Month: February 2013

Boone County officials discussed details of the 911 Center sales tax at a meeting on Thursday.Officials discussed the finances as well as the new Joint Communications building. The plans for the building estimate it to be around 21,000 square feet.”We’re also looking to hire 20 full time employees to fill 4 positions,” Boone County Sheriff

Right now with the right paperwork, anyone has access to school security plans. But the governor wants to keep them a secret. Since 2001 security plans for schools, courthouses, hospitals, and power plants have not been open to the public. But those protections expired at the beginning of the year.It was up to the general

A weak, quick-moving weather system will bring more clouds and a chance for snow and rain showers on Saturday. The system will lift northward from Texas and bring the potential for up to a dusting on grassy surfaces. Snow will mainly be possible during the morning and then move eastward for the afternoon. Clouds will

The winter temperatures can also affect your water pipes. Late Thursday afternoon crews were called for a water main break near the MU campus. This comes one day after Jefferson City saw a water main break that left about 30 people without water for hours.Its similar to the extreme heat and drought this summer that

PNC Financial said Thursday they are fighting back on their cyber security– after experiencing high volume of traffic on their website this week that is interrupting online banking for customers. Some customers have sounded off on the bank’s Facebook page, saying that this is “unacceptable,” and others said they “can’t do anything.” Security experts say

***UPDATE 11:37 A.M.***Crews confirmed two dogs in the shed died. The exact cause of the fire is still unknown. The blaze took about 30 minutes to put out, and the shed is considered a total loss.***ORIGINAL STORY***Right now firefighters are dealing with a shed fire at a home near Hartsburg.The fire started shortly before 7

Sandy Hook Elementary was the second-deadliest school shooting in the U.S. history. And since the massacre, Glasgow High School has been on lockdown, according to Superintendent Mike Reynolds.At first security protocol meant “I am going to lock and close my door, turn the light off, and move to a safe area of the room and

The Hickman Kewpie boys team moved to 11-1 on the season Thursday evening by beating Fatima at home, 78-48.To see highlights of the win, click on the video link.

The Hickman Kewpies improved to 12-1 on the season with a 55-50 win over Quincy Notre Dame Friday night in Columbia. To see highlights of the win click on the video link provided.

A 31-year-old Columbia man says he doesn’t know why a car drove by him on U.S. 63 around 2 a.m. Saturday and fired several shots at him.The man, whose identity police have not released, suffered one non-life threatening gunshot wound and was treated and released from a hospital overnight.He said he was driving south on

The Boone County Gun Show saw a record turnout with around 1,000 people at the Boone County Fairgrounds on Friday.”We’ve seen record numbers for the last two weeks,” gun show manager Dennis Pearson said, “Everything is up 40-60% and vendors are telling me they’re seeing a 120% increase in sales.”Pearson attributes the jump in sales

***UPDATE SATURDAY 7:43 P.M.*** A man who talked with ABC 17 News this afternoon told us he found a shell casing while he was walking to the store along E. High St. about a block east of Olive Street.ABC 17 News contacted Jefferson City Police to recover the shell casing, which is being held as

Colder air will move over the region Sunday keeping our temperatures below average. Morning low temperatures will drop close to 20 degrees with afternoon highs only in the low-to-mid 30s with sunny skies. A northwesterly breeze near 10 mph will create wind chill readings in the teens early in the morning and in the 20s

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republicans have selected a new party leader, casting out chairman David Cole.The Republican State Committee voted 34-32 to elect Ed Martin as the new state party chairman Saturday. Martin, of St. Louis, led Republicans’ coordinated campaign efforts this fall and lost a bid for attorney general in November. He also

A Linn man was arrested Friday night for having a large amount of marijuana, cash and vehicles likely bought using drug money.Sheriffs deputies searched Allen Burnett’s Highway 89 Spur home Friday and found $1400 worth of pot, almost as much cash, a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, and a 2001 Honda ATV.Burnett has

Two men are on the run after an armed home invasion in Boone County Saturday night.Sheriffs deputies responded to a 911 hangup call from the 700 block of Demaret Drive just after 7 p.m. and learned that the home had been burglarized.According to a news release, the residents were home when two black men in

Winds will shift to the south Sunday night sending mild weather into Mid-Missouri for the work week. Temperatures will stay above average through Friday with nights in the upper 20s to mid 30s and days in the 40s to low 50s. A storm system moving in from the southwest will bring rain to the region

The Missouri Tigers needed every last one of Phil Pressey’s career-high 26 points — especially in the second half when he scored 19 of those points — to help No. 12 Missouri sneak by Bucknell 66-64 on Saturday.Pressey, however, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 10.3 seconds remaining, setting off a frenzied final

Four Jefferson City men were arrested the same day after allegedly breaking into an apartment near Holts Summit and pointing a firearm at the man who lives there. According to a press release from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a home invasion around 4:00 P.M. Friday, to the Evergreen Apartment complex on

NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like there will be a hockey season after all – shortened for sure, but perhaps back in business in a week or so.The NHL and the players’ association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out what was left of