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FRIDAY: Morning rains will continue to taper off, but excess cloud cover will keep us cooler. Highs will top out in the low to mid 80s. A stray strong to severe storm is possible late morning or early afternoon, gusty winds would be the main threat. TONIGHT: Skies will slowly clear out this evening. Temps

Jefferson City’s annual Salute to America continues Thursday. This year’s festivities come after two natural disasters, the EF-3 tornado and historic flooding, ripped through parts of the city. Deborah Tragasz and Hallie Glaser were downtown Thursday afternoon. They lived in the Hawthorne Apartment complex, which was extremely damaged by the tornado. It left them without

Thousands of people celebrated the Fourth of July in downtown Jefferson City. Salute to America had approximately 40,000 attendees over the two-day period, said event coordinator Penny Smith. She said this year’s event ran smoothly, with no reported issues despite rainy weather Thursday. Many eventgoers said Salute to America 2019 was an opportunity for the

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The Boone County Sheriff’s Department commissioned the Columbia Police Department to expand its jurisdiction for the Fourth of July holiday. CPD officers will be able to respond to calls outside the Columbia city limits for the holiday if necessary. “We are working together to ensure we are keeping people safe,” said CPD interim Chief Geoff

UPDATE 8 P.M.: ABC 17 News is told by the Maries County Sheriff’s Office that both teenagers were found Thursday night. ORIGINAL STORY: The Maries County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two teenage runaways Thursday afternoon. Investigators said deputies think the boys are in a rural area southeast of Vichy. Anyone who lives in the

A Fireworks tent collapsed on Thursday afternoon in north Boone County. LIVE PLAYBACK of the collapse is available in the player below. Boone County firefighters were called out to the scene at North Highway B and East Parks Lane around 1 p.m. Thursday. No one was hurt in the incident, and it is not causing

A judge has set a new bond for a Miller County woman accused of burning her child. Prosecutors charge Elizabeth G. Austin, of Lake Ozark, with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child that resulted in serious physical injury, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child that created a substantial risk and possession of a

The Central Missouri Humane Society is urging pet owners to keep their animals inside during Fourth of July festivities. Workers said pets go missing during the Fourth of July more often than any other holiday due to the loud fireworks. “During Fourth of July festivities, animals can easily become afraid and break free of their

Boonville has delayed its fireworks show scheduled for Thursday night. According to the Cooper County Emergency Management Agency, the fireworks display will now take place at dusk Saturday at Kemper Park. The fireworks show is subject to change depending on the weather. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

TONIGHT: Isolated storms, mostly cloudy. Lows in the low 70s. FRIDAY: Scattered storms in the morning and afternoon. Some could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: We will get a lull in storms Friday night before a cold front approaches from the north on Saturday, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms

UPDATE: One person is suffered serious injuries after a boat crash Wednesday night at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened when a boat struck a dock and another unoccupied boat. The first boat went partially through the roof of the dock. Rick Hansen, 66,

Highway 63 northbound and North Brown Station Road was partially shut down on Thursday afternoon after a tractor trailer was jackknifed in the road. Authorities responded to the incident at about 2:50 p.m. on Thursday. BOONE CO JOINT COM: N Hwy 63 NB at E Brown School Rd closed due to a jackknifed tractor trailer.

The City of Columbia’s 67th annual Fire in the Sky event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, and the fireworks display will begin at 9:15 p.m. Live entertainment will begin the celebration at Lucky’s Market and Flat Branch Park. There will be food trucks at both locations, according to a new release. Children’s inflatables

INDEPENDENCE DAY: Partly sunny with a chance for scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index in the mid-upper 90s. TONIGHT: Storms will generally tend to die down past 9 or 10 o’clock but much of the latest data has been slowing down the clearing process. Let’s stay aware

Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services sprayed Hartsburg to control the mosquito population. Hartsburg city government asked the health department to mosquito fog the area because of the flooding. There are still several roads closed in Hartsburg as a result of flooding and water is sitting stagnant in many areas. Roberta Vendsel has lived

Salute to America draws nearly 50,000 people to downtown Jefferson City each year to enjoy Fourth of July festivities. The threat of high temperatures Wednesday didn’t stop people from going to the carnival. “We were a little apprehensive about coming down just because it was so hot in the sun, but the shade in between

The woman accused of hitting two pedestrians on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia was speeding, using her cellphone and tired when the crash happened, investigators say. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Regine McCracken, 23, of Columbia, with second-degree assault, fourth-degree assault and careless and imprudent driving. McCracken was booked into the Boone County Jail early Wednesday on

Columbia Fire Chief Randy White has told interim City Manager John Glascock he plans to retire in October. White joined the department back in October 1998. He started with the rank of Firefighter I and worked his way up through the ranks to being named fire chief in February 2015, when Fire Chief Charles Witt

Some residents of the homes damaged by the Jefferson City tornado are just now getting back in. ABC 17 News spoke with Debbie Lawrence and Lolita Ponder the day after the EF-3 rated tornado left their home extremely damaged. On Wednesday, they were back home. “We’ve been luckier than most around us,” said Debbie Lawrence,