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License plate scanners have been used for a year in Boone County and are becoming a vital tool for authorities on the roads. This past week, nearly a quarter of the number of stolen vehicles have been recovered compared to all of 2012. But the fact that all cars are scanned by the license plate

With Thursday’s hot temperatures, parents have to worry about another kind of burn other than sunburn on their children. Emergency responders say that parents need to be cautious about thermal burns from hot temperatures on playground equipment. They say that any kind of playground equipment is susceptible to getting too hot, not just metal playgrounds.

The MUSTANG Drug Task Force received its money from the federal government for the year, but it is dramatically less than previous years. Now task force members say they won’t be able to do everything they have done in the past. The money the task force gets usually goes toward funding its members, office space,

In a public health alert, a parasite found on fruits and vegetables has infected 170 people in the Midwest leading to dangerous weight loss conditions. Cyclospora is a parasite that is transmitted by swallowingfood or water that is contaminated.It isnot transferred from person-to-person. The parasite has affected people in Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, Iowa and Nebraska.

The Jefferson City Council met Thursday to discuss the city’s budget. Mayor Eric Struemph presented his budget proposal to the council and city leaders held a discussion on revenue projections. Struemph said JCTV is a “nonessential service” and should be cut from the budget. In his proposal, there would be no salary raise or floating

A Mid-Missouri man is facing multiple charges for sex with a minor. The Moniteau County prosecuting attorney filed eight charges against 37-year-old John C. Smith for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a minor. Smith was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, use of a child in sexual

Two people face murder charges following a motel shooting in the central Missouri town of St. Robert. 29-year-old Charles Howard and 43-year-old Libby Charles both are charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree assault related to Monday’s shooting death of 33-year-old Laila Carpenter. Court documents show Howard told police he had been involved

A Pulaski County man has been charged to shooting a woman during a domestic dispute. Authorities say 32-year-old Shawn C. Gregory is behind bars for allegedly shooting Francis Blackwood on Wednesday. Sheriff Ronald Long said Gregory and Blackwood were arguing when Gregory pulled out a rifle and shot the victim in the should and chest.

A man went home to find an empty lot where his family’s house of decades had stood. Local officials still don’t know how it came to be mistakenly demolished by a crew last weekend. According to ABC News, David Underwood and his wife returned from out of town on Saturday and decided to stop by

Sheriff Greg White decided to make some dietary changes to the food of the Cole County Jail inmates two years ago in order to get better behavior out of the inmates. He lowered their sugar intake and completely eliminated caffeine from the menu. White made sure that all of the meals provided adequate nutritional needs

A growing tattoo trend could put your health at risk, according to two local tattoo shop employees. Online companies are selling kits so users can give tattoos at home and the fastest-growing users of these so-called “Do It Yourself” tattoos are teenagers. One such company, San Francisco-based Stick and Poke Tattoo Kits, sells home kits

The new Route Z overpass is set to open to traffic Friday afternoon, three months after the project began. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the overpass will open around 4 p.m. Friday. The westbound ramps from I-70 to Route Z have already reopened. The eastbound ramps opened to traffic in early June, almost two

The University of Missouri will hold two public forums as part of the search for a new chancellor. The forums are designed to allow the general public to give input into qualities and attributes the next MU chancellor should have. UM System President Tim Wolfe will host the forums next week. “As president… I am

The sentencing of a Columbia man convicted of intentionally setting fires at the University of Missouri and Stephens College was canceled Thursday. In April, a jury found 27-year-old Christopher Kelley guilty of two counts of arson. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Kelley deliberately set fires at ten different locations inside MU’s Ellis Library on

Two men were hurt Wednesday evening when their boat exploded at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Highway Patrol’s water patrol division said that the father and son from Sugarland, Texas, had just restarted their boat after refueling at Davey Hollow Cove around 5:30 p.m. when the explosion occurred. 20-year-old Jonathen T. Wienecke suffered

A Florida man is caught in Boone County driving a stolen car filled with stolen goods. Joseph Vance was arrested Wednesday night. He was stopped while driving on I-70 near the 130 mile marker. A license plate reader tipped deputies off that the car was stolen from Lincoln, Nebraska. They also found items in the

When Kym Smith, of Kingdom City, put her bike back on the rack in the MKT Trail parking lot just off West Boulevard Wednesday, she knew it had been time to stop. “My buddies just left me,” she said. “They’ve already biked since Jeff City and they’ll hit 35 miles by the time they hit

Mizzou Football senior quarterback James Franklin was named to the 2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List Wednesday. Franklin was one of 34 of the nation’s best college quarterbacks selected based on performance during the previous year and expectations for the 2013 college football season. Franklin put on an attention-grabbing performance as a sophomore

SEC FOOTBALL PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-SEC BALLOT Here are Tyler Fulghum’s picks for the All-SEC preseason team with 2012 stats included: QUARTERBACK 1 Soph. Johnny Manziel – QB – Texas A&M (3,706 pass yds, 1,410 rush yds, 47 total TD) RUNNING BACK 1 Soph. T.J. Yeldon – RB – Alabama (175 car, 1,108 yds, 13 total

Authorities in Cole County are investigating a homicide Wednesday. Sheriff Greg White told ABC 17 News the homicide happened inside the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Algoa Road late Tuesday night. JCCC is a state maximum security prison. Officials say the homicide involved two male inmates, one of which is dead. The inmate has been