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The University of Missouri dedicated two residence halls in the names of seminal African-American students as part of Homecoming activities Friday. MU named residence halls for Lucile Bluford, a journalist and civil rights activist who won a Supreme Court ruling forcing MU to admit her, though she was never able to attend; and George Brooks,

Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill stopped in Columbia on Friday for a campaign event titled “Your Health Care, Your Vote.” The incumbent senator stressed getting out the vote to protect health care coverage and discused with reporters a campaign controversy after Project Veritas posted a hidden camera video of McCaskill campaign staffers. McCaskill has sought

Additional chain-link and concrete fencing has been positioned around the crumbling wall at 200 E. High Street, while city officials await a report from an engineer. The city awarded a contract to Allstate Consultants to evaluate the building, which has been gradually collapsing since a chunk of the western-facing wall suddenly fell in June. The

A request to annex nearly 69 acres of land into the Columbia city limits has sparked a debate over urban sprawl. The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission and residents affected by the annexation and zoning request spoke at Thursday night’s commission meeting. The commission voted 5-3 to recommend approval to the Columbia City Council. “Let’s

An electric smoking device charger started a Boone County home fire early Friday morning, a county fire official said.. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage. Boone County Fire’s Asstistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said after tracking the fire damage, officials were able to confirm the fire originated in the kitchen where a smoking

TONIGHT: Clouds will gradually clear out as we head through the night as a cold front tracks through the region. Overnight lows will only bottom out in the mid 40s, with winds shifting out of the northwest up to 11 mph. SATURDAY: Scattered clouds through mid-morning will clear to sunny skies as northwesterly winds increase

CAMDEN, Mo. (AP) – Toxicology tests show that a boater was drunk when he slammed into a bluff at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks in a crash in which the Kansas man and two others died. The Kansas City Star reports that 24-year-old Daniel Lewis, of Overland Park, Kansas, had a blood alcohol level of

UPDATE 10:26 A.M.: A fire early Friday at a Boone County home was caused by a charger for a vaping device, a county fire official said. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the fire caused about $100,000 in damage, but the two women who lived in the duplex were alerted by

It’s home to some of the most expensive houses in Mid-Missouri and it may also be home to some of the houses most vulnerable to fires in the region. Three years ago, ABC 17 News investigated the lack of fire hydrants in Sunrise Beach at the Lake of the Ozarks. In September, a fire destroyed

The Missouri Department of Corrections called reports of a lockdown at Tipton Correctional Center “false” on Oct. 4, but an internal memo from the prison’s warden directly contradicts that statement. “We have received false reports of a major disturbance and lockdown at Tipton Correctional Center,” the department said in a news release. “These reports are

Jefferson City police are asking for public help in finding a wanted man. Officers tried to stop Bryce F. Efford, 25, late Thursday in the 900 block of Fairgrounds Road, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release. Efford resisted arrest and police used a stun gun on him, but he ran into

THIS AFTERNOON: Showers are beginning to taper off and will continue to do so this afternoon. Any lingering showers will mainly be along and south of I-70, with a better chance near I-44. Despite the clouds and light rain, southwesterly winds up to 15 mph will help temperatures rise to near 60 degrees today. TONIGHT:

The Central Bank of Boone County reported having technical difficulties Friday morning because of a failure of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis. We are aware of several technical problems this morning. Rest assured we are working as quickly as possible to resolve them. — Central Bank of BC (@boonebank) October 19, 2018 “The

No one was hurt in a crash that backed up traffic during the rush hour Thursday at the Missouri River bridge on Interstate 70. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott White said the crash happened at about 5:15 p.m. and was cleared at about 6 p.m. He said three vehicles were involved. He did not

Federal regulators have pointed out issues with the type of helicopter that crashed in Callaway County on Wednesday for decades. The National Transportation Safety Board finished a years-long study in 1996 on the dangers posed by the Robinson Helicopter Company’s R22 model. The report said many of the 31 crashes throughout the 1980s were due

TODAY: Increasing clouds this morning will bring an end to the sunny skies we’ve seen all week across Mid-Missouri. This comes as tropical moisture tracks in from the south, which will bring spotty rain showers as we head through at least early afternoon. Showers will mainly be along and south of I-70, with better coverage

Candidates for four Mid-Missouri races were invited to a forum hosted by several local groups at Lincoln University Thursday. First, the candidates for the 6th district Senate seat, recently vacated by now-Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, and the 60th District House of Representatives office addressed a series of questions. For the Senate race, Libertarian candidate Steven

Gov. Mike Parson stopped in Columbia on Thursday as part of his four-day tour to encourage voters to support Proposition D in the Nov. 6 election. The tour started Tuesday. Parson has made stops in cities including St. Louis, Springfield, Cape Girardeau, Kansas City, Joplin and Poplar Bluff. “Missouri’s infrastructure needs are long overdue, and

Asbestos will have to be removed from the Hearnes Center amid repairs from flooding that caused upwards of $100,000 in damage. University of Missouri athletics spokesman Nick Joos confirmed the asbestos abatement Thursday in an email to ABC 17 News. He said asbestos removal will be done in the concourse as the tile is replaced

The University of Missouri honored Nobel Prize winner George Smith on Thursday with a personal bicycle rack. Smith won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier this month. He is the first MU profressor to receive a Nobel Prize. Smith lives close to campus and said he prefers to bike to campus. University officials unveiled