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Pettis County woman dies Tuesday night following Highway 127 crash

August 3, 2022 6:59 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A La Monte woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 127 Tuesday night.

Newcomer Roy Lovelady wins Third Ward Columbia City Council seat over incumbent Karl Skala

August 2, 2022 5:23 PM Sarah Higgins

Roy Lovelady, the 38-year-old co-founder of a non-profit and small business owner, has won the Third Ward seat for Columbia’s city council over incumbent Karl Skala in a historic special election.

Campaign for Senate seat shifts to November ballot

August 3, 2022 1:09 PM Hannah Falcon

After a tumultuous campaign season, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Republican, and Trudy Busch Valentine, Democratic, won their perspective primary elections and will now face each other in November.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 48 new COVID cases

August 3, 2022 5:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two Jefferson City men charged in connection with April shooting

August 3, 2022 5:26 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Two Jefferson City men are facing charges in connection with an April 9 shooting at a gas station on the 800 block of Stadium.

Jefferson City man arrested after shooting a gun to disperse a crowd on Tuesday evening

August 3, 2022 3:54 PM Karl Wehmhoener

As officers were arriving, police reported hearing a gunshot when they arrived on the scene.

Columbia company seeking tax incentives for expansion

August 3, 2022 11:15 AM Matthew Sanders

Equipment rental company EquipmentShare applied with Boone County for Chapter 100 bonds last week.

Moberly woman pleads guilty to McDonald’s drive-thru shooting

August 3, 2022 10:12 AM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly woman accused of shooting and killing a man in a Columbia McDonald’s drive-thru was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to murder.

Hartzler concedes, pledges to still fight in Washington D.C.

August 2, 2022 11:38 AM Chris Bryant

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler made one final tour around the state Monday in her campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Were you surprised by Tuesday’s election results?

August 3, 2022 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Eric Schmitt took the closely watched Republican primary for U.S. Senate and will take on Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in November. In the Fourth Congressional District, Mark Alford won the Republican primary.

Missouri AG Schmitt beats Greitens in Senate race, to face Valentine

August 2, 2022 9:28 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Greitens: ‘It doesn’t always work on our timeline’

August 2, 2022 1:08 PM Hannah Falcon

Former governor Eric Greitens did not admit defeat but instead praised his supporters after Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt beat him in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Former TV reporter Mark Alford wins Republican primary in the Fourth Congressional District

August 2, 2022 1:28 PM Chanel Porter

Voters in the primary election voted Mark Alford as the Republican candidate to potentially fill the seat of U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District.

ELECTION UPDATES: Trudy Busch Valentine projected to win Democratic U.S. Senate primary

August 2, 2022 2:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the Aug. 2 primary election.

Suspect accused in MU hazing incident requests case to be moved out of Boone County

August 2, 2022 7:14 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the 11 men charged in the University of Missouri Fraternity hazing incident wants to see his case moved out of Boone County. Thomas Shultz, who is a former Phi Gamma Delta member, had a court appearance on Tuesday for his request to have his case moved. His attorney, Brent Haden,