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Highway Patrol troopers have arrested James Curry, 44, for drunk driving after a crash Saturday morning in Miller County left his passenger with serious injuries. According to crash reports, Curry was driving near Missouri 52 just past Versailles Avenue at about 7:30 Saturday morning. Curry apparently failed to negotiate a curve and the car went

Health officials are investigating several cases of the food-borne illness cyclosporiasis, which appears to be linked to eating McDonald’s salads. Seven cases have been reported across Missouri, with other cases popping up around the country. People become infected when they eat food or drink water that has been contaminated with feces that contains the parasite.

TONIGHT: Thunderstorms look to continue across much of Mid-Missouri through this evening, especially if you live north of I-70. These storms look to remain BELOW severe limits, so we’re likely NOT going to be seeing and damaging winds or large hail. We’ll continue to have those storms push through the area into the early morning

UPDATE: As on 5:00 p.m., only 2 customers are without power. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone Electric Cooperative officials confirm nearly 200 customers are without power Saturday morning following a car hitting a power pole. Officials said service will “be out for awhile” while crews replace the pole.

After storms blew through parts of central Missouri, some residents experienced power outages. In Boone County, about 170 customers with Boone County Electric Cooperative lost power around 1 a.m., according to the utility’s outage map. Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said the company has been busy through the early morning hours fixing downed

UPDATE, 10:45 p.m.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol claims Henry was disciplined for not following patrol orders and for his “bizarre and inappropriate” conduct. The patrol’s motion for summary judgment, filed late Friday, asks a federal judge to drop Henry’s case against eleven individual patrol members, including Col. Sandra Karsten. The motion from Assistant Attorney

Right now the southbound lanes of Providence Road in Columbia are blocked due to a crash at Southampton Drive. ABC 17 News saw two vehicles that appeared to be involved. Police, firefighters and an ambulance were on scene. ABC 17 News is working to find out what caused the crash and if anyone was injured.

Officials with Columbia Fire said talking about heat advisories can be a bit repetitive but it’s important for people in Mid-Missouri to take them seriously. “I think it’s safe to say that every person that we run on, that has a heat emergency, didn’t think that they would have one that day. So it’s very

A 21-year-old St. Louis man drowned at The Offsets in Madison County on Friday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Safion Livingston was in the water when he began struggling, submerged and did not resurface. This is the second drowning death at The Offsets in the last two weeks. A 19-year-old man from

CHICAGO (AP) – McDonald’s is stopping the sale of salads at 3,000 restaurants after people became sick from a parasite causing intestinal illness. The Chicago-based fast-food chain said Friday it’s acting “out of an abundance of caution” until switching to another supplier. Health officials in Illinois and Iowa say they’ve identified roughly 100 combined cases

***HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY*** TONIGHT: Spotty showers and t-storms are possible overnight and will end by daybreak Saturday. These are not expected to be severe. Lows will only drop into the mid to upper 70s by morning. SATURDAY: The hot, humid weather continues as high temperatures climb into the mid 90s with heat

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men Thursday following an investigation into the theft of items across the county. According to a press release, deputies executed two search warrants at a property in the 3000 block of County Road 328 and found several thousand dollars’ worth of items that had been reported stolen. Authorities

Reports show Boone County had 358 vehicles stolen last year. This trend is not just in mid-Missouri but across the state. Springfield and St. Joseph, Mo. are in the top 10 list for cities with the most stolen vehicles based on population. Detective Tom O’Sullivan said officials catch stolen vehicles from all over the country

Just 22 percent of the city of Columbia’s 1,385 employees make a salary considered competitive, according to an ABC 17 News analysis of city pay. Employee groups have voiced concerns over pay in the city for years, citing the problem as a major reason people leave. The exodus of workers like electric linemen and firefighters

If you’ve ever felt like you just can’t remember to get any work done when it’s hot outside, you may just have a point. A new study published by Harvard researchers shows how extreme heat can take a toll on our mental ability — and the results aren’t positive. The research was conducted during one

Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill that raises the marriage age in Missouri from 15 to 16. The measure, signed into law Friday, requires that 16 and 17-year-olds receive parental permission to be married. It also bars someone 21 or older from marrying anyone 17 or younger. The law also provides a way for

According to Twitter, Columbia Fire Department is responding to a “significant” fall in the creek at Flat Branch Park. We have crews on their way to the scene to find out more. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/1017852227485143040″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Columbia Fire Department crews working on the scene of a significant fall in the creek at Flat Branch Park. &#lt;a

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F has seen six traffic fatalities in the last seven days. Troop F tweeted Friday morning “Please held us #StopTheKnock *Understand something CAN happen. *Expect other drivers to make mistakes. *Scan ahead, around & behind before changing lanes, speed or direction *Always, always buckle up.” Most recently, three people

***Heat Advisory until 8 PM Saturday for most of Mid-Missouri*** FRIDAY: Hot and humid conditions will once again be a problem into the afternoon hours. Afternoon highs will top out near 100 degrees, with heat indices near 105. We could see a few spot storms into the afternoon hours, but most locations will stay on

Tina the turkey, the notorious urban male turkey that captured the hearts of Columbia residents, has died. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), someone tried to shoo Tina out of the way when a truck came and accidentally hit Tina. The MDC said they didn’t want this to happen but rather wanted to