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Jefferson City man arrested for attacking deputy with shovel during well-being check
A Cole County man is arrested after he attacks a deputy with a shovel. The Cole County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were dispatched to the 3600 block of Highway 179 on Wednesday evening for a well-being check. When deputies arrived, they saw Antonio Robles outside his home, holding a...
Jefferson City Police arrest two men for shooting on Dawson Street
Charges are pending against two men involved in a weapons offense in Jefferson City. The call came in shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday to respond to the 200 block of Dawson Street regarding a gunshot. When officers arrived, they located a spent round in front of the address. During the...
Former central Missouri bank employee admits embezzling almost $2.4 million
A former mid-Missouri bank employee faces up to 30 years in federal prison, after pleading guilty to stealing more than $2.3 million from customer accounts at the Exchange Bank of Missouri branch in Fayette. Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Megan Lea Dougherty of Higbee stole the money over a 15-year period....
Holts Summit man sentenced to two days of shock incarceration for DWI crash with injuries
A Holts Summit man involved in a DWI motorcycle crash last fall pleads guilty. Jace Burgess, 23, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. In exchange for his plea, a charge of failure to drive on the right half of the road was dismissed. Burgess was sentenced to two days of shock incarceration and two years unsupervised probation.
Phone lines down in multiple courts across California after ransomware attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several courts across California have lost their phone lines after a ransomware attack targeting the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The court hosts phone servers for courts in Shasta, Inyo, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus and Colusa counties. The Shasta County courthouse has been operating without phones, fax or text reminders due to the attack, which took place Friday. Webpages for the other courts all showed notifications that their phone systems were down. Ransomware attacks essentially hold a target computer or computer system hostage by encrypting its files and demanding payment for access to be restored.
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