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Inspectors handed Formosa nine violations after they found mouse droppings next to food that would be served to customers. The inspection report from the Boone County/Columbia Public Health Department shows Formosa received five critical violations for mouse droppings, a soiled pot inside a bin full of a cabbage and raw food stored above ready-to-eat foods,

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department handed out 30 critical and 56 non-critical violations to Boone County eateries in the past week. Assistant Director Scott Clardy said a critical violation has a, “direct impact on the safety of food.” He said when inspectors write up an establishment for a critical violation, it’s because it might

Panchero’s on Grindstone is back open after an electrical fire in the restaurant’s kitchen. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department’s inspection records show the fire started Thursday near a hot-hold food preparation table, but was put out with a fire extinguisher. Because the fire extinguisher was used to put out the fire, all food items

More Boone County eateries finished the last week with clean inspections than with health code violations. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected 23 eateries since April 24. Twelve of those did not receive any violations, but 11 did. Of the eateries inspected, Hy-Vee’s bakery and deli on Conley Road had the most critical

Farmers around mid-Missouri have felt the effects of the heavy amount of rain in the area this spring. The amount of water the area has seen, along with flooding, has caused some to be behind on planting crops. Terry Hilgedick farms on a couple thousand acres in Hartsburg with two other men. He said they

Missouri is among more than 40 states joining a lawsuit alleging that drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer and other conditions. The federal lawsuit filed Friday by Democratic Connecticut Attorney General William Tong also names 15 individual senior executives. The

No one was hurt after two early morning house fires in Fulton. The fires broke out after 4 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of Westminster Avenue and the 900 block of Lyle Street, said Fulton fire chief Kevin Coffelt. Both fires were considered accidental, Coffelt said. ABC 17 News is waiting on more information

MONDAY: Dense morning fog will slow you down out the door in the morning as visibility will be reduced less than 1″ across parts of the area. Besides the fog, we look to start the morning sunny across Mid-MO, that will lead to warmer temperatures tomorrow afternoon. We’ll top out in the mid-to-upper 60s. TONIGHT:

The Mizzou softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th straight year. The Tigers will face Cal State Fullerton on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Los Angeles, California. The Tigers are in the UCLA regional. The Bruins are the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA (46-5) will face Weber State

TONIGHT: Skies slowly clear overnight– temperatures are cold out the door, in the low-to-mid-40s, you’ll need the jacket headed to work. MONDAY: We look to start the morning sunny across Mid-MO, that will lead to warmer temperatures tomorrow afternoon. We’ll top out in the mid-to-upper 60s. EXTENDED: Tuesday night into Wednesday a weak area of

Boone County firefighters said no one was hurt after a pick-up truck caught fire on St. Charles Road around 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Emergency crews said the truck was driving in a field and had some sort of malfunction, which caused it to catch on fire. It was reportedly engulfed but they were able to put

UPDATE 9:35 p.m.: The Westphalia Fire Protection District chief confirmed seven to 10 high school students were on the bus at the time of the crash. He said three or four of the students were taken to a hospital. The chief said the bus was carrying members of the Belle High School girls soccer team.

Columbia police are looking for a blue four-door vehicle and a suspect that they said was involved in a shooting downtown around 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators found shell casings in the area of East Broadway and Fifth Street. They also learned a victim had been taken to the emergency room by private vehicle with a

The Audrain County sheriff posted to Facebook on Saturday responding to criticism of another recent post. Sheriff Matt Oller’s post about a woman’s arrest on Wednesday went viral. According to the post, Amanda Smith drove to the sheriff’s office on a revoked license to bail her boyfriend out of jail. During the course of her

Two Columbia men were arrested after a foot pursuit in Callaway County on Friday. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was patrolling the area of County Road 340 near Millersburg when the deputy stopped a vehicle driven by Timothy Moore, 44, of Columbia, for traffic violations. A passenger, Malik Cobb, 22, of

A crash report shows students and drivers suffered minor to moderate injuries in a bus crash on Highway 63 in Westphalia on Friday. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, it happened just after 7 p.m. when a Chevrolet Impala attempted to pass another car and hit a school bus nearly head-on. Both drivers

Hearings for the University of Missouri BioJoint lawsuit will be held Monday morning. Judge Brough Jacobs dismissed the university from a lawsuit over its BioJoint knee surgery in April. The surgery involves using tissue from human donors to treat certain knee issues. Jacobs’ dismissal impacts a single count that names the university. Other counts against

MOTHER’S DAY: It will be a changeable day Sunday. We’ll likely start the day off on the dry side with showers increasing from the west close to 9 AM. However, as low pressure tracks close to Mid-MO through the late-morning, more widespread activity looks to build in. A couple of thunderstorms can’t be ruled out

A string a shootings in one area of downtown Columbia has police trying one new way to prevent violence. On March 24, police responded to 19 N. Fifth St. for a shots fired call around 1:30 a.m. On April 6, there was another shooting near the Columbia Police Department around 2 a.m. Early Saturday morning,

A 10-year-old boy has serious injuries after he was thrown off an ATV in Phelps County Friday night. Highway Patrol troopers report William Schnedler was driving the vehicle near County Road 1090 when he lost control. He was ejected from the bike and into a barbed wire fence. He was flown to Children’s Hospital in