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The Mexico Public Safety Department received a complaint about a smartphone app called “Flinch.” The department posted on its Facebook page Monday reminding parents to monitor their children’s phones. ABC 17 News also reached out to the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force. A detective says the department has not received a complaint about this

The Jefferson City Council voted to not raise the property tax rate for the 2017 fiscal year Monday. The property tax rate will stay at about 56 cents per $100 of value. Most of the money generated by property taxes will go toward the city’s general fund which is expected to be more than $4

Columbia Public School students are heading back to the classroom Tuesday, but for some in Southwest Columbia there could be delays getting there. A portion of Scott Boulvard is still expected to be closed until next week, causing possible delays in getting to Beulah Ralph Elementary School. ABC 17 News spoke with officials at Columbia

Five teenagers and an adult were hurt in a bus crash Monday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened on County Road 438 about a half mile west of County Road 425, in between Mokane and Fulton. Troopers say the bus hit a raised portion of the road while moving through

UPDATE, August 15: OSHA has opened investigation into Friday’s incident in which a tree trimmer was killed by a falling tree limb. The Kansas City office for theU.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate what happened. OSHA says the incident happened Wednesday, but wasn’t reported until Friday. ORIGINAL: Columbia police say

37 days, that’s how long we have until Astronomical Fall begins, or the Fall Equinox. It occurs every year in September, and marks the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary 0 line on our globe. From that moment on, we begin our journey on the downward trend, temperature wise. It’s August,

One out of every five children in our community doesn’t know where they will get their next meal. The Food Bank of Central & Northeast Missouri is working to change that number, fighting youth hunger with their buddy pack program. For children who rely on subsidized lunches, the buddy packs may be the only form

The Boone County prosecutor’s office has filed formal charges against the suspect in what police described as an “active shooter” situation over the weekend. Gary Jolly, 64, faces charges including armed criminal action, burglary, endangering the welfare of a child, domestic assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. His arraignment was scheduled to happen Monday.

Police responded to reports of a shooting Sunday night right before midnight on Sylvan Lane and Whitegate Drive. When officers arrived, they found bullet shell casings in the street in front the 1500 block of Sylvan Lane. Police also found damage to a home in the neighborhood. There was no one injured in the incident.

State lawmakers passed House Bill 1936 which went into affect Aug. 1. The new law allows a county sheriff’s department to request aid from any other county in the state, instead of only the counties with which it shares a border. The summary states, “Any sheriff, or deputy sheriff sent by a sheriff, responding to

Several crashes near the Lake of the Woods exit in Columbia are affecting traffic right now. According to Boone County Joint Communications, the crashes happened in the westbound lanes near the exit on the east side of the city. Construction at that exit has the overpass and westbound on- and off-ramps closed at this time.

A Camden County man shot during a fight on August 10 has died, according to the sheriff’s office. Joseph Beeman, 33, had been in critical condition at University Hospital in Columbia following the shooting last week. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday. Deputies say Beeman and Dustin Burkhart, the suspected shooter, got into an argument

Columbia police arrested a total of fifteen drivers over a 24-hour period during two sobriety checkpoints on August 12 and 13. The first checkpoint started at 10 p.m. Friday and ended at midnight, and focused on the area of Locust Street at Fourth Avenue. Officers stopped 94 drivers, arresting five for driving drunk, one for

Mizzou has had four reported student-athlete arrests* since January of 2015 – Only Kentucky (3), Texas A&M (3) and Vanderbilt (0) have had fewer. Here’s a list of the reported Mizzou student-athlete arrests since January of 2015. Trevon Walters,Terry Beckner Jr.,Jakeenan Gant,Russell Woods Since Mizzou joined the SEC in July of 2012, the Tigers have

One resident in central Columbia is asking the city for more lighting in what she calls a targeting area for improvement. Benton Street in central Columbia, currently has two lights located at the end of each side of the street, leaving a lot of dark spaces. ABC 17 News spoke with the resident who is

Four Columbia residents were arrested for drugs, unlawful use of a weapon, and stolen property in North Columbia on Friday night. Around 9:52 p.m. , Friday night, the Columbia Police Street Crimes Unit detectives was patrolling the 1900 block of Gordon Street. Upon patrolling, they observed a potential drug sale between a male and the

UPDATE 11/6: Jolley is scheduled for a criminal setting Monday. Columbia Police have identified the suspect in Saturday night’s active shooter incident on Ballenger Lane as Gary Jolley, 64, of Columbia. Police were called to the scene just after 8 p.m. Saturday for reports of a disturbance with a gun. While officers were on their

UPDATE: 1:10 p.m.: The plane was towed from the runway. The runway is opening again for other use. Fulton Police told ABC 17 they believe the pilot attempted to land too fast. The Fulton Sergeant said the pilot was not injured and was the only passenger on the plane. ORIGINAL STORY: At least one fire

UPDATE: The scene is clear. Jefferson City Police told our ABC 17 News crews there was a mental health investigation, but it has been resolved. There are no reported injuries. ORIGINAL STORY: There is a large police presence at the 1100 block of Fairland Road in Jefferson City. A viewer tells ABC 17 News there’s

A crash on Rangeline Street in Columbia backed up traffic early Sunday morning. It happened at the Phillips 66 around 2 a.m. Officers on scene told our ABC 17 News crews that it looked like two cars were hit as a third tried to exit the gas station parking lot. The officer said the area