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Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is deciding whether to appoint a special investigator to check into the use of the secretive Confide app by Gov. Eric Greitens’s staff. ABC17 previously reported the app sends messages designed to be read by the recipient and no one else. Messages on the app “self-destruct” after they are read,

UPDATE 2:30 pm: Troopers said the crash is non-injury but there are utility lines across the roadway. Columbia Electric is on scene. ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency crews responded to Highway 50 at Pam Jones Road just west of California on Monday afternoon for a traffic accident. MODOT crews said the highway is closed in both directions

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a report on Monday on the Hospital Interchange Transportation Development District in Cass County. The report brought to light a failed project that resulted in thousands in taxes collected but no benefits for taxpayers. “Over the years, this taxing district has collected thousands in tax dollars, but there is

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Monday the formation of an advisory board to develop the first statewide program in Missouri providing pro bono legal services to current military service members. The Military Legal Assistance Team is expected to launch in early 2018 and will be the first attorney general-led program. The program will

Maries County deputies arrested Timothy Keeling on Thursday after officers said they observed him driving on the wrong side of the road. According to the probable cause statement, Keeling failed to maintain the right half of the roadway and traveled on the wrong side of the road for approximately one mile while traveling around blind

UPDATE 12/11: Martinez has also been charged with possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the probable cause statement, when officers pulled Martinez over they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from his car. Police said they searched the vehicle and found a grinder with marijuana residue on it

MONDAY: Windy conditions this afternoon are warming us into the 50s across Mid-Missouri, but also providing an elevated fire risk for the area. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of the area from until 6 PM today. Winds will transition out of the west to northwest by the afternoon, with speeds from

Columbia police arrested Crystal Spiva on Sunday morning after officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Ash Street West in reference to a sleeping person in their vehicle. Police said when they got on scene they could see a woman sleeping in her car, parked at a gas station pump. Officers said they could

UPDATE 12/11: Columbia police said the collision has been changed to a leaving the scene crash. The victim told police the suspect vehicle is described as a 90’s model red Chrysler four door sedan. Officers said the investigation is still on-going. ORIGINAL: It was a normal walk home for 30-year-old Richard Robinson after getting off

The Sunrise Beach Fire Department announced on Monday that firefighters had broken their run record by six runs. Firefighters said their units have responded to 749 runs with a previous record of 743. A spokesperson for the fire department said with 20 days left in the month and an expectation for a large influx of

Emergency crews responded to Monterey Drive and Nifong Boulevard on Monday morning for a multi-vehicle collision. Police said two cars were involved in the crash and both drivers were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Officers did not say how the crash happened. The crash was cleared before 9:30 a.m.

Troopers responded to Forrest Park Road on Sunday night for a single-car crash. According to the crash report, the crash happened as a Mazda slowed to avoid striking a deer in the roadway. The Mazda traveled off the right side of the road and struck some trees. The driver of the Mazda, Christopher Helliesvig, had

MONDAY: It will be a chilly start to your Monday morning, but through the afternoon hours we’ll warm up into the upper 50s across the region. Windy conditions will create for the warm up, but also provide an elevated fire risk for the area. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of the

Ted LePage announced at a banquet Sunday that he is resigning as the head coach of the Jefferson City football team. LePage has coached the Jays for the past 12 seasons. This past year, his team went 3-7. According to MSHSAA, LePage has an overall record of 88-44 including state tournaments. He is the second

Drought conditions across Mid-Missouri show no signs of letting up as we head into the coming days. The lack of rain has definitely been evident since the start of September, continuing the trend of below average rain. While Mid-Missouri has seen many areas just shy of seven inches of rain since the start of meteorological

Columbia resident and 2 Real Fitness owner Cory Crosby wants to help get guns off city streets. Crosby is organizing the Columbia Gift 4 Gun Exchange, which will offer $100 for every donated firearm. The exchange will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m-1 p.m at the Armory Sports Center at 701 E Ash st.

TONIGHT: Our temperatures will ease back into the 30s tonight with today’s winds subsiding. However, we will see a light breeze up to 6 mph and it will make that 30 degrees feel closer to 20. It will be noticeably warmer though, as the cold air we have been under shifts to the northeast. MONDAY:

One westbound lane of I-70 was shut down while emergency crews worked to clear a crash Sunday afternoon. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near the West Boulevard exit. A fire official said they were still working to determine what caused the crash and the total number of cars involved. ABC 17 News crews on

UPDATE (12/10): Fire officials believe the cause of Saturday night’s fire was likely electrical in nature, according to Centralia city administrator Matt Harline. Harline said the home is a total loss and will have to be demolished because it is unsafe. UPDATE (11:05 p.m.) Boone County Battalion Chief Chuck Leake said everyone inside the home

A driver was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after a rollover crash in the 2400 block of Parker Street. Emergency responders were called to the scene just before 3 p.m. A Columbia police officer told ABC 17 News it appeared the driver hit the curb, which caused the car to flip. The officer said