Month: July 2013

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies recovered eight shell casings on Rocky Fork Drive, north of Columbia, after gunshots were fired into a home. Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, ABC 17 News heard scanner traffic of shots fired in the 5500 block of Rocky Fork Drive. Nothing much else was said on scanner traffic until after 7 a.m.

It’s a highly traveled road. Many take it to work every day. AndSunday night,Providence Road became the scene of the latest Columbia shooting. This incident has some long-time residents feeling disheartened and afraid. “It’s scary, because anybody could be shot just standing around, driving by,” said Columbia resident Sidney Brown. Brown said he travels Providence

Two Howard County residents suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash Monday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a pickup truck driven by Bobby G. Finn, 49, of Fayette collided with a car driven by Dillian W. McDonald, 17, of Fayette. Troopers say both drivers were driving in opposite directions in the center

Michael Yarnell pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the 2003 death of his wife, Angie Yarnell, as part of a plea agreement in 2009. He said he shoved her off of the deck of their Ivy Bend home and then lost the body in a canoe. Yarnell got out of prison Monday on conditional

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 17 fatal crashes over the Independence Day holiday weekend. Those numbers included a motorcycle crash in Columbia and a crash in St. Louis city limits, as well as on the roads under the Highway Patrol’s jurisdiction. Trooper Matt Broniec told ABC 17 News Sunday the numbers from last year

One man was arrested for unrelated incident after a crash and shots are fired on Providence Road on Sunday night. Columbia police said Monday Michael Ramey-Pennington was the passenger in one of two cars involved in the incident. He was arrested and charged for a burglary and property damage incident on Range Line Road earlier

Jefferson City leaders expect to pick a company to develop a convention center by Sept. 5. City council members met behind closed doors at City Hall on Monday evening, hearing from the two companies still in the running to be the developer for the center. The public, and reporters, were not allowed into the meeting.

Columbia police arrested six drivers over the Independence Day holiday weekend at two separate DWI checkpoints. The checkpoints happened on Clark Lane on Friday, July 5 starting at 10 p.m. Officers stopped 176 vehicles and arrested two people for driving while intoxicated. The checkpoint ended at midnight. The next night, officers set up along Providence

The suspect arrested for allegedly beating another man to death in Boonville is not getting a lower bond. A judge denied the request on Monday for Calvin Dibble. He fled Missouri after Verdayne Schacher was attacked on the job at Tiger Pawn in November 2011. Schacher died two days later. Dibble was arrested a few

Fire investigators said Sunday smoking materials were to blame for a minor house fire in Columbia. Crews responded to calls of smoke coming from the back of 3717 Wayside Drive around 1:50 p.m. Sunday. According to a fire crews at the scene, the fire was under control in about five minutes. Investigators said the home

Twenty-sevenshell casings littered the streets Wednesday after passengers from two vehicles fired at each other. On Friday, police arrested Moises Guillen at the Links apartment complexin reference to the shooting. A day earlier, 23-year-old Coty Galbreath was arrested for suspected involvement in the shooting after he was treatedfor a gunshot wound in relation to the

Approximately 6,000Columbia residents woke up to no electricity Sunday morning. As of 7:30 a.m., Columbia Water & Light crews were working on the outage in south Columbia, according to the Boone County Emergency Management. Some residents had their power back on around 10:30 a.m. and the remaining residents closer to 11:30 a.m. Connie Kacprowicz with

Jefferson City police said Monday officer Shawn Dumsday was improving and had been stabilized. The Jefferson City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)/Police Officers Association has started a fund to assist with Dumsday’s injuries. Dumsday is a more than 15-year veteran of the department and is currently a member of the Traffic Unit. According to the

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Columbia police are investigating an early Sunday morning motorcycle crash that killed a local man. Police say Brandon E. Bainter, 29, of Columbia was driving westbound on Broadway near Westwood Avenue around 1 a.m. Sunday. According to CPD, Bainter lost control of the motorcycle, causing it to leave the roadway and hit a utility pole.

Police have captured the second suspect involved in a shootout in north central Columbia on Wednesday while the case moves forward against the first suspect already in custody. Friday night, police announced they had arrested Moises Guillen at The Links apartment complex in east Columbia. Guillen was arrested on charges of armed criminal action, first-degree

A 2-year-old has died from his injuries after being hit by an SUV in Holts Summit Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Brennan Reynolds was hit off County Road 385 near Route OO around 6:30 p.m. Holts Summit fire and medics transported the boy to a landing zone for Staff for Life, just

An early Saturday morning structure fire is under investigation. A total of nine emergency units responded to a fire in the 800 block of West Boulevard around 5 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the home when they arrived. Crews say the fire had extended to parts of

A duplex fire in Columbia caused thousands of dollars in damage Friday afternoon. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the 3500 block of Berkshire Court for a structure fire and upon arrival, found smoke coming from a dryer vent. Firefighters say they found a laundry door on fire and were able to quickly put

A large fire inside Doolittle Trailer Manufacturing required crews from several agencies Friday evening. Holts Summit Fire Protection District spokesman Scott Pasley said the fire started before 5 p.m. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was pouring from one of the facility’s buildings. According to a news release, additional crews from North Callaway, South Callaway, Central