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UPDATE: Court documents obtained by ABC 17 reveal that Jamale Marteen had texted a man, whose identity we will not reveal due to the ongoing investigation, to meet him on McKee Street. The two exchanged these texts less than three hours before police were called for gunshots in the area. According to the court document,

TONIGHT: We’ll have a warm, muggy night with low temperatures near 70 under mostly clear skies. Winds will come in from the south at 5-8 mph with patchy fog possible by morning. WEDNESDAY: Temperatures will quickly rise from near 70 at 7 AM to 87 by noon and reach the lower 90s in the afternoon.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Josh Hawley announced that his office and other state attorney generals were investigating Equifax. Hawley said the investigation began shortly following Equifax’s disclosure of the breach of consumer files earlier this summer. “My office is working aggressively to protect the interests of Missourians in light of the recent Equifax breach,” Hawley

On Tuesday, the Columbia Police Department announced its beat commanders will begin holding a series of community meetings starting the first week of October. The meetings will focus on open discussion between area residents and the beat commanders. The schedule for the meetings are: October 3- Beats 70 and 80 will meet at New Haven

Health clinics around Columbia and Boone County are still seeing patients with bad allergies and the flu. Dr. Tara Flynn, with MU Healthcare said they’ve seen quite a bit of allergy related symptoms associated with ragweed. Those symptoms include runny noses and watery, itchy eyes. The positive testings for the flu are also increasing this

On Tuesday, the Jefferson City Public School system responded to a racially sensitive photo that was posted by students on social media. Director of School-Community Relations, Amy Berendzen, said the school system is disappointed by the racially insensitive photo taken over the weekend by three of the students. Berendzen said the incident did not happen

A second church in Columbia is now designated as a sanctuary church. Members of Rock Bridge Christian Church voted Sunday to become a sanctuary church, which means the congregation is willing to house someone who is at risk of deportation. Rev. Sarah Klaassen said the church’s stance was in response to a recent harder line

A Cooper County man has been charged with harassment and stalking after he was accused of threatening a deputy. According to the probable cause statement, Herbert Shackleford made threats to a detention sergeant that he planned to burn down the houses of two Cooper County deputies. Deputies said Shackleford made these statements in the Cooper

A Fulton woman, Lisa Luna, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly speeding down a gravel road and crashing into several trees. According to the probable cause statement, the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to County Road 311 on Aug. 9 for reports of a one-vehicle, serious injury crash. Troopers

The Osage County Sheriff’s Department reported on Tuesday it has seen an influx of credit card scams and fraudulent call scams in the area. Deputies say residents need to gear up on protecting themselves, their belongings and their personal information. Osage County Sheriff Mike Bonham says to stay safe, residents need to be vigilant. If

TODAY: Heading into the afternoon, we will see clouds begin to break up with a slight chance for an isolated storm west of HWY 63. Winds remain out of the south under 10 mph, with highs feeling more like August in the upper 80s. TONIGHT: Winds will remain out of the south up to 8

UPDATE 9/16: Police have identified the victim in Friday night’s shooting as Nathan Earl Taylor, 31, of Kansas City. CPD is asking anyone with information on the homicide to contact them or CrimeStoppers at 875-TIPS to remain anonymous. UPDATE 2: The victim of the shooting on McKee Street has died, according to a news release

Two Columbia men were arrested on Monday morning after witnesses said they observed them going through the contents of a vehicle before walking away, according to the Columbia police. Police said officers were dispatched to the area of Pennant Street and West Worley Street in reference to suspicious persons. Officers said their investigation revealed a

Department of Corrections announced on Monday that inmate and offender Jesse Moore, 68, was pronounced dead at the Capitol Regional Medical Center on Friday morning. Moore had been confined at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The department says Moore was serving 90 years for three counts of sodomy from St. Louis City. He was received

UPDATE: 9:20 a.m.: Columbia police confirm at 47-year-old man was shot early Tuesday morning in the 1200 block Rangeline Street. Officers were called to 1205 Rangeline around midnight Tuesday for a shots heard call. When officers got there, they say they found one person with a gunshot wound and another with a head injury. Both

It’s been more than three years since 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson died while in handcuffs in the custody of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Iowa man was detained by Missouri’s water patrol division on suspicion of boating while intoxicated and later went overboard and drowned. It was meant to be a cost saving measure when

The Columbia City Council approved some utility rate increases and changed some bus routes in its budget for next year. The new budget, which takes effect on Oct. 1, will include increases to water, sewer and stormwater rates, but not for electricity. The council voted 6-1 against raising the electric rate by 1 percent. Council

Fall officially starts on Friday at 3:02 in the afternoon, but Mother Nature seems to have different plans in store for Mid-Missouri. Average highs for fall are in the upper 70s, but as we head into the weekend we’ll see temperature nearly 15 degrees above average. It’s temperatures that will be more reminiscent of July/August

Within the last 10 years, the number of rapes being reported has increased in Columbia. According to Uniform Crime Reporting data, in 2007, 30 rape incidents were reported, while in 2016, 109 were reported. Columbia Police Department Public Information Officer Bryana Larimer told ABC 17 News that the increased number doesn’t necessarily mean there has