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A safety measure to protect children might not be safe at all. A new study conducted by the National Children’s Hospital in Ohio shows baby gates actually send around 1,800 children a year to the hospital. The study lasted 20 years and notes that hospitals treated more than 37,000 children fro baby gate-related injuries. ABC

Former Mizzou wide receiver T.J. Moe signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Rams Monday afternoon. The St. Louis native will play for the team he rooted for his entire life. “Any opportunity is outstanding but there’s no place like being at home,” Moe said. “When you can play for your hometown team, that’s

A kidnapping and rape suspect who led police on a multi-day manhunt at the Lake of the Ozarks in summer 2013 pleaded not guilty to charges in Caldwell County Monday. Adkison is charged with kidnapping, assault, violating an order of protection, damaging a jail, and escaping from jail while under arrest in Caldwell County. Adkison

30-year-old Andrew Weable was arrested for child pornography following an investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Task Force. Investigators started tracking down Weable when they found a home computer network in Mid-Missouri offering to distribute child pornography in mid-April. An investigator downloaded several movies from the suspected computer involving the sexual molestation of

The Columbia City Council will meet Monday night to first read the Opus DevelopmentAgreement and hear a report on the Opus Repeal Petition. That bill would authorize an amended and restated agreement with Opus Development Company relating to property on north Locust Street between 7th and 8th streets. The new agreement eliminates the prior apartment

A woman was nearly sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Columbia, until a driver passing by stopped and interrupted the alleged suspect. It happened early Sunday morning in the 4100 block of Lenoir Street, which is right along Highway 63. “It wouldn’t be somewhere where I would think a person would be hiding and waiting for

Ryan Coari pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a Mid-Missouri man and his daughter. Coari pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and first degree arson. He was sentenced to two life sentences for the murders, two 30-year sentenced for armed criminal action, and one 7-year sentence for

A woman who allegedly killed her father and his girlfriend at the Lake of the Ozarks in 2010 appeared in Laclede County court Monday. A judge scheduled a jury trial for February 17, 2015 in Lebanon. Susan van Note, a former Kansas City lawyer, is charged with two counts of first degree murder and forgery

Super heroes of all shapes and sizes ran across the lawn outside the Callaway County YMCA in Fulton on Sunday. The miniature mighty men (and women) were out to have fun and raise money for a classmate and neighbor, Sam Santhuff. Santhuff, 5, has relapsed and begun his second battle against a rare form of

Aiden Taylor, a second-grader at Shepard Elementary, continued to fight cancer this week. On Sunday, his family and friends gathered at Perry Phillips Park in south Columbia to participate in a run/walk event to fight the battle with him. All proceeds from the events and fundraisers his Avengers have held so far go to support

The largest, busiest playground in the Columbia park system was set to close Monday for construction and renovations. Steinberg Playground, located in Cosmo Park just north of Interstate 70, was in the middle of a multi-month expansion this summer. The playground was set to close May 5 so crews could install the first pieces of

After being delayed one week due to threatening weather and storms, Columbia’s annual Earth Day festival drew thousands to downtown Sunday afternoon. The street fair shut down Elm Street at Peace Park to create Eco Avenue. About 220 vendor booths were set up, more than the festival drew last year. The people who spoke to

Columbia fire crews were still investigating what caused a fire in a home near Hickman High School on Sunday night. Residents evacuated the house on Fourth Street around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. According to a news release, a male resident heard his smoke alarm going off and saw smoke from the basement. He was stopped from

Mizzou baseball honored several former Mizzou baseball players, including the entire 1954 national championship squad. ABC 17’s Sherree Burruss takes us back in time with a few members of that team.

Firefighters and police officers around Mid-Missouri are gearing up to get ready for their annual charity football game of Guns versus Hoses. It’s the second year for these emergency responders to suit up and raise money for three big causes. But this year, some of the money will go to a cause near and dear

KFRU’s The Closers stop by the ABC 17 Studio. Bryan Fulcher and George Young sit down with ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim. The three guys will talk Kim Anderson’s hiring, look back at Frank Haith’s MU tenure and Mizzou softball.

A popular Midwest grocer recalled chicken salad Saturday amidst fears it had become contaminated with listeria. Schnucks Kitchen, of O’Fallon, recalled 130 pounds of curry white meat chicken salad because walnuts in the bagged item may have come in contact with the pathogen, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Inspectors randomly selected

The Boone County snow plow driver once hailed as a hero continued to fight to recover Saturday after a April motorcycle crash. Family, friends and strangers gathered in Callaway County Saturday for a Poker Run and auction later at Mokane Bar and Grill. “The friendship we’ve felt from these bikers who have come out here

The Nightmare Rugby team is hosting the 2014 state high school rugby championships Saturday and Sunday. Before a district match, the coaches, team and volunteers helped rebuild the field.

Softball: Saturday afternoon, No. 13 Mizzou lost the series to No. 6 Alabama in front of more than 2,000 fans at University Field 2-0. The Crimson Tide scored two runs on Mizzou errors, and the Tigers fell short after loading the bases in the bottom of the last two innings. Saturday was senior night honoring