Month: July 2013

Former President George H.W. Bush has shaved his head to show solidarity for the sick child of a Secret Service agent. A statement issued by a Bush spokesman Wednesday says the 89-year-old former president acted earlier this week at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. That was after he saw members of his Secret Service

Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of House Bill 253 caused great controversy this week. “Now is not the time to divert that into a risky scheme that includes dramatically cutting public education and taxing seniors and students more,” said Nixon. The bill would be the first income state tax reduction in nearly 100 years. Legislators across

Jefferson City Public Schools purchased around 2,000 new iPads at $379 each for this upcoming school year. The district hopes that this purchase will increase state and federal testing scores. The tests are transitioning online, so district officials feel that it is important students be as tech-savvy as possible. “It’s a teaching tool,” said David

The Liquor Control Board in Jefferson City suspended Lush Nightclub’s license for 20 business days. The suspension is for tattooing without a proper license, as well as tattooing people who may be under the influence of alcohol. Officials said the tattoo artist was tattooing clubgoers in the middle of the bar, which is a violation

Jefferson City police are searching for two suspects who burglarized a business overnight. Police say surveillance video captured two men entering the offices of Seal Tech around 1 a.m. Wednesday. The business is located in the 1200 block of Missouri Boulevard. The suspects entered through a side door and stole several cellphones and laptops, according

Police arrested two men after they allegedly broke into a restaurant early Wednesday morning. Officers were called to Johnny’s Pizza and Steak around 3 a.m. for a report of a burglary. When they arrived, officers saw two men fleeing from the back of the business. After a short foot chase, officers caught one of the

A former director at a Jefferson City church is missing, according to his family and police in western Missouri. Chad Rogers, 30, left his Liberty, Mo. home around 8:30 p.m. Monday to go running but never returned. “It became a couple hours later and we start wondering what to think. We start saying, okay, it’s

A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 13 years behind Wednesday for killing a Columbia man. In June, a jury found Brandon Chase guilty of murder, armed criminal action and robbery. The charges stem from the 2012 shooting death of Keith Mosely during a drug deal robbery. Chase claims he wanted nothing to do with

Officials in Howard County say that an escaped inmate who’s been on the run for days has been caught. Investigators got word overnight that Walter Estay was picked up in Leawood, Kansas during a traffic stop. He allegedly broke out of the Howard County jail last week. Estay was in jail for tampering with a

Governor Jay Nixon and republican lawmakers continue to battle over a bill the governor vetoes last month. It’s main purpose would be to lower Missourian’s personal income tax over several years, but the governor addresses a group of seniors today about the bill’s wording that would also raise the sales tax on prescriptions drugs. Republican

JOB DESCRIPTION: The ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR’S duties will include supervising the day-to-day night side operations of a 35-person news department. This includes approval of news rundowns, oversight of reporters, management of resources and personnel, assisting late night producer with 90 minutes of news and work on projects as assigned. In the absence of the news

The 2013 Boone County Fair kicked off Tuesday and organizers say safety is one of their primary concerns. Less than a week after a woman died from falling off a roller coaster at a Texas amusement park, officials in Missouri say rides are inspected at the fair every day before opening. Fairgrounds management are required

Hundreds of people came out to search for a runner who disappeared Monday in the Liberty area. Chad Rogers, 30, went out for run Monday at 8:30 p.m. and never made it back home. A missing person’s report was made at 11 p.m. Rogers’ father, Greg, told KMBC 9 News that his son just moved

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Columbia police have used bait cars in the city for the past six years when stolen vehicles were at an all-time high. However, last month, the program got a face-lift. Steve Brown, a retired Columbia officer, took the program under his wing to add more cars and improve its technology. The focus right now is

State lawmakers are getting frustrated trying to find out who is responsible for procedure changes at licensing bureaus. ABC 17 News has been following developments for months. Lawmakers have tried to figure out why the Department of Revenue started to require scanning of personal information like birth certificates or mortgage statements to get a driver’s

Columbia road crews began work on sections of Rangeline Street to replace a water main. The construction will close lanes of Rangeline and nearby roads intermittently through early August. Starting Tuesday, Rangeline will be down to one lane between Business Loop 70 and Wilkes Boulevard. The first phase will last until July 31. The second

A Centralia man was arrested for allegedly raping and abusing a child. The Centralia Police Department arrested 65-year-old George E. Green after nearly a week-long investigation that began July 17. Boone County prosecutors charged Green with first-degree attempted statutory sodomy, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree child molestation. Investigators say Green had sex multiple times with

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an overnight stabbing in Columbia. According to investigators, an 18-year-old male arrived at the Boone Hospital Center around 3 a.m. Tuesday. He told authorities that an unknown assailant stabbed him twice in the chest while he was walking. The stabbing happened near the 4500 block of Bellview Drive

A pipeline project that cuts through Missouri is expected to create nearly 1,000 jobs during peak construction times. Six hundred miles of oil pipeline is set to span from Flanagan, Ill., and through 11 Missouri counties before going through Kansas and ending in Cushing, Okla. The Flanagan Pipeline Project was backed by both Democrats and