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Temperatures were in the high 90’s all day, but the heat did not stop the Soap Box Derby races or people from playing outside in Columbia today. The director of the Soap Box Derby races, Rick Mckernan, said, “it’s probably among the hottest of the years.” Other Columbia residents said they were trying to make

More services for people with Down Syndrome could soon be coming to Columbia. On Saturday, the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City will host a town hall at the Children’s Therapy Center at 525 N. Keene Street. The Kansas City guild is coming to Columbia to discuss expanding its services in the area. More

Going into a potetional sixth national championship, Mizzou’s Karissa Schweizer said she wanted to leave it all out on the track in her final collegiate race. She did just that. Schweizer captured her sixth national title with a time of 15:41.58 in the women’s outdoor 5,000 meter final. “It’s amazing. It still doesn’t feel real,”

TONIGHT: It’s going to be a quiet night for most of us as temperatures only dip into the lower 70s for lows. The one exception would be our northeastern-most counties, who have a slight chance of seeing some showers and thunderstorms. MONDAY: Warm overnight temperatures are going to set the stage to see afternoon high

The 80th annual soap box derby creates road closures in downtown Columbia. Broadway is closed from Eighth Street to Providence Road. ABC 17 was at the scene when crews put up road closed signs before 6 a.m. Sunday. The road closure is expected to last until 6 p.m. Sunday. Plan to find an alternate routes

The Mayor of Hallsville, Logan Carter said a city employee was fired after their behavior put “citizens, visitors, and children’s” safety at risk. Carter released the following statement: “Today I was informed of a situation involving a city employee that truly shocked me. The safety of our citizens, visitors, and children were put at risk.

The Show-Me State adult games kick off Saturday morning with soccer games starting at 8 a.m., and the last game starting at 6:00 p.m. The adult games are for people 50-years-old and older. ABC 17 Meteorologist Briget Mahoney said the games will see, “dry conditions with high temperatures in the low 90s but, the humidity

SUNDAY : We’ll be looking at another hot and humid day to end the weekend across Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will climb into the mid 90s once again under mostly sunny skies and winds out of the south at 10-13 mph. Heat indices will be in the upper 90s towards 100 so be sure to drink plenty

Missouri Missing hosted their 11th annual event at Memorial Park in Jefferson City. More than 2,000 adults and 3,000 children have been reported missing so far this year in the state of Missouri. Supporters at Missouri Missing said keeping the victims in mind is key. “Never never never give up. That’s the motto here. Yeah,

A vehicle caught fire Saturday afternoon after being struck while turning onto Highway KK in Columbia. According to a deputy with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the driver was turning from Leatherbrook Drive onto KK when an oncoming vehicle struck the side of their car. After the crash, the car then hit a nearby lamppost,

Attorneys who represented the office of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens during a legislative investigation have billed the state for more than $150,000. The Office of Administration said Friday that it is still reviewing the request for payment. Records provided to The Associated Press show more than $89,000 of bills from the Graves Garrett law

TONIGHT: With this warm and humid air mass in place, storms are possible again overnight tonight and into early Sunday with the best chance east of HWY 63 and north of I-70. Most areas will stay dry tonight under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures only drop into the low 70s by morning. SUNDAY : We’ll be

MU Health is working to market its services as destination care. Previously, ABC 17 News told you about the task force Mayor Brian Treece created to make Columbia a go-to spot for medical tourism. That task force has since been dissolved. Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll, the director of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, was part of that

A boat caught fire at the 8 mile marker in Gravois Mills at the Lake of the Ozarks Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a flash fire happened when the boat was started. 49-year-old William Walker of Gravois Mills, Missouri and 48-year-old Tracey Garcia of Covington, Georgia, were passengers in

Three people were sent to the hospital after their boat crashed early Saturday morning, according to online Missouri State Highway Patrol records. The boating incident report said that the crash happened near the 22.5 mile marker of the Main Channel at the Lake of the Ozarks around 12:30 a.m. The report said the driver, Sergay

Sixty-one-year-old Sergay Vaysfligel of Lenexa, Kansas was driving the boat when it struck a cliff at the 22 and a half mile marker of the main channel of the Lake of the Ozarks just after midnight Saturday morning. Vaysfligel and two passengers, 58-year-old Vladimar Grigoryev and 51-year-old Konstantin Kazakov suffered minor to moderate injuries. All

SATURDAY: After a sunny start to the day we will see dry conditions with high temperatures in the low 90s. The humidity will make it feel more like the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees, under partly cloudy skies. An isolated storm can’t be ruled out this afternoon mainly to the southeast along I-44. TONIGHT:

While Jean Peters Baker believed there was probable cause to charge Eric Greitens for conduct related to his 2015 affair, the former governor’s former mistress influenced her decision not to file charges. “In my interview with this victim, she made clear that she did not wish to go it alone,” Baker said. “In the words

According to Division Chief Jason Turner with the Jefferson City Fire Department, Madison Street in Jefferson City will be closed, until further notice.“After much discussion we decided to have the street closed; at this point for Saturday and Sunday,” Turner said. Crews are still working to stabilize a building in Jefferson City that begin to

According to the Columbia Police Department, officers are investigating a robbery at Merchants and Farmers Bank on Rangeline Street. Police said the suspect retrieved an undisclosed amount of money before escaping the area on foot. Officers, detectives, and troopers are searching the area and asking the public for help. The suspect is a white man