Month: March 2013

A mid-Missouri child died at the hospital Friday morning — possibly from the flu. The seven year old Fulton boy died after getting sick in just the last couple of days. The autopsy is complete, but the results are not back yet, which means authorities do not know exactly what killed the boy. The flu

Five people are without homes after an overnight fire destroyed a senior housing complex in Cairo Friday. Flames broke out in the Cairo Senior Apartments just north of Moberly around 12:30 A.M. Friday.Two residents had to break open their windows in order to escape. But the couple fell to the ground and were sent to

Mid-Missouri is hosting its second gun show in two months. Around 300 vendors will pack the Boone County fairgrounds this weekend, starting Friday.The event lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Over 2,500 people are expected to attend. Last time Boone County had a gun show in

Commercial construction has reached a new high in Columbia. After building permits for new businesses dropped by 7% in 2011, the numbers came roaring back the following year. In 2012, the city issued more than 1500 permits — an increase of more than 21% from 2011. At U.S. Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard, what used

A year and a half after voters passed a measure to build a new conference center in Jefferson City, three developers are contributing. The city received the proposals Thursday, after releasing the request in December. The city will not release the names of the bidders, because they say details will have to be negotiated. Mayor

Here’s our live interview with former Missouri Tiger and current Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler.

***UPDATE MONDAY 12:13 P.M.***The victim was identified as William Downs, 64, of Moberly. Officials are conducting an autopsy Monday afternoon.***UPDATE SATURDAY 7:30 P.M.*** Neighbors told ABC 17 News that the 64-year-old man had trouble getting around. A reason they believe may have led to him being unable to get out of the fire in time.

***UPDATE MONDAY 1:24 P.M.***Police also named the suspect. A warrant was issued for Rudy Perez Jr., 33, of Sedalia, for first-degree murder with a cash-only bond of one million dollars.***UPDATE MONDAY 11:58 A.M.***The victim was identified as Robert Hill, 78, of Warsaw. Officials with Columbia police confirmed Hill was assaulted at the hospital around 6:30

Keion Bell scored 24 points and Earnest Ross added 23, both season highs, as No. 17 Missouri used another strong second half to beat Auburn 91-77 on Saturday.Ross hit five 3-pointers off the bench in his first game against his former team. The 6-foot-5, 222-pound guard played two seasons at Auburn, leading the team with

A drug task force served a search warrant and busted a marijuana growing operation inside a house on the 4800 block of Rice Road in Columbia Friday. Officers from M.U.S.T.A.N.G. (Mid-MIssouri Unified Strike Team and Narcotics Group) seized more than 35 grams of marijuana, mushrooms, hydrocodone, and suspected “Molly,” a type of ecstasy pills, according

Macon [Macon Co, MO] public reports SNOW of E1.5 INCH at 10:28 PM CST — from social mediaWellsville [Montgomery Co, MO] trained spotter reports SNOW of M1.0 INCH at 10:34 PM CST — still snowingMexico [Audrain Co, MO] broadcast media reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 11:25 PM CST — storm total from KXEO radioMontgomery

After snow and rain showers Saturday night, clouds will quickly clear early Sunday. Mostly sunny skies are expected all day with temperatures in the 20s in the morning, before warming to the low 40s by the afternoon.Another area of low pressure will move across portions of southern Missouri Monday, bringing a few clouds to Mid-Missouri

A beauty college was on lockdown for two hours Saturday while police searched for a man with a gun. Students at Merrell University Esthetics were told to stay locked inside the two school buildings around 2 p.m. while police searched through the wooded area in the back of the campus. An instructor with the school

***UPDATE 10:38 P.M.***Fire crews have put out the blaze on the second floor of 308 E. High Street. Investigators say it appears to have been in a storage area.***UPDATE 9:50 P.M.***Jefferson City fire crews tell ABC 17 News they were fighting a small fire on the second floor of 308 East High Street, which is

Columbia police led two active shooter workshops for the public Saturday afternoon at a training center on Meyer Industrial Drive.The goal of the class is to train the public on how to react if an active shooter opens fire in a public place, like a school or store. Both classes Saturday were at capacity.”The ideas

A 16-year-old girl, walking alone at the intersection of Jenne Lane and Brown Station Road in Columbia, said a man tried to threaten her into his van Saturday afternoon.Now police are looking for a white man in his 20s with brown hair and some facial hair, driving an older white van.The girl said he threatened

The jet stream will move in from the Pacific this week keeping arctic air north of Missouri. Afternoon temperatures will reach the 40s and 50s this week with nights in the 20s and 30s. A cold front will move through Monday bringing some clouds and shifting winds but no rain is expected. Another cold front

The Baltimore Ravens won their second Super Bowl in 12 years by holding off the favored San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl 47 at the New Orleans Superdome.Joe Flacco tossed three touchdown passes in the first half as the Ravens opened a 21-6 halftime edge, including a 56-yarder to Jacoby Jones just before halftime.

***UPDATE MONDAY 12:41 P.M.***NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The mayor of New Orleans says he’s expecting a full report in the coming days from everyone involved in last night’s power outage at the Superdome. It caused a delay of more than a half-hour during the third quarter of the Super Bowl.The Baltimore Ravens, who had been

Three weeks ago, the Tennessee Lady Vols beat Mizzou in Knoxville by 45 points. Tennessee, of course, is one of women’s college basketball blue bloods. They’re perpetually ranked among the top-10 schools in the nation — this season being no different. Sunday afternoon, inside Mizzou Arena, the Tigers got rather remarkable revenge. Missouri (15-8, 4-5