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How do you pronounce the name of the Show-Me State? According to a University of Missouri professor, it’s neither “Missour-ee” nor “Missou-rah.” Charles Gilbert Youmans, professor emeritus in the College of Arts and Science’s department of English, says the word has a French origin and therefore its pronunciation would have reflected that language. “French explorers

Nearly a dozen people were taken to the hospital after a multiple vehicle crash Sunday evening on Interstate 70. According to a Columbia police report, an SUV with ten people inside lost control on the wet road and hit a guardrail. A second car then hit the SUV. Columbia fire crews told ABC 17 News

Fulton police were called out to a disturbance in which the weapon was a sword. Police were called out around 9 p.m. Sunday to 211 S. Ravine Street. When they got on scene police came in contact with a man holding a sword and took him into custody. The man was identified as Adam Lairmore.

Columbia police are investigating an attempted home invasion and robbery. Police were called out around 10:30 p.m. Sunday to the 2900 block of Lawnridge Court. A woman told police that she heard a knock at the door and her boyfriend answered. Investigators say he was confronted by two men who threatened him. The woman says

A Williamsburg man was arrested Saturday night after his sister said he tried to shoot her during an argument. Darrick Brown, 27, was out of the Callaway County Jail by Sunday night. He faces armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, domestic assault and felony resisting arrest charges. Brown was picked up at his

A Fulton man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning in Cooper County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed that 54-year-old Donald Downey ran off the left side of the road off Missouri 5, five miles south of Boonville. The motorcycle overturned, throwing Downey off the bike. Downey was taken by ambulance to

A 21-year-old Columbia man was arrested Friday in connection to a robbery earlier this month. Brandin Bell was arrested on Park Avenue after a tip led police to him. Bell is accused of robbery and armed criminal action after an incident in Field Park July 5. The park is off Range Line Street near Columbia

Two Columbia men were arrested Friday night after a traffic stop turned up drugs and one man ran from the scene. Police told ABC 17 News Joshua Eubanks was driving on Interstate 70 when a Street Crimes patrol tried to pull him over on the off ramp. Eubanks did not immediately stop and a passenger,

None of Columbia’s park playgrounds are handicapped accessible and changing it will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The city wants to invest more than half a million dollars — and nine months — in just one of those playgrounds. It’s a plan parks and recreation leaders will push for starting at Cosmo Park’s Steinberg

The Show Me State Games’ opening ceremonies were held Friday night at the Mizzou Arena. Officials of the Gamessay that they will have an economic impact of $15 million. Show me State Games executive director Ken Ash said nearly 30,000 athletes will be competing over the course of the three weekends. The economic impacts comes

Police uncovered new evidence about a Mid-Missouri inmate who escaped from jail earlier this week. Walter Estay got a seven hour headstart Monday morning after taking the jailer’s keys and cell phone and locking the door behind him. Estay remains on the loose. But on Friday Kansas City officers found the Rav4 he allegedly stole

A well-known restaurant could be heading back to Jefferson City. Viet’s was approved for a new location this week by the planning and zoning commission. The original business closed down in 2005. It used to be a familiar spot for many state lawmakers. Elvis ate also there once in the 1950s. Now the same owners

A second suspect who police call the triggerman in a Columbia murder from April is charged and behind bars. 24-year-old Casey Lewis is now charged with first degree murder of Brian Daniels at his house in south Columbia. Lewis has a $1 million bond in Boone County and is the second person to be charged

Eight people are behind bars today after a number of arrests were made Thursday night. It all started Wednesday, when three men reported they were robbed at gunpoint at 1200 East Capitol Avenue. The SWAT team was called in and meth was found in the home. There were several other people present in the home

A Saline County man was killed late Thursday night in a car accident in Johnson County. According to a Highway Patrol report, Jerry W. Wilder, 53, of Sweet Springs was traveling northbound on Missouri Route 23 around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. Troopers say he entered a curve too fast, causing the vehicle to run off the

A Moberly woman suffered moderate injuries in a morning car crash on Highway 63 in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Mary L. James was traveling southbound on Highway 63 near Claysville Road around 5:15 a.m. when she drove off the road and into a creek. The car overturned and James was

The Benton County Sheriff’s Department is looking for 72-year-old Hellen Erlene Cook. Cook is a white female,5 feet tall, 97 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen at Walnut Grove Road, Warsaw, at 12 p.m. Saturday. Cook was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jean shorts, tennis shoes and was carrying a

Columbia police make two arrests related to thefts from cars. Thursday night police got reports that four juveniles were taking items from cars in the Greens Apartment Complex off Clark Lane. Police were able to arrest two of them and recover some of the stolen property. Over the past couple of weeks law enforcement in

Roughly 30 people are arrested and taken to the Boone County Jail each day. Of those, 25 post bond and are back on the street. That had us wondering if the current bond process puts the community at risk. After speaking with the county prosecutor, jail administrator and a local bail bondsman, we discovered low

License plate scanners have been used for a year in Boone County and are becoming a vital tool for authorities on the roads. This past week, nearly a quarter of the number of stolen vehicles have been recovered compared to all of 2012. But the fact that all cars are scanned by the license plate