Month: June 2013

Aid is pouring in for a New Florence couple after a tornado damaged their home beyond repair last week. On Sunday night, only ABC 17 News reported how the American Red Cross would no longer be able to help Kelly Morgan and her family. The agency reached their lending limit and could not provide housing

When school gets out and the free school lunch program ends, many children are left hungry in the summer months. However, one local group has a program that helps fight that problem. Lunch in the Park is a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded service that provides free lunches every weekday for kids ages two through 18.

A Columbia man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the shooting death of a high school student near a city park. A Boone County jury convicted 20-year-old Anthony Graves last month of felony murder, armed criminal action and illegal use of a weapon. The victim, 17-year-old Deaudre Johnson, was killed in March

Callaway County and state authorities are investigating a suspected arson near Fulton Monday morning. Just before 6 a.m., Callaway County deputies responded to a fiew in the 4500 block of County Road 217. The fire destroyed an unoccupied home and outbuilding. Firefighters from the Central, North Callaway, and Millersburg Fire Protection Districts responded to extinguish

A Callaway County man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to a drug-trafficking conspiracy in Boone, Callaway and Cooper counties. Jason Randall Holloway, 33, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and five kilograms or more of cocaine from 2007 to 2010. He also pleaded guilty to

The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin repairs to I-70 in Columbia this week, closing lanes of traffic overnight. MoDOT crews will be patching bridge surfaces over Rangeline Street, Garth Avenue and West Boulevard starting Monday night. The work will close one lane of both eastbound and westbound traffic from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced Monday it will participate in a nationwide effort to crack down on intoxicated boaters. The effort, “Operation Dry Water,” will involve special patrols during the weekend of June 28-30. Troopers will be on the lookout for intoxicated or impaired boaters. Troopers say any boat operator with a blood alcohol

A family in New Florence is faced with being on the street after a tornado left their house damaged beyond repair on May 31st. The American Red Cross has been paying for a room at the Days Inn in New Florence for the Morgan family for the last week. But that will all change Monday.

A Boonville man was killed Saturday evening in a motorcycle crash in Cooper County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Jeffrey M. Roath was traveling eastbound on Route K west of Missouri Route 41 when he entered a curve too fast and lost control of his motorcycle. Troopers say the motorcycle left the

Corwin Automotive Group in Jefferson City is planning to build a new 30,000 square foot facility in the 3600 Blk of Missouri Boulevard. Mangers confirmed Saturday they will be moving the current Honda dealership to the new location. The Nissan franchise will then move into the old Honda building. Corwin has been storing inventory at

A Columbia mother says her children’s walk to school is dangerous and wants a school bus to pick them up. The family doesn’t qualify, because it lives less than a mile away from the elementary school. On Thursday, Stephany Vasquez says the route her 9- and 10-year-olds walk to school every day is treacherous, sometimes

A tractor trailer crash briefly closed a section of Highway 54 in Jefferson City early Saturday morning. Just before 6 a.m., the Jefferson City Police Department responded to an overturned tractor trailer on the eastbound Highway 54 ramp to northbound Highway 63. Officers say the driver, Tracy Johnson, 53, of Independence, Mo. was traveling too

Officials broke ground at a new fire station in Jefferson City on Friday. The $2.2 million facility replaces the current Station #3, which was built in 1966. The new location on Highway 179 between West Main and Cherry Creek Court is expected to cut response times by an average 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The

The man who investigators say was the ringleader in a violent 2012 rape and kidnapping in Moberly was sentenced to 90 years on Friday. It is still unclear how long Sean Williams will spend in prison due to the nature of his offenses and his past convictions. Detectives say Williams kidnapped a woman last year

Jefferson City leaders will be breaking ground on a new $2.2 million fire station on Friday. Station No. 3 will be located on Highway 179 between West Main Street and Cherry Creek Court. Firefighters say it will help them cover this expanding area. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.

The results are in for the most recent satisfaction survey of Columbia residents, and public safety tops the list. The survey results show dissatisfaction with police and concerns for safety downtown and in city parks. Ninety percent of survey respondents said public safety was one of the most important aspects within the city. More than

A Columbia man was charged on Friday for allegedly exposing himself and then running from police. The victim claims Thomas Higgs flashed her around 8 Wednesday night while he was sitting on a bench at the downtown Wabash bus station. And then on Thursday night Higgs took off running from officers. They also claim Higgs

This weekend Columbia council members start their annual retreat. A big focus for council will be the 2013 Citizen Survey. In the survey many said public safety is the most important service. Some said they don’t feel safe downtown and at city parks. This weekend council members will also focus on the city’s strategic priorities.

A Miller County man is dead after a single-car crash Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Ryan J. Lekey, 24, of Dixon was killed after his car crossed the center line on Missouri Route 17, traveled off the road and struck a tree. Troopers say his car overturned and collided with another tree.

The Eldon community will work to help the family of a teen that drowned last week. Flash flooding is being blamed for the death of Donald Parker, 17. Parker fell in a culvert in Eldon last Friday. The Donald Parker Fundraiser starts at 9 a.m., Friday and lasts until 9 p.m. It will be held