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Downtown bars are getting busier now that college students have returned to Columbia and football games have kicked off at Faurot Field. ABC 17 News Investigates looked at Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspection reports for downtown bars from Aug. 1, 2014 to Aug. 1, 2019. Shiloh Bar and Grill had the most critical violations

The Columbia City Council will review possible changes to city-owned parking garages Monday night at its meeting. A council memo from the city manager and other staff requested the council approve the money for several items it has identified the need for in preparation for the gate arms. These new installations would be in addition

Geoff Jones was sworn in as police chief of the Columbia Police Department at Monday night’s City Council meeting. In August, Interim City Manager John Glascock announced Geoff Jones as the new permanent chief. Jones started serving as interim police chief on Feb. 3 after former Chief Ken Burton resigned a month earlier. Glascock said

The Jefferson City Council approved funds to update the Jefferson City Memorial Airport’s master plan at Monday’s City Council meeting. The airport underwent months of severe flooding and the department has recommended tearing down the airport terminal and rebuilding. Due to the flooding, the Public Works Department looks to update the airport master plan to

The Columbia Police Department repeated its call for information after two Columbia teenagers were killed in separate homicides over the weekend. “We need our neighbors in the community to stand up and help CPD,” Jeff Pitts, a department spokesperson, said in a statement. “If you know something, please say something.” Nadria Wright, 18, was with

UPDATE 9:27 p.m.: Iberia Rural Fire Protection District deemed the area safe and reopened Highway 17. Authorities in Miller County called for an evacuation after a gas leak was reported Monday night. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office and the Iberia Rural Fire Protection District asked residents within a half-mile of Highway 17 and Loblolly Lane

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, humid. Low in the low 70s. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny and hot. Highs in the low 90s with heat index values between 95-98. EXTENDED: An upper ridge continues to hold over the Midwest, keeping temperatures more than 10 degrees warmer than average and humid air stagnating across

A La Puente, California, man was charged in federal court on Monday after authorities allegedly found 20 pounds of methamphetamine in his car in Cooper County. Johnny J. Thompson, 45, was arrested around 9:35 p.m. Thursday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol during a traffic stop on Interstate 70. A trooper initially pulled Thompson over

We’re continuing the transition to Fall in the northern hemisphere and you may have noticed a change in the skies lately. While vibrant, colorful sunsets are possible in the summer, they tend to happen more frequently has we make the change from Summer to Fall. Why is that? Well, there’s a few reasons. One of

A man charged with tampering with a vehicle used by two Wisconsin brothers who are missing and presumed dead in Missouri has waived his right to a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Court records show that 25-year-old Garland Nelson was ordered to be arraigned Oct. 7 after foregoing his

THIS AFTERNOON: Heat and humidity continue to bear down on the region. Expect low 90s with feels like temperatures around 97- 98*. TONIGHT: Clear and humid. Low near 70. EXTENDED: A change in the weather pattern is within reach. A cold front is set to track through the region later this week into the weekend

MONDAY: That warm weather we got used to last week has returned and looks like it’s going to stick around again. Temperatures this afternoon make it to near 90 under partly cloudy skies with heat indices in the middle to some upper 90s . TONIGHT: It will stay quiet overnight with temperatures falling to near

A Miller County man was sentenced to nearly five decades in prison last week for statutory rape and statutory sodomy involving two 13-year-old girls. A judge sentenced Dillon J. Hail, 23, of Brumley, Missouri, to 47 years in prison in two cases in which Hail admitted to having sexual relations with two girls, Miller County

UPDATE 3: The 29-year-old driver was fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle prior to the crash, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Demarius Rubin was one of three that were killed after his car collided head-on with another vehicle in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 54. Rubin was traveling westbound. “(Rubin) purposefully crossed

TONIGHT: Mostly clear, muggy, low near 70. MONDAY: The heat and humidity look to stick around. After a warm start in the morning, we’ll be in the upper 80s into the early afternoon, into the low 90s for afternoon highs. Feels like temperatures will hover in the mid-90s. EXTENDED: More of the same can be

ABC 17’s Zara Barker discusses her story airing tonight on health inspections at area bars and takes questions on Facebook live. Watch LIVE PLAYBACK of the Q&A below. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

Four people are displaced after a Jefferson City home caught fire Sunday. Jefferson City fire crews were called to the 1700 block of Francis Street around 8 p.m. Two adults and two teenagers living in the home were able to get out safely. Officials said the fire started in the laundry room on the main

Three people were shot in two separate shootings late Friday and early Saturday in Columbia, according to the Columbia Police Department. Officers found Sam Baldwin IV, 28, and Nadria Wright, 18, near Forest Ave. and Grand Ave. on Friday just before midnight with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Wright later died at the hospital. Later, around 2

Two people died after two separate shootings in Columbia over the weekend. Officers found 18-year-old Nadria Wright and 28-year-old Sam Baldwin IV with life-threatening gunshot wounds Friday night. Wright later died in the hospital. E’quan Spain, 19, was driven to the hospital in a private vehicle after another shooting around 2 a.m. and was pronounced

TODAY: We will be staying hot and sunny for your Sunday. Humidity starts to build back up and summer is back in full swing. Highs are in the low 90’s with heat indices ranging from 95-97 degrees. Good news though, it will be a bit breezy with winds gusting up to 21 mph to help