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Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Wednesday morning that will create a statewide plan for school safety, including concerns of school shootings and safety, natural disasters and the mental health of students. The superintendant of the Blair Oaks R-2 school district, Jim Jones, welcomed the governor to Blair Oaks High School where a gym

A propane tank caused an explosion at a Martinsburg wedling shop Teusday afternoon. A Spokesman with Missouri Department of Public Safety confirms one man was injured. Reportedly, a leaky propane tank is to blame for an explosion at a Martinsburg welding shop. The explosion and fire was reported at Fennewald Custom Welding INC. around 1

A powerful storm system will continue to generate strong south to southwesterly winds through Thursday as it passes to our north. A Wind Advisory continues until 7 PM Thursday for all of Mid-Missouri due to southerly winds sustained at 20-30 mph gusting as high as 50 mph at times. Strong winds could blow down limbs

FIND YOUR SEAT: The website SeatGuru.com allows users to plug in their flight information and see which model airplane they will fly on. Click here to visit the site. President Donald Trump issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian airliner that

Columbia police on Wednesday released the name of the man found dead last month in a Chinese restaurant after apparently breaking in. Police said Nam Hoang Le, 53, of Columbia was found dead inside ABC Chinese the morning of Feb. 18. The restaurant owner told ABC 17 News he found the man dead when he

THIS AFTERNOON: A powerful, deepening low continues to spin over the eastern plains of Colorado this afternoon and continues to swing a cold front toward Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Rain and storms will break out over the region later this afternoon and last 5 & 6 pm. We look to dry out after the evening rush,

The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man Wednesday after he reportedly walked away from a deputy during a traffic stop. The incident happened Wednesday in California after the deputy pulled over a vehicle for a license plate and stop sign violation, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. Christopher Winter, 34, got out

A man wanted after escaping from the Pettis County Jail is accused of stealing a police car in Oklahoma after authorities tried to recapture him. KHBS reports that Heavener, Oklahoma, Police Chief Ty Armstrong says police found 30-year old Travis Lee Davis at a convenience store Wednesday after a woman called to report that she

The Missouri Democratic Party criticized Republicans after two GOP lawmakers and Senate staff member were involved in two different fights in Jefferson City. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Tuesday that police arrested Jared Brown last Thursday after a fight at Spectator’s Bar and Grill. Authorities claim Brown dropped a loaded gun at the bar

A pursuit stemming from the St. Charles area ended when the driver died by suicide in Montgomery County on Tuesday afternoon. Travis J. Mackey, 35, of St. Charles, was armed with two guns when he led deputies on a chase that was headed west on Interstate 70 just before 4 p.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s

WEDNESDAY: Our Wind Advisory won’t go into effect until later this morning, but we’re already seeing winds start to pick up this morning. Those strong southerly winds will help usher in warmer air, with temperatures making it into the low to mid 60s this afternoon. Our next round of rain will be moving in later

Authorities continued to search for a man who escaped from the Pettis County Jail last week. Travis L. Davis, 30, was accused of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child, among other charges. According to a probable cause statement, staff of the jail learned the Davis was not in his jail cell early Monday

State lawmakers could vote on a new bill Wednesday, House bill 341, that proposes medical marijuana card holders could be eligible to have their marijuana-related charges removed from their record. Currently, medical marijuana ID card holders are able to have two marijuana-related misdemeanors expunged. However, this new bill specifies no expungement limit for all marijuana-related

The MU professor that won a Nobel Prize plans to donate his money to the University of Missouri. George Smith, the recipient of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced Tuesday night that he will donate his prize money, of more than $243,000, to support students in the College of Arts and Science. The university

A federal grant will allow a consultant to help attract small-scale manufacturing to Business Loop 70. The Business Loop Community Improvement District was one of six organizations in the country to receive a grant through the Economic Development Administration. Consultants will be in town this March to help the Loop CID create opportunities for existing

After a dozen people and organizations went on the record to oppose a change to Title IX procedures, Rebulican lawmakers made almost two dozen edits to the bill. House Bill 573, sponsored by Rep. Dean Dohrman, R – La Monte, would create an appeal process for either party of a Title IX case to appeal

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Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Boone County on Tuesday afternoon. The Boone County Fire Protection District was dispatched to Mount Hope Road at Liddell Lane before 5 p.m. Crews at the scene told ABC 17 News the crash occurred as a vehicle traveling eastbound attempted to make a U-turn and collided

The state has granted the city of Columbia the easements it needs to build a trail from Shepherd to Rollins, capping a court battle that began last year. Appointed commissioners recently visited the tract owned by It’s Our Wild Nature off Old 63 that the city plans to build the trail through and valued the

We have confirmed an explosion at an Audrain County welding business. ABC 17 spoke with a Martinsburg city spokeswoman who confirmed the explosion and fire. The fire was reported at Fennewald Custom Welding Inc. located at 105 W. Jefferson St. in Martinsburg. Authorities say the explosion was reported around 1 p.m. Audrain County Sheriff deputies