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They’re free apps that can be downloaded to your phone. Kik Messenger, Snapchat and Tinder are just three apps that teens are flocking to. According to a McAfee survey, more than 70 percent of teens are using apps like these to hide their online behavior from their parents. Kik Messenger is a messaging system that

Columbia police are investigating an armed robbery at the US Cellular store on Grindstone Parkway. According to officers at the scene, the incident happened around 6:15 p.m. Monday. The store is located between the Walmart and Kohls stores, about one mile east of Providence Road. ABC 17 News has learned two men entered the store,

The Fayette R-3 School district will not have classes Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to a water problem. Superintendent Tamara Kimball told ABC 17 News the water loss is due to a nearby construction problem. All classes are canceled in the elementary, middle and high school on Tuesday. The problem should be fixed sometime Tuesday. Students

On Monday, leaders announced millions of state dollars will be used to help Lincoln University takeover the soon-to-be vacant site of the old St. Mary’s Health Center. Gov. Nixon is calling for $10 million in his next budget proposal to buy and convert the facility into classrooms. Nixon said the growth is going to let

Two men were arrested Sunday after an alleged burglary and assault in Boone County the night before. Kelsey Skouby, 25, of Auxasse, and Jessie Smith, 22, of Columbia, were in jail Sunday night accused of burglary and assault. Witnesses in the 1800 block of Prathersville Road said the two men came to a home there,

A weekend of violence in Columbia sent downtown business owners back to the drawing board to decide the best ways to curb crime downtown. A stabbing early Sunday morning on Broadway and Hitt Street left one man seriously injured and police with no suspect leads. This stabbing comes about seven months after the last rash

A Jefferson City home was destroyed by fire Monday morning. According to interim fire chief Jason Turner, firefighters were called to the home in the 3400 block of North Ten Mile Drive around 11:23 a.m. Dark black smoke could be seen for miles across town. When firefighters arrived on scene, the house was engulfed in

Two children escaped Monday morning after falling through an icy pond in west Columbia. Emergency crews received a call about a possible water rescue around 10 a.m. near Louisville and Smith drives off Scott Boulevard. Boone County and city firefighters responded, but when they arrived on scene, both victims were already out of the water.

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Missouri head coach Frank Haith meets with the media to preview Tuesday’s game against LSU. The Tigers are working to continue the defensive momentum they gained against Alabama. The Tigers held the Tide to 17 percent shooting in the second half. But LSU is coming off a dominant win over Vanderbilt, a team that beat

Click the video link to watch Sunday Sit-Down with John Rooney and ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim. The Cardinals broadcasters previews the 2014 St. Louis Cardinals season while also recalling his radio days in Mid-Missouri.

Jacob Wadley is in his first year as Helias wrestling coach, and he is trying to bring his Crusaders back to glory. Wadley wants his team to return to its glorious past. But ABC 17’s Sherree Burruss shows us why a history lesson is not in the books for the Crusaders.

Columbia police are investigating an assault and attempted robbery near Coats Street. Officers were dispatched to an assault at 5:40 Sunday morning to the 1000 block of Coats Street. When they arrived on the scene, the 30-year-old victim told police he was walking from downtown 30 minutes to an hour earlier when he was approached

A 24-year-old Sturgeon man is in the hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted with a knife Sunday morning. Columbia police officers were dispatched to 1101 E. Broadway at 1:36 Sunday morning for a disturbance involving several males. When officers got to the scene, they saw a white vehicle possibly involved in the disturbance leaving

Another scam was reported in Maries County this weekend, this time with an elderly victim. According to the Maries County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page, an older woman reported she nearly wired $1,540 to a phony caller last week. The would-be victim was told her grandson was in jail in another county and needed the money

The flu has reached epidemic levels nationwide. Forty states are considered at a widespread level of outbreak. The amount of people sickened is causing hospitals to take extra precautions to protect their patients. Boone Hospital in Columbia is taking what they call the “droplet precaution.” That means that anyone going into the room of a

Several local organizations teamed up this weekend to bring fresh food to area homeless shelters — in the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Missouri Rivers Community Network organized the drive. Shoppers could buy fresh produce and grains and donate it at the Farmer’s Market and Clover’s Natural Market the past couple of

Managers at the Jefferson City Petco store said it is closing. The last day of operation will be February 22. Managers told ABC 17 News they are closing because their lease wasn’t renewed. The company is looking for a new location in the city, but managers said it could take up to a year.

More than 1,000 Columbia Water and Light customers experienced off-and-on power in central Columbia Saturday afternoon. Connie Kacprowicz with Columbia Water and Light told ABC 17 News one of two Saturday outages had been restored as of 4:35 p.m. According to the city’s outage map, the other outage ended sometime around 10 p.m. The largest