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UPDATE: Missourians rejected Proposition A, according to the Associated Press. Nearly two-thirds of voters rejected the measure, meaning Missouri’s “right-to-work” law will be reversed. People at the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 36 hall cheered on as it became clear the measure would fail. Mike Louis, president of the Missouri AFL-CIO, thanked the crowd for

The Boone County clerk posted a public apology after a delay in releasing primary election results Tuesday night. Taylor Burks tweeted around 9:40 p.m. that absentee totals were not adding to Election Day votes in Boone County’s first round of results. Sorry for the delay: absentee totals were not adding to Election Day votes in

Fulton police confirmed Tuesday night they caught a man accused of breaking into a home and threatening to kill people with a knife. A concerned citizen called around 9:49 p.m. on Tuesday after reportedly seeing Harley Steven Joseph Walls, 24, of Fulton, at a local gas station. Officers responded and took him into custody. Investigators

UPDATE: Unofficial results from the Boone County clerk show Columbia voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 1. ORIGINAL: Columbia residents voted on Proposition 1 on Tuesday, which is a water bond of $42.845 million for Columbia Water and Light. If passed, customers would see a rate increase of 11 percent over a 4-year span. By 2022, the

UPDATE: Unofficial results show Dan Atwill won the Democratic nomination over David Seamon for Boone County presiding commissioner. ORIGINAL: Incumbent Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill is running against David Seamon for the Democratic nomination. Atwill was appointed by the governor to fill the vacant post of Boone County Presiding Commissioner in 2011. Atwill was

UPDATE: According to the Associated Press, Sen. Claire McCaskill has won the Democratic primary. ORIGINAL: Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill will face six other candidates Tuesday night with hopes of securing her place in Missouri’s 2018 Senate election. Tuesday night’s primary is not expected to be a hotly contested race. Instead, the real challenge for McCaskill

UPDATE: Republican challenger Locke Thompson has beaten out incumbent Mark Richardson for the nomination for Cole County Prosecuting Attorney, according to unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. “I’ll move on to other opportunities,” Richardson told ABC 17 News after final polling report was issued Tuesday. “I want to thank the people for allowing me

UPDATE: Voters rejected the use tax measure by vote of 53% to 42%, or by 1,761 votes. ORIGINAL: On Tuesday, voters in Missouri’s capital city will consider adding a use tax for out-of-state vendors. If the tax is approved, the city could pull in an estimated $1.5 million each year, according to Jefferson City Director

UPDATE: Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer won the Republican nomination for the representative of Missouri’s 3rd congressional district, according to the Associated Press. ORIGINAL: Voters weighed in Tuesday on the Republican nomination for the representative of Missouri’s 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer is running against Chadwick Bicknell. Luetkemeyer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

UPDATE: The Associated Press reports Rep. Vicky Hartzler won the Republican nomination for U.S. House District 4. ORIGINAL: Voters will decide Tuesday on the Republican nomination for the U.S. House District 4 race. Incumbent Vicky Hartzler is up against John Webb. Hartzler was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 and serves on

No one was hurt after a private jet made an emergency landing at Columbia Regional Airport Monday night. Columbia director of community relations Steven Sapp told ABC 17 News the pilot aboard the Cessna Citation II jet reported smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency around 7:40 p.m. One other person was aboard the

TONIGHT: Clouds will decrease through the night as temperatures drop into the upper 60s. By daybreak we are going to see fog settle across the area, likely impacting the morning commute. WEDNESDAY: Morning fog and low clouds will clear to mostly sunny skies with temperatures heating up into the upper 80s in the afternoon. Winds

Members of the Moberly City Council approved a water/sewer tax rate increase at Monday night’s meeting. The passage of the 3.5-percent hike means the current rate will go up from $1.41/100 gallons of water and sewer usage to $1.51/100 gallons. There will also be an additional $1 base sewer rate increase for customers. According to

Three Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters are recovering after being pinned by a vehicle at the scene of a fire Monday night. The department told ABC 17 News on Tuesday afternoon that two of the firefighters were treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital. Both are expected to return to their roles

Election Results

A three-way race for the republican nomination for Missouri’s 60th district representative will be decided by Cole County voters Tuesday. The district, which covers most of Jefferson City, is being vacated by term-limited Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City). After 8 years in office, 38-year-old Barnes is barred by state law from running again. Jane Beetem, Dave

More than two weeks after a duck boat sank at Table Rock Lake in Branson, killing 17 people, the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report of its investigation. NTSB issues preliminary report on the July 19, Duck Boat accident near Branson, MO: https://t.co/wbdqU1dweC — NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 7, 2018 The report said the

A bill proposing to increase the gas tax by ten cents per gallon is deemed unconstitutional by southwest Missouri lawmaker, Rep. Mike Moon, (R-Ash Grove) and activist Ronald Calzone. The increased fuel tax portion was added to a bill originally about a proposed tax break for Olympic medalists. Calzone said adding the gas tax increase

No one was hurt after a crash on southbound Highway 63 in Boone County Tuesday morning. According to Boone County Joint Communications, the crashed happened at Route H around 8:25 a.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the driver of the vehicle was able to walk away after hitting three large trees, numerous smaller trees

UPDATE (8/7 10 A.M.): The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed deputies arrested a man in south Columbia Monday night in connection to a disturbance with a gun. Hunter Burks, 22, is in the Boone County Jail Tuesday morning. Deputies first responded to the 7800 block of Tomlin Hill Road around 2:30 p.m. Monday for a