Month: July 2016

As candidates for Missouri’s governor release their final full disclosure before the August primary, a historic political donation comes from a murky source. ABC 17 News reported last week when the Washington D.C-based group SEALs for Truth donated $1.975 million to Navy SEAL Eric Greitens’ campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The July 18 contribution

The Cole County Fair opens its gates on Monday. Authorities are expecting big crowds through the week and said they will be out in full force to ensure safety and security. Law enforcement will have several people patrolling the carnival area and parking lot. Authorities will be running operations out of a mobile emergency center

Local businesses in Columbia are teaming up with the Columbia Police Department in an effort to learn how to survive an active shooter scenario. This comes after the massacre at a nightclub in Orlando, and recently a shooting at a teen event at a nightclub in Florida. Local businesses reached out to the Columbia Police

Shakespeare’s Pizza will soon return to its original location in downtown Columbia. ABC 17 News checked withmanager Kurt Mirtsching who confirms he plans to have the restaurant return to 225 South Ninth Street in early August. This comes after the iconic pizza place had to temporarily relocate while developers build anew six-story building at the

Community leaders and officials in Boone County are taking a deeper a look at disproportionate minority contact, which occurs when there is a disproportionate number of minority youth who are referred to the juvenile justice system. In 2014, the relative rate index for Boone County was 6.3, meaning black youth were 6.3 times more likely

Each day during the Democratic National Convention, ABC News will host a liveblog, where you can follow the events of the day. The blog will start at 6 a.m. each day, and will wrap up around midnight each day as well. Be sure to watch ABC 17 News for live local coverage as well, with

Throughout the Democratic National Convention this week, we are offering ABC News’ live stream of each day’s events. The live stream will begin at 6 a.m. Central Time each day, and will go through the end of the convention session each nightMondaythroughThursday. This stream will have raw feeds of convention-related events, special reports, event breakdowns

UPDATE 07/25/16 6:55 a.m. – Firefighters on the scene confirmed to ABC 17 the house was condemned, under construction and no one was inside at the time of the fire. Southbound Providence Road was closed while crews worked to put the fire out, but is now reopen. Right now some crews are leaving, while some

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department was called to a domestic dispute in the 4100 block of East Snowy Hills Lane Saturday afternoon. A sergeant said Cody Reeder, 23, was in an argument with a family member when he pulled out a gun and threatened them with it. Authorities said no shots were fired and no

An incoming high school senior from the Kansas City area will be one of the youngest delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Seventeen-year-old Rachel Gonzalez will be attending the convention that starts Monday in Philadelphia as a Missouri delegate for likely presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Missouri Democratic Party guidelines say delegates must be at least

Final preparations are underway for the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Organizers spent Sunday checking audio for speakers and performers, as well as testing different lightning. The eve of the DNC already saw the first protests of the event. Philadelphia Police tweeted about demonstrations in the downtown area, nearly 4 miles north of Wells Fargo

A Boonville man was taken to the hospital after crashing his car in Boone County early Sunday morning. The crash happened on Highway 40 near Rocheport Gravel Road around 5:15 a.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the driver, Patrick McCasland, drove off the right side of the road and hit a tree. He was

A bicyclist died after being rear-ended by a car Friday night in Pettis County. It happened just after 7 p.m. on Route HH east of Olive Branch Road. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 26-year-old driver rear-ended the 51-year-old bicyclist, causing him to be thrown off his bike before landing in a ditch.

Missouri is the only state remaining in the country without a drug monitoring program. Despite the program being a bipartisan issue, there are still some opponents to the issue. A drug monitoring program would essentially allow medical professionals to be able to tell if people were “shopping” around for painkiller prescriptions. Last week, U.S. Senator

Fronts can bring drastic weather changes, including the temperature drop we’ll be seeing starting on Monday, but they can only be inferred through analysis of surface observations from weather stations throughout the country. Different fronts have different characteristics and associated symbols shown on surface maps like one would see on television. Understanding which symbol corresponds

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it’s unclear what caused a boat to explode Saturday afternoon at the Lake of the Ozarks. It happened around 2 p.m. near the Silver Sands Marina. Troopers said the explosion happened when the 27-year-old driver restarted the boat after refilling it with gas. A 53-year-old woman on board was

One lane of I-70 westbound was shut down Saturday afternoon after a car crash near mile marker 159. Traffic was moving slowly on the interstate while the Missouri State Highway Patrol worked to clear the scene. Troopers said the crash happened when a car quickly slowed down and another car rear ended it. The first

A Columbia man has been charged in connection to holding a woman hostage and forcing authorities into a standoff in Cooper County. Tremaine Terelle Vaughns, 31, has been charged with first degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, felonious restraint and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. The situation started around 7 a.m. Friday

The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to Highway 52 near Hayes Drive in Miller County Saturday afternoon for a two car collision. Trooper said a Ford F250 was stopped in traffic on the highway when a motorcycle rear ended it. The man driving the motorcycle and a female passenger were thrown from the bike.

Six people were involved in a crash Saturday morning that left a 4-year-old dead. According to the Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on Interstate 44 while the car was westbound. The 23-year-old driver swerved to avoid another car and drove off the right side of the road. The car hit a tree, overturned