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At least 80 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Nice, France Thursday night as a tractor-trailer plowed through a large crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day. The driver was shot and killed by police. The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a terrorism investigation. “It doesn’t have to take somebody with a

A gas leak shut down a road in downtown Columbia Friday. It happened just before 8:30 Friday morning. Boone County EMA sent an alert saying 8th street between Walnut and Broadway was temporarily shut down due to the leak. Employees from a shop in the area told our ABC 17 News crews on scene it

The newly formed University of Missouri system review commission held its first meeting Friday in Jefferson City. The 4-hour meeting included the eight board members outlining the group’s goals. The commission is charged with making recommendations to the General Assembly by the end of the year. Members include: Gary Forsee, a former system president Pamela

Police arrested the victim in Thursday’s robbery at Todd Apartments in central Columbia, saying he had marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his apartment. Sergeant Robert Fox told ABC 17 News on scene that two black men barged into Michael Hohe’s room with a gun and stole marijuana. Friends of the victim say the robbers also

Update 7/15: The second suspect in an alleged car chase with Columbia Police has been arrested. Boone County authorities said early Friday morning they arrested 17-year-old Tre Gasaway in the 100 block of Redwood Road. Gasaway is in the Boone County jail. Update 7/14: One suspect allegedly involved in a Wednesday evening car chase with

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on the Lamine River bridge this weekend. Traffic on Interstate 70 near Boonville is down to one lane in each direction. MoDOT officials said drivers should expect major traffic delays on I-70 during peak travel times on Friday. Officials encourage drivers to take a different route. They

Firefighters were able to quickly put out a trailer fire that left one resident out of her home this morning. Crews got the call at 12:30 a.m. Friday. A neighbor reported the fire and said it was underneath the front of the mobile home. Crews were able to get the fire under control in about

Some Mid-Missourians are still cleaning up after storms swept though this week. Situations like this can be appealing to scammers. ABC 17 News spoke with experts about what you should look out for in order to avoid becoming a victim. Sean Spence with the Mid-Missouri Better Business Bureau said, “If somebody comes to your house

As Police Departments across the nation are struggling to recruit new potential officers, here in Mid-Missouri help is also wanted. Not only are larger scale Police Departments struggling with recruitment but smaller scale departments are needing help. Chief Steve Myers with Fulton Police Department told ABC 17 News that on an everyday basis they use

A fire caused serious damage to a home in Russellville Thursday, but no one was hurt. The fire happened at a home on Brush Creek Road south of Russellville. No one was home at the time. Crews responded to the scene around 3:00 p.m. and stayed on scene for about three hours. The fire marshal

After hoteliers with the Columbia Hospitality Association accused the city of misusing taxpayer money, city manager Mike Matthes is speaking out against claims, he said, are not “factually correct.” “There are people that believe that they can make you so afraid of the establishment and so distrustful that you’ll vote no because they don’t want

Summertime in Mid-Missouri has people hitting the trails, including Rock Bridge State Park in Boone County. But with severe storms that can move in quickly, checking the weather report is key to a safe visit. In the same day, a woman became trapped by a rising creek and two men got lost in a cave,

A judge sustained a motion by the defense team for a woman charged with murder, allowing one of the charges against her to be dropped. Emily Usnick faces murder, child endangerment, and drug charges related to the 2009 death of a newborn child. Thursday’s hearing led to the charge of abandoning a corpse to be

A Mexico man has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes, and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Rico Watson was charged with statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation, and endangering the welfare of a child for raping, sodomizing, and molesting a teenager in 2013 to 2014. Speaking about Thursday’s plea and sentence, Audrain

The hotly contested Missouri attorney general race has included some harsh attack ads on the Republican side between state Sen. Kurt Schaefer and MU law professor Josh Hawley. First, an advertisement paid for by Citizens to Elect Kurt Schaeferclaimed that Hawley “defended a terrorist.” This was in reference toGregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik

An early-morning fire caused heavy damage to a home in Sunrise Beach on Thursday. According to the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District, the fire started shortly after midnight. When firefighters got to the house, they found heavy flames inside the home. It took a little more than an hour to get the fire under control.

Governor Jay Nixon has taken action on the last several bills from the 2016 legislative session, signing four and allowing three to become law without his signature. The bills Nixon signed include: House Bill 1559, designating July 1 as “Lucile Bluford Day” in Missouri. The bill will take effect next year. Bluford was a journalist

UPDATE 7/14:The suspect involved in the Pendleton standoff has been identified. Police say they 49-year-old William Scott Gier was arrested last night after a domestic disturbance call. The female victim and Gier were apparently in an intimate relationship. The female victim said Gier slapped her on the right side of her head and pushed her

One lane of Highway 63 was back open Wednesday night following a crash. Emergency crews responded to the wreck on Highway 63 in Columbia just before 9:30 p.m. Two cars were involved. Officials on the scene say it happened when one car apparently died in the middle of the highway and another car hit it.

The GOP candidates vying to be the next Missouri governor faced off in St. Louis Wednesday night. The four candidates seeking the Republican nomination debated at Lindenwood University tonight. It was broadcast live on FOX 22 KQFX. The discussion was mostly calm throughout the one hour debate, but got heated when the issue of contentious