Ryan Shiner

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Firefighters respond to house fire in northern Boone County Firefighters responded to a house fire on Thursday night in northern Boone County, just south of Highway 124, between Harrisburg and Hallsville. The Boone County Fire Protection District was called at 9:30 p.m. to a home in the 14300 block of North Old Number 7. Flames were still coming out of the home at 10:30 p.m. An ABC 17 News photographer saw three firetrucks, seven service vehicles and an EMS vehicle. This story is developing.

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Lawsuit filed against Camden County sheriff by umpire accused of choking deputy moved to federal court Neal Sidebottom, of Versailles, was charged in 2023 with first-degree assault and misdemeanor resisting arrest. The case was transferred last year from Camden County to Moniteau County. A judge was assigned to the case in February, but the next hearing is not listed on Casenet.

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Fulton sex offender accused of paying children to perform sex acts A sex offender in Fulton was charged with a plethora of child sex crimes on Thursday. Leslie Lee Rodgers, 65, was charged with two counts of child enticement, seven counts of statutory sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old, two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. Rodgers is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.

1 week ago | abc17news.com | Ryan Shiner

Vera Elwood to appear on August ballot The Columbia City Clerk’s Office has confirmed that Vera Elwood will appear on the ballot in the Aug. 5 election for the open Ward 2 seat. City Clerk Sheela Amin wrote in an email that her petition – which was submitted last week – was deemed sufficient. She is running against Ken Rice, who announced his candidacy earlier this month and his petition was also deemed sufficient.

1 week ago | abc17news.com | Ryan Shiner

Crash blocks traffic on I-70 in Columbia A crash in the westbound lane of Interstate 70 led to a lane of traffic becoming blocked on Wednesday night. A viewer at 10:14 p.m. said they saw the crash occur minutes before in the westbound lane and said multiple cars were involved. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 10:17 p.m. stating that a collision occurred at the 127.6-mile marker of westbound Interstate 70. One lane of traffic was blocked.