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Officials at the Missouri State Fair said they reassess their safety process every year and make changes as necessary. ABC 17 News Investigates traveled to the fair to find out how past tragedies have played into the decision-making process. Fair Director Mark Wolfe said it’s important to react to any accident that might happen. “Accidents

UPDATE: In today’s meeting, city leaders spoke about the decreasing revenue stream. They said other cities seem to be facing the same issue, but they are not in the negative percentage like Columbia. Mayor Brian Treece said he is optimistic in making the budget work. “One of my priorities is, of course, to ensure budget

Concerns of a multi-state dog fight involving mid-Missourians have swirled around social media recently. The Audrain Humane Society posted this message on its Facebook page: “IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! PLEASE BE AWARE! THERE IS WORD GOING AROUND OF A MULTI-STATE DOG FIGHT COMING UP IN THE FALL. THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR STRAYS, FREE PETS AND

Students are beginning to move back to campus in preparation for school to begin Aug 20 amid continued reports of late-night weekend violence in downtown Columbia. Angie Billington said she was unaware of the violence downtown as she moved her daughter, a University of Missouri freshman, into her dorm this week. Billington said the university

TONIGHT: Clouds will increase through the night with a few showers and t-storms late-night into early Tuesday morning mainly in our west-southwest counties. Lows will drop to near 70. TUESDAY: Showers and a few t-storms will spread to the northeast in the morning and taper off by early afternoon, becoming more scattered from afternoon into

The Moberly Police Department investigated a crash Monday morning that injured one person. According to a news release, officers responded to the crash in the area of Route A and Route AA before 11:45 a.m. Police said an 18-year-old woman was driving a 2002 Ford F-350 eastbound on Route A behind a 61-year-old woman who

Westminster College announced Monday it received $3.88 million from late Ronald J. Kostich, a former trustee from California. The money will go toward the college’s endowment for scholarships, the National Churchill Museum and the Sigma Chi fraternity. A portion of the money will also support the Westminster Fund and renovations to the Sigma Chi house.

There were several reports of vehicle thefts on Saturday in Mexico. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, the thefts occurred on Friday night in the northeast part of town. The Safety Department said the vehicles were not damaged or stolen but other items such as purses bags, identification information, money and a handgun were

THIS AFTERNOON: The weather stays quiet this afternoon as an approaching storm system increased cloud coverage steadily through the afternoon hours. We’ll see temperatures in the lower 90s for afternoon highs. We stay dry until early tomorrow morning, so any evening plans you have won’t be affected by rain. TONIGHT: Increasing clouds expected through the

Every year, the Missouri State Fair claims it makes changes to improve public safety. On Aug. 13, ABC 17’s Alyssa Toomey will show viewers what those changes are and how past tragedies, like the deadly ride malfunction at the Ohio State Fair in 2017 and the race car crash at the Missouri State Fair in

Ash Street was closed from Bernadette Drive to Clinkscales Road, just east of Stadium Boulevard, starting Monday as a contractor extends utility lines. The closure will last until Aug. 20. Remsel Corporation is extending utilities under a contract with Shelter Insurance Cos., causing the closure of the road and sidewalk, according to a city of

University of Missouri leaders will be in close contact with fraternities seeking to come back to campus after their suspensions end. Seven fraternities have either ended their Columbia-based chapters or been booted as a student organization by the school in the last several years. Many of them are for an indefinite amount of time, while

Columbia fire officials said “improperly discarded smoking materials” were the cause of a house fire Sunday. Fire crews were sent to 1701 Cliff Drive near Boone Hospital Center at about 2:36 p.m. for a house fire, according to a Columbia Fire Department press release. Crews arrived four minutes later and found the rear deck and

One person is dead after a crash Sunday night in Cooper County. It happened on Route U at Debo Road just after 9 p.m. Raymond Johnston, 60, drove off the right side of the road and overcorrected, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. His vehicle rolled and Johnston was thrown from the

The Columbia City Council is scheduled to hold a work session to focus on the FY 2019 budget. “This FY 2019 budget is defined primarily by a lack of revenue,” according to the city manager’s presentation. “Our ability to balance the expectations of a ‘full service city’ with our ability to pay for those services

TODAY: It’s a clear and pleasant start to the workweek across Mid-Missouri. While temperatures are hovering in the upper 60s and lower 70s this morning, expect them to quickly climb through the day. Under mostly sunny skies and southeasterly winds up to 10 mph, we’ll see afternoon highs top out in the mid 90s. Low

UPDATE: Police are now saying that possibly four cars and two homes were struck by gunfire on Hanover Blvd. this afternoon at 2:15 p.m. One resident, Debbie Shatlain, who lives right next door said she was with her grandchild when she heard the 12-15 pops. “It sounded like someone set off a bunch of fireworks.

UPDATE: Boone County fire officials confirm three cars were involved in the crash, but no one was hurt when the flames broke out. Two of the three cars were totaled by the fire. The Columbia Fire Department, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the Highway Patrol assisted in the crash. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/BooneCountyFire/status/1028774831012175873″,”author_name”:”Boone County Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/BooneCountyFire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

TONIGHT: Another clear and cool night will settle across mid-Missouri. Winds will turn out of the southeast late, steady at 3-5mph. Temps fall into the mid 60s east of HWY 63, temps closer to 70 west of HWY 63. MONDAY: The start of our work week looks like a repeat of this weekend. Morning temps

Boone County fire officials confirm they are working an active fire in the 2800 block of Highway 124. ABC 17 News crews on scene said they saw several large hay bales on fire and Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp confirmed there were six burning. He said it will take some time for the fire to burn