Month: July 2013

A Boone County judge Monday sentenced a Columbia man to prison for an armed home invasion and shooting last year, after he changed his plea to guilty. Judge Christine Carpenter sentenced Cedric Barnum to 13 years, running concurrently with a previous sentence, Monday afternoon. ABC 17’s Dana Clemens reports Barnum cried in the courtroom as

A man was arrested early Monday, accused of taking authorities on a 20 mile car chase. Law enforcement first saw Chase Rieves northeast of Boonville near Route467 andHighway 40. After jumping in a car, officials say he took off, heading south through Rocheport on Highway 240, onto I-70. Even thoughspike strips were on the interstate,Rieves

Saturday night, a U.S. Marine proposed to his high school sweetheart at the Gasconade County Fair. According to our partner Quick News Now, Dan used the Hunter Hayes’ concert as his backdrop for proposing to his high school sweetheart, Tanya. Dan served four years in the U.S. Marines and was stationed in Iraq and Kuwait.

Columbia police are trying to figure out why 20 to 30 people were involved in an argument that led to gunshots in downtown over the weekend. It is the second shooting in downtown in just six weeks. ABC 17 News had crews on scene just minutes after guns were fired at Tenth Street and Broadway

A local convenience store chain will not sell energy shot products to anyone under the age of 18. Ankeny, IA-based Casey’s General Stores tells KOLR-TV the Board of Directors made the decision based on science and its conscience. “It just doesn’t feel right to sell to kids, so we don’t do it,” Finance Vice President

Jefferson City leaders have tough budget choices to make, and the process kicks into gear Monday. Financial problems have led Mayor Eric Struemph and City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus to propose some controversial cuts. Some of the proposed cuts have threatened funding for the Jefferson City public access channel, among many other city items. Under Struemph’s

A New Bloomfield home suffered serious damage after a fire Sunday evening. New Bloomfield and Holts Summit fire crews were called at 4:50 p.m. about flames and smoke shooting from part of a house in the 100 block of Maple Street. Crews told ABC 17 News at the scene the fire was out within five

The Ameren Missouri Callaway Energy Center declared an “Unusual Event” Friday night, but says the public is not at a safety risk. A representative for the company told ABC 17 News Sunday there was no timetable for reopening because repairs needed to be made and an investigation was still underway. At 11:49 p.m. Friday, the

A Columbia mother was featured during a Sunday morning segment on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Jenea Fowler Smith, a mom to two girls, participated in Mom Testers, a segment where mothers test “As Seen on TV” products. Watch the segment below: GMA Columbia woman on Mom Testers

A Callaway County man was arrested for breaking into a building in Fulton Saturday morning. According to a news release, officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 300 block of East Fifth Street around 4:15 a.m. They found Nathaniel “Dante” Quick, 23, trying to leave a building. Officers reported that when he saw

A Kansas City man was seriously hurt in a single car crash in Pulaski County Saturday afternoon. Michael Edwards, 28, was driving on State Highway PP seven miles south of Dixon when his SUV went off the road. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, the vehicle hit a culvert and rolled several times. Edwards

Columbia police are investigating a shots-fired incident early Saturday morning in downtown Columbia. Officers found the suspect vehicle Saturday afternoon. An ABC 17 News crew was on the scene at Eighth and Locust streets early Saturday when a Columbia police officer told them, “Go home. We have people shooting at each other outside Harpo’s. Go

In the last six weeks there have been seven shootings. There have been two people killed, multiple people injured, and many Columbia residents questioning their safety. City leaders stood before the community vowing to make a change to keep Columbia’s streets safer, but also admit it could take a while. “They are subjecting us, the

A Columbia man was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Saturday morning. Fire crews and police confirmed the death after originally responding to an extrication accident in the 1200 block of Nifong Boulevard just before 11 a.m. 29-year-old Matthew Ruggles was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The vehicle

Two suspects are on the run after robbing a Columbia Break Time convenience store at gunpoint late Friday night. Around 10:31 p.m., officers were called to the Break Time on Vawter School Road in southwest Columbia for an armed robbery. Police say two white males with handguns entered the store and demanded money from the

Missouri health officials say they’ve been notified of two cases of intestinal illness from cyclospora. The state Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday the reports came from health providers in Jackson County and southwest Missouri’s Taney County. The agency is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine if Missouri’s

A known member of the Black Disciples gang from Chicago was found in Jefferson City. On Friday officers confirmed Latrell Doss was taken in custody. They heard he might be in the area and saw him in a car Thursday night in the 900 block of East Miller. Chicago police believe Doss was involved in

Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes announced the $414 million budget for the 2014 fiscal year. “The budget is finally balanced,” said Matthes at a Friday press conference. No sales or property tax cuts were made, and there will be an increase in price for parking permits. In return for a higher-cost parking permit, there will

Columbia officers say a man sexually assaulted a woman in her sleep early Friday. The victim woke up around 4:30 a.m. as somebody was touching her. She said the suspect got out of her bed and put on shorts. It happened the 1200 block of East Walnut Street near College Avenue. The woman’s apartment was

Columbia police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened early Friday morning. Officers were called to the area of Appalachian Drive and Altai Drive in west Columbia just before 6 a.m. for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found a Jeep in the 3300 block of Appalachian Drive that had been