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Fewer Missourians use seat belts than the national average, and it’s been that way for six straight years. Last year, 757 people died in traffic crashes in Missouri. More than 63 percent happened because someone was not wearing a seat belt. Those numbers come from the launch of the Click It or Ticket campaign by

A St. Louis woman is dead and her husband faces a murder charge after a stabbingearly Sunday morning in Camdenton near the Lake of the Ozarks. Officers were called to a home at 89 Lakeview Drive for a woman who had cuts on her arms. Officers found 28-year-old Danielle Bell lying on the floor in

Miller County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom McClelland was serving a search warrant in Eldon Friday when he collapsed to the ground. Deputies with the 22-year-old McClelland immediately started CPR when theydiscovered that he was not breathing and had no pulse. McClelland was taken to Lake Regional Hospital where he was stabilized then transportedto Mercy Hospital in

The Columbia man accused of murder in the death of an 8-month-old girl appeared in Boone County Court Monday afternoon. Cody Baker, 31, was charged with murder in February after the infant died. An investigation found the girl died of physical trauma, not natural causes. Baker was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty in the

An inmate at the Howard County Jail has died following a suicide attempt Sunday night. A detention officer found the man trying to hang himself at around 7:45 p.m. Officers performed emergency life saving techniques before the man was taken to Cooper County Hospital. He was transported to University Hospital in Columbia where he died

Columbia police are still looking for suspects who allegedly stole instruments from Forum Christian Church over a week ago on Sunday, May 11. The church is located at the intersection of Forum and Nifong boulevards. The thefts were reported on Friday, May 16. ABC 17 News talked to church officials on Monday who said a

Kansas City Star sports writer Tod Palmer joins ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim for Sunday Sit-Down. Tod and Austin discuss the Missouri softball season, the doubleheader sweep by Nebraska and the MU vs. KU rivalry.

On Sunday, the Mizzou softball team needed to win one game against Nebraska to win the Columbia Regional title. The Nebraska softball team hit seven home runs to beat Missouri twice, 11-4 then 8-1 to win the Regional Title and move to the Super Regional against Alabama. In the first game of the day, Alora

The Jefferson City council is set to make two major votes Monday night. The Capital 8 theaters by the Capital Mall want to add one theater and upgrade the existing theaters. The project was approved 8-0 by the Planning and Zoning Commission and is scheduled to get a vote before the council Monday evening. The

A Fulton man was arrested early Sunday morning after a reported weekend burglary. Madison Taylor, 50, was held on $31,000 bond in the Callaway County Jail on Sunday. According to a news release, Fulton police said he was in possession of items reported stolen from a home at 840 Poston Drive one day earlier. The

In a reignited Border War, the No. 15 Mizzou softball team beat Kansas 6 -3 in the Columbia Regional NCAA Softball Tournament. After a rough start with the umpire calling Emily Crane out at home plate and head coach Ehren Earleywine fighting the call, Mizzou’s offense got back on track. At the top of the

Saturday the Mizzou golf team finished 25 under par ending in third in the NCAA Columbia Regional advancing to Nationals while Emilio Cuartero finished first seven under par on day 3. Through out the day, Mizzou, Oklahoma State and Arkansas were tied and back and forth for first place. Oklahoma State finished first overall 33

More than 5,300 University of Missouri students walked across the stage and turned their tassles to the left after receiving degrees Saturday. The ceremonies also honored a local businessman, Jim Held, with an honorary degree. Held is the founder and owner of Stone Hill Winery in Hermann. Commencements began Friday afternoon and were scheduled to

Columbia fire and medics were on scene of a truck that had crashed into a duplex apartment Saturday evening. The crash happened at 3215 Mexico Gravel Road in north Columbia around 6:15 p.m. One man was taken to a local hospital, but his name and condition had not been released. An ABC 17 News crew

A south Columbia home had minor smoke damage after a fire destroyed an adjoining garage Saturday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District crews responded to 4320 South Brushwood Lake Road around 9:36 a.m. for reports of a building on fire. Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News later that the cause remained under investigation.

The Columbia Police Department responded to a home invasion robbery in the 2200 block of High Oak Courts Friday evening. A release stated the call came in at 4:51 p.m. after two armed suspects entered the home and forced those inside to empty their pockets. The suspects took an undisclosed amount of money and fled

Two men opened fire inside a Boonville Break Time convenience store early Saturday morning. Police said one gunshot was fired inside the business during an armed robbery around 3:40 a.m. Saturday. “It was not shot toward anyone,” Det. Randall Ayers of the Boonville Police Department told ABC 17. “It was aimed more at the floor…probably

Elected officials at the State Capitol will take an extended break. Missouri’s 97th legislative session ended Friday night, with both parties failing to put priority items on the Governor’s desk. Republican lawmakers entered the session earlier this year with right-to-work laws as a top priority. The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives, failed to

Friday afternoon, the No. 15 Missouri rallied to beat Bradley 6-5 in eight innings. After losing a four to nothing lead, Corrin Genovese lead the Tigers to a come back at the bottom of the eighth in the second game of the NCAA Softball Tournament regional bracket. Casey Stangel started in the circle as ace

On Friday afternoon, the No. 46 Mizzou golf team is in third place after two days of the Columbia Regional in the NCAA Tournament. Shooting a 15 under par, No. 46 Mizzou is only two strokes behind No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 24 Arkansas who are tied for first. Mizzou’s Hunter Kraus is in first