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The Boone County Fair board has opted to keep the fair in Sturgeon for the time being. The fair was held in Sturgeon for the first time this year after the board was unable to reach an agreement with the county over use of the fairgrounds just north of Columbia. Board president Jeff Cook told

Boone County deputies are asking for help identifying the man they say stole a donation jar from a Casey’s General Store east of Columbia. Deputies went to the store on El Chapparal Avenue Friday morning after the donation jar for the Muscular Dystrophy Association was reported missing. They say surveillance video shows the suspect stealing

The American Red Cross is helping two Jefferson City families following a fire early Friday morning. The fire happened on Ventura Avenue, and has left a total of three adults and four children in need of help. The Red Cross is offering shelter, food, clothing, and medications for the families. Volunteers are also helping the

Authorities in Pulaski County are investigating the deaths of two people from Laquey after their bodies were found in their home Thursday. A family member found the bodies of Alva “Alvey” Green and Martha Jefferies after going to the home out of concern, since the pair hadn’t been seen for several weeks. A coroner determined

UPDATE:As of 6:30 a.m., an official at the Fulton Power Plant says they believe to have the entire city back to full power. They told ABC 17 the power went out city-wide around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Our crews saw streetlights and traffic signals out around town. They are still investigating what caused the power outage.

Update 2:50 a.m.- All lanes of 63 southbound at Broadway are back open to traffic in Columbia. CPD officers on scene told ABC 17 News crews a 28-year-old woman was transported to University hospital following reports that she fell off the overpass. Right now it’s unclear if she fell or jumped. The woman was talking

The Boone County Fairgrounds could soon have a pair of new tenants. The Boone County Commission met Thursday afternoon and approved a first reading of a proposal to lease parts of the fairgrounds to Columbia-based Veterans United Home Loans and the United Parcel Service. However, the move has not pleased one candidate running for the

A new school year starts in just a few short weeks, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is making sure all buses are safe and ready for students. The highway patrol completed school bus inspections earlier this summer. The report shows about 10 percent of buses did not pass inspection across the state. In Jefferson

UPDATE 8/4/16: After the flash flood warning expired Thursday morning, Callaway County officials decided not to renew it. As of Thursday evening, much of the water from Glover Spring Lake had drained out. County Commissioner Randall Kleindienst estimated about half of the water was gone. He said because so much water had been released, if

Deputies in Callaway County have arrested a fugitive from northeast Missouri after finding him near the fairgrounds south of Fulton. Law enforcement in Ralls County told Callaway authorities they were looking for Richard Bowlin of Perry, who was a fugitive in Audrain and Montgomery counties on drug-related warrants. Ralls officials had learned Bowlin may have

The City of Columbia is taking steps to address a report that suggests police racially profile drivers during traffic stops. The City Manager’s Office released a statement today saying City Manager Mike Matthes and Police Chief Ken Burton plan to reach out to local organizations to talk about the 2015 Vehicle Stops reportthat shows a

The heat index in Columbia hits 109. The National Weather Service warns with a heat index above 105, heat cramps or heat stroke are possible. “Inhibiting your body’s ability to evaporate sweat, and so the ability for you body to cool itself is inhibited, and so therefore, you’re not really sweating at that point,” Angelee

Governor Jay Nixon may find himself working as a criminal defense attorney in Cole County. Michael Barrett, director of the state’s Office of the Public Defender, sent a letter to the Nixon’s office Tuesday, utilizing a law that gives his office power to appoint lawyers in the state to defendant’s who cannot afford their own

John Brunner, who lost his bid to become the Republican candidate for Missouri governor this week, has taken back a statement he made about a donor for opponent Eric Greitens. Greitens won the nomination to become the Republican candidate for governor on August 2. The statement Brunner retracted was related Michael Goguen, who had donated

A tax preparer from Columbia has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients and failing to pay his own income taxes, which totaled almost $300,000. David Keithley, 63, was charged with filing a false income tax return and failing to file an income tax return. He entered a guilty plea to the charges on August 2. Keithley

Update 8/4: Prosecutors have charged Christopher Buxton, 30, with murder after his two-and-a-half-month-old baby boy died at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia. The Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News Thursday morning it was asked to help in an investigation related to suspected child abuse. Kyler Buxton, the baby, was being treated at

An untried method of execution puts Missouri’s lethal injection once more under scrutiny. Attorneys Brian Gaddy and Jeremy Weis say “nitrogen-induced hypoxia” would be a more “humane” method of execution for Columbia man Ernest Lee Johnson. Johnson was sentenced to death for the 1994 triple murder of Mabel Scruggs, Mary Bratcher and Fred Jones with

A handful of so called, “political outsiders,” won their respective races on Tuesday night. Eric Grietens and Josh Hawley among them. Political experts say the recent “outsider” trend has been around since George Washington’s term. Voters will tend to see the outsider candidate card when there are multiple candidates running who are trying to differentiate

One of the races ABC 17 News followed during Tuesday night’s election was the republican nomination for Missouri attorney general. After conceding, Sen. Kurt Schaefer was asked about the tone of the race. Schaefer said with two lawyers involved, it can get heated. He also went on to say the amount of money spent may

The hotel tax increase has passed in Columbia, but city leaders said this doesn’t mean construction on the terminal would begin tomorrow or even next week. “We want everybody to know that it could be four or five years before you actually see progress in construction or dirt moving for the new terminal,” said city