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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

Fire officials said it’s unclear what started an outside fire in the 6800 block of Schooler Road Saturday afternoon. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the scene around 1:45 p.m. Crews blocked off part of Schooler Road while they worked to put out the fire. Officials said the fire burned about four acres

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a crash near Barnes School Road and Route V Saturday night. The single-vehicle crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Officials said the driver flipped the car and had to be extricated. The driver was taken to the hospital with a broken arm.

One person is dead after a head on collision in Moniteau County that happened just after midnight Saturday morning. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Graden Lovelace was involved in a crash with 27-year-old Joshua Blankenship. The crash report says Blankenship crossed the center line on US 50, hitting Lovelace’s car head-on. The report

Mizzou running back Trevon Walters is suspended indefinitely by the football program following his arrest on Friday, according to a team spokesperson. “We’re aware of his situation, and he’s been suspended indefinitely as we work to learn more about it,” MU football spokesman Chad Moller said in a text message. The Columbia Police Department arrested

Audrain County sheriff’s deputies on Friday night arrested 38-year-old Shane Kerpash for an active probation and parole violation warrant out for him in Osage County. Deputies said he had fled from them earlier in the day, was considered armed and dangerous, and had made violent threats toward law enforcement officers attempting to arrest him. A

UPDATE, 8/13: Phil Steinhaus, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority, tells ABC 17 News said they’ve had issues with the elevators for a number of years. He said they finally found money to replace them and are hoping to have all new elevators in the building by the end of the year. Still no word

Day three of the Missouri State Fair is officially underway, and so far, everything seems to have gone off smoothly. When asked by ABC 17 News if there have been any problems at the fair, Sergeant Scott White replied “so far, so good!” He says 80 troopers are on hand each day to provide for