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The Clinton and Trump campaigns are gathering information about voters without them even knowing it, using Internet searches to target campaign messaging. “The conventional old-style approach is you simply raise a lot of money and you buy add space on the most popular television shows in a given market and you sort of throw money

Deputies in Callaway County have arrested a Fulton woman on suspicion of stealing a car near Mokane. On July 4, someone reported a Chevrolet Blazer stolen on Highway C; at the time, the Blazer was unlocked with the keys inside. Authorities found the vehicle the next day in Centralia, about 50 miles away. On July

A federal judge has sentenced Jon Patrick Washington from Columbia to five years in prison for his role in a deadly heroin overdose in 2014. This past January, Washington pleaded guilty to renting a room at the Providence Inn and Suites Motel on Providence Road in Columbia for the purpose of using heroin. On April

A jury in Audrain County convicted a Mexico man of child sex abuse on Monday after deliberating for about an hour. Dayton Durham, 36, was found guilty of statutory sodomy, child molestation, child enticement, and endangering the welfare of a child. The crimes happened in Mexico in 2011 and 2012; the victim was a girl

By 5 p.m. Wednesday, drivers in Columbia will get their first access to a new double lane roundabout. The west end of the Business Loop is reopening near I-70 Drive and Creasy Springs at Cosmo Park. It was closed for over a month, but MoDot is reporting all of the major bridge work on the

American College Testing (ACT) has recognized Randolph County as a “Certified Work Ready Community.” This national designation is given to municipalities whose education institutions place a high priority on workforce readiness. By participating in the Certified Work Ready Communities initiative, Randolph County is: Helping workers understand what skills are required by employers, and how to

The cause of a fire on Monday morning at 407 4th Avenue could have been due to possible lightning. Storms on Monday morning were producing some cloud to ground lightning. Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of all strikes. However, despite a significantly lower rate of occurrence, positive lightning is particularly dangerous for several

UPDATE 7/26:The crash happened when the two cars were trying to merge. The two vehicles sustained minor damage. The two people who were taken into an ambulance had only minor injuries but were complaining of their necks and backs hurting. The scene is cleared. Emergency workers and fire crews responded Tuesday morning to a traffic

UPDATE 7/26:Crews are expected to start repairing the road buckle on Tuesday. The repairs are set to last until August 3rd. The section of the road is completely blocked off. Crews have shut down Red Bay Creek Road in the Mill Creek Manor subdivision after a road buckle formed Saturday afternoon. Residents in the southwest

Governor Nixon is trying to dismiss a lawsuit against him by the state’s public defender’s office. ABC 17 News first reported on the lawsuit earlier this month over $3.5 million of withheld funds from the office for the 2017 fiscal year. Nixon’s attorney filed a motion to disqualify members of the public defender’s office from

As candidates for Missouri’s governor release their final full disclosure before the August primary, a historic political donation comes from a murky source. ABC 17 News reported last week when the Washington D.C-based group SEALs for Truth donated $1.975 million to Navy SEAL Eric Greitens’ campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The July 18 contribution

The Cole County Fair opens its gates on Monday. Authorities are expecting big crowds through the week and said they will be out in full force to ensure safety and security. Law enforcement will have several people patrolling the carnival area and parking lot. Authorities will be running operations out of a mobile emergency center

Local businesses in Columbia are teaming up with the Columbia Police Department in an effort to learn how to survive an active shooter scenario. This comes after the massacre at a nightclub in Orlando, and recently a shooting at a teen event at a nightclub in Florida. Local businesses reached out to the Columbia Police

Shakespeare’s Pizza will soon return to its original location in downtown Columbia. ABC 17 News checked withmanager Kurt Mirtsching who confirms he plans to have the restaurant return to 225 South Ninth Street in early August. This comes after the iconic pizza place had to temporarily relocate while developers build anew six-story building at the

Community leaders and officials in Boone County are taking a deeper a look at disproportionate minority contact, which occurs when there is a disproportionate number of minority youth who are referred to the juvenile justice system. In 2014, the relative rate index for Boone County was 6.3, meaning black youth were 6.3 times more likely

Each day during the Democratic National Convention, ABC News will host a liveblog, where you can follow the events of the day. The blog will start at 6 a.m. each day, and will wrap up around midnight each day as well. Be sure to watch ABC 17 News for live local coverage as well, with

Throughout the Democratic National Convention this week, we are offering ABC News’ live stream of each day’s events. The live stream will begin at 6 a.m. Central Time each day, and will go through the end of the convention session each nightMondaythroughThursday. This stream will have raw feeds of convention-related events, special reports, event breakdowns

UPDATE 07/25/16 6:55 a.m. – Firefighters on the scene confirmed to ABC 17 the house was condemned, under construction and no one was inside at the time of the fire. Southbound Providence Road was closed while crews worked to put the fire out, but is now reopen. Right now some crews are leaving, while some

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department was called to a domestic dispute in the 4100 block of East Snowy Hills Lane Saturday afternoon. A sergeant said Cody Reeder, 23, was in an argument with a family member when he pulled out a gun and threatened them with it. Authorities said no shots were fired and no

An incoming high school senior from the Kansas City area will be one of the youngest delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Seventeen-year-old Rachel Gonzalez will be attending the convention that starts Monday in Philadelphia as a Missouri delegate for likely presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Missouri Democratic Party guidelines say delegates must be at least