Month: February 2013

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill cast herself as a moderate and portrayed Republican challenger Todd Akin as an extremist in their final debate of a contentious Missouri Senate race. Akin repeatedly linked McCaskill to the policies of President Barack Obama.The candidates took opposite strategies during Thursday night’s debate at a high school

A slow moving storm system located near the Great Lakes is rotating in clouds and some areas of drizzle. Winds will remain strong Friday, gusting to 30 mph at times from the west. Winds will diminish Friday night and clouds will gradually clear the area. Temperatures will be chilly Friday, struggling to reach the low

(AP) – Adam Wainwright threw seven innings of four-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals roughed up Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants in an 8-3 rout Thursday night that gave them a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.Matt Holliday, Jon Jay and Yadier Molina had two RBIs apiece to lead a 12-hit

(AP) – Illinois is about to hit a modest milestone in President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail vision.Test runs are scheduled to start zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 110 mph on Friday.The 30-mph increase from the route’s current top speed is a morale booster for advocates

Columbia police are investigating a shots fired incident.Around 12:30 a.m. Friday Columbia Police were dispatched to the 2900 block of Lawnridge Court for a shots fired call. Officers did not find any shell casings at the scene, but they did find an SUV with damage.The Ford SUV was found in the back parking lot of

After a couple days of unseasonably cool temperatures, warmer air will gradually move in this weekend. Highs will climb into the mid 60s Saturday under mostly sunny skies and light southerly winds. The south winds will increase Sunday to around 15mph and help to usher in significantly warmer air. Highs by the end of the

***UPDATE 6:30 P.M.***Randolph County prosecuting attorney Mike Fusselman tells ABC 17 News he’s looking into charges for the two. He says Richard Roe is currently on probation and the courts will likely revoke that and send him to prison in Fulton.Moberly police received a tip that two fugitives were inside this home this morning. Police

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this weekend across Mid-Missouri, especially late Saturday night through early Sunday morning. As Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley, much of the U.S. will be able to see the meteor shower. Astronomers predict about 25 meteors per hour. There is no general part of the sky to

The Missouri Division of Finance closed Excel Bank of Sedalia Friday. To protect account holders, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Simmons First National Bank, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to assume all of the deposits of Excel Bank. The four branches of Excel Bank will reopen during

***UPDATE SATURDAY 8:30 P.M.***Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes told ABC 17 News Saturday the city is meeting with Delta next week to discuss the airline’s concerns over a proposed revenue guarantee to their competitor American Airlines for flights out of Columbia Regional Airport.”We value the history we have with Delta and we are meeting with

The Hickman Kewpies entered the final week of the MSHSAA football regular season with a perfect record (7-0). They did not finish the year that way. Rockhurst handed Hickman it’s first loss of the season Friday night, 34-7. The Hawklets had a 20-0 lead at half and cruised over the final two quarters. Hickman’s lone

Boy Scouts of America released confidential files Thursday, including details of 46 cases of sexual abuse of boys in Missouri. Most of the cases are from troops in St. Louis and Kansas City, but there are some in Neosho, in southwest Missouri, Fort Leonard Wood, and Chillicothe. More than 14,000 pages of information being called

The Rock Bridge Bruins went into Adkins Stadium Friday night and became the second Columbia team to defeat the Jeff City Jays in the state’s capital. The Bruins first got on the board thanks to Kenny James, who returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score following a Jeff City field goal. From there, Rock

Randy Cook is behind bars in Callaway County for allegedly possessing meth.According to Fulton police, Cook threw three bags of meth out of his car window during a traffic stop Saturday night.Officers were originally pulling Cook over for not having his headlights on. Police told ABC 17 News along with the drugs, Cook also had

Temperatures will warm signficantly into the upper 70s to near 80 Sunday as breezy south begins help to usher in the warmer air. As a storm system and cold front stall to the west and northwest of Mid-Missouri, clouds will increase through the afternoon and evening. Spotty showers and storms will be possible as early

***UPDATE SUNDAY 9 A.M.***The Maries County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals, suspected fo stealing thousands of dollars from a Dixon home.Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kenneth D. Frazee, 35, of Rolla, Barbara A. Jenkins, 39, of Dixon, and Brandon P. Veasman, 33, of St. Louis on charges of burglary and property damage. Deputies say Frazee is

Southerly winds continue to send warm, moist air into Missouri Sunday night ahead of a surface low pressure area in Kansas. A narrow band of strong winds around 5000 ft. will develop by late evening as an upper level disturbance tracks across the state. This will cause t-storms to develop from 10 pm to midnight

The ex-Mamtek CEO has been brought back to face a Randolph County judge.Bruce Cole is charged with felony theft and securities fraud after he was accused of using Moberly bond money meant for the artificial sweetener plant to stop foreclosure on his California home.He was brought to the Randolph County Jail just before 6 a.m.

Fulton police picked up a man Sunday morning was trying to break into a house at North Eighth Street and Bluff Street. Kaharri Ray is currently in the Callaway County Jail facing drug and burglary charges.According to Police Ray was being held by the homeowner when they got to the scene and had both cocaine

A Columbia man was arrested Saturday for trying to steal alcohol from Walmart, attacking an employee and leading police on a chase across town.Kelvin Joe was arrested and booked into the Boone County jail after police say he led them on a chase through a busy shopping center.Police told ABC 17 News that Joe was