Mother, grandmother charged with child abuse after children found in unsafe conditions

Mother, grandmother charged with child abuse after children found in unsafe conditions

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were charged in Cole County with child abuse and other charges after state officials determined their home was not safe for children to live in. Whitney Barron, 42, and Beverly Barron, 74, were charged on Thursday in Cole County with three counts of child abuse, three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of misdemeanor animal neglect. They are both being held at the Cole County J…