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A Clark woman died in a Tuesday morning crash on Route F in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in an online crash report said Antoinette L. Knight, 32, was killed when her 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer crashed into a barrier on a bridge over a creek. Knight was not wearing a seat belt, the

Midwest Special Needs Trust helps people with special needs by providing them with trusts. These are financial tools that allows people to hold resources while still maintaining their public eligibility and benefits. As part of the organization, the trust has a charitable grant program. It provides $1,500 grants to Missouri citizens who have a low

The latest Cole County health inspection reports showed 10 food establishments without a single violation of any kind. Little Wonders Early Learning Center, the Capital 8 Theaters concessions counter, Apple Tree Academy and the Missouri Boulevard location of Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken were among the list of flawless entries on the June report from the

Former Rock Bridge guard Dajuan Harris has committed to Kansas. He announced his decision on social media Tuesday night. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/DajuanH10/status/1151307375887945734″,”author_name”:”Dajuan Harris”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/DajuanH10″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;110% committed &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/WWoEuocBL5″&#gt;pic.twitter.com/WWoEuocBL5&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Dajuan Harris (@DajuanH10) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/DajuanH10/status/1151307375887945734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;July 17, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} Harris helped lead the Bruins to their first ever state championship in March. He scored 17 points in

The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office put out a public plea for help in finding a fugitive, warning the man that he “can run but can’t hide.” According to Facebook post by the Sheriff’s Office, Douglas J. Logan, 38, is wanted on parole violations on charges of second-degree burglary and stealing. Logan is also wanted on

A man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April was arrested again on Tuesday in connection with a previous trespassing charge. Kelvin Joe, 54, of Columbia, was booked into the Boone County Jail Tuesday evening. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies saw Joe’s car parked at Mari’s on Prathersville Road, said Boone

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, dangerously hot and humid. A stray storm or two is possible. Highs in the mid-90s with a heat index in the 103-108 degree range. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the middle 70s . EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day is in effect through Saturday for extreme heat expected across all

The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility is set to implement a new summer schedule for trash pickup in the summer. The change is scheduled to start on Monday. Residents must have their trash on the curb no later than 6:30 a.m. The earliest people can set their trash out will be 4 p.m the

Roadwork starts Wednesday morning on Forum and Nifong Boulevard. Crews will be replacing failing concrete panels on the northbound lane of Forum Boulevard between Club Village Drive and Nifong Boulevard. The work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Drivers can expect to see minor delays and motorists should be cautious when driving through the

The State Emergency Management Agency asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reassess flooding damage in Callaway County. “Earlier assessments, conducted by helicopter due to the flooding, did not capture all of the damage to homes,” SEMA said in a news release. SEMA asked FEMA on Tuesday to consider extending the Individual Assistance disaster declaration,

The city of Columbia spent a total of $23,124.89 on its search for a city manager. The council decided on John Glascock Monday over one other finalist, Jim Palenick, the city administrator of Racine, Wisconsin. The decision came at the end of an 8-month-long search process that began when former city manager Mike Matthes resigned

Organizers of the Boone County Fair are prepared for extreme heat to set in while carnival games, competitions, a tractor pull and more are available for visitors. Carnival rides have been inspected and given the green light by the state, but several areas of mid-Missouri could feel above 100 degrees Fahrenheit starting on Wednesday. “It

The state of Missouri requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency expand the federal disaster declaration on Tuesday. The new request seeks to make FEMA assistance available to people and businesses in 21 additional counties, including Callaway, Howard and Coopers counties. It also asks FEMA to provide help to public agencies in 68 counties to help

The Missouri Department of Corrections is investigating an attack Sunday at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, according to department officials. Karen Pojmann, communications director, confirmed there was a fight between two inmates and one person attacked the other with an “improvised weapon.” The victim was treated outside of the facility, but returned to JCCC the

The Boone County Commission approved the purchase of new voting equipment Tuesday morning. Commissioners are spending $825,558 to buy new voting machines and voting software to replace old equipment. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said the voting equipment is 13 years old. According to Lennon, the old equipment was outdated. “New voting machines make voting

The Columbia Housing Authority is set to install more security cameras at Paquin Tower. The board of the public housing group approved a resolution Tuesday night to add more than a dozen cameras on 14 floors of the apartment building. CHA said it would need to work with Red Stone Equity Partners, its federal tax

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the low 70s. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, dangerously hot and humid. Highs in the mid-90s with a heat index in the 103-108 degree range. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day is in effect Wednesday through Saturday for extreme heat expected across all of Mid-Missouri. Little to no rain is

The trial for a lawsuit filed by the Beagle Freedom Project, a group of animal rights and rescue activists, against the University of Missouri started Tuesday. The lawsuit filed in 2016 claims the university violated the state’s Sunshine Law when it asked the Beagle Freedom Project for more than $82,000 to process and release records

Right now crews are working to clear a crash in north Columbia. Members of the Columbia Fire Department were dispatched before 4:30 p.m. to Rangeline Street near Elleta Boulevard. ABC 17 News crews saw a car that appeared to hit a billboard post. An official with the Columbia Fire Department said in an email that

Reports of a suspicious man at Stephens Lake Park over the weekend have sparked increased police patrols, but city park rangers also conduct regular patrols as part of their jobs. Columbia Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs said the department has two park rangers who work a combined 80 hours per week patrolling all parks