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Hundreds attended the gun rally at the Capitol on Thursday. The message sent throughout the building was anger towards Governor Jay Nixon and the Department of Revenue. They’re angry because their conceal carry information was sent to the federal government twice. Many tell ABC 17 News being a conceal carry holder for several years, this

Thursday afternoon nearly20roads were closed in Boone County because of flooding and nearly 300 state roads were closed across the state. All the rain this week has left streams and rivers swollen and some roads dangerous. Thursday morning road crews blocked off the roads they thought would flood. Theroadswith the most floodingwereRoute E and Wilcox

A fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, on Wednesday left behind devastating aftermath. The Texas plant was fined $10,000 last summer for safety violations. This raised questions about the inspection process of fertilizer plants in Missouri and how often they are performed. The University of Missouri’s Fertilizing and Ag Lime Control Service oversees all fertilizing

A woman convicted for her role in a shaken-baby case is getting a new trial. Last month Shelley Richter was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child, stemming from the injuries a young boy suffered in 2010 at her home daycare in Taos, outside Jefferson City. Richter was also found not guilty on

Brian Elliott stopped all three chances in a shootout for the second straight game, bouncing back after a late goal denied him a fourth shutout this month, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night to step closer to a playoff berth. Radim Vrbata’s power-play goal tied it with 1:07

Atlanta Falcons safety William Moore was arrested on a simple battery charge Thursday. Fulton County jail records showed Moore remained in custody Thursday night. No details of the arrest were immediately available. The Falcons released a statement saying the team was aware of the “situation involving William Moore” and was gathering more information. Moore, a

Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth, Adam Wainwright pitched seven solid innings and the St. Louis Cardinals escaped a ninth-inning jam for a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Philadelphia put runners at first and third with nobody out against Edward Mujica, but the fill-in closer retired three straight

Chiefs coach Andy Reid will make his return to Philadelphia when Kansas City visits the Eagles for a Thursday night game in mid-September. Kansas City opens the season Sept. 8 at Jacksonville, plays its home opener Sept. 15 against Dallas, and then visits the Eagles – where Reid spent 14 years as head coach –

Coming off a six-win improvement last season, the St. Louis Rams will play their first Monday night game since 2006 with a Week 8 matchup at home against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 28. The Rams, who were 7-8-1 under new coach Jeff Fisher, also get a Thursday night home game in Week 4, Sept.

Security is a question for lawmakers at the Capitol in Jefferson City as well. Thousands of people are expected Thursday for a gun rally just two days after thousands attended a Medicaid expansion rally in the rotunda. ABC 17 News was in the Capitol for hours Wednesday and did not see one Capitol police officer.

Despite all the hail, blinding rain, and flash floods early Wednesday evening, there were few reports of damage in Mid-Missouri. People in Columbia told ABC 17 News that they were worried their cars took the brunt of the storm with all that hail. “The absolute worst storm I have seen spring, summer any time that

A.J. Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning nearly 12 years after throwing the only one of his career, pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Burnett (1-2) lost his bid with two outs in the seventh on Carlos Beltran’s double to right-center. That was

Current storm conditions in mid-Missouri have brought with them a chance of flash flooding. On Wednesday, the Cole County Health Department started preparing for its annual emergency response team training with a focus on flooding, in the event this disaster ever happens in mid-Missouri. “It helps us think, well, what supplies do we need? What

What is this poison that is causing alarm in Washington? Ricin is a potentially deadly poison found in castor beans, a by-product when castor oil is made. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, when ricin is inhaled, it can cause difficulty breathing, leading to respiratory failure. When ingested, vital organs such

WednesdaytheVeteransof Foreign Wars hosted a job fair to connent unemployed veterans with possible employers. One third of all unemployedworkersin the United States are veterans. ThisJanuary,nearly12percent of veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan were unemployed. One unemployed veteran from Fulton attended the event with hopes of starting a new career. Michael Vandeleocht was raised in

A Columbia man is in jail tonight accused of stealing nearly $13,000 from a Howard County couple in a tax preparation scheme. David Keithley appeared in court earlier this week after police claim he stole from James and Joyce Starke. The Glasgow couple was having their 2012 taxes prepared when their accountant noticed discrepancies in

Police were looking for the driver who crashed into a building in Columbia this afternoon and left the scene. Witnesses said the man backed his car into the AAA office at Stadium and Broadway just before 3:30 this afternoon. No one was hurt in the accident. Police said they were looking for a brown sedan

Wade Davis pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Jeff Francoeur had a fourth-inning RBI single, and the Kansas City Royals stopped Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Wednesday. The Braves were seeking their first 13-1 start since 1994, but the powerful Atlanta offense – which homered five times off the Royals the previous

Head Coach Frank Haith added to his nationally ranked recruiting class on Wednesday as Southwestern Illinois College big man Keanau Post signed a national letter of intent to attend Missouri. As a junior college transfer, Post will be eligible to play for the Tigers immediately. The 6-foot-11, 260-pound Post was a Second Team Junior College

The controversy continues to grow over the Department of Revenue scanning and collecting data to send to government agencies. State senators found emails from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to the Highway Patrol asking for a list of everyone that holds a concealed carry weapons permit in the state of Missouri. For weeks senators were