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The Boone County Fair could soon have a new home in mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News learned Wednesday night the Boone County Fair Board has agreed to move the festival to Sturgeon, Missouri. Mayor Gene Kelly said he was told this week the fair had been moved to his city. He could not confirm specifics of

Dozens of Lincoln University students in Jefferson City were still being forced to live in a hotel Wednesday, a month after the promised deadline that they would be able to move onto campus. This school year, Lincoln University has a larger new student population that it has had in year’s past. About 100 students had

The Drewing family announced Wednesday the sale of the Joe Machens dealerships group to McLarty Automotive Group of Little Rock Arkansas. According to a news release the dealerships will still operate under the Joe Machens name. Gary R. Drewing Sr., President of Joe Machens Dealerships said in the release, “our valued employees will remain core

ABC 17 News confirmed one man was taken into custody for a shooting last week in northeast Columbia. One witness who was in the area claims Jameson Harris, 19, shot at two people who were in a car stopped in the middle of the road on Quail Drive October 20. One of the bullets hit

ABC 17 News learned one man is now facing federal charges for a shooting reported two weeks ago in Jefferson City. A grand jury indicted Leroy Spinks on Wednesday, claiming he was caught with an illegal gun. Neighbors heard six to eight shots earlier this month on October 14 near Atchison and Monroe streets, southwest

So far this year, ABC 17 News confirmed 1,600 car crashes have happened on I-70 statewide, killing 35 people. This includes Tuesday’s fatal crash near Kingdom City that killed Robert Brainerd, 46, of St. Louis, and Charles Moore, 46, of Nicholasville, Kentucky. Sergeant Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the Major Crash

Three men were just charged this week in connection to a robbery at a home in northeast Columbia over the summer. It happened July 14 in the 4400 block of Brown Station Road near Highway 63. Authorities questioned one person back in July. They say that person, Emily Oxford, worked with three men to rob

Men from Kentucky and Missouri died Tuesday morning after a seven-car crash on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Robert Brainerd of St. Louis and Charles Moore of Nicholasville, Kent. both died when their tractor-trailers hit each other head-on. They were both 46. The Patrol said in its incident report

The organization, Bikers Against Child Abuse is calling the decision to release admitted child rapist Aaron Fisher, a failure of the justice system. The nationwide organization escorts abused children to court to face their victims, and they even pay for therapy if needed. ABC 17 News talked to two local members from the Jefferson City

The Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel is once more open, after an arsonist’s fire gutted the old church last November. Funeral chapel co-owner John Bach told ABC 17 News the business hosted its first ceremony last Saturday. Bach said he and business partner Vernon Yager were mainly left with the brick walls and floor of the chapel

Colder air will move into Mid-Missouri Wednesday night, dropping temperatures into the 30s by Thursday morning. A surface cold front will move through early in the day Wednesday but the coldest air arrives with an area of low pressure aloft which dives in from the north Wednesday night. A band of clouds will move through

Maty Mauk will return to the Mizzou Football team, according to multiple media reports. Mauk had been suspended since September 29 for a violation of team rules. A Mizzou spokesperson said the team could not confirm Mauk’s reinstatement. He did say, however, head coach Gary Pinkel would address Mauk’s status during his weekly SEC teleconference

A Columbia gun shop owner accused of ripping off his customers is now facing more legal trouble. ZK Guns announced it was officially closed Tuesday, the same day the landlord filed a lawsuit against the owner. ABC 17 News reported back in July that customers claimed ZK Guns owner, Zach Kean, was taking money up

Three crashes happened Tuesday night on Interstate 70 near Kingdom City. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it all happened in the same area and two semi-trucks were involved. So far we know two of the crashes did not involve any injuries, but minor injuries were reported in the third crash. This all happened near

A federal judge rejected a Columbia man’s request for a different method of execution. Judge Greg Kays’ judgement Tuesday denies Ernest L. Johnson’s request for a temporary restraining order against the Missouri Department of Corrections, just a week before his execution for a 1994 triple murder in Columbia. Johnson’s attorneys claimed that the drugs used

ABC 17 News is working to confirm details about another reported crash Tuesday afternoon west of Columbia, after a semi-truck hit a guardrail in the westbound lanes, followed by a car and an overpass at mile marker 98, just past Boonville. The highway patrol was first called at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday about the crash. They

ABC 17 News confirmed more details about a rollover crash reported Tuesday morning on Highway 124, about 25 minutes north of Columbia. The state highway patrol said Carl Shaver, 16, lost control and slid off the side of the road, hitting an embankment before overturning. Nine units, including ambulances and the Boone County Fire Protection

Downtown Columbia merchants between 9th and 8th street on Broadway are frustrated with a mounting trash problem in the alley behind their businesses. They said ever since the city removed the compactor, garbage and boxes have been piling up, leaving the area messy and stinky. City officials said they removed the compactor because a nearby

Columbia school officials alerted parents Tuesday evening after finding a toy gun at Derby Ridge Elementary. PrincipalKristi Shinn sent an email home to parents Tuesday. The email said aplastic, toy gun was found in a boy’s bathroom at the school and turned into the main office at dismissal time. Shinn said the situation was investigated,

Hourly parking will return to the Short Street parking garage Tuesday. Columbia Public Works says crews installed 48 parking meters in the garage. The metered spaces can be found on the first level past the pay-arm. The meters will accept both change and the EZ Park cars. The meters will be enforced 8 a.m. through