active shooter or violent intruder.The department says the sessions will teach citizens and businesses how to plan and react to an armed intruder.Police will hold the training sessions on Saturday, February 2nd. The first session will

Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Ann Covington of Columbia to the University of Missouri Board of Curators on Thursday.Covington, the former Missouri Supreme Court judge, will be on the board that oversees the four-campus UM System.She was the first female judge to serve on the Missouri Supreme Court after being appointed in 1989 and served until

The Columbia Police Department is investigating the death of a woman in the north-central section of the city.Authorities say they found a 59-year-old woman dead outside of a home in the 1200 block of Larch Court around 3:50 p.m. Thursday.Police say the cause and circumstances of the death are still unknown. The death is still

***UPDATE FRIDAY 8:53 P.M.***Elonzo Johnson, Jr, 21, has been charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action. *** UPDATE 10:26 P.M. ***Neighbors told ABC 17 News crews the chaos started because family members of those involved in the shooting continued fighting.”Two ladies yelling at each other saying they are going kill you and stuff

The Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Columbia are working together on various road construction projects to improve road safety in Mid-Missouri.Among the list of projects will be Stadium Blvd., which continues to be an issue in Columbia due to increasing traffic demands.”That means we are going to add capacity to Stadium Blvd.

University of Missouri health officials are preparing for an increase in flu cases as students prepare to pack into the dorms and classrooms ahead of the upcoming semester. This year’s flu season is already taking a toll, with some hospitals setting up temporary tents outside of hospitals just to keep up with all of the

A short-staffed 911 call center is a safety concern for people who reside in Boone County, said Dan Atwill, presiding commissioner for the county. That’s why the commissioners met with the county counselor Thursday to hear recommendations on raising the sales tax in Boone County to get funds for the 911 center. In recent months,

A Williamsburg, Mo. man was found guilty of statutory sodomy Thursday.Boone County jurors convicted 43-year-old Sean Andrew Price of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy.According to the prosecutor, Price is accused of sex crimes that occurred in 2008 with a 7-year-old girl.The judge has scheduled sentencing for February 25th. Price faces up to life in

Jefferson City Public School officials decided Thursday night to continue with plans for one high school in the district.At a school board meeting, members voted to proceed with the plan to build an academy-style high school on a new campus. Officials also agreed on building a new elementary school. The district has already purchased land

Southwesterly winds will increase Friday and bring temperatures up to the low 50s in the afternoon under sunny skies. Wind speeds in western Missouri will reach near 20 mph with lighter winds farther east. Some wind gusts may be as high as 30 mph through Saturday afternoon. A steady breeze Friday night will keep overnight

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) – An autopsy report lists accidental drowning as the cause of death for a Northern Michigan University soccer player who was found unresponsive in a campus pool.The school on Friday released the results of the Marquette County medical examiner’s report related to the Nov. 30 death of Arianna Alioto, a freshman midfielder

A Boone County jury found Sean Andrew Price, 43, of Williamsburg, guilty of two counts of first degree statutory sodomy Thursday afternoon. Callaway County Prosecutor Chris Wilson says the victim was seven years old when the investigation began in March 2008. She is now 12 years old, and testified on the witness stand Thursday. Judge

AmeriCorps VISTAs (Volunteers In Service To America) will host a “fresh food drive” in Columbia to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. and help hungry people in mid-Missouri. VISTAs working with Missouri River Communities Network (MRCN) say the great majority of foods donated to agencies addressing hunger are highly processed and packaged because they are shelf-stable

Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a vehicle parked at the intersection of Highway AD and Highway C in Hams Prairie early Friday morning. The driver, Shane Vandelicht, was unresponsive until deputies tried to make contact with him. Vandelicht sped away, leading the deputy on a chase along Highway C, towards Fulton.

Dr. Kevin Rome was named the new 19th president of Lincoln University on Friday. He will start his new term in June.The previous leader, Dr. Carolyn Mahoney, announced her retirement in April. She officially stepped down August 15.The three finalists for the job were interviewed on campus in late November.Rome got his master’s at the

Columbia mayoral candidate Sam Allison removed his name from the race Friday afternoon, citing similarity to challenger Sid Sullivan, and concerns that he would split votes between them. “At the beginning of this month, there was a substantial fear that Columbia incumbent Mayor Bob McDavid would go unchallenged in this April’s race,” Allison said. “I

Jefferson City police have made an arrest stemming from an ongoing heroin investigation. The department announced Friday it had picked up Frank Collins III, 32, for three counts of drug distribution.Police tied Collins to arrest last month of another Jefferson City resident.They say Collins and 44-year-old Tracy Davis are responsible for several heroin deals that

Fighting crime in Columbia and Boone County looks to be creating a divide between law enforcement agencies.Earlier this week, ABC 17 News reported the Boone County Sheriff is having deputies serve more warrants in city limits to help crack down on crime. Back in November, Columbia police began a Ceasefire Initiative for the same reasons.Even