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Officials with Jefferson City Public works tell ABC 17 news they have crews watching the water levels at the Missouri River very closely during heavy rain and severe storms. The agency keeps and constantly updates records of which areas experience flooding based on how deep the river. Tuesday, the National Weather Service reported the Missouri

Columbia police have arrested a man on suspicion of exposing himself at the Taco Bell on Business Loop 70. A witness told police they were at the restaurant with their 12-year-old daughter and daughter’s friend when Paul Gieseke walked in. According to the witness, Gieseke then took off his shirt and dropped his pants, exposing

A Columbia man is in jail after his arrest on suspicion of sending nude photos to whom he thought was a teenager, and asking for nude images in return. In April, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force started investigating after Jeremy Rogers allegedly started exchanging e-mails with an undercover detective posing as

COLUMBIA, Mo- UPDATE:There were seven deaths related to car crashes that happened during the holiday weekend. In total there were 347 crashes in Missouri. Of those crashes, 128 had injuries and 135 were arrested for drunk driving. One of the deaths that occurred happened when Eric W. Teague, 43, of Springfield, MO, died when the

Seven people died on Missouri state roads over Memorial Day weekend, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. None of those deaths happened in Mid-Missouri. The counting period started May 27 at 6 p.m., and ended May 30 at 11:59 p.m. During that time, state troopers responded to nearly 350 crashes, in which 128 people

Commissioners in Cole County voted unanimously Tuesday to renew crime insurance for the municipality’s finances. The insurance will cover the county in case of internal felony embezzlement or stealing by county employees who handle the finances. CommissionerKris Scheperlesaid the almost $25,000 a year is needed to ensure the safety of the county, a $72 million

The Missouri River is in a moderate flood stage at Glasgow, but will get very close to major flood stage by midweek. The latest measurement puts the water at just under 32 feet, the demarcation point between moderate and major flood levels. According to the National Weather Service, at its current level, the river could

ABC 17 News confirmed a man is charged with five felonies, after deputies saw a laser in the woods, only to discover it was a rifle pointed right at them. The Camden County sheriff’s office was investigating a stealing case Thursday in the 400 block of Roofener Road in the Branch area of Macks Creek.

Power has been restored to more than 600 people in south Columbia following Sunday night’s outage. Connie Kacprowicz, spokeswoman for Columbia Water and Light, says a mechanical failure caused the outage. Specifically, a lightning arrester malfunctioned, leading to a loss of power. Lightning arresters are designed to protect electrical distribution systems from the effects of

Construction work on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City, combined with a higher number of drivers on Memorial Day, is causing traffic to move very slowly through the capital city. We’ve gotten reports of traffic moving at a crawl or even stopped along parts of Highway 54. If you are driving through the area,

The Callaway County sheriff’s department is now working with the state fire marshal to find out if foul play is involved, after a mobile home burns to the ground west of Fulton. ABC 17 News has confirmed the fire was reported overnight Sunday off County Road 305 near Highway H. The trailer is a rental.

Family, friends and veterans gathered at the Desert Storm memorial in the historic Columbia Cemetery Monday afternoon to pay their respects. One of the attendees stressed Memorial Day was not about the wars the United States has been in, but the men and women who gave their lives for the freedom residents now have. The

An 8-year-old boy is dead after he drowned in southern Missouri this weekend. Authorities say Haiden Harrison was swimming in Flat Creek in Barry County at about 1 p.m., when he disappeared under the water. Rescuers were able to pull his body out of the creek, but were unable to resuscitate him. He was pronounced

Update: The scene is all clear. Traffic flow is back to normal. A semi truck on the side of I-70 west of Columbia had smoke coming from it Monday afternoon, causing slower traffic in the area. No one was hurt, and the smoke was apparently caused by an emission system malfunction. A tow truck is

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Division has been out in full force over the holiday weekend. The patrol says Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to the boating season on Missouri Lakes. During the 2015 Memorial day weekend, the MSHP says there were eight boating crashes which included one injury. The patrol also

COLUMBIA, Mo- The 28th Annual Salute to Veteran’s parade and ceremony will begin at 10 am. There will be a new route to the parade this year. It will begin on Broadway and Dorsey and travel west on Broadway, eventually ending in the parking lot beside Columbia College’s Owens soccer stadium. Parachuters from the U.S.

Tuesday morning will bring a chance for rain and more clouds. This will likely lower the risk for strong to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly after 2PM. Storms Tuesday afternoon that could be strong to severe look to be mainly in northwest Mid-Missouri in the counties of Chariton, Howard, Macon, Saline, and northern Boone

The Tipton Police Department was called to a home in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue around 11:20 Saturday night after receiving a call that someone had been shot. Responding officers found Robert Ashbaugh, 18, dead from a single gunshot wound. The State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is conducting the investigation

Law enforcement agencies will be adding extra enforcement for drunk driving this weekend with the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. From Friday morning to Sunday morning, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers in Troop F arrested 11 people on suspicion of drunk driving. Seven people were also arrested in Troop F for boating while intoxicated. Troop F

Memorial Day is a federal, state, county, and city holiday. Most federal, state, county and city offices are closed on Monday, with the exception of emergency services like the Missouri Highway Patrol, state prisons, Sheriff’s Departments and fire departments. Most banks and financial institutions will be closed on Monday, and there will be no regular