(AP) Drew Smyly didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 100th career homer and the Atlanta Braves earned a split of a day-night doubleheader with a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt reached on an inf...
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Two teens hospitalized after I-70 crash
Two teenagers are seriously hurt after a car overturns in Callaway County. The patrol says they were driving their truck west on I-70 near Kingdom City at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The truck left the road and overturned. The two 17-year-olds from Way...
Read More »Rep. Walsh on potential special legislative session
Is the Missouri legislature headed toward a special session soon? Ashland Republican representative Sara Walsh says on the Mike Ferguson Show the signs are pointing toward ‘yes.’ “One thing that I expect will be part of that will be the FRA...
Read More »Iran’s president-elect says he won’t meet with Biden
(AP) Iran’s president-elect says he’s not willing to meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional militias. Ebrahim Raisi made the comments at a news conference Monday after winning Ir...
Read More »St. Louis police fail to report crime data for months
(AP) Officials say that changes in the way St. Louis police record crime statistics have prevented the department from publicly publishing crime data for nearly six months. The problem is related a switch the department made in December to a new way of...
Read More »8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to Claudette
(AP) Eight children in a van from a youth ranch for abused or neglected children were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on a wet interstate over the weekend — the most devastating blow from a tropical depression that claimed a total of 13 lives in ...
Read More »Ferry between Kentucky, Missouri closed for sediment removal
(AP) A ferry that carries vehicles across the Mississippi River between Kentucky and Missouri has been shut down due to accumulated sand blocking access to a landing. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Dorena-Hickman Ferry closed indefinitely...
Read More »Heat advisory for much of mid-Missouri Friday
We could see record high temperatures Friday in mid-Missouri. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of the area lasting until 7 p.m. Heat index values could rise as high as 105 during the afternoon. Here is a list of Columbia...
Read More »One arrested after reported gunshots in east Columbia
Authorities make an arrest after reported gunshots in east Columbia. ABC 17 reports they took place on Godas Drive near Clark Lane late Thursday night. There is no word on the name of the person that was arrested yet. No one was hurt, and nothing was d...
Read More »Missouri state workers given day off for Juneteenth
(AP) Missouri state offices will be closed Friday to commemorate Juneteenth, which has been designated as federal holiday. The Missouri Office of Administration announced the changes on Thursday, after President Joe Biden signed a federal law recognizi...
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