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Two men face drug and other charges after a Jefferson City traffic stop turns up nearly 1000 – Fentanyl pills. The pair was pulled over on Industrial Drive Thursday. Keon Hall and Typer McClinton were arrested for drug trafficking. McClinton also faces gun charges after a stolen gun was found …

Two people are hurt when a car hits a UTV in Miller County. Troopers say the UTV driver, Carter Halley of Brumley, turned in front of a car driven Taylor Gardner of Edgar Springs on Route U Sunday. Halley was flown to University Hospital. Gardner went to Lake Regional Hospital.

37-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead has posted a $50,000 surety bond and has been released from the Boone County jail, with GPS monitoring (October 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) A Columbia physician who’s been jailed since October for allegedly raping a woman he met at a …

Two people are arrested after a chase that began in Jefferson City. Police say they tried to stop a car driven by Dalton Fisher on Highway 50 Thursday afternoon. Fisher had multiple outstanding warrants for assault and possession of a controlled substance. The car led officers through several city streets, …

Columbia police say a second suspect is in custody in connection to a deadly robbery this week. Officers said yesterday (thur) that a juvenile suspect was detained on Tuesday, and is facing second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. 72-year old Janet Jago was shot and killed during the …

A Holts Summit man faces drug charges after a Wednesday traffic stop. Police pulled over 46 – year old Lloyde Thomasson after they were alerted he may have been driving on a suspended license. During the stop they found about one pound of meth and thousands of dollars in cash …

One of the Mizzou fraternity members charged in an alleged hazing incident will go on trial in September. Samuel Morrison, 23, is scheduled to have a jury trial starting Sept. 26. The incident in 2021 at Phi Gamma Delta fraternity left Danny Santulli blind and unable to walk or talk. …

The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri unveiled the name for its new facility on the Business Loop. The Food Bank Market was officially introduced at a ribbon-cutting Thursday. Food Bank President and CEO Lindsay Young Lopez says the new facility will provide more storage space and better accessibility …

Columbia police say a second suspect is in custody in connection to a deadly robbery this week. Officers said Thursday that a juvenile suspect was detained on Tuesday, and is facing charges of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Janet Jago, 72, was shot and killed during the …

Eight candidates are hoping to be appointed to the Columbia Public Schools board soon. ABC 17 reports former school board members Jan Mees and Della Streaty-Wilhoit have applied to take the seat left vacant by Katherine Sasser, who resigned earlier this month. Former state rep Chuck Bayse and John Potter, …