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Boone County residents will not be seeing a use tax after voting it down in a special election on Tuesday. 54 percent of Boone County voters said no to the 1.75 percent use tax while 46 percent were in favor of the tax. Boone County presiding commissioner Dan Atwill told ABC 17 News commissioners will

UPDATE: Fire crews are working to determine what caused a fire in Jefferson City Tuesday night. It happened at a home in the 1100 block of Southwest Boulevard around 7:45 p.m. The Jefferson City Fire Department told ABC 17 News the house was occupied when the fire began, but everyone made it outside safely. The

Two convicted felons are facing more charges after Columbia police officers saw them touching a gun inside a gun store. Jeremy Nash and Randy Bland are charged with unlawful possession of concealed weapon, after police saw video surveillance of the two looking then holding a store gun. According to the gun store owner of Modern

In the wake of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, personal safety is on the mind of Mid-Missourians. ABC 17 News spoke to Target Masters manager, Joe Gilbert, who said he will be offering a class this Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for those interested in gaining knowledge on how

Doctors in Mid-Missouri said they are still seeing patients with the flu. Dr. Tara Flynn at M-U Health said they are also seeing more than usual pneumonia cases in all age groups. Flynn said sometimes this can follow an illness like the flu, or it can happen as the initial illness. Pneumonia is a lung

A Boone County judge denied a man’s request for home detention on Tuesday afternoon, sending him back to jail for probation violations. Cezan “C.J.” Stock and his attorney had requested the release from jail in October. Judge Jeff Harris rejected the request, citing two probation violations earlier this year. Stock admitted that he possessed guns

This past summer, the Columbia Police Department Community Outreach Unit expanded its strategic neighborhood count from three to four. Officers Maria Phelps and Tony Parker began working in the Sylvan Lane and Quail Drive area in north Columbia in July. There are now eight officers working four neighborhoods. Three are in east Columbia and the

TONIGHT: Light rain or sprinkles are possible through early evening mainly south of I-70. Clouds will gradually clear from north to south overnight which will allow temperatures tonight to drop below freezing. With winds out of the north up to 6 mph wind chill values will drop into the mid to upper 20s by morning.

The Columbia Police Department has made changes to its application requirements, as part of its effort to fill 14 current vacancies in the force. The change is to the application’s educational requirement. Before Aug. 14, it was required that applicants have a college degree, but since then, a high school diploma will suffice. In July,

A Camden County man has been charged with rape, assault, armed criminal action and sodomy after a woman came to deputies claiming her daughter was being sexually assaulted. According to the probable cause statement, the mother told officers she had recently learned her 17-year-old daughter was being sexually assaulted by John Gregory from May 2016

Camden County deputies arrested Austin Tabor and Philip Wayne Carter after officers were dispatched to a disturbance at a residence on Lake Park. Deputies said the owner of a vehicle discovered that Tabor had unlawfully entered the car and was stealing property found within. Carter was an accomplice in the attempted theft, deputies said. Officers

We’re nearing that time of the year, where we begin to see drastic temperature swings in Mid-Missouri. As cold air to our north gradually tracks into the country, it’s origination can mean the difference between potentially record-breaking temperatures to just cooler than normal conditions. We’ve all heard the term Arctic air outbreak, it’s the term

Tom Larson, acting United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced on Tuesday that Brandon Wilkerson had pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm that he stole during a series of home burglaries. Wilkerson also pleaded guilty to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. Larson said

A suspicious incident forced Hallsville schools to go into lockdown Tuesday afternoon. In a letter sent to the parents, Marci Minor the Communications Director for the Hallsville School District said the district was alerted to a report of a person dressed in all black wandering between houses and possibly carrying a weapon. While the incident

Jason Lamb announced on Tuesday he will seek the Republican nomination for judge of the 12th judicial circuit. The position presides over Audrain, Montgomery and Warren counties. Lamb is from Mexico, Missouri, and currently serves as the executive director of the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. Lamb formerly served as the Audrain County prosecuting attorney.

Mizzou Men’s Basketball season tickets for 2017-2018 are sold out, the athletic department announced on Tuesday. Mizzou Arena holds 15,061 fans and Mizzou Athletics has sold 15,600 season tickets to date. The Tigers’ public season ticket sales total 9,572 is a Mizzou record, and an increase of nearly 4,000 tickets over last year’s final total

TUESDAY: Same story different day across Mid-Missouri, as overcast skies will hold steady through the day. Some areas north of I-70 could see a few pockets of sunshine early in the day. Thanks to the lack of sunshine and the potential for some light drizzle through the day, highs will only top out in the

Missouri prisoners convicted of murder as juveniles and sentenced to life behind bars without parole are suing the state’s Corrections Department. The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, the center suing on behalf of prisoners, announced on Monday a federal judge had ruled they can go forward with the lawsuit. The center said the prisoners

UPDATE 10:40 am: According to the traffic crash report, the crash happened as the driver of a Chevrolet Pickup left the right side of the road, struck a mailbox and over-corrected across the roadway before overturning. The driver, Jonas Stutzmann, 25, had minor injuries and was transported to University Hospital. ORIGINAL: Emergency crews responded to

Columbia police arrested Asia Hightire on Monday afternoon after officers were dispatched to JC Penney’s in reference to a larceny. Police said the investigation revealed on multiple occasions Hightire stole several items from the business exceeding $750. On one occasion, Hightire bagged several items and was approached by management as she was leaving. Hightire could