Month: February 2013

Columbia police are investigating an early morning robbery at the Subway and Baskin Robbins restaurant in the 1400 block of Forum Boulevard.Police told ABC 17 News Saturday night a suspect broke into the business just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday and took money from a cash register. One employee was inside the building at the time

***UPDATE 8:40 P.M.***KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Police say a southwest Missouri man who confessed to plotting to shoot up a screening of ‘Twilight’ and a Walmart store had been detained after threatening a store clerk three years ago.Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton said Saturday that in 2009, 20-year-old Blaec Lammers followed a worker around

A Pettis County man is dead after an early Saturday morning car crash.Missouri State Highway Patrol says Curtis Harper, 55, of La Monte failed to negotiate a curve on MO Highway 127 near Easter Road around 12:30 a.m. Troopers say the car went off the left side of the road and overturned, partially ejecting Harper.Harper

The streak of above average temperatures will continue through the end of the weekend. Highs will reach the low 60s during the afternoon with mostly sunny skies. Clouds will be increasing by the evening through the overnight as our next chance of rain approaches for early Monday.

A Richland man was charged with child molestation and child abuse and neglect Friday in Pulaski County.Thomas Brigance is accused of hitting an 8 and 10-year-old girl with an open fist and then sexually assaulting them. A teacher first reported the abuse on the state’s hotline in October.Brigance was released from jail Friday after posting

(AP) – Ryan Nassib threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Alec Lemon with 20 seconds to go, capping a 21-point fourth quarter as Syracuse spoiled Missouri’s home finale with a 31-27 victory on Saturday night.Lemon had 12 receptions for 244 yards and two scores, including a 13-yard catch that tied it at 17

It’s been 13 years since Robin Dwiggins’ son was killed by a driver high on methamphetamine. Sunday she offered a reminder about the dangers of the drug.”I decided today to hold a balloon release in honor of, not only his life, but also to raise the awareness that’s much needed for methamphetamine and the dangers

A Columbia man has died after the car he was driving crashed Saturday night on U.S. 63 northbound, near Turkey Creek and Route H.Troopers said Sunday, the crash happened at 6:35 p.m. when Anthony Peccoux, 32, drove off the right side of the road and hit a concrete culvert.Peccoux was pronounced dead at University Hospital

***UPDATE TUESDAY 4:50 P.M.***Hostess company representatives tell ABC 17 News that they are in the same position as the rest of the country, waiting to see what happens during mediation between the company and the workers’ unions.The company claims they did everything they could to get employees back to work.”I couldn’t tell you the company’s

After a rainy and gloomy start, sunshine will move in Monday afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. Tuesday and Wednesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Showers will be possible in the evening on Thanksgiving Day with highs in the mid 60s. Slightly cooler air will move in for the

Thieves are on the loose after hitting the Boys and Girls Club in Jefferson City overnight Sunday.They escaped with video games worth more than $500. Police are investigating, but there are no signs of a forced entry, and it could be an inside job.The suspects might crawled through an open window.Officials at the Boys and

Right now in Missouri, there are thousands of people running from police, living on the lam. Many are in violation of parole or probation, and ABC 17 News found out the prison system and cops are just not looking for them. So in a special investigative report we took on the job of tracking down

“Some of it has to do with resources in the criminal justice system,” said Rodney Uphoff, a law professor at the University of Missouri. Currently the DOC relies solely on local law enforcement to pick up these criminals, which tends to only happen when they get pulled over and police run their name through the

Jefferson City Council Monday approved what one city leader called “the largest project in the city’s history.”Two contracts to rebuild and improve the Cole Junction pump station on Highway 179 were approved, to the tune of about $10 million. The project will replace the existing station and build a direct pipeline to the city’s water

Jefferson City police arrested two people after a SWAT search uncovered a drug operation Monday morning in the 1100 block of East Dunklin Street.The 28 year old woman and 26 year old man could face charges of possession of narcotics distribution materials, meaning investigators found evidence in the home that a the couple was selling

Temperatures will reach the low 60s Tuesday with a sunny sky and light northwest wind. Lows Tuesday night will drop into the upper 30s under a clear sky. Wednesday will likely be the warmest day of the week with highs in the upper 60s with sunshine. Thanksgiving Day will also be warm with highs in

With millions expected to hit the road this week, troopers are gearing up.To deal with the extra traffic Missouri Highway Patrol Troopers will be stationed every 20 miles on major highways.They will do this on the busy travel days of Wednesday and Sunday.Troopers will be looking for speeders, aggressive and careless drivers.

***UPDATE 5 P.M.***Frontier’s inaugural flight from Columbia to Orlando departed with just two empty seats. Columbia Regional Airport officials say the turnout for Tuesday’s flight was so impressive, that the airline is already thinking about adding a third weekly flight next year.Currently, the flights leave twice a week, on Tuesday and Saturday. Frontier has not

An application from Ameren Missouri and Westinghouse to build nuclear reactors in Callaway County has been initially rejected by the U.S. Department of Energy.The companies hope to design and build small modular reactors (SMR) for export at the nuclear power plant near Fulton. The companies had applied for over $400 million in funding. Today, the

Missouri’s Attorney General announced Tuesday the state has reached a plea agreement with the former president of home foreclosure company.Lorraine Brown, the former head of DocX, will plead guilty to felony forgery and perjury charges, as well as a misdemeanor count of making a false declaration. According to the Attorney General, Brown will be sentenced