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Health inspectors visited a Chinese restaurant in east Columbia this week after a man’s body was found inside. Police called inspectors from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services after the discovery Monday of a body in the kitchen at ABC Chinese on I-70 Drive S.E. The owner told ABC 17 News

According to records from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, health inspectors did 13 inspections in the last week. During some, department inspectors found food past the expiration date, mold in ice machines, drinking water not from an approved source and employees not washing their hands after using their cellphones at

Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspectors this week filed more reports about food-serving establishments without violations than with violations. However some of the inspections were follow-ups from inspections with violations last week. The insepctors visited at least 29 places since Feb. 27, and behind the kitchen door they found 12 establishments without any violations during

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department handed down 43 violations in the past week to Boone County establishments after food-service inspections. Across the county, 20 facilities received at least one violation, while 16 facilities didn’t receive any violations. Cheerleader Pub & Grill, Okii Mama and Wise Guys Pizza tied for the most violations given to

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected more than 670 restaurants, taverns, grocery stores and convenience stores in the past year. Of the 676 inspections ABC 17 News crews dug through, less than half of those eateries — 258 — came away without a single critical violation from the health department. That means two

Two Columbia restaurants inspected in the past two weeks were cited nine times apiece for health code violations. Tellers on Broadway and McLanks on Paris Road both were cited for nine violations. However, Tellers had the most critical violations, with four, while McLanks had three. Both restaraunts were given non-critical violations for soiled areas of

Prosecutors in Cooper County have filed charges against a man accused of running from the Missouri State Highway Patrol last week. On Friday morning, troopers arrested Christopher E. Bartlett, 43, of Kansas City, off State Highway 135 near Boonville. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, Bartlett was traveling eastbound on Interstate 70

Inspectors handed Formosa nine violations after they found mouse droppings next to food that would be served to customers. The inspection report from the Boone County/Columbia Public Health Department shows Formosa received five critical violations for mouse droppings, a soiled pot inside a bin full of a cabbage and raw food stored above ready-to-eat foods,

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department handed out 30 critical and 56 non-critical violations to Boone County eateries in the past week. Assistant Director Scott Clardy said a critical violation has a, “direct impact on the safety of food.” He said when inspectors write up an establishment for a critical violation, it’s because it might

Panchero’s on Grindstone is back open after an electrical fire in the restaurant’s kitchen. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department’s inspection records show the fire started Thursday near a hot-hold food preparation table, but was put out with a fire extinguisher. Because the fire extinguisher was used to put out the fire, all food items

More Boone County eateries finished the last week with clean inspections than with health code violations. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected 23 eateries since April 24. Twelve of those did not receive any violations, but 11 did. Of the eateries inspected, Hy-Vee’s bakery and deli on Conley Road had the most critical

Farmers around mid-Missouri have felt the effects of the heavy amount of rain in the area this spring. The amount of water the area has seen, along with flooding, has caused some to be behind on planting crops. Terry Hilgedick farms on a couple thousand acres in Hartsburg with two other men. He said they

Missouri is among more than 40 states joining a lawsuit alleging that drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer and other conditions. The federal lawsuit filed Friday by Democratic Connecticut Attorney General William Tong also names 15 individual senior executives. The

No one was hurt after two early morning house fires in Fulton. The fires broke out after 4 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of Westminster Avenue and the 900 block of Lyle Street, said Fulton fire chief Kevin Coffelt. Both fires were considered accidental, Coffelt said. ABC 17 News is waiting on more information

MONDAY: Dense morning fog will slow you down out the door in the morning as visibility will be reduced less than 1″ across parts of the area. Besides the fog, we look to start the morning sunny across Mid-MO, that will lead to warmer temperatures tomorrow afternoon. We’ll top out in the mid-to-upper 60s. TONIGHT:

The Mizzou softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th straight year. The Tigers will face Cal State Fullerton on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Los Angeles, California. The Tigers are in the UCLA regional. The Bruins are the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA (46-5) will face Weber State

TONIGHT: Skies slowly clear overnight– temperatures are cold out the door, in the low-to-mid-40s, you’ll need the jacket headed to work. MONDAY: We look to start the morning sunny across Mid-MO, that will lead to warmer temperatures tomorrow afternoon. We’ll top out in the mid-to-upper 60s. EXTENDED: Tuesday night into Wednesday a weak area of

Boone County firefighters said no one was hurt after a pick-up truck caught fire on St. Charles Road around 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Emergency crews said the truck was driving in a field and had some sort of malfunction, which caused it to catch on fire. It was reportedly engulfed but they were able to put

UPDATE 9:35 p.m.: The Westphalia Fire Protection District chief confirmed seven to 10 high school students were on the bus at the time of the crash. He said three or four of the students were taken to a hospital. The chief said the bus was carrying members of the Belle High School girls soccer team.

Columbia police are looking for a blue four-door vehicle and a suspect that they said was involved in a shooting downtown around 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators found shell casings in the area of East Broadway and Fifth Street. They also learned a victim had been taken to the emergency room by private vehicle with a