Month: April 2013

WednesdaytheVeteransof Foreign Wars hosted a job fair to connent unemployed veterans with possible employers. One third of all unemployedworkersin the United States are veterans. ThisJanuary,nearly12percent of veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan were unemployed. One unemployed veteran from Fulton attended the event with hopes of starting a new career. Michael Vandeleocht was raised in

A Columbia man is in jail tonight accused of stealing nearly $13,000 from a Howard County couple in a tax preparation scheme. David Keithley appeared in court earlier this week after police claim he stole from James and Joyce Starke. The Glasgow couple was having their 2012 taxes prepared when their accountant noticed discrepancies in

Police were looking for the driver who crashed into a building in Columbia this afternoon and left the scene. Witnesses said the man backed his car into the AAA office at Stadium and Broadway just before 3:30 this afternoon. No one was hurt in the accident. Police said they were looking for a brown sedan

Wade Davis pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Jeff Francoeur had a fourth-inning RBI single, and the Kansas City Royals stopped Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Wednesday. The Braves were seeking their first 13-1 start since 1994, but the powerful Atlanta offense – which homered five times off the Royals the previous

Head Coach Frank Haith added to his nationally ranked recruiting class on Wednesday as Southwestern Illinois College big man Keanau Post signed a national letter of intent to attend Missouri. As a junior college transfer, Post will be eligible to play for the Tigers immediately. The 6-foot-11, 260-pound Post was a Second Team Junior College

The controversy continues to grow over the Department of Revenue scanning and collecting data to send to government agencies. State senators found emails from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to the Highway Patrol asking for a list of everyone that holds a concealed carry weapons permit in the state of Missouri. For weeks senators were

According to the Boston Athletic Association’s website, 18 runners from Mid-Missouri were in Boston for the marathon. As of Tuesday night, most runners had returned to Missouri. A couple were still in Boston as planned. Anne Sievers was busy Tuesday getting back normal life, a normal routine. “What you really want to do is come

Jay Bouwmeester tied the score midway through the third period, and Andy McDonald and Alex Steen scored in the shootout to lead the Blues to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Brian Elliott made 21 saves in regulation and stopped Derek Roy and Alexandre Burrows in the shootout, solidifying the Blues’

News of a public database is making those who applied for a conceal and carry weapons permit in the state Missouri uneasy. It was confirmed Thursday the Department of Revenue released personal information from more than 160,000 permit-holders in the state to the highway patrol who then sent it to the federal government. Local sheriffs

American Airlines flights resumed Tuesday around the country and at Columbia Regional Airport following a system-wide outage at DFW airport in Dallas. The remaining Tuesday flights out of Columbia were cancelled. Airport officials told ABC 17 News that flight schedules would resume at normal times on Wednesday. But those flights are already full. Stranded passengers

Two accidents on eastbound Highway 54 in Jefferson City have traffic backed up on the Missouri River Bridge tonight. The wrecks occurred about 5:30 this evening. An ABC 17 reporter on the scene says two people were transported to the hospital. One of the wrecks is just north of the bridge and the other is

Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning, and Juan Francisco hit a pair of solo shots earlier in the game to help the Atlanta Braves win their 10th straight with a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak is its longest since the

The Columbia City Council decided against allowing a new Break Time convenience store to be built on Grindstone Parkway. The store was set to be built on the corner of Grindstone and Rock Quarry Road. People living in the immediate area had been against the project, but some were swayed when MFA Oil, which owns

Rain has wiped out Tuesday night’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. The storm hit at the end of the second inning with the Pirates leading 4-2, and the game was called after a delay of 1 hour, 24 minutes. No makeup date was immediately announced. The cancellation allows St. Louis starter

On Tuesday, Gov. Nixon said the Department of Revenue will stop scanning concealed gun permits. “It has been determined that the scanning and retention of concealed carry certificates are not essential to the integrity of the license issuance process,” Nixon said in a press release. Missouri Department of Revenue Director Brian Long resigned Monday over

Fire crews in Mid-Missouri have been called out to multiple reports of buildings getting hit by lightning. The calls started coming in Monday night and continued into Tuesday morning. Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Columbia crews were called out to Kelly’s Ridge for a report that an apartment building 33 had been struck by lightning and

If a massive explosion were to happen in Mid-Missouri, it’s likely it would be too much for emergency crews to handle. While responders are equipped and ready for any event, local emergency crews in Boone County think the Boston bombing likely even overloaded Boston officials. Still though, problems do continue at the Columbia-Boone County 911

With more storms moving into Mid-Missouri, it also brings more of a lightning risk. Emergency crews said lightning is the third-largest killer among severe weather events. Around 54 people are killed each year after being hit by lightning. Before the storms, officials are stressing people know dangers. “Lightning it really, really frightens me because we

Officals at St. Louis-based Schnucks food stores now say customers’ credit and debit cards in mid-Missouri may have been compromised when someone hackedits system. Schnucks once thought the compromise occurred just in their St. Louis stores. Monday, store officials expanded the warning to 2.4 million customers who shopped at one of 79 locations. Columbia and

Jon Jay and Matt Holliday each had two hits and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals jumped on the Pittsburgh Pirates early in a 10-6 victory Monday night. Allen Craig doubled and drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who knocked around James McDonald (1-2) with a seven-run second inning. McDonald gave up eight