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On Thursday tornado sirens could be heard across Boone County. However, the only tornado warning was in the southern part of Boone County. Emergency officials told ABC 17 News that right now if there is a tornado warning anywhere in Boone County, the entire county will be warned. This protocol could be changing within the

An SUV slammed into the side of Family Dental on north Providence Road on Friday just before 12:30 p.m. The SUV had heavy front end damage after running into the brick building, but the driver was not injured. Employees of Family Dental were not hurt, and the Columbia Police is investigating the cause of the

The Better Business Bureau is warning Netflix customers to watch for a new phishing scam that tries to steal their personal information. Targeted customers get an email that links to a phony website that may look like the real Netflix login page. If the user enters account information, the fake website claims that the user’s

A new study shows 1 in 68 children are now diagnosed with autism. That is an increase from 1 in 88 since 2008. No one still knows exactly what causes autism, but some have theories as to why it is increasing. The new study comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The

The Cole County Circuit Court issued charges Tuesday against three men in connection to a heroin overdose in early March. The court charged Phillip Connor for distributing heroin to Darrin Woods. On March 3, Randall McKenzie, Jr. took Woods to the hospital after he overdosed on the drug. Police discovered Woods was packaging marijuana at

Many of us use Facebook to find old friends and even lost loves, but one Mid-Missouri cop is using it to find people who don’t want to be found. Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman posts pictures on his Facebook page of people who are wanted on warrants. Some of these people get 30,000 views and

You could not tell Missouri softball just came off a win if you spoke with Ehren Earleywine. “I am beyond the point of anger,” the Mizzou softball coach said. “I am disappointed. I am hurt.” No. 16 Missouri split a double header with Illinois at Lindenwood University. The Illini shutout Mizzou 3-0 in game one.

Kemper Military School has been a historic landmark in Boonville since just five years after the town itself was created. It was shut down in 2002 due to lack of money, but since then, Boonville city leaders have been trying to bring the buildings back in working order. “We’re working building by building,” Jim Gann,

Dustin Deacon, a Columbia man who escaped charges in the death of Brandon Coleman is now facing multiple charges since killing Coleman in his father’s defense. In May 2013, Deacon shot and killed Coleman on Ann Street in Columbia. The Boone County Prosecutor said Deacon shot Coleman to protect his father and didn’t file charges.

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Two men accused of stealing a tractor and setting it ablaze along with a nearby barn appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since their arrest last week. Both Travis Sullens and Gerald Farrow faced a judge for their arraignment. Authorities in Miller County say they stole a tractor, crashed it and then lit

MoDOT will begin work Wednesday night on Route 179 between West Truman Blvd./Industrial Blvd. and Merchants Drive in Jefferson City. The work will help reduce rear-end and left-turn crashes that frequent the area. When completed, one of the southbound lanes on Rte. 179 will become a two-way center turn lane. The new center turn lane

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Job cuts are expected at Missouri hospitals. The results of a new study by the Missouri Hospital Association show 1,000 full-time positions have been cut in the last six months and more are expected in the future. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce says the recent reduction in health care jobs is due to federal funding

It is that time of year again for tours at Budweiser’s Clydesdale breeding facility in mid-Missouri. This season alone- Warm Springs Ranch is expecting more than 25 foals (baby horses) to be born, including 20 this Spring. Warm Springs Ranch attracts more than 20,000 people a year from around the world to see the Clydesdales.

Following multiple shots fired complaints from neighbors, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department investigated an apartment at 765 Demaret Drive Tuesday. Investigators found a digital scale, drug packaging material, drug paraphernalia, and a small amount of methamphetamine. They also found a 9mm handgun. 18-year-old Dillon Ames was arrested and charged for felony possession of a controlled

Sunday’s fire at Crown Center Farms has been ruled unintentional by Columbia Fire Department Investigators. Battalion Chief Brad Frazier said in a news release that the fire started in the southeast corner of the building, in the vicinity of a furnace. That furnace could not be ruled out as a potential cause. The scene has

If you own your own business, do you have religious freedom? Can the government make you pay for abortions if it’s something you don’t believe in? Those are questions at the heart of the “Hobby Lobby” case, which involves Hobby Lobby owners, the Greens, and the U.S. government. Arguments were heard Monday by the supreme

A former Ashland bank chairman was sentenced in federal court Tuesday afterpleading guilty to using public funds to purchase a luxury vacation condo. 48-year-old Darryl Woods, President and CEO of Mainstreet Bank in Ashlandwas sentenced to 8 months in Reality Halfway House in Columbia, followed by4 months of house arrest, and one year of supervised

Boone County firefighters have battled 26 fires in just four days. And they said with the high winds expected Wednesday, the risk for an out-of-control fire is only getting worse. In just four days, two fires have burned barns to the ground. They also spread to the grass and threatened the homes nearby. A local