Month: February 2013

As people across Mid-Missouri celebrated Christmas, many also are took time to give back. The Salvation Army held their annual holiday meal across the state. ABC 17 News crews stopped by the Center of Hope in Jefferson City Christmas morning”To me christmas is reaching out to others, and giving love and making other people happy,”

As tough economic times plague Missouri, the Salvation Army says they will continue to provide as many cots and good as they can.”Because the economy is not good at this point, we are seeing so many more people, who have become homeless due to a loss of job, loss of income,” said Cyndy Chapman the

With lows in the teens Christmas night and steady northerly winds around 20 mph and gusting to 30 mph, wind chills will drop to near zero overnight. The breezy north winds will continue into Wednesday with high temperatures in the upper 20s. Wind chills will remain in the low teens much of the day.

A Centralia man was killed Tuesday night in a single-vehicle accident in Boone County.The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says Duane A. Lyons, 33, of Centralia was driving on East Maupin Lane just before 10 p.m. when his truck left the road. Lyons overcorrected, ran off the road again, hit several trees and flipped over.He was

According to the National Fire Incident Report, almost 20 percent of fires start in the kitchen from using cooking appliances.Although the Columbia Fire Department said they didn’t respond to any major house fires on Christmas, they want to remind people to be careful, especially those who are cooking or using their stoves to stay warm.”If

If you are returning gifts after the holiday season, consumer groups ask you check the store return policy. If you have unwanted gifts this year, ABC News compiled a list of store return policies:* Amazon.comItems shipped by Amazon.com between November 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012, may be returned until January 31, 2013, for a

***UPDATE 6:29 P.M.***Another robber is on the loose after hitting a Columbia Petro-Mart early Wednesday morning. Police say the man walked into the Petro-Mart convenience store at College Avenue and Paris Road demanding money.This is the fifth Petro-Mart to be robbed in just the last two weeks. Right now police aren’t certain if some or

Thieves took a car over the weekend while a man warmed it up near a Columbia restaurant.An employee says his car was stolen Saturday night outside Fazoli’s near the Business Loop and I-70.The car was found more than two days later, abandoned at the end of Bernadette Drive behind the mall.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A state board that polices Missouri physicians has issued an emergency suspension for a Jefferson City doctor.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Dr. Randall E. Meyer is accused of unnecessarily placing stents in six patients’ arteries. He can argue for reinstatement at a Feb. 4 administrative hearing.Meyer filed documents in the

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri appeals court has refused to overturn an order that freed a St. Louis man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1982 slaying of a St. Louis woman.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Attorney General Chris

Crews at the Columbia Fire Department handled almost 50 electric fires last year and according to them, space heaters and electrical cords were some of the main causes.Battalion Columbia fire Chief Brad Frazier said, “If you’re plugging in a portable heater and it’s a 1500 Watt heater, make sure that it’s plugged into an outlet

A cooking fire caused thousands of dollars in damage at a Columbia apartment.Fire crews responded to the Hanover Village Apartments at around 10:30 Wednesday night. They found a fire in the kitchen, but were able to put it out quickly. People inside the apartment were able to get out safely without injuries.Columbia Fire Investigator Lieutenant

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says four national retailers are voluntarily agreeing to recall more than 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners. This recall comes after at least five infant deaths and dozens of reports of children nearly falling out of the of the foam recliners. The current recall includes Nap Nanny Generations One and Two,

A shortage of cancer medicines may have increased relapse rates.Mechlorethamine had helped treat children with Hodgkin’s lymphoma for decades. In 2009, doctors were forced doctors to find a substitute. They thought they had settled on a drug that would work just as well for these young cancer patients, but a new study suggests it’s not

*** UPDATE Thursday, Dec. 27, 8:06 P.M. *** Prosecutors charged Chadwick Simmons from Columbia, 22, late Thursday afternoon with first degree robbery. Police are looking to see if Simmons could be linked to any other unsolved robberies in Columbia through surveillance video. *** UPDATE 11:12 P.M. ***On Wednesday night Columbia police arrested a suspect after

Two weak systems (one mainly north and and another south of Mid-Missouri) will bring a slight chance for some light freezing drizzle or flurries Friday morning. No accumulations are expected, but since road surface temperatures have cooled this week, slick spots could occur in some areas.As colder air move in during the late-afternoon and evening,

***UPDATE 8:5 A.M.***Saline County Prosecutors file murder charges against Terry Thompson. Thompson is also charged with armed criminal action for his involvment in the murder of Rebecca Fisher. Thompson is currently being held on a $500,000 bond.***UPDATE 9:52 P.M.***Authorities just confirmed that they have caught Terry Thompson north of Saint Louis. ***UPDATE 7:13 P.M.***A mid-Missouri

St. Louis police arrested a man over Christmas wanted in a home invasion in Columbia this past summer. Anthony S. Acton, 21, is currently in the Boone County jail. Deputies picked him up and brought him back to Columbia yesterday.Local police had been looking for him since an August home invasion on the city’s south

Junior forward Tony Criswell will miss tomorrow night’s matchup with the UCLA Bruins with a fractured middle finger on his non-shooting left hand. Criswell hurt the finger in the Tigers 82-73 Braggin’ Rights win over Illinois last Saturday. Coming off the Tiger bench this season, Criswell is averaging six points and five rebounds in only

Parents are making returns after the holidays, after companies recalled several toys near Christmas. A common baby toy was recently pulled from shelves called the “Sassy Brand Hug N Tug Puppy”. It also comes in a monkey as well.They were sold at Target and Toys “R” Us and 43,000 were sold right before Christmas.All the