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About 200 people attended a memorial service Sunday afternoon in Branson for the 17 people killed in the duck boat accident last Thursday. According to the Joplin Globe, a church bell at the College of the Ozarks chimed 17 times: once for each victim. The college and city of Branson put on the community memorial

TONIGHT: There will be a mix of clouds and clear skies overnight as temperatures settle into the mid-60s once again. Great night to keep the windows open, as cool, dry breezes continue filtering into Mid-Missouri. MONDAY: Monday is another repeat. Partly cloudy skies throughout the day, with temperatures warming into the mid-80s. Breezy at times,

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested 8 people on Saturday during a BWI checkpoint at the 3.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm and the 3.5 and 10 mile markers of the Osage. Sergeant Scott White said it happened from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 228 boats were contacted. Here is a breakdown of

An EF-0 tornado blew down trees and power lines at Lake of the Ozarks early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers recorded some of the damage. The video troopers tweeted showed large trees knocked down and boats damaged. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1020328896577851394″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop F”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Damage from severe weather at

A Cooper County man died Saturday afternoon after being struck by a truck, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports. The report said Braden Grindstaff, 16, of Blackwater, was driving north on Highway 41 near Imhoff Drive around 1 p.m. when he went off the road. Grindstaff struck a lawn mower first, then hit

TODAY: A mix of sun and clouds to start out Sunday morning will give way to partly cloudy skies by this afternoon. Temperatures today will be nearly identical to what we saw yesterday–topping out in the upper 80s to near 90. We’ll see more breezy conditions as well with gusts up to 20 mph. That

The National Transportation Safety Board held a briefing Saturday on the investigation into the Thursday duck boat accident. Earl Weener, NTSB board member, thank all the survivors and first responders for allowing interviews. Weener said the NTSB searched duck boat 54, the other boat on the water Thursday evening, to get a clear understanding of

TONIGHT: We’ll see breezy conditions calm down overnight, mostly clear conditions will continue through the early morning hours. Temperatures remain comfortable in the mid-60s, a perfect night to have the windows open. SUNDAY: We’ll see partial cloud cover to start your Sunday out, before we watch more sun than clouds take over by the afternoon.

An organization backing one of three competing medical marijuana initiatives in Missouri has continued to bring in large contributions despite the origins of most of the haul being kept secret. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Missourians for Patient Care campaign committee raised $530,000 in monetary contributions between April and July, about $505,000 of which

Construction of the new fieldhouse at A. Perry Philips Park is set to begin this month. The City of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation is funding the project through a park sales tax that first appeared on the 2015 ballot. Last year, the department spent more than $2 million in local businesses like local

The University of Missouri is a land-grant institution. According to Marshall Stewart, MU’s Vice Chancellor of Extension and Engagement, that means the university is open for business. “Extension means that we take things like agriculture, 4-H, human development, nutrition, areas like community development, business development, and we extend them out across the state of Missouri

The Stone County Sheriff’s Office released the names of the 17 people killed Thursday at Table Rock Lake when a Ride the Ducks boat capsized. The names released are: William Asher, 69, MO Rosemarie Hamann, 68, MO Janice Bright, 63, MO William Bright, 65, MO Angela Coleman, 45, IN Arya Coleman, 1, IN Belinda Coleman,

TODAY: Plenty of sunshine will greet us this weekend! All of that sunshine will help us warm into the upper 80s around Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Winds out of the northwest will keep us on the comfortable side, however. Those winds will be blowing around 10 mph in the afternoon, with some gusts up to 20

UPDATE: Dozens of people turned out for the vigil held at the Ride the Ducks building. Flowers piled up on two vehicles in the parking lot, presumably belonging to victims. There was also another pile of items including balloons, toys and a large card. ABC 17 News spoke to Ed Brown, who was at the

Columbia police officers with the Community Outreach Unit are on the move. City council approved a request Monday to move the police northeast substation from the Indian Hills subdivision to the corner of McKee Street and Orchard Lane. “This allows us to be in the area where things have happened and have an immediate response,”

UPDATE: City Manager Mike Matthes expects a one percent, or $5 million dollar, decrease in the 2019 fiscal year budget for the city. “Our old way of funding things is not sustainable, and it’s not producing the kind of revenue that our community expected,” Matthes told reporters after his address Friday morning. Matthes forecasted a

The National Transportation Safety Board said the cause of the Ride the Ducks boat capsizing on Table Rock Lake could take up to one year to determine. Officials made the announcement in a news conference Friday evening, just over 24 hours after the boat sunk, killing 17 people on board. The NTSB arrived in Branson

ABC 17 News spoke with Gov. Mike Parson in Branson Friday afternoon. Parson traveled to the city to meet with survivors, family of the victims, rescuers and first responders after a duck boat sank on Table Rock Lake. Parson called Thursday night a tragedy and said everyone should work together to support the victims and

Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes proposed several cuts to Columbia’s public transportation service as the city struggles with a declining budget. Matthes shared the proposed cuts in his presentation Friday morning in which he outlined the city’s budget for fiscal year 2019. “Our bus system continues to experience dire financial condition,” Matthes said. Matthes suggested

Trash and recycling collection for some Columbia residents is delayed Tuesday. The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility reported it experienced a significant and unexpected shortage of workers on Tuesday morning. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CoMoGov/status/1019245929017364481″,”author_name”:”City of Columbia, MO”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CoMoGov”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Solid Waste Utility is experiencing significant/unexpected staff shortage today & will work late to accommodate Tuesday route. If